Sentences with phrase «which public contracts»

But when subpoenas start to fly over the manner in which public contracts were awarded, it starts to give off a stink.

Not exact matches

VA Secretary David Shulkin said that there was a «public interest exception» for giving Cerner the contract without examining other bids, especially considering that the system would better be able to communicate with the Defense Department's EHR tech, which Cerner also worked on.

Instead, the winning group will have a public - private partnership contract with the government which will allow it use of some state infrastructure, such as sites to build towers on and a fiber optic network owned by the state electricity firm.

The utility was criticized for its restoration efforts, particularly its now canceled $ 300 million contract with tiny Montana - based Whitefish Energy Holdings which was obtained without competitive public bidding.

Last year, Ontario imposed a contract on public - school teachers that eliminated bankable sick days, while back in June, Treasury Board president Tony Clement vowed to fight federal employee absenteeism, which he said was costing taxpayers millions.

These risks and uncertainties include: Gilead's ability to achieve its anticipated full year 2018 financial results; Gilead's ability to sustain growth in revenues for its antiviral and other programs; the risk that private and public payers may be reluctant to provide, or continue to provide, coverage or reimbursement for new products, including Vosevi, Yescarta, Epclusa, Harvoni, Genvoya, Odefsey, Descovy, Biktarvy and Vemlidy ®; austerity measures in European countries that may increase the amount of discount required on Gilead's products; an increase in discounts, chargebacks and rebates due to ongoing contracts and future negotiations with commercial and government payers; a larger than anticipated shift in payer mix to more highly discounted payer segments and geographic regions and decreases in treatment duration; availability of funding for state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs); continued fluctuations in ADAP purchases driven by federal and state grant cycles which may not mirror patient demand and may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; market share and price erosion caused by the introduction of generic versions of Viread and Truvada, an uncertain global macroeconomic environment; and potential amendments to the Affordable Care Act or other government action that could have the effect of lowering prices or reducing the number of insured patients; the possibility of unfavorable results from clinical trials involving investigational compounds; Gilead's ability to initiate clinical trials in its currently anticipated timeframes; the levels of inventory held by wholesalers and retailers which may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; Kite's ability to develop and commercialize cell therapies utilizing the zinc finger nuclease technology platform and realize the benefits of the Sangamo partnership; Gilead's ability to submit new drug applications for new product candidates in the timelines currently anticipated; Gilead's ability to receive regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all, for new and current products, including Biktarvy; Gilead's ability to successfully commercialize its products, including Biktarvy; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages of these products over other therapies and may therefore be reluctant to prescribe the products; Gilead's ability to successfully develop its hematology / oncology and inflammation / respiratory programs; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to changes in its stock price, corporate or other market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).

This public apathy is underwritten by a social contract that has separated the American people from their military in a fundamentally destructive manner — one in which the public will do anything it wants for the military, «except take it seriously.»

That was the case for her time at Uber, which had a clause in her employment contract that prevented her from going public with what had happened.

Smart contracts are public, which builds upon core transparency issues plaguing many industries, as it allows users to prove actual functionality.

Lastly, Mr Prentice can promise to ask Agriculture Minister Verlyn Olson to terminate Mr Berger's contract because it violates Alberta's conflict of interest rules that require a one year cooling off period before a former government minister can work for the public service in an area in which he's had significant dealings.

Peculiar temptations are also present in government contracts with industry, since the public which may be defrauded seems so remotely affected.

The government's method was to offer private schools four options: (1) continued independence with no aid, (2) integration into the public school system, (3) a permanent «contract of partnership» in which the classes under contract would be taught according to public school schedules by teachers under contract to the state, and (4) a «simple contract» of limited duration in which the designated classes would be taught by teachers hired by the school but certified by the state.

Among them were pantheism and the positions that human reason is the sole arbiter of truth and falsehood and good and evil; that Christian faith contradicts reason; that Christ is a myth; that philosophy must be treated without reference to supernatural revelation; that every man is free to embrace the religion which, guided by the light of reason, he believes to be true; that Protestantism is another form of the Christian religion in which it is possible to be as pleasing to God as in the Catholic Church; that the civil power can determine the limits within which the Catholic Church may exercise authority; that Roman Pontiffs and Ecumenical Councils have erred in defining matters of faith and morals; that the Church does not have direct or indirect temporal power or the right to invoke force; that in a conflict between Church and State the civil law should prevail; that the civil power has the right to appoint and depose bishops; that the entire direction of public schools in which the youth of Christian states are educated must be by the civil power; that the Church should be separated from the State and the State from the Church; that moral laws do not need divine sanction; that it is permissible to rebel against legitimate princes; that a civil contract may among Christians constitute true marriage; that the Catholic religion should no longer be the religion of the State to the exclusion of all other forms of worship; and «that the Roman Pontiff can and should reconcile himself to and agree with progress, liberalism and modern civilization.»

Given his fame, his love of his homeland, his knack for leadership and his ability as a public speaker, Divac is frequently asked if he will get involved in Yugoslav politics when his basketball career is over (which could be after the» 03 - 04 season, when his six - year, $ 62.5 million contract is up).

Having initially rejected the club's offer of a new contract which sparked public outrage from many supporters, he eventually penned a new deal.

April 12 — West Ham's move to London's Olympic Stadium will come under increased public scrutiny following a ruling by the UK's Information Tribunal which rejected in full the London Legacy Development Corporation (LDDC)'s appeal against an earlier Information Commissioner ruling to reveal full details of the secret contract enabling West Ham to move into the publicly owned Olympic Stadium.

(A) kin to a public marriage contract, we need an official «co-parenting agreement» and associated civil status, which not only enshrines the rights and responsibilities of each parent in respect of their children, but also sets out the principles by which they relate to one another and make decisions.

That changed Sept. 6 when the water reclamation board voted to seek public bids for the lease, which specifies a 39 - year contract with a minimum $ 67,000 annual payment, in addition to performing regular dredging and maintenance.

But that changed Sept. 6 when the Water Reclamation Board voted to seek public bids for the lease, which specifies a 39 - year contract with a minimum $ 67,000 annual payment, in addition to performing regular dredging and maintenance.

Ferguson was calling attention to city contracts that included a little known «public benefit clause,» which required companies that win contracts with City Hall to donate money to a charity.

More recently, the authority was revealed to be withholding its final payments to Zeppelin Communications, the public relations firm with which it had a contract until earlier this month.

You could also take some of the products of these programs out of the public domain (if they are in the public domain) and charge royalties (or higher royalties) to cable and digital TV and radio services, satellite radio services, etc. (which are required to carry Corporation for Public Broadcasting content under current regulations) and might even get those companies to do so by contract with PBS, NPR, etc. rather than from the government, if this was authorized by law (I don't know if it is or not, but this wouldn't take much political clout to get public domain (if they are in the public domain) and charge royalties (or higher royalties) to cable and digital TV and radio services, satellite radio services, etc. (which are required to carry Corporation for Public Broadcasting content under current regulations) and might even get those companies to do so by contract with PBS, NPR, etc. rather than from the government, if this was authorized by law (I don't know if it is or not, but this wouldn't take much political clout to get public domain) and charge royalties (or higher royalties) to cable and digital TV and radio services, satellite radio services, etc. (which are required to carry Corporation for Public Broadcasting content under current regulations) and might even get those companies to do so by contract with PBS, NPR, etc. rather than from the government, if this was authorized by law (I don't know if it is or not, but this wouldn't take much political clout to get Public Broadcasting content under current regulations) and might even get those companies to do so by contract with PBS, NPR, etc. rather than from the government, if this was authorized by law (I don't know if it is or not, but this wouldn't take much political clout to get done).

The Smithtown Messenger has been designated an official paper (for required public notices of meetings, contract bids and hearings etc.) by the Suffolk County government, which spent more than $ 50,000 on advertising last year.

And she went and got a contract without a public bid, which was a bad idea because they didn't go through the normal bidding process,» he said.

That agenda must include repeal or modification of the Triborough Amendment, which preserves salary hikes even after the contracts of public employees have expired, and of compulsory binding arbitration, which further locks in unaffordable deals for police and fire unions.

Such arrangements are sometimes referred to as «pay - to - play» schemes, in which private entities receive favorable treatment, such as lucrative government contracts, only if they first pay the public officials who make the decisions.

The Business Council supports provisions found within Part D, of the Public Protection & General Government Article VII budget bill, which propose to create a not - for - profit entity to assume the current functions of the NYS Office of Cyber Security & Critical Infrastructure Coordination and authorizes the State to contract with that not - for - profit to carry out cyber security services and functions.

Zemsky, in an interview with New York public radio and television, said some contracts may need to be rebid, but won't say which ones.

It would change the state constitution — which treats public pensions like contracts that can't be impaired — to allow a judge to demand that a «public official» who is «convicted of a felony related to public office» forfeit his or her pension like any other asset.

He referred to Section 40, of the Public Procurement Law, which does not allow the minister to award the contracts to the Burkinabe contractor through sole - sourcing.

· Allowing counties an option to modify how they fund state mandated pension contributions · Providing counties more audit authority in the special education preschool program · Improving government efficiency and streamlining state and local legislative operations by removing the need for counties to pursue home rule legislative requests every two years with the state legislature in order to extend current local sales tax authority · Reducing administrative and reporting requirements for counties under Article 6 public health programs · Reforming the Workers Compensation system · Renewing Binding Arbitration, which is scheduled to sunset in June 2013, with a new definition of «ability to pay» for municipalities under fiscal distress, making it subject to the property tax cap (does not apply to NYC) where «ability to pay» will be defined as no more than 2 percent growth in the contract.

The unexpended balance of each appropriation, less the commitments outstanding at the close of the fiscal year for which it was made, shall lapse at the close of such fiscal year; provided that nothing herein contained shall be construed to require the lapsing of appropriations which may be or are required to be made for an indefinite period or which include state refunds, allocations or grants applicable to said appropriations pursuant to any other provisions of law; and provided further that nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the making of appropriations or contracts for the construction of permanent public improvements or works not to be completed during the fiscal year, or the acquisition of property therefor, or the establishment of bond or capital accounts, sinking funds or reserve funds, and each such appropriation, account or fund shall continue in force until the purpose for which it was made shall have been accomplished or shall have been abandoned by a two thirds vote of the County Legislature.

Such report shall be submitted to the Clerk of the County Legislature at least three months prior to the commencement of the proposed annual audit and management letter contract and it shall contain the results of the audit committee's evaluation of all responses to the RFP, as well as the name of the certified public accounting firm which it is recommending to perform the proposed audit report and management letter contract.

ALBANY, NY (08/04/2011)(readMedia)-- The New York State Public Employees Federation (PEF), which represents Albany County probation officers, will hold a rally at 5:30 p.m. Monday, August 8, 2011, at the Albany County Office Building, 112 State St. in Albany calling on the county to make a fair contract offer.

We need repeal of union give - aways like the Triborough Amendment which rigs union contracts and benefits, repeal of the Wicks Law which raises public construction costs, reform of binding arbitration rules affecting police and fire contracts, and movement toward defined contribution pension plans for public employees.»

Opening last night's debate, Lord Harrison, argued «that the BBC has failed the humanist community in Britain both in the spirit and in the letter of the Communications Act 2003, which requires the BBC to schedule programmes on religion and other beliefs, including humanism... The truth is that religious public broadcasting is growing while Anglicanism contracts.»

The New York State Public Employees Federation (PEF) is prepared to present to the state new ideas which we believe will lead to a tentative contract agreement that will meet everyone's needs and our members will ratify.

Contract negotiations between the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association and the de Blasio administration have reached a standstill, according to the state Public Employment Relations Board, which has appointed a mediator to assist in further negotiations.

The $ 450,000 contract between Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration and the private investigator Bart Schwartz has not been approved by the state comptroller's office — something the administration has never disclosed despite the fact that the contract, which was released to the public in July, is scheduled to expire Saturday.

President Nana Akufo - Addo on Tuesday, May 1 launched the Nation Builders Corps, which is expected to contract the services of 100,000 graduates to assist in the public sector.

The city is urging the State Legislature to grant it several new powers — something it is often loath to do — which the administration asserts will enable it to get more public contracts to so - called minority - and women - owned business enterprises.

President Goodluck Jonathan Wednesday directed that a template for public sector projects valuation be set up to drive down the cost of contracts in the country which he said was higher than what obtains in other parts of the world.

But the construction portion of the project, estimated to be 90 percent of the $ 12 million cost, is contingent on a change in state law to allow municipalities to use special «design - build» contracts, in which the design and construction phases are awarded to one company, rather than in separate bids as is typical in large public works projects.

Cuomo, increasingly worried that many cities and counties face the threat of financial bankruptcy, is also considering tying pay hikes to «significant» mandate relief for local governments, including possible changes in «Triborough Law,» which favors public - employee unions over local governments in contract talks, a source close to the Legislature said.

It's now been over a month since Schwartz's hiring, but the Cuomo administration has not said how much Schwartz will be paid or released terms of his contract, which is financed through public funds.

Operational data including circulation, program attendance, door counts, collection development activities, and public access computer use were reviewed by a staff Working Group (which included Central Library, Buffalo branches, contract member libraries and administration staff members).

«In order not to endanger the nation's security, there are many salient issues and contracts which I can not put in public domain.

Flashback to the new PBA contract, plus all the pacts that came before it, which speak to this fact: Unions, particularly public employee unions, pretty much run state and local politics in New York.

The contract agreement with Council 82 — which Cuomo's office labeled «historic» — comes as the governor is trying to seek concessions from the other public employee unions in the state.

ALBANY, NY (09/29/2011)(readMedia)-- The New York State Public Employees Federation (PEF) is prepared to present to the state new ideas which we believe will lead to a tentative contract agreement that will meet everyone's needs and our members will ratify.