Sentences with phrase «led by federal agencies»

So much of the innovative work on shale gas was underwritten or led by federal agencies and laboratories, who later proved eager to share their results with George Mitchell in his quest to crack the Barnett shale in Texas.

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SAN DIEGO — U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Tuesday began testing the use of body cameras by its employees at nine locations, potentially leading to a broad rollout by the nation's largest law enforcement agency that would make it the first federal agency to use the devices on a large scale.

Stengel is joined on stage by Doug Ellenoff, a corporate and securities attorney with a specialty in business transactions and corporate financing who has been actively involved in working with federal government agencies as the rules are being rewritten, and Pelli Wang (on the right end of the couch), the venture director at SeedInvest, a leading equity crowdfunding platform and early - stage VC fund.

That led us to go deeper into the report — by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, an agency within the federal Department of Health and Human Services — to see what other states are near the top of the list for marijuana users, who leads in cocaine abuse, and which states» residents most abuse alcohol and other drugs.

EPA spokesman Jahan Wilcox said that the departures were unrelated to the ongoing federal investigations and that the agency was fully cooperating with the congressional probe, led by House oversight chairman Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C.

Mary Edwards, who leads Accenture's work with federal civilian health agencies, explained to MobiHealthNews during an interview that this type of data increasingly is collected by consumer devices, like Fitbits, and is rarely a part of a clinical or claims record.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is an agency within the US Federal government requiring testing by an independent agency for weight bearing while in motion and tests for lead on the buckles.

The federal prosecutors, led by William Harrington, said Seminerio created a sham consulting agency, Marc Consultants, to squeeze $ 1 million out of Jamaica Hospital, the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce, Plaza College in Jackson Heights, the Long Island Rail Road and other organizations while in office.

The agency also misled the public and federal officials by saying inspections for lead paint hazards were happening between 2012 and 2016 when they weren't.

Schneiderman sent a letter seeking a review of regulations on gas drilling as proposed by the Delaware River Basin Commision, an interstate federal body led by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and includes the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Parks Service and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Pressed by the Daily News, the mayor's office admitted that NYCHA Chairwoman Shola Olatoye told de Blasio in 2016 that her agency was widely violating both a local law and federal regulations governing lead inspections.

Last year authority managers admitted that for years NYCHA had misled the federal housing agency that funds most of its operations by falsely claiming it had performed all required lead paint inspections of its aging apartments.

He added, «The national leadership of our party, therefore, demand an urgent action by the Buhari - led Federal Government to restore peace and end the violence in the land, even as we urge the security agencies to ensure a thorough investigation into the killing of Zadock.»

While the debate on Oteh's saga was yet to subside, a coalition of youths, led by human rights activist and President of Civil Rights Congress, Shehu Sani, queried the rationale behind the appointment of a new Chairman for the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) when a northerner, Kabir Mashi was already in the position and improving the revenue base of the agency, especially VAT collection for the Federation Account.

The U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) is an agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce with a mission of leading the federal economic development agenda by promoting competitiveness and preparing American regions for growth and success in the worldwide economy.

Lead levels in nearly all water samples tested in the city and throughout Onondaga County are below the limit established by the federal Environmental Protection Agency.

The Obama administration can take the lead, however, by encouraging federal, state and local agencies to integrate ideas of equity and precaution into programs and policies.

He had been exploring the impact of HIV / AIDS in New York City, but the storm inspired him to lead a caravan of about 30 researchers, graduate students, and health workers to visit temporary housing sponsored by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in Mississippi and Louisiana.

That's the conclusion of a new study by a team of University of Notre Dame researchers led by Joannes Westerink, chair of the department of civil and environmental engineering and earth sciences and co-developer of the authoritative computer model for storm surge used by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the state of Louisiana to determine water levels due to hurricane surge and to design levee heights and alignments.

Information is reported by the project's lead Federal agency and data is continually updated as the project advances through the review and permitting processes.

In the face of a disaster or some other emergency situation, the FAA can and does use its regulatory authority and operational capabilities to sustain the NAS while supporting, often through the DOT - led Emergency Support Function 1 activities, response and recovery efforts undertaken by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and other Federal, State, local, tribal, and territorial interagency partners, as well as the private sector.

Lead project support is provided by ArtPlace America, a collaboration of leading national and regional foundations, banksand federal agencies accelerating creative placemaking across the U.S. Additional major support is provided by Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Lily Auchincloss Foundation, The Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund, The Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation, and The Malka Fund.

The federal agency cancelled a $ 98,000 grant for the project led by a UC Berkeley Professor Ula Taylor in the wake of objections from conservatives

Support for Carver Bank was provided by ArtPlace America, a collaboration of leading national and regional foundations, banks and federal agencies accelerating creative place - making across the United States.

It will lead you straight to the treasuries of state and federal governments, where academia constitutes an important player in the fascistic enterprise coordinated by politicians in office and their appointed bureaucrats at agencies such as the National Science Foundation.»

[12:59 p.m. Updated Perhaps coincidentally, perhaps not, the White House blogged today on how it was «leading by example,» pointing to new Strategic Sustainability Performance plans describing how federal agencies planned to achieve President Obama's environmental and energy goals for the government.

Established by Congress in 1977, the multiagency program is led by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and includes the Federal Emergency Management Agency, National Science Foundation, and U.S. Geological Survey.

Released in April by the California Energy Commission, the Ivanpah Avian and Bat Monitoring Plan Annual Report, required by state and federal agencies and prepared by leading environmental consultants HT Harvey and Associates, concluded that migratory bird mortality would be categorized as low.

The scientists were led by the National Science Foundation, which is an independent American federal agency that supports vital research and education in science and engineering.

The Big Sky Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership is being led by Montana State University and is made up of federal agencies, universities, national laboratories and industry interests.

Dealing with Congress and federal agencies, Mr. Bookbinder helped lead efforts on both global warming legislation and greenhouse gas regulation under the Clean Air Act, and has testified in front of House and Senate committees on these issues (and may be the only person ever invited by both Barbara Boxer and James Inhofe).

Next, La Cuna de Aztlan Sacred Sites Protection Circle, a Blythe - based organization led by Alfredo Figueroa, a garrulous 76 - year - old retired miner, community activist and gadfly, sued the federal agencies over six desert solar plants that it claimed were approved without due consultation with Native Americans.

Casetext collected hundreds of thousands of publicly filed briefs — many from the federal courts» PACER system — and then culled them in an effort to ensure that the collection included only quality briefs filed by leading law firms, specialized boutiques, nonprofits and government agencies.

Successfully represented a public agency in a high - profile lawsuit filed by the agency's former executive director, including obtaining partial summary judgment on plaintiff's constitutional claim, which led to a favorable settlement after five days of federal trial.

Eight federal agencies are led by «officers of Parliament,» including the auditor general, official language commissioner, and privacy commissioner.

Combining our longstanding and market - leading labor and employment team with deep crisis management experience and the investigative backgrounds of former leaders from the US Attorney General's Office, former federal prosecutors, state prosecutors, and leaders from other government agencies — including a special team of more than 30 female attorneys — we built a team over decades that can strategically and effectively manage complex internal investigations on behalf of clients and defend them in the matters that result when allegations of harassment by a top member of management becomes a crisis.

TLSC's lawyers have taken a lead role in accepting major cases involving challenges to actions taken by state and federal agencies.

Comment: One commenter suggested that a notice of information practices that omits disclosure for voluntary reporting of fraud will chill internal whistleblowers who will be led to believe — falsely — that they would violate federal privacy law, and be lawfully subject to sanction by their employer, if they reported fraud to health oversight agencies.

Quoting a remark made by the privacy commissioner in 2000, Steele - John — who last month probed the Department of Home Affairs, the Peter Dutton - led superministry created last year that sees the majority of the federal government's enforcement agencies under one roof, on its «cybermoat» strategy — said the proposed political exemption to the Privacy Act was «not appropriate».

Ms. Hahn developed and effectively led the effort to implement the Agency's first Acquisition Workforce Development Strategic Plan mandated by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP).

A Senior Executive position in the federal government offers opportunities to serve our nation by leading and directing the activities of some 75 federal agencies in all branches of government.

• Conduct compliance inspections to ensure that trains maintain safe operations • Perform investigations to resolve issues by obtaining data from carriers, conducting interviews and reviewing records • Lead accident investigations to determine root causes and undertake measures to ensure that safety mistakes are not repeated • Inspect railroads and carriers to ensure that they are working in accordance to federal regulations • Oversee field inspections of existing and proposed railroad crossings and structures to ensure consistency in safety practices • Assist in the development and implementation of railroad grade crossing safety programs • Create schedules and ensure that safety staff members abide by them so that all shifts are properly covered • Act as a field liaison between railroad companies and governmental agencies, to ensure appropriate coordination of safety work

FRIENDS National Center for Community - Based Child Abuse Prevention (CBCAP) is a program authorized by Title II of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act that provides Federal funds to a lead agency in each State designated by the Governor to provide leadership for and support to child abuse prevention programs and activities in the State.

Per the CCDF regulation below, States that receive CCDF funds via the state's Lead Agency, and all child care providers / programs funded by CCDF, also must use the McKinney - Vento Act's education subtitle's definition, bringing child care into alignment with other federal early childhood and education programs.

The federal lead - based paint regulations were announced in Washington, D.C., at a press conference held jointly by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recently announced the launch of the Interim Office of the Flood Insurance Advocate, led by the Acting Flood Insurance Advocate, David Stearrett.

As the leading advocate for homeownership and housing issues, NAR applauds the Federal Housing Finance Agency for issuing a final rule to restrict Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Home Loan Banks from investing in mortgages encumbered by private transfer fee covenants.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt is taking action to address lead contamination across America by inviting his colleagues and fellow Cabinet members to join with EPA in developing a federal strategy to reduce childhood lead exposure.