Sentences with phrase «of agency programs»

Recommendation: To improve management and administration of agency programs, the heads of the federal agencies participating in transit benefit programs should develop plans to measure and evaluate the effect of agencies» transit benefit programs on employees» commuting behavior, including increased transit use and changes in vehicle occupancy, and provide this information to the appropriate state and metropolitan planning organizations.

Positions in this series require knowledge of: the substantive nature of agency programs and activities; agency missions, policies, and objectives; management principles and processes; and the analytical and evaluative methods and techniques for assessing program development or execution and improving organizational effectiveness and efficiency.

As it assists Federal agencies in developing their spending plans, OMB evaluates the effectiveness of agency programs, policies, and procedures in order to assess competing funding demands among agencies and set funding priorities.

Participates in the development, revision, evaluation and interpretation of agency program policies, procedures and guidelines.

Logistics work requires: (1) knowledge of agency program planning, funding, and management information systems; (2) broad knowledge of the organization and functions of activities involved in providing logistical support; and (3) ability to coordinate and evaluate the efforts of functional specialists to identify specific requirements and to develop and adjust plans and schedules for the actions needed to meet each requirement on time.

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Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

In September, Glenn Renwick, CEO of American insurance agency Progressive Corp. (the largest provider of UBI programs in the States), revealed that 40 % of Progressive customers were adamantly opposed to the idea of having a telematics device installed in their car.

It's long been the case that advertisers paid up to two to three times more for a top - rated sports event compared to a top - rated drama or sitcom, and sports value as real - time programming and its finite availability have only caused its status to grow, says Michael Neale, a managing partner for investment at Mediacom, a global media agency that co-ordinates and purchases advertising space on behalf of marketers.

With revenue continuing its long, steady decline, Kmart teamed with ad agency FCB to reenergize its much - maligned brand, promoting its product - delivery program by appealing to the giggly 12 - year - old in all of us.

There are a lot of bad buys out there and while I am vocal about some of the deadly sins in my industry (i.e. hiring demo agencies to execute in - store demos, for one), if there are no guarantees, I need case studies to prove a program's worth before I commit.

Kelly, asked on Sunday morning talk shows to clarify the department's position on the status of these illegal immigrants protected under an Obama - era program, said the agency is focused on deporting only dangerous criminals.

On the agenda for discussion: whether the FDA should implement a mandatory education program on opioid prescription for doctors, and whether the agency should limit the number of opioid doses a patient is prescribed.

On Sunday night, Citizenfour, a film about Edward Snowden holed up in a Hong Kong hotel room revealing the global spying programs run by the U.S. National Security Agency, won the Oscar for best documentary for its chilling portrait of technology and surveillance.

Price, who has presented his own replacement plan, is now turning to a job of managing a massive agency that oversees the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Medicare, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program and other programs, and will be tasked with implementing what Congress ultimately sends him, Childs said.

• Documents reveal the NSA's Boundless Informant program, which gives the agency near real - time ability to understand how much intelligence coverage there is on certain areas through use of a «heat map.»

Big tech companies have had a fraught relationship with intelligence agencies in recent years, with prior revelations of surveillance programs leading to efforts to reassure consumers that their devices are safe from snoops.

After the Freedom Act became law in early June, the agency was granted a 180 - day grace period to get its affairs in order before putting an end to the bulk phone metadata collection program authorized by a particular portion — Section 215 — of the Patriot Act.

I sent an agency - wide e-mail telling our troops I'd cover 50 percent of the $ 200 per - person program cost for the first four people to volunteer.

Snowden exposed the spy agency's program that collected U.S. phone call metadata in bulk and also the extent of spying under Section 702, embarrassing some U.S. technology firms.

Premium processing will end on April 3, and the suspension of the program will last at least six months, the agency said.

The public learned of the agency's spying program after Edward Snowden — ex-NSA contractor and whistleblower extraordinaire — leaked information about it to news outlets in 2013.

The House appropriations bill would give $ 31.4 billion to federal environmental programs at the EPA, Department of the Interior and other agencies.

Space critics such as the CBC's Wendy Mesley and Now are usually opposed to the billions spent on agencies, largely because of their ties to the military - industrial complex and because they feel it's money that could be spent on better things, such as education or social programs.

This summer has several challenges, including longer TSA lines (the result of the agency's overestimation of how many passengers would sign up for its PreCheck trusted - traveler program) and record high demand.

The SBA's 7 (a) Loan Program is the most popular of the agency's programs (more than 88,000 of these loans totaling almost $ 14 billion were bestowed upon small businesses in fiscal year 2005).

The recipient of several Bronze Stars and Service Medals (among other awards), Dunbar had to leave his UCLA EMBA program for a time so he could lead special forces operations inside Afghanistan, which included (in Dunbar's words) «11 different battalions, from 7 different countries, 13 different governmental and non-governmental agencies with over 6,000 personnel with no positional authority over the networked organization.»

(To that end, his agency offers credit insurance for exporters, a lending program for prospective buyers of Canadian products and political risk insurance.)

One of the federal government's low income phone subsidy programs is bedeviled by fraud, a watchdog agency investigation concluded.

Before moving to Texas this summer to head up the Texas Farm Service Agency, Judy Canales served as the Administrator for Rural Business Development and Cooperative Programs in the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

This week, the SBA announced that it granted 20 awards of $ 95,000 each, for a total of almost $ 2 million, to technology - driven small - business support programs, according to a statement from the agency.

The company recently said it is going to pay $ 465 million to the Department of Justice and other government agencies over the way it classified the EpiPen in the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program.

Parliamentary budget officer Jean - Denis Frechette's office found 10,052 projects with a combined cost to federal coffers of $ 7.2 billion have been approved for funding across 32 departments, agencies and Crown corporations since 2016, when the Liberals unveiled the first phase of their infrastructure program,.

If you travel for business, chances are you're enrolled in a lot of loyalty programs for airlines, hotels, car rental agencies, and so on.

But the episode brings new attention to the fragile nature of popular software programs, and the way in which they are exploited by spy agencies and others.

Among its suggestions is a recommendation that all levels of government use procurement programs as a means to support small and medium enterprises and minority - owned businesses, including requiring supplier diversity policies for federal crown corporations and agencies.

As enacted by the Bush administration, however, the program required agencies to admit to a history of discrimination before qualifying, while the number of industries in which women would be eligible for assistance was severely limited.

In the film Snowden, released earlier this year, Woodley plays Lindsay Mills, girlfriend of the former National Security Agency contractor, who leaked details about the U.S. government's massive surveillance programs and was granted asylum in Russia after fleeing the United States in 2013.

However, the London - based luxury travel agency Black Tomato wants to turn the idea of planning a trip on its head with a new program offering called Get Lost.

The NSA, of course, is still reeling from the high - profile leaks from the spy agency's surveillance program by whistleblower Edward Snowden.

The big tech companies claim they haven't heard of the National Security Agency's program called PRISM.

Apple has been increasing the level of encryption in its mobile software amid heightened privacy concerns following leaks by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden about NSA surveillance programs.

Since the scope and breadth of the nation's surveillance program was revealed by documents leaked by former security contractor Edward Snowden last summer, other reports about the NSA's surveillance methods have followed, including one that alleges the agency placed spyware on consumer electronics made by Microsoft, Cisco and other major brands.

Cigna's deal with Express Scripts will combine a health insurer with a pharmacy benefit manager, which negotiates drug prices with manufacturers and administers prescription drug programs on behalf of health insurers, self - insured companies and government agencies.

«We're still dealing with the aftermath of layoffs in the coal industry,» said Michael Cornett, director of agency expansion and public relations of the Eastern Kentucky Concentrated Employment Program, a nonprofit, federally funded workforce development organization established in 1968 and headquartered in Hazard.

Nicki Haley, the US ambassador to the UN, is holding up American contributions to the UN Relief and Works Agency, which provides support for all kinds of programs for Palestinian refugees, unless the Palestinians agree to resume negotiations.

Before becoming head of the cybersecurity and data privacy division at law firm Mayer Brown, he served as general counsel for the National Security Agency during the most notorious data breach in history: Edward Snowden's exposing of the agency's surveillance proAgency during the most notorious data breach in history: Edward Snowden's exposing of the agency's surveillance proagency's surveillance programs.

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Indeed, although FRA supplanted the ICC as the agency responsible for promulgating and enforcing railroad safety programs in 1966, see Department of Transportation Act of 1966, 49 U.S.C. 103, the general framework established by the order of March 13, 1911 is still in existence today.

Through this program, your loans can be forgiven after 10 years of repayment at a qualifying nonprofit or public agency.

During this period, the Federal Reserve tried to support employment by cutting its federal funds rate target nearly to zero; by creating a number of special liquidity facilities to support the extension of credit; and by engaging in a large scale asset purchase program, buying Treasuries, agency debt and agency mortgage - backed securities.