Sentences with phrase «include federal government departments»

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The U.S. government, including the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Commerce, has announced that it is reviewing the need for greater regulation for the collection of information concerning consumer behavior on the Internet, including regulation aimed at restricting certain targeted advertising practices.

The federal government, including the finance and public safety departments, have been studying policy options to better protect Canada.

A spokeswoman declined to answer a series of direct questions from CNBC about his case, instead providing a statement from Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department's Tax Division: «Bradley Birkenfeld was afforded due process of law and sentenced by a federal district court after full consideration of all relevant facts and circumstances, including his admission that he advised wealthy UBS clients on how to conceal their assets from the U.S. government,» she said.

Through a careful search of the US General Services Administration's Federal Procurement Data System, ETHNews discovered that Chainalysis provides its services to an assortment of US government entities, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and the Treasury Department's Bureau of the Fiscal Service.

One of those items was a five - year lease plan from the Department of Interior, for the years 2017 through 2022, which includes territories the federal government plans on auctioning off for oil and gas drilling on the outer continental shelf.

This law followed action by the Federal Government, which included a section in the 2014 Farm Bill to allow states to grow hemp when partnering with their Departments of Agriculture or licensed universities.

The Senate's budget proposals include a provision that would bar local governments — including police departments and district attorney's — from adopting laws or policies that «impede or interfere» with federal homeland security laws.

Government officials who joined Buhari for the prayers included the Attorney - General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN); Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mohammed Bello; National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno; Director - General of the Department of State Services, Lawal Daura; Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu; and the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Maikati Baru, among others.

Due to the fact many services provided by the County of Erie, State of New York are fully or partially paid for by the federal government, on March 16, 2017 County Executive Mark Poloncarz ordered certain commissioners and heads of departments that rely on federal funding to review the Trump 2018 Budget Blueprint and provide a report on the expected impact of it on Erie County services, including, but not limited to, the identification of any programs impacted by the Trump 2018 Budget Blueprint (including the expected cut in funds received), possible reduction in direct county jobs as a result of any cut, impact on third parties that receive funds from Erie County that are received from the federal government, as well as any other known impact.

The East End Supervisors and Mayor Association — which includes the supervisors of Southold, Riverhead and Shelter Island and the mayor of Greenport — has penned a letter to Governor Andrew Cuomo requesting a one - time jump in CHIPS funding, which is federal money that is distributed by the state Department of Transportation to local government for maintenance of local roads and bridges.

Department of Energy programs that employ one of the federal government's largest group of scientists and engineers would face a 17.9 % decrease in programs including those that seek to advance energy production and conservation.

A March 2008 Government Accountability Office report criticized the Bush White House (pdf) for injecting politics into the EPA's chemical risk assessment of perchlorate and other toxins.The report suggested that the White House Office of Management and Budget was stalling the completion of risk assessments by forcing scientists to respond to comments from other federal agencies, including the Department of Defense.

«We are concerned about reports that federal agencies — including the Department of Agriculture and the Environmental Protection Agency — have issued directives to staff that may silence the voices of scientific researchers and others working for the federal government,» said Holt in a statement.

In an effort to help school districts provide students with a well rounded education that includes the humanities and arts, the U.S. Department of Education sent a letter to state and local education leaders outlining creative ways they may enhance holistic education programs by utilizing in conjunction various federal resources.The department defines humanities in the letter as history, civics, government, economics, geography, literature, art, music and other non-STEM subjects not usually found in the English / language arts cDepartment of Education sent a letter to state and local education leaders outlining creative ways they may enhance holistic education programs by utilizing in conjunction various federal resources.The department defines humanities in the letter as history, civics, government, economics, geography, literature, art, music and other non-STEM subjects not usually found in the English / language arts cdepartment defines humanities in the letter as history, civics, government, economics, geography, literature, art, music and other non-STEM subjects not usually found in the English / language arts curriculum.

To calculate how states stack up under the new criteria, the department is using a complex matrix that weighs several factors, including how well students with disabilities perform on the National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP, a test the federal government gives to a sampling of students in every state every two years.

The federal government, which is administered by several agencies that include the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Reclamation, the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, the U.S. National Park Service, the Utah State Department of Wildlife Resources, the U.S. Forest Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and in some cases the Utah State Department of State Parks, owns approximately 64 percent of the state of Utah The Bureau of Land Management manages approximately 36 percent of the land, making it the largest single landowner in the state.

The Department of Public Instruction's attempt to get a waiver from the federal government's flawed No Child Left Behind law includes plans to increase testing standards for Wisconsin pupils.

Additionally, David has over 10 years of experience working for a government consulting firm providing communications, project management and technical assistance expertise to numerous state and federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Labor (Office of Apprenticeship, Office of National Response, Business Relations Group, Job Corps), U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Energy, NC Department of Public Instruction and North Carolina Partnership for Children.

DeVos said, «I see you when you're bearing the brunt of the regulatory burden that local, state, and federal governments — including the U.S. Department of Education, though I'm working to change that — put on you... [Principals] should be able to spend more time focusing on the people, not on the paperwork.»

«I see you when you're bearing the brunt of the regulatory burden that local, state, and federal governments - including the U.S. Department of Education, though I'm working to change that - put on you,» DeVos said at the 2017 Principal of the Year Institute, which was hosted in Washington by the National Association of Secondary School Principals.

Prior to joining the Stanford University faculty in 1969, Dr. Kirst served in several positions in the federal government, including staff director of the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Manpower, Employment, and Poverty; director of program planning and evaluation for the Bureau of Elementary and Secondary Education in the U.S. Office of Education (now the U.S. Department of Education); and associate director of the White House Fellows.

This has included establishing an interagency task force consisting of 16 different federal government department and agencies, including Transportation, OMB, Treasury, Commerce, Interior, EPA, Agriculture, Labor, Energy, the Department of Defense, Veterans Affairs, the Council of Environmental Quality, the Education department adepartment and agencies, including Transportation, OMB, Treasury, Commerce, Interior, EPA, Agriculture, Labor, Energy, the Department of Defense, Veterans Affairs, the Council of Environmental Quality, the Education department aDepartment of Defense, Veterans Affairs, the Council of Environmental Quality, the Education department adepartment and others.

Prior to joining the General Counsel's Office at DOT, Mr. Geier held several other positions with the federal government, including Deputy Solicitor to the U.S. Department of Energy's Special Counsel, where he was responsible for judicial litigation arising out of the petroleum pricing and allocation program, and Regional Counsel for Region X of the Community Services Administration in Seattle, Washington.

In this context, «government residential mortgage» includes home loans that are insured or guaranteed by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) or the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Department of Education Federal government agency that is responsible for federal financial aid programs including Pell Grants, Perkins Loans, Stafford Loans, parents» PLUS loans, and the Work - Study pFederal government agency that is responsible for federal financial aid programs including Pell Grants, Perkins Loans, Stafford Loans, parents» PLUS loans, and the Work - Study pfederal financial aid programs including Pell Grants, Perkins Loans, Stafford Loans, parents» PLUS loans, and the Work - Study program.

US Department of Education (ED or USED) Government agency that administers several federal student financial aid programs, including the Federal Pell Grant, the Federal Work - Study Program, the Federal Perkins Loans, the Federal Stafford Loans and the Federal PLUSfederal student financial aid programs, including the Federal Pell Grant, the Federal Work - Study Program, the Federal Perkins Loans, the Federal Stafford Loans and the Federal PLUSFederal Pell Grant, the Federal Work - Study Program, the Federal Perkins Loans, the Federal Stafford Loans and the Federal PLUSFederal Work - Study Program, the Federal Perkins Loans, the Federal Stafford Loans and the Federal PLUSFederal Perkins Loans, the Federal Stafford Loans and the Federal PLUSFederal Stafford Loans and the Federal PLUSFederal PLUS Loans.

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.

Federal law related to the collection of debts owed to the government requires ED to request that the U.S. Department of the Treasury withhold money from your federal income tax refunds, Social Security payments (including Social Security disability benefits), and other federal payments to be applied toward repayment of your defaulted federal studenFederal law related to the collection of debts owed to the government requires ED to request that the U.S. Department of the Treasury withhold money from your federal income tax refunds, Social Security payments (including Social Security disability benefits), and other federal payments to be applied toward repayment of your defaulted federal studenfederal income tax refunds, Social Security payments (including Social Security disability benefits), and other federal payments to be applied toward repayment of your defaulted federal studenfederal payments to be applied toward repayment of your defaulted federal studenfederal student loan.

Contributions to an Account and the investment earnings are not guaranteed or insured by the State of Michigan, The Michigan Department of the Treasury, the State Treasurer of Michigan, the Michigan Education Savings Program, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, any other government agency or entity, or any of the service providers to the Michigan Education Savings Program, including, but not limited to, TIAA - CREF Tuition Financing, Inc. and Nuveen Securities, LLC.

According to speaking notes posted on the website of the federal housing agency, Siddall told his audience that the CMHC is working with a number of government entities, including the Department of Finance and the Bank of Canada, to examine ways of better distributing risk across the financial system.

Blue Buffalo, along with its contract manufacturers, distributors and ingredients and packaging suppliers, is subject to extensive regulation in the United States by federal, state and local government authorities including the FDA, the United States Department of Agriculture, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the EPA, as well as state and local agencies, with respect to registrations, production processes, product attributes, packaging, labeling, storage and distribution.

We'll stop there for now, although the federal government has provided plenty more material that merits a closer look — including its very rosy assessment of Canada's coal regulations or the assertion that the Keystone XL project would be a huge job creator when the State Department's recently - releasedsupplemental environmental impact statement found that operating the multi-billion dollar Keystone XL pipeline would create a total of 35 permanent jobs.

Overall, more than 130 API standards are referenced in more than 430 citations by government agencies, including the Coast Guard, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, as well as BSEE.

The Federal Government, including the White House, the Department of Energy and the Department of Interior (admittedly taking the White House's lead) have repeatedly used the EIA's long term forecast as a basis for granting the oil industry access to drill in America's riskiest terrain, including the Arctic and Atlantic oceans.

Free Beacon (2/8/13) reports: «Interior secretary nominee Sally Jewell previously served on the board of an environmental group that has filed dozens of lawsuits against the federal government, including against the Department of Interior.

The related backgrounder on Daniel J. Carron shows he has held a progression of senior positions in various federal government departments over the past 13 years, including with the Library and Archives Canada.

Steggerda is widely respected for securing favorable outcomes in high - stakes and complex litigation involving the federal government's most formidable enforcers, including the Justice, Defense and State departments, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Small Business Administration, the General Services Administration and the Defense Criminal Investigative Sfederal government's most formidable enforcers, including the Justice, Defense and State departments, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Small Business Administration, the General Services Administration and the Defense Criminal Investigative SFederal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Small Business Administration, the General Services Administration and the Defense Criminal Investigative Service.

His clients include general practice firms and firms specializing in personal injury, workers» compensation, medical malpractice, mass torts, insurance defense, landlord - tenant Law, creditors» rights, the U.S. Department of Justice and other federal agencies; state and county governments; non-profit civil rights organizations; and state bar associations.

You would launch your complaint with the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) if the treatment you complain of was caused by the federal government or a federally - regulated business (including federal departments, agencies and crown corporations; chartered banks; airlines; television and radio stations; interprovincial communication and telephone companies; buses and railways that travel between provinces; first nations issues; and other federally regulated industries).

Top government defendants include local entities such as the City of New York and the Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority, as well as federal organizations such as the U.S. Post Office and Department of Defense.

Apply to all jurisdictional disputes including those between federal government departments.

He has also represented contractors in administrative proceedings before government agencies, including states» attorney general, local building departments, and federal agencies such as OSHA and the U.S. Department of Labor.

He previously served as Director of Patent and Antitrust Strategy for BlackBerry, and in a variety of senior government positions, including director of antitrust policy for the Federal Trade Commission; Acting General Counsel of the Commerce Department; Chief Counsel for the National Telecommunications and Information Administration; and senior counsel in the Justice Department.

Labor and employment lawyers can be found in law firms, labor unions, corporate law departments, state and local governments, employee benefit funds, consulting firms, and a variety federal and state governmental regulatory agencies, including the EEOC, Department of Labor, National Labor Relations Board, Office of Labor - Management Standards, National Mediation Board, Federal Labor Relations Authority, and Occupational Safety and Health Administfederal and state governmental regulatory agencies, including the EEOC, Department of Labor, National Labor Relations Board, Office of Labor - Management Standards, National Mediation Board, Federal Labor Relations Authority, and Occupational Safety and Health AdministFederal Labor Relations Authority, and Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Section 12 of the Copyright Act gives the Crown copyright in any work «prepared or published by or under the direction or control of Her Majesty or any government department...» This broad sweep is considered, by the federal and provincial governments at least, to include court and tribunal judgments and legislation.

These cases include the recent constitutional challenge to the Affordable Care Act and the decisions invalidating Sarbanes - Oxley's accounting board, preventing the Justice Department from obtaining monetary relief against the tobacco industry under RICO, overturning the federal government's plan to statistically adjust the census, limiting the Justice Department's ability to create «majority - minority» districts, and upholding Proposition 209's ban on racial preferences in California

On December 23, 2016, President Obama signed this 2017 Fiscal Order for Budgets and Actions for the Department of Defense, including a GREAT new improvement for military spouses who want to apply for and land a high quality, relocatable career with the Federal Government!

At NCDA, our Government Relations goals this year will focus on effectively communicating with members of Congress and key federal departments including Education, Labor and Veterans Affairs to strengthen legislative, policy and resource support for our members.

Determine and manage office interchange within assigned government agencies; this includes transporting Information Technology equipment, moving furniture to secured locations for the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the State Department, and processing a multitude of incoming and outgoing mail for various Governmentgovernment agencies; this includes transporting Information Technology equipment, moving furniture to secured locations for the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the State Department, and processing a multitude of incoming and outgoing mail for various GovernmentGovernment Agencies.

Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders including judges, politicians, department leadership / staff, federal agencies, state / local governments, nonprofit / private sector organizations.