Sentences with phrase «said about accountability»

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My objectives for doing this first are about accountability,» Ganek said Tuesday at the Delivering Alpha conference sponsored by CNBC and Institutional Investor.

David Ganek, whose hedge fund Level Global shut down in the wake of an insider trading investigation, said his lawsuit against prosecutors is about «transparency» and «accountability.»

«Chief Justice Roberts could have serious misgivings about the unprecedented implications that Hobby Lobby's position could have in upturning centuries of corporate law practice,» Elizabeth Wydra, chief counsel Constitutional Accountability Center says.

Army Col. John Hope was the director of operations for the Pentagon's $ 800 million Afghanistan Task Force for Stability and Business Operations — which was designed to focus on economic redevelopment in US war zones — when he complained about a lack of financial accountability, and now says he has been «singled out for retaliation and retribution,» Senate Judiciary Committee chair Chuck Grassley (R - Iowa) said last week in a letter to Secretary of Defense Ash Carter.

He goes on to say that, in the absence of a willingness to learn about the market, investors should at least put their money with a qualified registered advisor so that there is some accountability for the advice they receive.

In a May 12 column on Bloomberg's website headlined HOLDING OURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE, he apologized for the «error,» but minimized its significance and said nothing about his own knowledge or accountability.

Bladow says that his experience with BloomThat has taught him about accountability, how not to be thrown by the things beyond your control and focus on what you can tackle right in front of you.

Medley and Hill say this new philosophy is about goals, numbers, and accountability.

The Financial Accountability Office has issued a report saying the government pumped about $ 22.9 billion dollars into dozens of business support programs between 2012 and 2017.

«At its core, today's case is about transparency and accountability, and JPMorgan's admissions are a key component in that message,» George Canellos, co-director of the SEC's enforcement division, said in a statement.

A recent U.S. Government Accountability Office study said the FDA inspects foreign drug manufacturing facilities about once every 11 years.

It was always our goal, and we said from the beginning, we were going to look at every aspect of this case, every aspect of this shooter's life, to determine not just why did he take these actions, but who else knew about them, was anyone else involved, is there any other accountability that needs to be had here in this case.

Through social media, our outlets of expression have increased significantly to the point where we can say anything... about anyone... at any time... without much accountability.

He wrote that while «from the beginning, the church has structure, authority, and accountability» (p. 376), Luke says very little about such topics (p. 387).

This is about answering questions about what someone has said; call it accountability.

Under accountability to the highest seat of authority I therefore make bold to say that these words, «blessed is he who shall not be offended in me,» belong essentially to the preaching about Christ, if not in the same way as the words of institution at the Holy Communion, yet at least like the words, «let every man examine himself.»

«Keeping a food journal is helpful for accountability and being more mindful of eating habits, but I don't like how most food journaling apps are all about tracking calories and macros,» says Rachael Hartley (RD, LD, CDE, CLT).

More importantly, everything he said about this being an organization that is wholly free of accountability, from top to bottom, was absolutely on point.

The most important factor in replicating the success of the Harlem Children's Zone is accountability, says the man who wrote the book about the successful New York initiative.

The former President, he said when asked to account for his stewardship during his era rather replied that anyone seeking to know about what he did in office with the monies from the state coffers must consult the Akonadi shrine since that is where there is «genuine accountability».

«Making public data available for re-use is about increasing accountability and transparency and letting people create new, innovative ways of using it,» Sir Tim Berners - Lee, the man widely credited with inventing the internet and a key figure in the development on the site, said.

As committee chair Margaret Hodge has said: «It is not acceptable that local people should be left in doubt about where responsibility and accountability lie.»

«It's disappointing to me that, despite many years of talk from people on both the left and the right of politics we are still stuck with this system which is antiquated and undemocratic... We need to try to get beyond the more tabloid version of this argument and really understand what it says about our democracy — you've got people appointed to the legislature without going through the proper processes of democratic accountability that are taken for granted in most countries in the world and you have people being influenced by making political donations.

If, say, questions about austerity or the regulation of banks are in the public eye, different ideologies will try to win the debate by appealing to the virtues of private enterprise, or to the need for public transparency and accountability, or to the greater redistribution of wealth.

But a spokesman for Jeremy Corbyn said: «It appears the Prime Minister, by asking the new Home Secretary to conduct an inquiry separately without any of the clear processes and powers that we are talking about, is trying to avoid accountability and clarity about this decision.

«They're pretty blunt and direct about what Congress is seeking from the Cuomo administration, from the EPA, which is accountability,» McLaughlin said.

«We consider her a potential ally in our campaign,» he said, referring to her outspokenness about police accountability, Broken Windows policing and related issues.

«I certainly would want to bring more accountability to the people through getting more information out to the public in a more timely fashion about important matters like the county airport,» she said.

A human rights group, Socio - Economic Rights and Accountability Project, has said the National Judicial Council must explain to Nigerians what it knows about the alleged attempt by a former Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, to induce the embattled Justice John Okoro.

«This investigation shows that DOE acts as though the rules don't matter,» Stringer said «We're talking about billions of dollars spent without real oversight, without competitive bids, and without accountability.»

A Government Accountability Office has agreed to review how classified information is kept secure at Trump's Mar - a-Lago resort in Florida, the agency said, after Democratic lawmakers raised concerns about the issue last month.

Commenting on the statement by the Secretary of State for Education setting out proposals to reform the system of primary assessment, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT - The Teachers» Union, said: «It is important to recognise, and as the NASUWT has stated consistently, that many of the concerns expressed about statutory primary assessment are the direct result of their use in the current high stakes school accountability regime.

«We believe that it is in the interest of good government and working women that there is full accountability and transparency about workplace sex harassment and that there should be full investigations of accusations of workplace harassment,» Allred said in a statement issued a few hours before Silver's.

The pretense is that it's about increasing transparency and accountability, but mostly it's about raising their profiles for future office — and fund - raising from special - interest groups while building ties with the lobbyist - consultants who have an outsized say in setting council priorities.

«If we want to talk about accountability, there's no better way to do that than to get out in a public forum and ask questions between people,» Katko said this morning at the Manlius Chamber of Commerce's annual candidates breakfast.

State Department of Education commissioner Maryellen Elia said in a statement that her office is currently reviewing the new law and has «a number of questions» about evaluations, assessments and accountability.

«We certainly consider what the minority is saying, how the press will report it... that's the great thing about democracy, no one acts in a vacuum or without some accountability.»

«While Congress has demonstrated an appalling lack of transparency and accountability to Americans, we are stepping up to provide New Yorkers with the facts about their health and lives,» said Cuomo in a statement.

While some officials, like Mr. Johnson and Ms. James, say they are concerned about the costs the city may have to bear, others stood by the executive order, saying it provided the accountability Nycha urgently needed.

Washington (CNN)- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday - in response to a question about New York Rep. Charlie Rangel - that there must be «accountability» and «transparency» in cases of ethical transgressions.

Scientific leaders who oppose that provision view it as a mechanism for making ideology - driven decisions about what NSF should be funding, and Smith says it's simply an attempt to ensure accountability.

«It's about personal accountability and taking responsibility,» he says.

In the end, even with these limits, about 2,000 parents requested transfers, says Phil Hansen, the chief accountability officer at the Chicago Public Schools.

«No Child Left Behind talks about parental involvement in terms of communication and accountability,» Hill says.

Now, if you say anything about needing something more or different beyond testing and accountability, teacher evaluation, or whatever, people say that you're not a real reformer.

«Even though the law says a lot about parent involvement, parents are usually on the other end of one - way communication,» said Lauren E. Allen, the senior program director for accountability at the Cross City Campaign for Urban School Reform, based in Chicago...

Obama speaks of «a new era of mutual responsibility,» but has little good to say about the era's most formidable accountability tool.

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has said that much of the criticism about testing «is merited,» and he has agreed to wait until 2017 before using test information to evaluate teachers, putting accountability on hold until the next administration comes into office.

Millions of Women Say «Me Too» about Sexual Harassment (The Boston Globe) Professor Richard Weissbourd discussed the need for accountability in our institutions, schools, colleges, and workplaces to truly address sexual harassment and misogyny.