Sentences with phrase «mandates federal departments»

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Defense's practice of giving minority companies a 10 percent price credit meant that companies owned by certain socially and economically disadvantaged groups did not have to be the lowest bidder to win federal contracts, and helped the department achieve the congressionally mandated goal.

All phytocannabinoid (PCR) rich products our partners produce, manufacture, or distribute, are either imported legally, or derived from 100 % Federally legal industrial hemp that is registered with the Colorado, Oregon, or North Carolina State Departments of Agriculture and conform fully to the 2014 US Farm Bill section 7606 which federally legalized the cultivation of industrial hemp under certain federal mandated conditions which we fully conform to.

For - profit companies are still not exempt from the Department of Health and Human Services» (HHS) employer - provided contraceptives mandate, but that could change if Hobby Lobby successfully argues its case in federal court.

* 24 Department of Defense officials who learned of the FBIs congressionally mandated investigation tracking the money trail as they do for banl robberies and the woman who blew the whistle remain under federal gaga orders in spite of two US senators writing letters requesting those gags be lifted, rather.

The U.S. Department of Education warned states this week that federal school aid may be withheld withheld next year if less than 95 percent of students take government - mandated exams.

MaryEllen Elia, tapped seven months ago to lead New York's education department, now finds herself wedged between a federal mandate to test students and a groundswell of parents in this state who refuse to let their kids take the tests.

To date, the biggest real estate battle Astorino has picked is with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, refusing to use $ 5.2 million the agency allocated to help him fulfill a federal mandate to build 750 affordable units in more affluent Westchester areas by 2016.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo criticized his Republican rival's handling of a complicated federal housing settlement in Westchester County for not complying with a mandate from the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The Roman Catholic Church is using the two weeks running up to the Fourth of July for prayer and advocacy as it continues it's fight against the federal Health and Human Services Department mandate that would force some Catholic institutions to provide health insurance coverage that includes contraception.

The top investigator at the New York Correction Department resigned on Friday under pressure from city leaders who are facing a federal mandate to regain control of the Rikers Island jail complex, where widespread brutality and corruption by guards routinely go unpunished.

Just days before a deadline this month mandated by Congress, the Department of Education signed binding compliance agreements with several states that lag far behind in meeting federal requirements on standards and testing dating back to 1994.

DPI also is required to ask the U.S. Department of Education for a waiver from federal requirements that mandate one test be given to all students, in order to provide schools with options of tests.

Another five states will receive waivers from federal education mandates under No Child Left Behind, the U.S. Department of Education announced Friday, bringing the total number of waiver states to 24.

But Obama directed the Education Department to make it easier for states to satisfy federal testing mandates and he urged states and districts to use factors beyond testing to assess student performance.

The regulation would impose Education Department - mandated accountability measures promulgating federal government oversight over student and school achievement.

However, since the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1950 and continuing to the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and the Department of Education's Race to the Top initiative of 2009, the federal government has taken and maintained increased control over schools through mandates, incentives, and funding.

Faced with potentially losing federal funding after publicly challenging No Child Left Behind's student performance mandates, Montana's education chief Denise Juneau is now in discussions with the Department of Education in search of compromise, she told The Huffington Post Friday.

Senator Sullivan has expressed support for removing federal mandates from various different department; for instance, he once said, «I came to Washington with the goal of taking power and responsibility away from the Federal Government.federal mandates from various different department; for instance, he once said, «I came to Washington with the goal of taking power and responsibility away from the Federal Government.Federal Government.»

Mandated by the United States Department of Education, the rule applies to federal student loans, excluding private student loans.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is proposing that the Agency NOT schedule inspections of puppy mills, as mandated by the federal Animal Welfare Act, if third party entities such as the American Kennel Club (AKC) and other dog breeding industry groups such as the Missouri Pet Breeders Association approve of the facility.

In 2006, a federal judge rejected a Department of Energy finding that federal agencies couldn't take action to reduce fuel use because petroleum reduction goals mandated by the Act were unachievable.

We also have years of experience helping governments address the numerous congressionally - mandated annual reports from the US Department of State and other federal departments and agencies that contain country - specific reviews, which, if negative, can carry considerable consequences.

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U.S. Department of Justice special counsel Christine Stoneman, who works in the federal coordination and compliance section of the civil rights division, said that states had made strides over the past decade in meeting federally mandated requirements for language access in the courts.

As a professional choice for a California Truck School, our students receive the mandated training required by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the Department of Transportation.

The second highest came on Monday, October 16th, thanks to our event in NYC whereat the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Binding Operational Directive 18 - 01, mandating all federal agencies to implement DMARC alongside additional email security mechanisms.

The downside is that saliva tests are not approved by SAMHSA for Department of Transportation Federal mandated drug testing programs.

In response to Federal legislation mandating a state disbursement unit for collecting and disbursing child support payments, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services developed the Child Support Enforcement Agency, which establishes and enforces support orders for parents that are receiving public assistance.

In addition, Ministers of other federal government departments have mandates to enter into sectoral negotiations in their respective areas of responsibility.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services sponsors the Mothers and Infant Home Visiting Program Evaluation (MIHOPE), which is a legislatively mandated, large - scale evaluation of the effectiveness of home visiting programs funded by the federal Maternal, Infant, Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program.