Sentences with phrase «government agencies practiced»

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In a surprise ruling, the U.S. International Trade Commission, a government agency, on Friday rejected Boeing's complaint that it was harmed by Bombardier's trade practices.

To come up with these new rules, NYDFS officials went to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and borrowed the cybersecurity policies and practices that the U.S. Government requires all federal agencies to adhere to.

The federal government is hardly a model of best practices; many federal agencies don't report their data, either — even though they're legally required to do so.

There seems to be a major hack on a corporation or government agency each week, but it's hard to change a longstanding company culture on security practices overnight.

These are the practices that Eliot Spitzer's office took the lead in investigating when Pres. Bush's deregulatory appointees blocked the SEC and other government agencies from protecting the public interest.

At the same time, government agencies are increasing their scrutiny of employee misclassification due to a growing number of complaints about abusive labor practices by sharing economy companies.

What this means in practice is that we have kept maturities of our investments very short, particularly for low - risk issuers such as governments and agencies, while we seek out opportunities to increase portfolio yield with what we think is well - priced corporate debt.

Is it funded by the United Fund or the Government or a body which holds member agencies accountable for accepted standards of practice?

But aren't the selective «lifeboat» procedures in fact being practiced even now by the United States, and by other governments and international agencies?

Stereotypes are in place because they are 75 % accurate and are an excellent way for government agencies to practice profiling to nab the bad guys.

This must be guarded against both by informed citizens who detect the signs and refuse to be duped and by government agencies such as the F.B.I. that are skilled in detecting illicit practices.

There is already a nationwide foundation in place that includes charitable organizations, faith - based organizations, businesses, grocery stores, restaurants, food producers, local, state and federal government agencies and other stakeholders that are committed to addressing this issue through prevention, donation, composting and other practices.

The SWP program builds on the impressive work in sustainable practices by many regional winegrowing and vintner associations, private companies, individual viticulturists and winemakers, researchers, government agencies, and innovative regulators involved in the California wine community.

According to Park Board President Tom Lewis and financial consultant Dave Ciarlette, those practices are common in government agencies.

I'm so pleased for all the people that have dedicated their talents and energies to promote Baby - Friendly practices over the past few years — our staff, our board, our global sponsors, technical assistance providers, professional organizations, government agencies, and the thousands of committed individuals on the front lines of our hospitals and birthing centers.

But while government agencies usually focus their limited resources on unsanitary practices in the factories that produce food, inspection reports and site visits in Chicago underscore the perils lurking at the final stages of the school lunch: the kitchens where meals are heated and the cafeterias where they are served.

The statement read in part: «Withdrawing the appointments and directing and allowing the civil service systems to follow due process to reappoint chairpersons and members to the boards of these agencies and parastatals would bring the government's practices and operations into conformity with Nigeria's international anticorruption obligations, particularly the UN Convention against Corruption.

New York's Public Officers Law bans former government officials from appearing before the state agencies where they worked for two years in a paid capacity, and also says state employees can not ever practice, appear before or ever even «communicate» with those agencies on matters over which they were «directly concerned» during their state employment, or which were under their «active consideration.»

From the President who has refused to act on investigative reports submitted to him on grievous allegations of diverting over a billion naira meant for resettlement of Internal Displaced Persons (IDPs) by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal under the Presidential Initiative for the North East (PINE) and the miraculous discovery of 13billion naira in an apartment at Ikoyi, Lagos under the supervision of the Director of the Nigerian Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ayodele Oke, to the Head of Service of the Federation, Oyo - Ita Winifred Ekanem, who connived with others to reinstate into active duty and promote Abdulrasheed Maina, the former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, who allegedly stole over 6billion naira pension fund; the Chief of Staff to President Buhari now renamed the «Thief of Staff», Abba Kyari, who allegedly received a bribe of 500million naira to negotiate a fine reduction for MTN Nigeria, and has continuously been in the heart of every sharp practices in the Presidency; the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu who allegedly received a kickback of 3.8 billion naira in exchange for marginal oilfield using his brother, Dumebi Kachikwu as front; the Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, who was the brain behind the reinstatement of Abdulrasheed Maina; the Chief of Army Staff, General Tukur Buratai who during his time as the Director of Procurement at the Army Headquarters allegedly diverted funds meant to equip the Military into buying choice properties worth millions of dollar in Dubai; the Minister for Solid Minerals, Dr. Kayode Fayemi who allegedly embezled State Universal Education Board (SUBEB) funds as the Governor of Ekiti State; the Minister for Interior, Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau who was indicted by a Presidential investigative committee probing Arm procurement for awarding ghost contracts worth $ 930,500,690 with others while as the Chief of Army Staff between 2008 - 2010 and one of the brains behind the reinstatement of Abdulrasheed Maina; the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi alleged to have stolent 142billion naira as the Governor of Rivers State.

Amnesty International UK is calling on the UK government to condemn the practice of rendition, initiate independent investigations, ensure oversight of intelligence agencies, refuse to assist improper transfers, bring perpetrators to justice and provide reparation for past victims.

The Human Services Council today launched the nation's first crowd - sourced scorecard to help nonprofit organizations hold government agencies accountable for their business practices.

In a judgment dismissing the claim, Justice Rilwan Aikawa held that following the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Attorney General of Ondo State vs Attorney General of the Federation and 36 Others (2002), that ICPC had a statutory duty to investigate allegations of corrupt practices made against any person or authority in Nigeria and that neither the claimants nor the court has the discretion to stop a statutory agency of government from performing its duties.

«Therefore, we must exploit all avenue and investigate corrupt practices in various Ministries, Departments and Agencies of government,» Saraki said.

The Senate President condemned the practice where agencies of government spend money without statutory approval by the National Assembly and ruled that the issue be debated and resolution taken by the Senate on Wednesday.

The Akwa Ibom State Attorney - General, Mr. Uwemedimo Nwoko, had filed a suit before Justice Ntong, seeking the court to restrain the ICPC or any other federal anti-corruption agency from investigating the government of the state for alleged corrupt practices without prior authorisation by the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly.

It provides a vital forum for social service providers, community advocates, and government agency representatives to exchange best practices on immigrant integration issues in Queens and New York City.

But putting it into practice will require endorsement by government agencies in the five nations that currently support substantial genome sequencing.

With no simple solution in sight, Salyers continues to advise government agencies such as the Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Agriculture to reduce the use of antibiotics in livestock feed, a practice banned throughout the European Union.

Stamper would like to see the federal government put out requests for proposals and provide grants to develop best practices curriculum at the national level, although given the way our police forces are organized, he says, local agencies would still have to pick up the tab for actual training, which means fund appropriations from city or state politicians and taxpayers.

OMB plans to help agencies get over the hump by highlighting successful practices across the government and providing model agreements to foster collaboration among departments.

The chairperson of the full Senate committee on government oversight, Senator James Lankford (R — OK), took a slightly more measured tone in critiquing current practices at federal research agencies.

There are two primary groups within the federal government working collaboratively to advance the use of these tools, namely the Federal Community of Practice on Crowdsourcing and Citizen Science (CCS) and the Agency Citizen Science and Crowdsourcing Coordinators.

Dr. Harber notes that it's important for government agencies to properly enforce regulations, while miners themselves should identify unsafe conditions and comply with protection practices such as using respirator masks when needed.

The directive also advised government agencies to review their employment rules and eliminate practices that involve quotas or set - asides.

Also in clause 21 of the policy directs, for the assessment of policy implementation either by the government officers or some other agencies, this was least practice in reality it rather gives free hands for corruption to the officers8.

The program works with youth - serving government agencies, District schools and youth - serving government grantees to ensure bullying prevention policies are adopted and implemented in ways consistent with the best practices adopted by the Youth Bullying Prevention Task Force.

The government is already planning to set up a pool of supply teacher agencies which follow standard levels of practice, include the use of finder's fees, which will be available from September.

Embracing the most innovative practices in e-Learning, CourseAvenue provides software and services to some of the world's leading Fortune 500 companies, Middle Market businesses, non-profit organizations, and a variety of US Government agencies.

Tax credits are easier to put in place and more certain in their translation from proposal to practice because they require minimal participation from intervening government agencies to execute the legislation.

The School Safety Awareness publication is an e-monthly newsletter that will keep you abreast of school obligations and guide you in implementing the proven practices and procedures shared by government agencies, safety experts and fellow charter school operators.

Read this publication to stay abreast of school obligations and implement the proven practices and procedures shared here by government agencies, safety experts and fellow charter school operators.

Government - wide transit benefit program standards and uniformity may be established through Federal agency collaboration and coordination that will begin with DOT's establishment of Federal Transit Benefit Practice Groups.

Where an employer is required by Executive Order 10925, issued March 6, 1961, or byany other Executive order prescribing fair employment practices for Government contractors and subcontractors, or by rules or regulations issuedthereunder, to file reports relating to his employment practices with any federal agency or committee, and he is substantially in compliance with such requirements, the Commission shall not require him to file additional reports pursuant to subsection (c) of this section.

The General Attorney occupation covers professional legal positions involved in preparing cases for trial and / or the trial of cases before a court or an administrative body or persons having quasi-judicial power; rendering legal advice and services with respect to questions, regulations, practices, or other matters falling within the purview of a Federal Government agency (this may include conducting investigations to obtain evidentiary data); preparing interpretative and administrative orders, rules, or regulations to give effect to the provisions of governing statutes or other requirements of law; drafting, negotiating, or examining contracts or other legal documents required by the agency's activities; drafting, preparing formal comments, or otherwise making substantive recommendations with respect to proposed legislation; editing and preparing for publication statutes enacted by Congress, opinions or discussions of a court, commission, or board; drafting and reviewing decisions for consideration and adoption by agency officials.

The government complaint said the move to the agency model followed meetings between chief executives in «private dining rooms of upscale Manhattan restaurants», where «confidential business and competitive matters, including Amazon's ebook's retailing practices» were discussed.

Various government agencies have noted concerns with respect to student loan debt relief practices, including the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau («CFPB»), the Federal Trade Commission, and the Department of Education.

The proliferation of such business practices by credit repair organizations caused investigations by law enforcement agencies at all levels of government.

The ACCC (ACCC) and the state government agencies listed above can help with complaints about prices, competition, unfair market practices, product safety, franchises and advertising.

In practice, this means that the number of borrowers who intend to apply for forgiveness, which is typically granted after 10 years of employment at qualifying nonprofit organizations or government agencies, could be much greater.

Such qualification does not involve supervision of management or investment practices or policies by any government agency or bureau.