Sentences with phrase «officials in state departments»

Especially since the 2002 enactment of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and the subsequent release of regulations implementing that federal law, officials in state departments of education have been scrambling to come up with NCLB - required evidence that their accountability tests are suitably aligned with their state's content standards — that is, with their state's curricular aims.

When necessary, we contacted relevant officials in state departments of education (see sidebar with Table 1).

Emails obtained by Judicial Watch from the State Department through a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit show that MacManus forwarded the news of Ambassador Christopher Stevens's death to the official in the State Department Legislative Affairs Office with instructions not to «forward to anyone at this point.»

Interview summaries released previously by the FBI also show at least one official in the State Department telling investigators that there was pressure by senior department officials to mislead the public about the presence of classified information in Clinton's emails ahead of their public release.

Cuomo, however, says he remains open to negotiating the bill even after hearing problems raised from both the State Police and officials in the state Department of Health.

ALBANY — Officials in the state Department of Health were aware of concerns that the water in the upstate village of Petersburgh could be tainted with a toxic chemical in late 2014, but did not take action to protect residents until a few days ago, according to emails obtained by POLITICO New York.

Everything from bear paws to rare parrots and fish is smuggled worldwide, according to officials in the State Department's environmental division.

Not exact matches

Talking with SCORE mentors who've been in your business, scouring the state department of transportation website, and talking with officials at the city / town and state level should provide you with everything you need to know.

Trump still doesn't have an ambassador in Seoul, his special envoy for North Korea just announced his retirement and the State Department has seen an exodus of career officials since he took office.

In the Hawaii case, a doctor recognized the possibility of a Zika infection in the newborn baby and alerted state officials, the health department saiIn the Hawaii case, a doctor recognized the possibility of a Zika infection in the newborn baby and alerted state officials, the health department saiin the newborn baby and alerted state officials, the health department said.

This came about because officials at the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) realized that an egregious financial sector hack - one that results in catastrophic consequences - remains highly probable, if not imminent.

«There was G7 unity on opposing Russia's malign behavior,» the senior State Department official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told reporters at the end of the first day of meetings in Toronto.

John McCarrick, the deputy assistant secretary at the State Department's Bureau of Energy Resources, said his staff helped pave the way for some of the energy supply agreements by meeting with private and public officials in Europe and Asia to promote the strategic value of U.S. energy.

Left to its own devices, the State Department came up with its own talking points to be used by U.S. missions in Africa working to stem the damage, said a U.S. official, who wasn't authorized to disclose internal deliberations and demanded anonymity.

According to emails revealed in 2016 by Gawker, former State Department official Philippe Reines gossiped with reporters about Rosen's behavior, saying he was removed from the State Department bureau after he allegedly harassed another employee there.

«Over the last year the global march to tackle climate change has been unwavering,» Andrew Light, a fellow at the World Resources Institute and a former State Department climate official, said in a statement.

The Justice Department's planned lawsuit against California will target three state laws, senior Justice Department officials said on Tuesday in a press briefing.

But in a letter to Kerry and other State Department officials, Kristin Delkus, TransCanada's general counsel, pointed to new policies on carbon emissions in Canada, specifically a federal rule issued in May to cut emissions down to 70 percent of their 2005 levels within 15 years.

A U.S. State Department official said the department was aware of reports of three citizens arrested in China and stood ready to provide assistance but had no further comment due to privacy consiDepartment official said the department was aware of reports of three citizens arrested in China and stood ready to provide assistance but had no further comment due to privacy considepartment was aware of reports of three citizens arrested in China and stood ready to provide assistance but had no further comment due to privacy considerations.

Interior Department officials on Wednesday released draft changes to conservation plans for the greater sage grouse in seven states.

A U.S. State Department official said «the United States has engaged the government of Uruguay for help in closing the detention facility as we have engaged a range of governments.»

«I think that in the Syrian theater, Russia is unlikely to interfere with the coming US operation or take military steps to prevent it or in retribution, despite their comments,» Cliff Kupchan, a former US State Department official who is now chairman of the Eurasia Group, told Business Insider.

Jones» case is different from those of two career foreign service officers, former undersecretaries of state Patrick Kennedy, the department's top management official, and Thomas Countryman, its top arms control officer, who had risen to politically appointed jobs and were asked to leave in January.

In a press conference later on Friday, however, Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine expressed frustration with Scott and the state's health department for keeping him and other elected officials in the dark about the island - city's five locally transmitted Zika caseIn a press conference later on Friday, however, Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine expressed frustration with Scott and the state's health department for keeping him and other elected officials in the dark about the island - city's five locally transmitted Zika casein the dark about the island - city's five locally transmitted Zika cases.

In all, the Treasury Department, after consulting with the State Department, sanctioned seven Russian oligarchs and 12 companies they control, plus 17 top Russian officials, a state - owned weapons - trading company and a subsidiary State Department, sanctioned seven Russian oligarchs and 12 companies they control, plus 17 top Russian officials, a state - owned weapons - trading company and a subsidiary state - owned weapons - trading company and a subsidiary bank.

In all, the Treasury Department sanctioned seven Russian oligarchs and 12 companies they control, along with 17 top Russian officials, a state - owned weapons - trading company and a subsidiary bank.

According to the records, an FBI official, whose name is redacted, told investigators that Patrick Kennedy, the State Department's most senior manager, repeatedly «pressured» the FBI to declassify information in one of Clinton's emails.

A senior State Department official requested the FBI re-review that email to determine whether it was in fact classified or whether it might be protected from release under a different FOIA exemption.

A summary released on Monday showed another official in the office of the State Department's inspector general making similar allegations.

Having been previously unsuccessful in attempts to speak with the senior State official, during the same conversation, the FBI official asked the State Department official if they would address a pending, unaddressed FBI request for space for additional FBI employees assigned abroad.»

Although the State Department has generally emphasized similarities in the medical files of the 24 affected Americans, officials and documents consulted for this story indicated that the nature and seriousness of the patients» symptoms varied rather widely.

A senior official at the U.S. State Department tried to push the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 2015 into dropping its insistence that an email from Hillary Clinton's private server contained classified information, according to summaries of interviews with FBI officials released by the FBI on Monday.

Nor, officials said, was Secretary of State Tillerson informed of the situation until days after the department's acting assistant secretary for Western Hemisphere affairs, Francisco Palmieri, finally called in the Cuban ambassador in Washington, José Ramón Cabañas, to present a diplomatic note of protest on Feb. 17.

But in a new administration that had not filled senior Latin America posts at the State Department or on the NSC staff, many officials said there was a vacuum of policy leadership on the issue.

Administration officials have been reluctant to discuss psychological factors in the case, in part because they fear offending or antagonizing the stricken diplomats (many of whom already feel badly treated by the State Department leadership).

Tom Malinowski, a former State Department official, previously told Business Insider that if those efforts had been successful, it would have given the Russians «exactly what they wanted in exchange for absolutely nothing.»

EPA cited these concerns in an official critique to the State Department's latest draft environmental assessment on Keystone.

It will call on the departments of Labor, Justice, Homeland Security and State to take action to crack down on what the official called «fraud and abuse» in the U.S. immigration system to protect American workers.

A civil complaint filed by Justice Department officials in the United States said that some of the funds landed in the hands of Mr. Najib's friends and associates as well as officials and executives from Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund.

Kerri Ann - Jones, the State Department official who announced the delay, told reporters in a conference call that the decision to extend the review was made by Deputy Secretary of State Bill Burns in response to listening to the people of Nebraska, who have no state regulatory process for influencing where the pipeline woulState Department official who announced the delay, told reporters in a conference call that the decision to extend the review was made by Deputy Secretary of State Bill Burns in response to listening to the people of Nebraska, who have no state regulatory process for influencing where the pipeline woulState Bill Burns in response to listening to the people of Nebraska, who have no state regulatory process for influencing where the pipeline woulstate regulatory process for influencing where the pipeline would go.

Rich Barton participated in PAGE kick - off meetings in Washington, D.C., chaired by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker that also involved President Obama and other senior - level officials from the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development.

One official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations, said that Mr. Trump was sympathetic to the plight of the young immigrants, known as Dreamers — many have known life only in the United States and have few connections to the countries of their birth — but had been told by Justice Department lawyers that his predecessor's program would not survive a court challenge.

In March, as Prince Mohammed met with Mr. Trump and top national security officials in Washington, the State Department approved the sale of an estimated $ 670 million in anti-tank missiles in an arms package that also included spare parts for American - made tanks and helicopters that Saudi Arabia previously purchaseIn March, as Prince Mohammed met with Mr. Trump and top national security officials in Washington, the State Department approved the sale of an estimated $ 670 million in anti-tank missiles in an arms package that also included spare parts for American - made tanks and helicopters that Saudi Arabia previously purchasein Washington, the State Department approved the sale of an estimated $ 670 million in anti-tank missiles in an arms package that also included spare parts for American - made tanks and helicopters that Saudi Arabia previously purchasein anti-tank missiles in an arms package that also included spare parts for American - made tanks and helicopters that Saudi Arabia previously purchasein an arms package that also included spare parts for American - made tanks and helicopters that Saudi Arabia previously purchased.

A declassified cable from the U.S. Embassy in Paris to the State Department in Washington, written in March 1968, even talks about the necessity for U.S. monetary officials to remain what the cable calls «the masters of gold.»

Because of the surprising nature of the rollout, the administration wasn't able to notify senior officials in multiple federal agencies, State Department officials who needed to notify other countries of the drastic measures, or lawmakers on Capitol Hill.

In internal emails Stratfor's vice president for intelligence, Fred Burton (himself a former State Department security official),

In internal emails Stratfor's vice president for intelligence, Fred Burton (himself a former State Department security official), wrote:

Social network theorists and activists give the event a veneer of authenticity, but in truth it boasts a toxic piñata of attendees: U.S. officials, telecom magnates, security consultants, finance capitalists and foreign - policy tech vultures like Alec Ross (Cohen's twin at the State Department).

Nearly half of the 131 women killed between 1994 and 1999 in Utah were slain by husbands or boyfriends, according to a report released by state health department officials.

Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren hosted the dinner at his residence, with about 65 guests in attendance, including imams, rabbis and officials from the White House, Congress and the State Department, according to Israeli Embassy spokesman Lior Weintraub.