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  1. Large-Scale Digital Geologic Map Databases and Reports of the North Coal District in Afghanistan

    USGS Publications Warehouse

    Hare, Trent M.; Davis, Philip A.; Nigh, Devon; Skinner, James A.; SanFilipo, John R.; Bolm, Karen S.; Fortezzo, Corey M.; Galuszka, Donna; Stettner, William R.; Sultani, Shafiqullah; Nader, Billal

    2008-01-01

    This report describes the Afghanistan coal resource maps and associated databases that have been digitally captured and maps that have been thus far converted to GIS databases. Several maps by V/O Technoexport, USSR (VOTU) and Bundesanstalt fur Bodenforschung (BGR), Hannover, Germany, are captured here. Most of the historical coal exploration is concentrated in north-central Afghanistan, a region referred to as the 'North Coal District', and almost all of the coal-related maps found Afghanistan Geological Survey (AGS) archives to date cover various locations within that district as shown in the index map. Most of the maps included herein were originally scanned during U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) site visits to Kabul in November 2004 and February 2006. The scanning was performed using equipment purchased by U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) and installed at the AGS by USGS. Many of these maps and associated reports exist as single unpublished copies in the AGS archives, so these efforts served not only to provide a basis for digital capturing, but also as a means for preserving these rare geologic maps and reports. The data included herein represent most of the coal-related reports and maps that are available in the AGS archives. This report excludes the limited cases when a significant portion of a report's text could not be located, but it does not exclude reports with missing plates. The vector files are released using the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) Personal Geodatabase, ESRI shapefile vector format, and the open Geography Markup Language (GML) format. Scanned images are available in JPEG and, when rectified, GeoTIFF format. The authors wish to acknowledge the contributions made by the staff of the AGS Records and Coal Departments whose valuable assistance made it possible to locate and catalogue the data provided herein. We especially acknowledge the efforts of particular members of the coal team: Engineer Saifuddin Aminy (Team Leader); Engineer Gul Pacha Azizi; Engineer Abdul Haq Barakati; Engineer Abdul Basir; Engineer Mohammad Daoud; Engineer Abdullah Ebadi; Engineer Abdul Ahad Omaid; Engineer Spozmy; and Engineer Shapary Tokhi. The ongoing efforts of Engineer Mir M. Atiq Kazimi (Team leader); Engineer M. Anwar Housinzada; and Engineer Shereen Agha of the AGS Records Department to organize and catalogue the AGS material were invaluable in locating and preserving these data. The efforts of the entire AGS staff to personally preserve these data during war time, in the absence of virtually any supporting infrastructure, was truly remarkable. The efforts by the British Geological Survey (BGS) to assist the AGS in archiving these data, and the personal assistance provided by BGS (notably Robert McIntosh), to the USGS teams were also appreciated. The logistical support provided by the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, particularly the Afghanistan Reconstruction Group, was critical to the success of the USGS teams while in Afghanistan. Finally, the efforts of the Minister of the Ministry of Mines and Industries (M. Ibrahim Adel) to support the USGS coal resource assessment in Afghanistan, in both his current and former role as President of the Mines Affairs Department was vital to this effort.

  2. Models based on "out-of Kilter" algorithm

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Adler, M. J.; Drobot, R.

    2012-04-01

    In case of many water users along the river stretches, it is very important, in case of low flows and droughty periods to develop an optimization model for water allocation, to cover all needs under certain predefined constraints, depending of the Contingency Plan for drought management. Such a program was developed during the implementation of the WATMAN Project, in Romania (WATMAN Project, 2005-2006, USTDA) for Arges-Dambovita-Ialomita Basins water transfers. This good practice was proposed for WATER CoRe Project- Good Practice Handbook for Drought Management, (InterregIVC, 2011), to be applied for the European Regions. Two types of simulation-optimization models based on an improved version of out-of-kilter algorithm as optimization technique have been developed and used in Romania: • models for founding of the short-term operation of a WMS, • models generically named SIMOPT that aim to the analysis of long-term WMS operation and have as the main results the statistical WMS functional parameters. A real WMS is modeled by an arcs-nodes network so the real WMS operation problem becomes a problem of flows in networks. The nodes and oriented arcs as well as their characteristics such as lower and upper limits and associated costs are the direct analog of the physical and operational WMS characteristics. Arcs represent both physical and conventional elements of WMS such as river branches, channels or pipes, water user demands or other water management requirements, trenches of water reservoirs volumes, water levels in channels or rivers, nodes are junctions of at least two arcs and stand for locations of lakes or water reservoirs and/or confluences of river branches, water withdrawal or wastewater discharge points, etc. Quantitative features of water resources, water users and water reservoirs or other water works are expressed as constraints of non-violating the lower and upper limits assigned on arcs. Options of WMS functioning i.e. water retention/discharge in/from the reservoirs or diversion of water from one part of WMS to the other in order to meet water demands as well as the water user economic benefit or loss related to the degree of water demand, are the defining elements of the objective function and are conventionally expressed by the means of costs attached to the arcs. The problem of optimizing the WMS operation is formulated like a flow in networks problem as following: to find the flow that minimize the cost in the whole network while meeting the constraints of continuity in nodes and the constraints of non-exceeding lower and upper flow limits on arcs. Conversion of WMS in the arcs-nodes network and the adequate choice of costs and limits on arcs are steps of a unitary process and depend on the goal of the respective model.

  3. 76 FR 33245 - National Advisory Council on Minority Business Enterprises; Meeting

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-06-08

    ... DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Minority Business Development Agency National Advisory Council on Minority Business Enterprises; Meeting AGENCY: Minority Business Development Agency, U.S. Department of Commerce... Development Agency, U.S. Department of Commerce at (202) 482-1624; e-mail: mbda.gov ">[email protected] mbda.gov...

  4. 48 CFR 719.273 - The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Mentor-Protégé Program.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... International Development (USAID) Mentor-Protégé Program. 719.273 Section 719.273 Federal Acquisition Regulations System AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIOECONOMIC PROGRAMS SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Mentor-Protégé Program 719.273 The U.S. Agency for...

  5. Evaluation of an Organizational Development Program for Social Service Agencies. Final Report 77-2.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Olmstead, Joseph A.

    This report describes and evaluates an agency development program designed to aid administrators and supervisors of local social services to achieve effective agency performance. The program was conducted for a period of one year within four local agencies; two additional agencies were used as control groups. Assistance was provided through…

  6. 48 CFR 715.604 - Agency points of contact.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    .... 715.604 Section 715.604 Federal Acquisition Regulations System AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES CONTRACTING BY NEGOTIATION Unsolicited Proposals 715.604 Agency points... the U.S. Agency for International Development, Evaluation Division, Room 7.08-005, 1300 Pennsylvania...

  7. 75 FR 34519 - SES Performance Review Board

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    2010-06-17

    ... TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY SES Performance Review Board AGENCY: U.S. Trade and Development... and Development Agency's Performance Review Board. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carolyn Hum... more SES Performance Review Boards. The Board shall review and evaluate the initial appraisal of a...

  8. 24 CFR 58.1 - Purpose and applicability.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act... Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Acts, in accordance with section 305(c) of the... of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act...

  9. 24 CFR 58.1 - Purpose and applicability.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act... Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Acts, in accordance with section 305(c) of the... of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act...

  10. 24 CFR 58.1 - Purpose and applicability.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act... Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Acts, in accordance with section 305(c) of the... of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act...

  11. 22 CFR 1509.645 - Federal agency or agency.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 2 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 true Federal agency or agency. 1509.645 Section 1509.645 Foreign Relations AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION GOVERNMENTWIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE (FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE) Definitions § 1509.645 Federal agency or agency. Federal agency or agency...

  12. Contributing to operations of community agencies through integrated fieldwork experiences.

    PubMed

    Klinger, Lisa; Bossers, Ann

    2009-06-01

    Occupational therapists are change agents who are well equipped to participate in community development. Community development projects can help agencies in many ways, including determining needs, educating stakeholders, developing novel programs, finding and creating resources, marketing the agency, and creating or implementing policy. In order for service agencies to profit, they need an understanding of the skills occupational therapists can offer. The best way to gain that knowledge may be through direct experience. This paper describes the benefits that flow to community agency partners and to occupational therapy students from an innovative, integrated fieldwork model that links students with service agencies. This approach has demonstrated many benefits to community partners, while allowing all students in an occupational therapy program to have community development experience. This is a cost-effective way to demonstrate the value of occupational therapy and to deliver multiple community development projects.

  13. 75 FR 30772 - Notice of Public Information Collections Being Reviewed by the U.S. Agency for International...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-06-02

    ... AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Notice of Public Information Collections Being Reviewed by the U.S. Agency for International Development; Comments Requested SUMMARY: U.S. Agency for... information technology. DATES: Submit comments on or before August 2, 2010. ADDRESSES: Send comments via e...

  14. 24 CFR 58.57 - Lead agency designation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... 24 Housing and Urban Development 1 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Lead agency designation. 58.57 Section 58.57 Housing and Urban Development Office of the Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban....57 Lead agency designation. If there are several agencies ready to assume the lead role, the...

  15. 24 CFR 58.57 - Lead agency designation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 24 Housing and Urban Development 1 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Lead agency designation. 58.57 Section 58.57 Housing and Urban Development Office of the Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban....57 Lead agency designation. If there are several agencies ready to assume the lead role, the...

  16. 24 CFR 58.57 - Lead agency designation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... 24 Housing and Urban Development 1 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Lead agency designation. 58.57 Section 58.57 Housing and Urban Development Office of the Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban....57 Lead agency designation. If there are several agencies ready to assume the lead role, the...

  17. 24 CFR 58.57 - Lead agency designation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... 24 Housing and Urban Development 1 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false Lead agency designation. 58.57 Section 58.57 Housing and Urban Development Office of the Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban....57 Lead agency designation. If there are several agencies ready to assume the lead role, the...

  18. 24 CFR 58.57 - Lead agency designation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 24 Housing and Urban Development 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Lead agency designation. 58.57 Section 58.57 Housing and Urban Development Office of the Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban....57 Lead agency designation. If there are several agencies ready to assume the lead role, the...

  19. Enhancing the European Union’s Development Strategy in Afghanistan

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2010-06-01

    REE Rare Earth Element SCA Swedish Committee for Afghanistan SIDA Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency SIGAR Special Inspector...member states such as Ireland’s Development Cooperation Ireland (DCI), Sweden’s Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency ( SIDA ), and the...Command and General Staff College, June 2008.) 71. 142 Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, “Afghanistan Sida Country Report 2005

  20. 48 CFR 1426.7102 - Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA-91) Plan and Reports.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... Reports 1426.7102 Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA-91) Plan and Reports. ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA-91) Plan and Reports. 1426.7102 Section 1426.7102 Federal Acquisition Regulations...

  1. 75 FR 47540 - Extension of the Award Period for Certain Minority Business Enterprise Centers

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-08-06

    ... DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Minority Business Development Agency [Docket No.: 100730316-0318-02... Development Agency, Commerce. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA... telephone at (202) 482-1940 and by e-mail at [email protected] . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to...

  2. 48 CFR 719.273 - The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Mentor-Protégé Program.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... International Development (USAID) Mentor-Protégé Program. 719.273 Section 719.273 Federal Acquisition.... Agency for International Development (USAID) Mentor-Protégé Program 719.273 The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Mentor-Protégé Program. ...

  3. Developing Moral Agency through Narrative

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Pasupathi, Monisha; Wainryb, Cecilia

    2010-01-01

    This paper poses the following question: When, in spite of knowing that it is wrong, people go on to hurt others, what does this mean for the development of moral agency? We begin by defining moral agency and briefly sketching relations between moral agency and other concepts. We then outline what three extant literatures suggest about this…

  4. Advertising Agencies: An Analysis of Industry Structure.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Smith, Sandra J.

    Noting that advertising agencies have not been examined as a collective industry, this paper looks at the development and structure of the advertising agency industry. The first portion of the paper discusses the development of the agency. The remaining two sections deal with trends in and the structure of the industry including: (1) the growth of…

  5. Developing Multi-Agency Leadership in Education

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Close, Paul

    2012-01-01

    This article contributes to the growing debate around how we understand and develop multi-agency leadership in children and young people's services. Bringing together a range of inter-disciplinary research, it presents a framework for multi-agency leadership development, which, it argues, is well theorised, multi-level and versed in key field…

  6. Developing a framework for critical science agency through case study in a conceptual physics context

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Basu, Sreyashi Jhumki; Calabrese Barton, Angela; Clairmont, Neil; Locke, Donya

    2009-06-01

    In this manuscript we examine how two students develop and express agency in and through high school physics. We tell the stories of two youth from a low-income, urban community to elucidate the important components of critical science agency in a physics context, and to situate a set of claims about how youth develop and express this concept. This research is part of a larger multiyear study of democratic practice in middle- and high-school science. We present three claims: (a) that critical science agency is intimately related to the leveraging and development of identity, (b) that critical science agency involves the strategic deployment of resources , and (c) that developing critical science agency is an iterative and generative process. Two university researchers have co-written this paper with the two students whose experiences serve as the cases under investigation, to provide both an "emic" perspective and student-focused voices that complement and challenge the researchers' voices.

  7. Developing Multi-Agency Teams: Implications of a National Programme Evaluation

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Simkins, Tim; Garrick, Ros

    2012-01-01

    This paper explores the factors which influence the effectiveness of formal development programmes targeted at multi-agency teams in children's services. It draws on two studies of the National College for School Leadership's Multi-Agency Teams Development programme, reporting key characteristics of the programme, short-term outcomes in terms of…

  8. 48 CFR 470.202 - Acquisition of commodities for United States Agency for International Development (USAID) programs.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... for United States Agency for International Development (USAID) programs. 470.202 Section 470.202... ACQUISITIONS 470.202 Acquisition of commodities for United States Agency for International Development (USAID... organization to require, an ocean carrier to submit offers electronically through a Web-based system maintained...

  9. 24 CFR 578.41 - Unified Funding Agency costs.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... 24 Housing and Urban Development 3 2014-04-01 2013-04-01 true Unified Funding Agency costs. 578.41 Section 578.41 Housing and Urban Development Regulations Relating to Housing and Urban Development... § 578.41 Unified Funding Agency costs. (a) In general. UFAs may use up to 3 percent of their FPRN, or a...

  10. Quality management as knowledge sharing: experiences of the Napa County Health and Human Services Agency.

    PubMed

    Harrison, Lindsay

    2012-01-01

    Lacking a coordinated effort in utilizing data and tracking program outcomes, one agency developed a Quality Management (QM) division to facilitate and manage more effective data use. To support this process, the agency sought to develop a collective, agency-wide understanding and investment in improving and measuring client outcomes. Similarly, the agency also focused efforts on creating a culture of transparency and accountability, with goals of improving service, increasing agency integrity, meeting regulatory compliance, and engaging in effective risk management. Operationalizing the QM initiative involved developing procedures, systems, and guidelines that would facilitate the generation of reliable and accurate data that could be used to inform program change and decision-making. This case study describes this agency's experience in successfully creating and implementing a QM initiative aimed at engaging in greater knowledge sharing. Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC

  11. Toward an Effective Parenting Partnership for Children in Child Welfare Agencies and Foster Parent Programs.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    MacLean, Ian N.

    This practicum was designed to improve the level and quality of involvement of foster parents and social workers in the development of timely and compliant foster care plans at a child care agency in Ontario. The writer developed: (1) an agency policy that defined the unique relationship between foster parents and the child welfare agency and…

  12. 22 CFR Appendix A to Part 233 - Application for Compensation United States Agency for International Development Washington, DC 20523

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... Agency for International Development Washington, DC 20523 A Appendix A to Part 233 Foreign Relations AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN LOAN GUARANTEES ISSUED UNDER THE FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2013, DIV. F, PUB. L. 113-6-STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS Pt. 233, App. A...

  13. Developing Secondary Students' Epistemic Agency in a Knowledge-Building Community

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Lai, Kwok-Wing; Campbell, Madeline

    2018-01-01

    A key educational objective for the twenty-first century is developing students' epistemic agency. Epistemic agency is the active process of choosing when, what, where one learns and how one knows, as well as the capacity to create knowledge in a community. The knowledge-building communities model developed by Scardamalia and Bereiter was used in…

  14. Goals and Personal Resources that Contribute to the Development and Agency Attachment of Older Adult Volunteers

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Gillespie, Alayna A.; Gottlieb, Benjamin H.; Maitland, Scott B.

    2011-01-01

    We examined the volunteer service contribution of older adults (N = 100) to volunteer role development and agency attachment. Informed by a developmental regulation framework and socio-emotional selectivity theory, we tested a twofold hypothesis for the premise that greater role development and agency attachment would be experienced by (1) older…

  15. 78 FR 51810 - Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

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    2013-08-21

    ... enables each SSO agency to monitor each rail transit agency's implementation of the State's requirements... Safety Oversight (SSO) agency to oversee the safety and security of each rail transit agency within the State's jurisdiction. To comply with Section 5330, SSO agencies must develop program standards which...

  16. Opposition to gender-sensitive development. Learning to answer back.

    PubMed

    Longwe, S H

    1995-02-01

    Opposition to gender-sensitive development policies can arise within the very development agencies charged with implementing the policies. Agencies may maintain that policies on equality for women are unnecessary because development is concerned with improving welfare in general. This can be refuted by referring to the literature which points out that failure to address the specific needs of women means their exclusion from the development process. Agencies may argue that women's equality is a political rather than a developmental issue. This is countered by the fact that the "Forward-Looking Strategies" define women's development, equality, and empowerment as intertwined processes. Agencies may say that promoting women's equality constitutes undue interference in a country's internal affairs. This is wrong because aid programs should not be supported in countries which do not support women's rights. Agencies may claim that they must work within the existing laws and policies of a developing country. This is partly correct, but the point must be limited because policies and laws may be "given," but they are not fixed. An agency may state that they have no business seeking or promoting change in existing social and customary practices. This is wrong where such practices stand in the way of development and because any development project is by definition a social and economic intervention. Agencies may consider their policy on women an inappropriate imposition of Western ideas. This is wrong because international conventions place a concern for women's rights on a level with a concern for human rights. Finally, agencies may maintain that women in developing countries do not desire equality with men. While it may be true that women accept their subordinate position, this does not offset issues of human rights and equal development. Oppressed women may be very silent; given the opportunity, they generally have a great deal to say.

  17. 7 CFR 1948.89 - Land condemnation by FmHA or its successor agency under Public Law 103-354.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... 7 Agriculture 13 2011-01-01 2009-01-01 true Land condemnation by FmHA or its successor agency... DEVELOPMENT Section 601 Energy Impacted Area Development Assistance Program § 1948.89 Land condemnation by FmHA or its successor agency under Public Law 103-354. (a) If FmHA or its successor agency under Public...

  18. 7 CFR 1948.89 - Land condemnation by FmHA or its successor agency under Public Law 103-354.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... 7 Agriculture 13 2010-01-01 2009-01-01 true Land condemnation by FmHA or its successor agency... DEVELOPMENT Section 601 Energy Impacted Area Development Assistance Program § 1948.89 Land condemnation by FmHA or its successor agency under Public Law 103-354. (a) If FmHA or its successor agency under Public...

  19. 5 CFR 720.205 - Agency plans.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... the Federal civil service system and a description of recruitment programs developed to increase... program plans and should be developed with full consideration of the agency's overall recruiting and...) AFFIRMATIVE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS Federal Equal Opportunity Recruitment Program § 720.205 Agency plans. (a) Each...

  20. 78 FR 47676 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; National Professional Development...

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    2013-08-06

    ... DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [Docket No. ED-2013-ICCD-0100] Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; National Professional Development Program: Grantee Performance Report AGENCY: Office of English Language Acquisition (OLEA), Department of Education (ED). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In accordance...

  1. 78 FR 70015 - Meeting of the National Advisory Council on Minority Business Enterprise

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    2013-11-22

    ... DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Minority Business Development Agency Meeting of the National Advisory Council on Minority Business Enterprise AGENCY: Minority Business Development Agency, U.S. Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of open meeting. SUMMARY: The National Advisory Council on Minority Business...

  2. 77 FR 44207 - Privacy Act of 1974, System of Records

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    2012-07-27

    ... the Privacy Act. It is USAID's core financial management system and accounting system of record... 1974, System of Records AGENCY: United States Agency for International Development. ACTION: Notice of new system of records. SUMMARY: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is...

  3. 77 FR 73973 - Privacy Act of 1974, System of Records

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    2012-12-12

    ... requiring protection under the Privacy Act. It is USAID's core financial management system and accounting... of 1974, System of Records AGENCY: United States Agency for International Development. ACTION: Altered system of records. SUMMARY: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is...

  4. 77 FR 70136 - Privacy Act of 1974, System of Records

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    2012-11-23

    .... It is USAID's core financial management system and accounting system of record. Phoenix enables USAID... of 1974, System of Records AGENCY: United States Agency for International Development. ACTION: Altered system of records. SUMMARY: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is...

  5. 22 CFR 218.03 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Definitions. 218.03 Section 218.03 Foreign Relations AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF AGE IN PROGRAMS OR... Communication Agency, and the Agency for International Development. (2) Secretary means the Secretary of State...

  6. Towards a broader understanding of agency in biomedical ethics.

    PubMed

    López Barreda, Rodrigo; Trachsel, Manuel; Biller-Andorno, Nikola

    2016-09-01

    With advances in medical science, the concept of agency has received increasing attention in biomedical ethics. However, most of the ethical discussion around definitions of agency has focused either on patients suffering from mental disorders or on patients receiving cutting-edge medical treatments in developed countries. Very little of the discussion around concepts of agency has focused on the situation of patients suffering from common diseases that affect populations worldwide. Therefore, the most widely-used definitions of agency may be not appropriate to analyse common diseases among large populations. The branch of social sciences known as development studies draw on their own definitions of the term agency that may provide a more applicable and accurate way of referring to common and general cases than the definitions currently used in bioethics. Moreover, the psychological Self-Determination Theory may improve the usefulness of these definitions in common situations. This article explains the characteristics and the shortcomings of current bioethical definitions of agency when they are applied to common medical conditions worldwide. A new, value-based concept of agency, informed by development studies, is proposed as more accurate and useful for biomedical ethics.

  7. 24 CFR 266.100 - Qualified housing finance agency (HFA).

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... 24 Housing and Urban Development 2 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Qualified housing finance agency... AUTHORITIES HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY RISK-SHARING PROGRAM FOR INSURED AFFORDABLE MULTIFAMILY PROJECT LOANS Housing Finance Agency Requirements § 266.100 Qualified housing finance agency (HFA). (a) Qualifications...

  8. 24 CFR 266.100 - Qualified housing finance agency (HFA).

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 24 Housing and Urban Development 2 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Qualified housing finance agency... AUTHORITIES HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY RISK-SHARING PROGRAM FOR INSURED AFFORDABLE MULTIFAMILY PROJECT LOANS Housing Finance Agency Requirements § 266.100 Qualified housing finance agency (HFA). (a) Qualifications...

  9. 24 CFR 266.100 - Qualified housing finance agency (HFA).

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... 24 Housing and Urban Development 2 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Qualified housing finance agency... AUTHORITIES HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY RISK-SHARING PROGRAM FOR INSURED AFFORDABLE MULTIFAMILY PROJECT LOANS Housing Finance Agency Requirements § 266.100 Qualified housing finance agency (HFA). (a) Qualifications...

  10. 24 CFR 266.100 - Qualified housing finance agency (HFA).

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... 24 Housing and Urban Development 2 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false Qualified housing finance agency... AUTHORITIES HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY RISK-SHARING PROGRAM FOR INSURED AFFORDABLE MULTIFAMILY PROJECT LOANS Housing Finance Agency Requirements § 266.100 Qualified housing finance agency (HFA). (a) Qualifications...

  11. 48 CFR 702.170-6 - Executive agency.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Executive agency. 702.170-6 Section 702.170-6 Federal Acquisition Regulations System AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT GENERAL DEFINITIONS OF WORDS AND TERMS Definitions 702.170-6 Executive agency. Executive agency includes...

  12. 78 FR 4147 - Notice of Development of Set 26 Toxicological Profiles

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    2013-01-18

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry [ATSDR-277] Notice of Development of Set 26 Toxicological Profiles AGENCY: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This...

  13. 77 FR 6800 - Notice of Development of Set 25 Toxicological Profiles

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-02-09

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry [ATSDR-273] Notice of Development of Set 25 Toxicological Profiles AGENCY: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This...

  14. Watershed Central: An Integrated Watershed Assessment and Management Website (Columbus, OH workshop).

    EPA Science Inventory

    The U.S.EPA’s Office of Water (OW), Office of Research and Development (ORD), and Office of Environmental Information (OEI) have teamed together with other Federal Agencies, state and local agencies, tribal agencies, and non-government organizations, to develop an integrated fram...

  15. Watershed Central: An Integrated Watershed Assessment and Management Website (MO presentation)

    EPA Science Inventory

    The U.S. EPA’s Office of Water (OW), Office of Research and Development (ORD), and Office of Environmental Information (OEI) have teamed together with other Federal Agencies, state and local agencies, tribal agencies, and non-government organizations, to develop an integrated fra...

  16. Federal Funds for Research and Development: Fiscal Years 1981, 1982, and 1983. Volume XXXI. Detailed Statistical Tables. Surveys of Science Resources Series.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Div. of Science Resources Studies.

    Detailed statistical tables on federal funds for research and development (R&D) activities are provided in this document. Tables are organized into the following sections: research, development, and R&D plant; R&D- agency, character of work, and performer; total research- agency, performer, and field of science; basic research- agency,…

  17. Federal Funds for Research and Development: Fiscal Years 1983, 1984, and 1985. Volume XXXIII. Detailed Statistical Tables. Surveys of Science Resources Series.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Div. of Science Resources Studies.

    Detailed statistical tables showing the funding levels of 92 federal agencies for research and development (R&D) are provided in this document. These tables are organized into the following sections: research, development, and R&D plant; R&D agency, character of work, and performer; total basic and applied applied research--agency,…

  18. Federal Funds for Research and Development. Fiscal Years 1982, 1983, and 1984. Volume XXXII. Detailed Statistical Tables. Surveys of Science Resources Series.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Div. of Science Resources Studies.

    Detailed statistical tables on federal funds for research and development (R&D) are provided in this document. Tables are organized into the following sections: research, development, and R&D plant; R&D--agency, character of work, and performer; total research--agency, performer, and field of science; basic research--agency, performer,…

  19. Developing a Framework for Critical Science Agency through Case Study in a Conceptual Physics Context

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    Basu, Sreyashi Jhumki; Barton, Angela Calabrese; Clairmont, Neil; Locke, Donya

    2009-01-01

    In this manuscript we examine how two students develop and express agency in and through high school physics. We tell the stories of two youth from a low-income, urban community to elucidate the important components of critical science agency in a physics context, and to situate a set of claims about how youth develop and express this concept.…

  20. 75 FR 39204 - Notice of Public Information Collections Being Reviewed by the U.S. Agency for International...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-07-08

    ... AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Notice of Public Information Collections Being Reviewed by... information technology. DATES: Submit comments on or before September 7, 2010. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT... this Information Collection is to enable the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to...

  1. 75 FR 39204 - Notice of Public Information Collections Being Reviewed by the U.S. Agency for International...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-07-08

    ... AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Notice of Public Information Collections Being Reviewed by... forms of information technology. DATES: Submit comments on or before September 7, 2010. ADDRESSES: Send...: Renewal of Information Collection. Purpose: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID...

  2. 75 FR 10207 - Notice of Public Information Collections being Reviewed by the U.S. Agency for International...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-03-05

    ... AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Notice of Public Information Collections being Reviewed by... information technology. DATES: Submit comments on or before May 4, 2010. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.... SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has previously sought emergency...

  3. Enterprise Line of Sight Analysis Using Evidential Reasoning

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Bunting, William J.

    2012-01-01

    The overall direction of this research is to improve the development of information systems within federal agency modernization efforts so that the systems produce a value to the federal agency that is significantly greater upon implementation than the investment required to develop the systems. Federal agencies are modernizing at an increasing…

  4. 75 FR 15413 - Notice of the Establishment of a National Advisory Council on Minority Business Enterprise and...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-03-29

    ... DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Minority Business Development Agency Notice of the Establishment of a... Membership AGENCY: Minority Business Development Agency, Commerce. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In accordance... concurrence of the General Services Administration, the Department of Commerce is announcing the establishment...

  5. 77 FR 34883 - Petition for Inclusion of the Arab-American Community in the Groups Eligible for MBDA Services

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-06-12

    ... DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Minority Business Development Agency 15 CFR Part 1400 [Docket No. 120517080-2132-02] Petition for Inclusion of the Arab-American Community in the Groups Eligible for MBDA Services AGENCY: Minority Business Development Agency, Commerce. [[Page 34884

  6. 78 FR 77442 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; The Impact of Professional Development...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-12-23

    ..., including through the use of information technology. Please note that written comments received in response... DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [Docket No.: ED-2013-ICCD-0157] Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; The Impact of Professional Development in Fractions for Fourth Grade AGENCY: Institute of...

  7. 45 CFR 1321.61 - Advocacy responsibilities of the area agency.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ....61 Section 1321.61 Public Welfare Regulations Relating to Public Welfare (Continued) OFFICE OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES THE ADMINISTRATION ON AGING, OLDER AMERICANS... responsibilities of the area agency. (a) The area agency shall serve as the public advocate for the development or...

  8. Multicultural development in human services agencies: challenges and solutions.

    PubMed

    Hyde, Cheryl A

    2004-01-01

    Comprehensive multicultural organizational development (MCOD) is increasingly necessary in human services agencies. This article presents results from an exploratory study that identified challenges and solutions to MCOD, against the backdrop of daily realities of agency life. The author conducted interviews with 20 consultants and 20 practitioners experienced in MCOD. Qualitative analysis revealed four challenges--socioeconomic environment, organizational dynamics, conceptualization of the change effort, and consultant competence; and four solutions--collaborative environmental relations, leadership development, assessment and planning, and consultant selection. Results suggest the complexities of MCOD and ways that human services agencies can sustain such efforts.

  9. 48 CFR 702.170-9 - Head of agency.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Head of agency. 702.170-9 Section 702.170-9 Federal Acquisition Regulations System AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT GENERAL DEFINITIONS OF WORDS AND TERMS Definitions 702.170-9 Head of agency. Head of agency means, for USAID, the...

  10. Heritage Education and Heritagization Processes: SHEO Methodology for Educational Programs Evaluation

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    Fontal, Olaia; Gómez-Redondo, Carmen

    2016-01-01

    The cultural approach that is developed at the beginning of this article about "heritagization" processes, allows profiling three different agencies involved in these processes, therefore, an institutional agency, an individual agency, and a community agency are drawn; the last three agencies also determine the characteristics of their…

  11. 24 CFR 578.11 - Unified Funding Agency.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... 24 Housing and Urban Development 3 2014-04-01 2013-04-01 true Unified Funding Agency. 578.11... of Care § 578.11 Unified Funding Agency. (a) Becoming a Unified Funding Agency. To become designated as the Unified Funding Agency (UFA) for a Continuum, a collaborative applicant must be selected by...

  12. 48 CFR 15.604 - Agency points of contact.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... agency: upcoming solicitations; Broad Agency Announcements; Small Business Innovation Research programs; Small Business Technology Transfer Research programs; Program Research and Development Announcements; or... CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES CONTRACTING BY NEGOTIATION Unsolicited Proposals 15.604 Agency points...

  13. 78 FR 37775 - Notice of July 9 President's Global Development Council Meeting

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-06-24

    ... 9 President's Global Development Council Meeting AGENCY: United States Agency for International... hereby given of a meeting of the President's Global Development Council (GDC). Date: Tuesday, July 9...

  14. 41 CFR 102-192.175 - What types of support does GSA offer to Federal agency mail management programs?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... with Federal agencies; (c) Developing and providing access to a Governmentwide management information system for mail; (d) Helping agencies develop performance measures and management information systems for... 41 Public Contracts and Property Management 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false What types of support...

  15. 75 FR 57251 - Notice of Public Information Collections Being Reviewed by the U.S. Agency for International...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-09-20

    ... Public Information Collections Being Reviewed by the U.S. Agency for International Development; Comments... collection techniques or other forms of information technology. DATES: Submit comments on or before November..., Information and Records Division, U.S. Agency for International Development, Room 2.07-106, RRB, Washington...

  16. 78 FR 30267 - Notice of June 12 Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid Meeting

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-05-22

    ... AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Notice of June 12 Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid Meeting AGENCY: United States Agency for International Development. ACTION: Notice of meeting. SUMMARY... Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid (ACVFA). Date: Wednesday, June 12, 2013. Time: 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m...

  17. Knowledge-Based Aid: A Four Agency Comparative Study

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    McGrath, Simon; King, Kenneth

    2004-01-01

    Part of the response of many development cooperation agencies to the challenges of globalisation, ICTs and the knowledge economy is to emphasise the importance of knowledge for development. This paper looks at the discourses and practices of ''knowledge-based aid'' through an exploration of four agencies: the World Bank, DFID, Sida and JICA. It…

  18. 41 CFR 102-76.55 - What sustainable development principles must Federal agencies apply to the siting, design, and...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... construction of new facilities, which include— (a) Optimizing site potential; (b) Minimizing non-renewable... development principles must Federal agencies apply to the siting, design, and construction of new facilities... Federal agencies apply to the siting, design, and construction of new facilities? In keeping with the...

  19. 41 CFR 102-76.55 - What sustainable development principles must Federal agencies apply to the siting, design, and...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... construction of new facilities, which include— (a) Optimizing site potential; (b) Minimizing non-renewable... development principles must Federal agencies apply to the siting, design, and construction of new facilities... Federal agencies apply to the siting, design, and construction of new facilities? In keeping with the...

  20. 41 CFR 102-76.55 - What sustainable development principles must Federal agencies apply to the siting, design, and...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... construction of new facilities, which include— (a) Optimizing site potential; (b) Minimizing non-renewable... development principles must Federal agencies apply to the siting, design, and construction of new facilities... Federal agencies apply to the siting, design, and construction of new facilities? In keeping with the...

  1. 41 CFR 102-76.55 - What sustainable development principles must Federal agencies apply to the siting, design, and...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... construction of new facilities, which include— (a) Optimizing site potential; (b) Minimizing non-renewable... development principles must Federal agencies apply to the siting, design, and construction of new facilities... Federal agencies apply to the siting, design, and construction of new facilities? In keeping with the...

  2. Teacher Activist Organizations and the Development of Professional Agency

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Quinn, Rand; Carl, Nicole Mittenfelner

    2015-01-01

    Teacher professional agency refers to the ability of teachers to control their work within structural constraints. In this paper, we show how teacher activist organizations can assist in the development of professional agency. We focus on a teacher activist organization in a large urban district in the United States and identify three…

  3. 75 FR 61695 - Board for International Food and Agricultural Development; One Hundred and Sixtieth Meeting...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-10-06

    ... Agency's Chief Scientist and Director of the Agency's new Office of Science and Technology. Signing for... rolled out its global food security strategy, known as ``Feed the Future.'' This new initiative has... Agency's main program pillars will be expansion of research and development to increase agricultural...

  4. Improving Collaborative School-Agency Transition Planning: A Statewide DBMS Approach.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Peterson, Randolph L.; Roessler, Richard T.

    1997-01-01

    Describes the development and components of a referral database management system developed by the Arkansas Transition Project. The system enables individualized-education-plan team members to refer students with disabilities directly to adult agencies and to receive a monitoring report describing the agency response to the referral. The system is…

  5. A comprehensive approach to visual resource management for highway agencies

    Treesearch

    William G. E. Blair; Larry Isaacson; Grant R. Jones

    1979-01-01

    To help ensure that visual effects are considered at all stages of highway agency decision-making, the Federal Highway Administration contracted with Jones & Jones to develop and conduct a five-day training course to guide highway professionals in developing VRM processes for their own agencies.The training course emphasizes overall principles...

  6. 77 FR 72254 - Petition for Inclusion of the Arab-American Community in the Groups Eligible for MBDA Services

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-12-05

    ... DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Minority Business Development Agency 15 CFR Part 1400 [Docket No. 121130667-2667-01] Petition for Inclusion of the Arab-American Community in the Groups Eligible for MBDA Services AGENCY: Minority Business Development Agency, Commerce. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking and request...

  7. 77 FR 46346 - Petition for Inclusion of the Arab-American Community in the Groups Eligible for MBDA Services

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-08-03

    ... DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Minority Business Development Agency 15 CFR Part 1400 [Docket No. 120517080-2284-03] Petition for Inclusion of the Arab-American Community in the Groups Eligible for MBDA Services AGENCY: Minority Business Development Agency, Commerce. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking and request...

  8. 77 FR 53780 - Petition for Inclusion of the Arab-American Community in the Groups Eligible for MBDA Services

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-09-04

    ... DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Minority Business Development Agency 15 CFR Part 1400 [Docket No. 120517080-2402-04] Petition for Inclusion of the Arab-American Community in the Groups Eligible for MBDA Services AGENCY: Minority Business Development Agency, Commerce. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking and request...

  9. Key Informant Perspectives on Federal Research Agency Policy and Systems and Scientific Workforce Diversity Development: A Companion Study

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Moore, Corey L.; Wang, Ningning; Davis, Dytisha; Aref, Fariborz; Manyibe, Edward O.; Washington, Andre L.; Johnson, Jean; Eugene-Cross, Kenyotta; Muhammad, Atashia; Jennings-Jones, Desiree

    2017-01-01

    Purpose: In the previous analysis of key informant perspectives on minority research leaders' career development factors, we identified individual and sociocultural, institutional, and federal research agency (i.e., National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research; National Institutes of Health; Agency for…

  10. 22 CFR 212.36 - Denial of request for access to records.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... Section 212.36 Foreign Relations AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC INFORMATION Access to Agency... responsible for the denial, and the right of the person to appeal the adverse determination. (b) The denial of... Administrative Services, Bureau for Management, Room 803, SA-2, Agency for International Development, 21st and...

  11. The Emergence of Learners' Transformative Agency in a Change Laboratory Intervention

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Haapasaari, Arja; Engeström, Yrjö; Kerosuo, Hannele

    2016-01-01

    Changes and transformations in organisations are traditionally initiated by the management. This approach does not, however, encourage the agency of all the members in an organisation to engage in cooperative development of the activity. This paper presents an analysis of the development of participants' transformative agency in a Change…

  12. 75 FR 6070 - Notice of Public Meeting on the International Atomic Energy Agency Basic Safety Standards Version...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-02-05

    ... Energy Agency Basic Safety Standards Version 3.0, Draft Safety Requirements DS379 AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting on the International Atomic Energy Agency Basic... development of U.S. Government comments on this International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) draft General Safety...

  13. 76 FR 71119 - Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-11-16

    .... Abstract: 49 U.S.C. 5330 requires States to designate a State Safety Oversight (SSO) agency to oversee the... 5330, SSO agencies must develop program standards which meet FTA's minimum requirements. In the Program Standard, which must be approved by FTA, each SSO agency must require each rail transit agency in the State...

  14. 78 FR 69393 - Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-11-19

    .... FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), ATTN: Human...: Delete entry and replace with ``Human Development Directorate, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency...; System of Records AGENCY: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, DoD. ACTION: Notice to alter a System...

  15. Reflections on organizational issues in developing, implementing, and maintaining state Web-based data query systems.

    PubMed

    Love, Denise; Shah, Gulzar H

    2006-01-01

    Emerging technologies, such as Web-based data query systems (WDQSs), provide opportunities for state and local agencies to systematically organize and disseminate data to broad audiences and streamline the data distribution process. Despite the progress in WDQSs' implementation, led by agencies considered the "early adopters," there are still agencies left behind. This article explores the organizational issues and barriers to development of WDQSs in public health agencies and highlights factors facilitating the implementation of WDQSs.

  16. 78 FR 30267 - Notice of Cancellation of May 17 President's Global Development Council Meeting

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    2013-05-22

    ... Cancellation of May 17 President's Global Development Council Meeting AGENCY: United States Agency for... Committee Act, notice is hereby given of cancellation of the meeting of the President's Global Development...

  17. 78 FR 41025 - Notice of Cancellation of July 9 President's Global Development Council Meeting

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    2013-07-09

    ... Cancellation of July 9 President's Global Development Council Meeting AGENCY: United States Agency for... Committee Act, notice is hereby given of cancellation of the meeting of the President's Global Development...

  18. Building a Stronger Network: Developing the Role of National Training Organisations. The Agency Responds.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Learning and Skills Development Agency, London (England).

    The Learning and Skills Development Agency agrees that national training organizations (NTOs) have a vital role to play in delivering the United Kingdom's skills agenda and that doing so will require strengthening their role. The agency particularly welcomes the fact that the NTO framework will do the following things: include clear statements of…

  19. Rehabilitation Needs Assessment for Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies. Volume II. Needs Assessment Topics Identified in the Rehabilitation Act: Issues and Resources.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Wisconsin Univ.-Stout, Menomonie. Stout Vocational Rehabilitation Inst.

    This guide was developed to help Wisconsin agency assessment, evaluation, and planning personnel to develop a perspective on how needs assessment fits into their state's vocational rehabilitation program planning. Volume II provides state agency personnel with tools for conducting rehabilitation needs assessment. The first three chapters consider…

  20. 5 CFR 451.103 - Agency award program(s).

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... for employees covered by this subpart. (b) Agencies are encouraged to involve employees in developing such programs. When agencies involve employees, the method of involvement shall be in accordance with... agency financial management controls and delegations of authority; and (2) Documenting justification for...

  1. 22 CFR 214.43 - Agency records.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... Relations AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MANAGEMENT Administration of Advisory Committees § 214.43 Agency records. (a) The A.I.D. Advisory Committee Management Office maintains the Agency... known to the A.I.D. Advisory Committee Management Officer. These files contain the following information...

  2. 76 FR 53713 - Notice of Request for the Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-08-29

    ... to designate a State Safety Oversight (SSO) agency to oversee the safety and security of each rail transit agency within the State's jurisdiction. To comply with Section 5330, SSO agencies must develop... by FTA, each SSO agency must require each rail transit agency in the State's jurisdiction to prepare...

  3. Handbook of Information Relevant to Manpower Agencies: A Compilation of Practice Principles and Strategies for Manpower Operations.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Erfurt, John C.; And Others

    Concepts of internal agency structure and operations, agency-company relations, and agency-enrollee relations, with recommendations for their implementation, form the three main sections of this handbook developed for manpower agency administrators, supervisory staffs and program planners. It is designed to aid those who organize and develop…

  4. Learner Agency within the Design of an EAP Course

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Seppälä, Riina

    2015-01-01

    To meet the demands of today's society and working life, higher education should support the development of learner agency. How the agency of individual learners emerges in university courses and what kind of agency empowers the learners to face new challenges should be considered. In this article, the focus is on learner agency enabled and…

  5. The use of memoranda of understanding in fostering inter-agency collaboration: a qualitative study of health services agencies serving vulnerable populations in Baltimore, USA.

    PubMed

    Khosla, Nidhi; Marsteller, Jill A; Holtgrave, David R

    2013-11-01

    We examined whether mandated collaboration reflected in memoranda of understanding (MOUs) developed by health agencies to meet funder expectations is effective in fostering inter-agency collaboration. We conducted 22 semi-structured interviews from late 2010 to early 2012 in Baltimore, USA, with representatives of 17 HIV service agencies, three local health department units, and one agency that closed in 2008 (two interviews). While there was no consensus, most respondents perceived MOUs negatively, mainly because the process of obtaining signed MOUs was time consuming; frontline staff was mostly unaware of MOUs, agencies did not necessarily work with agencies they signed MOUs with and MOUs were rarely evaluated after being signed. A few agencies reported that MOUs could keep agencies focused and set mutual expectations. The local health department acknowledged shortcomings in MOUs but emphasized that MOUs could help agencies plan for referring clients when their own capacity was full. Although many agencies acknowledged the importance of collaboration, most respondents found that MOUs lacked practical utility. Grant-makers should consult sub-grantees to develop alternative means of fostering collaboration that would be perceived as relevant by both parties. © The Author(s) 2014 Reprints and permissions: sagepub.co.uk/journalsPermissions.nav.

  6. DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Tuxen, L.

    The Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) is an electronic information system developed by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) containing information related to health risk assessment. IRIS is the Agency`s primary vehicle for communication of chronic health hazard information that represents Agency consensus following comprehensive review by intra-Agency work groups. The original purpose for developing IRIS was to provide guidance to EPA personnel in making risk management decisions. This original purpose for developing IRIS was to guidance to EPA personnel in making risk management decisions. This role has expanded and evolved with wider access and use of the system. IRISmore » contains chemical-specific information in summary format for approximately 500 chemicals. IRIS is available to the general public on the National Library of Medicine`s Toxicology Data Network (TOXNET) and on diskettes through the National Technical Information Service (NTIS).« less

  7. Shaping the Culture: Organizational Development through Team Building.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Yeager, James F.

    This practicum developed and implemented an organization development plan to improve agency and team effectiveness and staff satisfaction at a private agency that provides educational and treatment services to children with emotional, mental, or behavioral disorders. An extensive literature review on organizational development was conducted and…

  8. 48 CFR 719.271 - Agency program direction and operation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Agency program direction and operation. 719.271 Section 719.271 Federal Acquisition Regulations System AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIOECONOMIC PROGRAMS SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS Policies 719.271 Agency program direction and...

  9. Self-Study and Evaluation Guide.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    National Accreditation Council for Agencies Serving the Blind and Visually Handicapped, New York, NY.

    Standards developed for agencies over a 3-year period are presented. The following are provided or specified: a manual of procedures for agency self-study, an agency and community profile, agency function and structure, financial accounting and service reporting, personnel administration and volunteer service, physical facilities, public relations…

  10. 48 CFR 35.016 - Broad agency announcement.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 1 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Broad agency announcement... CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTING 35.016 Broad agency announcement. (a) General. This paragraph prescribes procedures for the use of the broad agency announcement (BAA) with Peer or...

  11. 48 CFR 35.016 - Broad agency announcement.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 1 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Broad agency announcement... CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTING 35.016 Broad agency announcement. (a) General. This paragraph prescribes procedures for the use of the broad agency announcement (BAA) with Peer or...

  12. 48 CFR 1835.016-70 - Foreign participation under broad agency announcements (BAAs).

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... broad agency announcements (BAAs). 1835.016-70 Section 1835.016-70 Federal Acquisition Regulations... DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTING 1835.016-70 Foreign participation under broad agency announcements (BAAs). (a) Policy. (1) NASA seeks the broadest participation in response to broad agency announcements, including...

  13. 48 CFR 35.016 - Broad agency announcement.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 1 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Broad agency announcement... CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTING 35.016 Broad agency announcement. (a) General. This paragraph prescribes procedures for the use of the broad agency announcement (BAA) with Peer or...

  14. 48 CFR 35.016 - Broad agency announcement.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 1 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Broad agency announcement... CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTING 35.016 Broad agency announcement. (a) General. This paragraph prescribes procedures for the use of the broad agency announcement (BAA) with Peer or...

  15. 48 CFR 719.271 - Agency program direction and operation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Agency program direction and operation. 719.271 Section 719.271 Federal Acquisition Regulations System AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIOECONOMIC PROGRAMS SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS Policies 719.271 Agency program direction and...

  16. The vulnerable do-gooders: security strategies of German aid agencies.

    PubMed

    Schneiker, Andrea

    2013-04-01

    Humanitarian and development agencies have confronted growing insecurity in some of the regions in which they work over the course of the past decade. Consequently, aid agencies are changing their approach to security issues. Compared to aid agencies from other countries, especially the United Kingdom and the United States, German aid agencies have been relatively slow to adopt security measures. In addition, the security measures they have selected differ from one agency to another, even in comparable security contexts. The literature on organisational learning helps to explain these differences. The findings show that external and internal organisational factors influence an aid agency's choice of a particular security measure. The different responses of German aid agencies to the changing security environment demonstrate that security measures are not only influenced by an organisation's identity but also can be a way for them to demonstrate their identity and thereby distinguish themselves from other actors that deliver aid. © 2013 The Author(s). Journal compilation © Overseas Development Institute, 2013.

  17. War on Hunger: A Report from the Agency for International Development, December 1975.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Rhoad, David L., Ed.

    Produced by the Agency for International Development, this magazine presents articles and speeches on international development. Published monthly, the articles focus on developing nations and problems and areas of development. Typical issues offer articles on food and nutrition, education, disaster and humanitarian relief, U.S. government policy,…

  18. 10 CFR 473.2 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... ENERGY ENERGY CONSERVATION AUTOMOTIVE PROPULSION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Review and Certification of... project means research and development under the Act by employees of a Federal agency furnishing.... DOE project means research and development under the Act by employees of the DOE. Federal agency means...

  19. 10 CFR 473.2 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... ENERGY ENERGY CONSERVATION AUTOMOTIVE PROPULSION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Review and Certification of... project means research and development under the Act by employees of a Federal agency furnishing.... DOE project means research and development under the Act by employees of the DOE. Federal agency means...

  20. 10 CFR 473.2 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... ENERGY ENERGY CONSERVATION AUTOMOTIVE PROPULSION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Review and Certification of... project means research and development under the Act by employees of a Federal agency furnishing.... DOE project means research and development under the Act by employees of the DOE. Federal agency means...

  1. 10 CFR 473.2 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... ENERGY ENERGY CONSERVATION AUTOMOTIVE PROPULSION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Review and Certification of... project means research and development under the Act by employees of a Federal agency furnishing.... DOE project means research and development under the Act by employees of the DOE. Federal agency means...

  2. 10 CFR 473.2 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... ENERGY ENERGY CONSERVATION AUTOMOTIVE PROPULSION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Review and Certification of... project means research and development under the Act by employees of a Federal agency furnishing.... DOE project means research and development under the Act by employees of the DOE. Federal agency means...

  3. 76 FR 20679 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Guidance for...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-04-13

    ...: Fast Track Drug Development Programs: Designation, Development, and Application Review AGENCY: Food and... licenses for fast track designation as provided in the guidance for industry on fast track drug development... appropriate, and other forms of information technology. Guidance for Industry: Fast Track Drug Development...

  4. 45 CFR 1321.11 - State agency policies.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ..., DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES THE ADMINISTRATION ON AGING, OLDER AMERICANS PROGRAMS GRANTS TO STATE AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ON AGING State Agency Responsibilities § 1321.11 State agency policies. (a) The State agency on aging shall develop policies governing all aspects of programs operated under this part...

  5. 45 CFR 1321.11 - State agency policies.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ..., DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES THE ADMINISTRATION ON AGING, OLDER AMERICANS PROGRAMS GRANTS TO STATE AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ON AGING State Agency Responsibilities § 1321.11 State agency policies. (a) The State agency on aging shall develop policies governing all aspects of programs operated under this part...

  6. 45 CFR 1321.11 - State agency policies.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ..., DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES THE ADMINISTRATION ON AGING, OLDER AMERICANS PROGRAMS GRANTS TO STATE AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ON AGING State Agency Responsibilities § 1321.11 State agency policies. (a) The State agency on aging shall develop policies governing all aspects of programs operated under this part...

  7. 45 CFR 1302.32 - Alternative agency-prohibition.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 45 Public Welfare 4 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Alternative agency-prohibition. 1302.32 Section 1302.32 Public Welfare Regulations Relating to Public Welfare (Continued) OFFICE OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT... Alternative agency—prohibition. (a) No agency will be designated as the alternative agency pursuant to this...

  8. 45 CFR 98.10 - Lead Agency responsibilities.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... 45 Public Welfare 1 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Lead Agency responsibilities. 98.10 Section 98.10 Public Welfare Department of Health and Human Services GENERAL ADMINISTRATION CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT FUND General Application Procedures § 98.10 Lead Agency responsibilities. The Lead Agency, as...

  9. 45 CFR 98.10 - Lead Agency responsibilities.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... 45 Public Welfare 1 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Lead Agency responsibilities. 98.10 Section 98.10 Public Welfare DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES GENERAL ADMINISTRATION CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT FUND General Application Procedures § 98.10 Lead Agency responsibilities. The Lead Agency, as...

  10. 45 CFR 98.10 - Lead Agency responsibilities.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... 45 Public Welfare 1 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Lead Agency responsibilities. 98.10 Section 98.10 Public Welfare DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES GENERAL ADMINISTRATION CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT FUND General Application Procedures § 98.10 Lead Agency responsibilities. The Lead Agency, as...

  11. 45 CFR 98.10 - Lead Agency responsibilities.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... 45 Public Welfare 1 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Lead Agency responsibilities. 98.10 Section 98.10 Public Welfare DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES GENERAL ADMINISTRATION CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT FUND General Application Procedures § 98.10 Lead Agency responsibilities. The Lead Agency, as...

  12. 45 CFR 98.10 - Lead Agency responsibilities.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 45 Public Welfare 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Lead Agency responsibilities. 98.10 Section 98.10 Public Welfare DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES GENERAL ADMINISTRATION CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT FUND General Application Procedures § 98.10 Lead Agency responsibilities. The Lead Agency, as...

  13. 48 CFR 1835.016-70 - Foreign participation under broad agency announcements (BAAs).

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... under broad agency announcements (BAAs). 1835.016-70 Section 1835.016-70 Federal Acquisition Regulations... DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTING 1835.016-70 Foreign participation under broad agency announcements (BAAs). (a) Policy. (1) NASA seeks the broadest participation in response to broad agency announcements, including...

  14. 48 CFR 1835.016-70 - Foreign participation under broad agency announcements (BAAs).

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... under broad agency announcements (BAAs). 1835.016-70 Section 1835.016-70 Federal Acquisition Regulations... DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTING 1835.016-70 Foreign participation under broad agency announcements (BAAs). (a) Policy. (1) NASA seeks the broadest participation in response to broad agency announcements, including...

  15. 48 CFR 1835.016-70 - Foreign participation under broad agency announcements (BAAs).

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... under broad agency announcements (BAAs). 1835.016-70 Section 1835.016-70 Federal Acquisition Regulations... DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTING 1835.016-70 Foreign participation under broad agency announcements (BAAs). (a) Policy. (1) NASA seeks the broadest participation in response to broad agency announcements, including...

  16. 48 CFR 1835.016-70 - Foreign participation under broad agency announcements (BAAs).

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... under broad agency announcements (BAAs). 1835.016-70 Section 1835.016-70 Federal Acquisition Regulations... DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTING 1835.016-70 Foreign participation under broad agency announcements (BAAs). (a) Policy. (1) NASA seeks the broadest participation in response to broad agency announcements, including...

  17. 48 CFR 732.406-70 - Agency-issued letters of credit.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Agency-issued letters of credit. 732.406-70 Section 732.406-70 Federal Acquisition Regulations System AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS CONTRACT FINANCING Advance Payments 732.406-70 Agency-issued...

  18. 48 CFR 732.406-70 - Agency-issued letters of credit.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Agency-issued letters of credit. 732.406-70 Section 732.406-70 Federal Acquisition Regulations System AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS CONTRACT FINANCING Advance Payments 732.406-70 Agency-issued...

  19. Succession Planning and Management Practice in Washington State Local Public Health Agencies.

    PubMed

    Wiesman, John M; Babich, Suzanne M; Umble, Karl; Baker, Edward L

    2016-01-01

    Turnover of top local public health officials is expected to be great, with 23% being 60 years of age or older, and another 42% being 50 to 59 years of age. Yet, we know little about the use of succession planning in public health agencies. Describe succession planning practices in local public health agencies. We conducted a Web-based, cross-sectional survey of succession planning practices and followed the career paths of public health officials for 40 months. The top local public health officials from Washington State's 35 local governmental public health agencies. Twenty-five succession planning best practices. All 35 agencies responded, resulting in a 100% response rate. Our study found evidence of succession planning practices in Washington State local public health agencies: 85% of agencies selected high-performing high potential employees for development, 76% sent them to formal technical and management/leadership training, 70% used cross-functional team projects, and 67% used stretch assignments to develop their employees. Impetuses to implement succession planning were discovering that large percentages of employees were able to retire soon and that national accreditation requires workforce development plans. Barriers to implementing succession planning included other competing demands for time, belief that the agency's workforce was too small for a formal program, and concerns that there would be union barriers. In 2012, 50% of the officials surveyed said that it would be at least possible that they would leave their current jobs within 5 years. Forty months later, 12 (34%) had left their positions. We were encouraged by the level of succession planning in Washington State and recommend creating a greater sense of urgency by focusing on agency retirement profiles and emphasizing the need for workforce development plans for accreditation. Developing the public health leaders of tomorrow is too important to be left to chance.

  20. Building a culture of learning through organizational development: the experiences of the Marin County Health and Human Services Department.

    PubMed

    Lindberg, Arley; Meredith, Larry

    2012-01-01

    After determining a need for organizational change informed by changes in workforce demographics, community demographics, the socio-political and economic environment, and constraints on resources, one agency sought to transform its organizational culture into that of a learning organization. An external organizational development consultant was hired to work with agency leadership to identify ways that would help move the agency's culture towards one that was conducive to learning. Specifically, the agency director sought to create a culture where communication is encouraged both vertically and horizontally, frontline level workers are engaged and their voices heard, cross-departmental problem solving is practiced, innovative ideas are supported, and evidence-informed practice regularly implemented. This case study describes the experiences of this agency and the process taken toward engaging an external consultant and moving towards the development of a culture of learning. Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC

  1. Medaka Fish Embryo Developed for STS-78 Life and Microgravity Spacelab (LMS)

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    1996-01-01

    Launched on June 20, 1996, the STS-78 mission's primary payload was the Life and Microgravity Spacelab (LMS), which was managed by the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). During the 17 day space flight, the crew conducted a diverse slate of experiments divided into a mix of life science and microgravity investigations. In a manner very similar to future International Space Station operations, LMS researchers from the United States and their European counterparts shared resources such as crew time and equipment. Five space agencies (NASA/USA, European Space Agency/Europe (ESA), French Space Agency/France, Canadian Space Agency /Canada, and Italian Space Agency/Italy) along with research scientists from 10 countries worked together on the design, development and construction of the LMS. This photo represents the development of Medaka Fish Embryos, one of the many studies of the LMS mission.

  2. 45 CFR 1321.35 - Withdrawal of area agency designation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES THE ADMINISTRATION ON AGING, OLDER AMERICANS PROGRAMS GRANTS TO STATE AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ON AGING State Agency Responsibilities § 1321.35 Withdrawal... established and published by the State agency on aging; or (4) Activities of the area agency are inconsistent...

  3. 45 CFR 1321.55 - Organization and staffing of the area agency.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES THE ADMINISTRATION ON AGING, OLDER AMERICANS PROGRAMS GRANTS TO STATE AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ON AGING Area Agency Responsibilities § 1321.55...-purpose agency which functions only for purposes of serving as the area agency on aging. Where the State...

  4. 45 CFR 1321.35 - Withdrawal of area agency designation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES THE ADMINISTRATION ON AGING, OLDER AMERICANS PROGRAMS GRANTS TO STATE AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ON AGING State Agency Responsibilities § 1321.35 Withdrawal... established and published by the State agency on aging; or (4) Activities of the area agency are inconsistent...

  5. 45 CFR 1321.55 - Organization and staffing of the area agency.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES THE ADMINISTRATION ON AGING, OLDER AMERICANS PROGRAMS GRANTS TO STATE AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ON AGING Area Agency Responsibilities § 1321.55...-purpose agency which functions only for purposes of serving as the area agency on aging. Where the State...

  6. 45 CFR 1321.55 - Organization and staffing of the area agency.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES THE ADMINISTRATION ON AGING, OLDER AMERICANS PROGRAMS GRANTS TO STATE AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ON AGING Area Agency Responsibilities § 1321.55...-purpose agency which functions only for purposes of serving as the area agency on aging. Where the State...

  7. 45 CFR 1321.35 - Withdrawal of area agency designation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES THE ADMINISTRATION ON AGING, OLDER AMERICANS PROGRAMS GRANTS TO STATE AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ON AGING State Agency Responsibilities § 1321.35 Withdrawal... established and published by the State agency on aging; or (4) Activities of the area agency are inconsistent...

  8. 45 CFR 1321.35 - Withdrawal of area agency designation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES THE ADMINISTRATION ON AGING, OLDER AMERICANS PROGRAMS GRANTS TO STATE AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ON AGING State Agency Responsibilities § 1321.35 Withdrawal... established and published by the State agency on aging; or (4) Activities of the area agency are inconsistent...

  9. 75 FR 62534 - Request for Nominations to the National Advisory Committee for the Development of Acute Exposure...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-10-12

    ... Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (MC 7403M), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC....S. Environmental Protection Agency (MC: 7403M), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460... AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection...

  10. 12 CFR 1704.29 - Coordinating salary offset with other agencies.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... 12 Banks and Banking 7 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Coordinating salary offset with other agencies... HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT OFHEO ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS DEBT COLLECTION Salary Offset § 1704.29 Coordinating salary offset with other agencies. (a) Responsibility of OFHEO as the creditor agency. (1) OFHEO...

  11. 5 CFR 430.204 - Agency performance appraisal system(s).

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... 5 Administrative Personnel 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Agency performance appraisal system(s... Other Employees § 430.204 Agency performance appraisal system(s). (a) Each agency as defined at section 4301(1) of title 5, United States Code, shall develop one or more performance appraisal systems for...

  12. 22 CFR 212.37 - Procedures for agency consideration of appeals.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Procedures for agency consideration of appeals. 212.37 Section 212.37 Foreign Relations AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC INFORMATION Access... of the decisions and of the provisions for judicial review of the Agency's denial of the request. (c...

  13. 5 CFR 412.202 - Systematic training and development of supervisors, managers, and executives.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... MANAGEMENT CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS SUPERVISORY, MANAGEMENT, AND EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT Succession Planning... the agencies' succession plans. Agencies also must issue written policies to ensure they: (a) Design...

  14. 5 CFR 412.202 - Systematic training and development of supervisors, managers, and executives.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... MANAGEMENT CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS SUPERVISORY, MANAGEMENT, AND EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT Succession Planning... the agencies' succession plans. Agencies also must issue written policies to ensure they: (a) Design...

  15. 5 CFR 412.202 - Systematic training and development of supervisors, managers, and executives.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... MANAGEMENT CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS SUPERVISORY, MANAGEMENT, AND EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT Succession Planning... the agencies' succession plans. Agencies also must issue written policies to ensure they: (a) Design...

  16. 5 CFR 412.202 - Systematic training and development of supervisors, managers, and executives.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... MANAGEMENT CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS SUPERVISORY, MANAGEMENT, AND EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT Succession Planning... the agencies' succession plans. Agencies also must issue written policies to ensure they: (a) Design...

  17. A History of the Energy Research and Development Administration [ERDA

    DOE R&D Accomplishments Database

    Buck, Alice L.

    1982-03-01

    Congress created the Energy Research and Development Administration on October 11, 1974 in response to the Nation's growing need for additional sources of energy. The new agency would coordinate energy programs formerly scattered among many federal agencies, and serve as the focus point for a major effort by the Federal Government to expand energy research and development efforts. New ways to conserve existing supplies as well as the commercial demonstration of new technologies would hopefully be the fruit of the Government's first significant effort to amalgamate energy resource development programs. This history briefly summarizes the accomplishments of the agency.

  18. 24 CFR 115.301 - Agency eligibility criteria; Funding availability.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 24 Housing and Urban Development 1 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Agency eligibility criteria; Funding availability. 115.301 Section 115.301 Housing and Urban Development Regulations Relating to Housing and Urban Development OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING...

  19. 24 CFR 115.301 - Agency eligibility criteria; Funding availability.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... 24 Housing and Urban Development 1 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Agency eligibility criteria; Funding availability. 115.301 Section 115.301 Housing and Urban Development Regulations Relating to Housing and Urban Development OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING...

  20. 24 CFR 115.301 - Agency eligibility criteria; Funding availability.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 24 Housing and Urban Development 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Agency eligibility criteria; Funding availability. 115.301 Section 115.301 Housing and Urban Development Regulations Relating to Housing and Urban Development OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING...

  1. 24 CFR 115.301 - Agency eligibility criteria; Funding availability.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... 24 Housing and Urban Development 1 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Agency eligibility criteria; Funding availability. 115.301 Section 115.301 Housing and Urban Development Regulations Relating to Housing and Urban Development OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING...

  2. 24 CFR 115.301 - Agency eligibility criteria; Funding availability.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... 24 Housing and Urban Development 1 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false Agency eligibility criteria; Funding availability. 115.301 Section 115.301 Housing and Urban Development Regulations Relating to Housing and Urban Development OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING...

  3. EIA models and capacity building in Viet Nam: an analysis of development aid programs

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Doberstein, Brent

    2004-04-01

    There has been a decided lack of empirical research examining development aid agencies as 'agents of change' in environmental impact assessment (EIA) systems in developing countries, particularly research examining the model of environmental planning practice promoted by aid agencies as part of capacity building. This paper briefly traces a conceptual framework of EIA, then introduces the concept of 'EIA capacity building'. Using Viet Nam as a case study, the paper then outlines the empirical results of the research, focusing on the extent to which aid agency capacity-building programs promoted a Technical vs. Planning Model of EIA and on the coherencemore » of capacity-building efforts across all aid programs. A discussion follows, where research results are interpreted within the Vietnamese context, and implications of research results are identified for three main groups of actors. The paper concludes by calling for development aid agencies to reconceptualise EIA capacity building as an opportunity to transform developing countries' development planning processes.« less

  4. Supporting economic development with highway investment

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2015-11-01

    Federal transportation regulations and law direct State and local transportation agencies to account for economic development plans in transportation planning processes. While Federal law is not prescriptive about how State and local agencies account...

  5. Making the Link. Coordinating Economic Development and Employment and Training. State Governments. Regional Councils. Local Economic Development Agencies.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    National Alliance of Business, Inc., Washington, DC.

    This document consists of three closely related reports, dealing with "State Governments", "Regional Councils", and "Local Econcomic Development Agencies", respectively, together with a fourth document, a preceding overview. These documents draw from results of a project to identify successful approaches to coordinating economic development and…

  6. 24 CFR 266.100 - Qualified housing finance agency (HFA).

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 24 Housing and Urban Development 2 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Qualified housing finance agency (HFA). 266.100 Section 266.100 Housing and Urban Development Regulations Relating to Housing and Urban Development (Continued) OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HOUSING-FEDERAL HOUSING COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT MORTGAGE...

  7. The International Planetary Data Alliance

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Stein, T.; Arviset, C.; Crichton, D. J.

    2017-12-01

    The International Planetary Data Alliance (IPDA) is an association of partners with the aim of improving the quality of planetary science data and services to the end users of space based instrumentation. The specific mission of the IPDA is to facilitate global access to, and exchange of, high quality scientific data products managed across international boundaries. Ensuring proper capture, accessibility and availability of the data is the task of the individual member space agencies. The IPDA was formed in 2006 with the purpose of adopting standards and developing collaborations across agencies to ensure data is captured in common formats. Member agencies include: Armenian Astronomical Society, China National Space Agency (CNSA), European Space Agency (ESA), German Aerospace Center (DLR), Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), Italian Space Agency (ASI), Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), National Air and Space Administration (NASA), National Centre for Space Studies (CNES), Space Research Institute (IKI), UAE Space Agency, and UK Space Agency. The IPDA Steering Committee oversees the execution of projects and coordinates international collaboration. The IPDA conducts a number of focused projects to enable interoperability, construction of compatible archives, and the operation of the IPDA as a whole. These projects have helped to establish the IPDA and to move the collaboration forward. A key project that is currently underway is the implementation of the PDS4 data standard. Given the international focus, it has been critical that the PDS and the IPDA collaborate on its development. Also, other projects have been conducted successfully, including developing the IPDA architecture and corresponding requirements, developing shared registries for data and tools across international boundaries, and common templates for supporting agreements for archiving and sharing data for international missions. Several projects demonstrating interoperability across systems have been applied to specific missions and data sets. IPDA membership is open to space agencies and scientific research institutes. Representatives who are interested in joining the IPDA should contact the author or use the contact form on the web page http://www.planetarydata.org.

  8. 36 CFR 907.16 - Actions where lead Agency designation is necessary.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... qualifies as one for which the Corporation will seek designation as lead agency, the Corporation will... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Actions where lead Agency... DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY § 907.16 Actions where lead Agency designation is necessary. (a...

  9. 36 CFR 907.16 - Actions where lead Agency designation is necessary.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... qualifies as one for which the Corporation will seek designation as lead agency, the Corporation will... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Actions where lead Agency... DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY § 907.16 Actions where lead Agency designation is necessary. (a...

  10. 78 FR 12063 - Meeting for Software Developers on the Technical Specifications for Common Formats for Patient...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-02-21

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Meeting for... and Event Reporting AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), HHS. ACTION: Notice of... held at the John M. Eisenberg Conference Center, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 540...

  11. 78 FR 23260 - Request for Measures and Domains To Use in Development of a Standardized Instrument for Use in...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-04-18

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Request for... AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), HHS. ACTION: Notice of request for measures... pediatric health care quality measures. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is requesting...

  12. 22 CFR 213.22 - Salary offset when USAID is the creditor agency.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Salary offset when USAID is the creditor agency. 213.22 Section 213.22 Foreign Relations AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CLAIMS COLLECTION Administrative Offset § 213.22 Salary offset when USAID is the creditor agency. (a) Due process requirements...

  13. 22 CFR 213.22 - Salary offset when USAID is the creditor agency.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Salary offset when USAID is the creditor agency. 213.22 Section 213.22 Foreign Relations AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CLAIMS COLLECTION Administrative Offset § 213.22 Salary offset when USAID is the creditor agency. (a) Due process requirements...

  14. 22 CFR 213.22 - Salary offset when USAID is the creditor agency.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Salary offset when USAID is the creditor agency. 213.22 Section 213.22 Foreign Relations AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CLAIMS COLLECTION Administrative Offset § 213.22 Salary offset when USAID is the creditor agency. (a) Due process requirements...

  15. 22 CFR 213.22 - Salary offset when USAID is the creditor agency.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false Salary offset when USAID is the creditor agency. 213.22 Section 213.22 Foreign Relations AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CLAIMS COLLECTION Administrative Offset § 213.22 Salary offset when USAID is the creditor agency. (a) Due process requirements...

  16. 36 CFR 907.16 - Actions where lead Agency designation is necessary.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 3 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Actions where lead Agency... DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY § 907.16 Actions where lead Agency designation is necessary. (a... proximity, the Corporation will seek designation as lead agency for those actions that directly relate to...

  17. 36 CFR § 907.16 - Actions where lead Agency designation is necessary.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 3 2013-07-01 2012-07-01 true Actions where lead Agency... DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY § 907.16 Actions where lead Agency designation is necessary. (a... proximity, the Corporation will seek designation as lead agency for those actions that directly relate to...

  18. 36 CFR 907.16 - Actions where lead Agency designation is necessary.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 3 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Actions where lead Agency... DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY § 907.16 Actions where lead Agency designation is necessary. (a... proximity, the Corporation will seek designation as lead agency for those actions that directly relate to...

  19. 76 FR 9819 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Generic Clearance for the...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-02-22

    ... International Development. Due to an oversight, those agencies were inadvertently omitted. All Chief Financial Officers Act agencies should have been included in the joint notice. Shelley Metzenbaum, Associate Director...

  20. My Education in Ukraine

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Matiash, Ludmila

    2007-01-01

    After the disintegration of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s, Ukraine and other Newly Independent States were invaded by armies of consultants from Western donor organizations. Development agencies like the World Bank, the United States Agency for International Development, Tacis, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and the…

  1. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN ANALYTICAL METHODS FOR FIBROUS AMPHIBOLE IN VERMICULITE ATTIC INSULATION

    EPA Science Inventory

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has developed a test method for the analysis of fibrous amphibole in vermiculite attic insulation. This method was developed to provide the Agency with monitoring tools to study the occurrence and potential for exposure to fibrous amphibo...

  2. BIOREMEDIATION OF HAZARDOUS WASTES

    EPA Science Inventory

    In 1987, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Research and Development (ORD) initiated the Biosystems Technology Development Program to anticipate and address research needs in managing our nation's hazardous waste. The Agency believes that bioremediation of...

  3. 78 FR 38067 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-06-25

    ... (Amendment). Abstract: The National Fire Academy was established to advance the professional development of... Management Agency Institute serves as the national focal point for the development and delivery of emergency...

  4. 48 CFR 705.002 - Policy.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 705.002 Federal Acquisition Regulations System AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACQUISITION... and Related Services Questionnaire; or USAID Form 1420-50, USAID Consultant Registry Information... Business Utilization (Department of State, U.S. Agency for International Development, Washington, DC 20523...

  5. 48 CFR 705.002 - Policy.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... 705.002 Federal Acquisition Regulations System AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACQUISITION... and Related Services Questionnaire; or USAID Form 1420-50, USAID Consultant Registry Information... Business Utilization (Department of State, U.S. Agency for International Development, Washington, DC 20523...

  6. Mirror neurons and embodied simulation in the development of archetypes and self-agency.

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    Knox, Jean

    2009-06-01

    In this paper I explore the role of mirror neurons and motor intentionality in the development of self-agency. I suggest that this will also give us a firmer basis for an emergent view of archetypes, as key components in the development trajectory of self-agency, from its foundation in bodily action to its mature expression in mentalization and a conscious awareness of intentionality. I offer some ideas about the implications of these issues of self-agency for our clinical work with patients whose developmental trajectory of self-agency has been partially inhibited, so that their communications have a coercive effect. I discuss the possibility that this kind of clinical phenomenon may relate to Gallese and Lakoff's hypothesis that abstract thought and imagination are forms of simulated action, and that the same sensory-motor circuits that control action also control imagination, concept formation and understanding, but with a crucial development, that of an inhibition of the connections between secondary pre-motor cortical areas and the primary motor cortex. I shall speculate that in the earlier developmental stages of self-agency, the separation of secondary from primary motor areas is not complete, so that imagination and thought are not entirely independent of physical action.

  7. 76 FR 9574 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Use of Surveys in...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-02-18

    ... of Surveys in Developing Improved Labeling for Insect Repellent Products AGENCY: Environmental... of Surveys in Developing Improved Labeling for Insect Repellent Products'' and identified by EPA ICR... insect repellent products. Title: Use of Surveys in Developing Improved Labeling for Insect Repellent...

  8. 77 FR 39511 - Solicitation for a Cooperative Agreement: Development of a Guide for Correctional Agencies To...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-07-03

    ... inform the development of televisiting initiatives. The cooperative agreement awardee will design and... design and develop three products: (1) A guide to assist correctional agencies in the establishment of... to make enhancements to current televisiting initiatives, (3) a series of evaluative questions about...

  9. Reform and Development of Educational Administration System in China

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    Li, Qiang; Wu, Zhongyuan

    2008-01-01

    The paper mainly introduces the development of the educational administration agency in China, including the evolution of the educational administration agency, the Course of instituting legal system of education in China, the missions of the now Minister of Education, questions emerged in the development of the educational administration system,…

  10. WSDOT pavement preservation guide for local agencies.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2012-11-01

    This report was intended to address two key objectives: (1) identify usage and implementation gaps : found in local agency asset management practices due to decreased resources and develop guidance for : local agencies on recommended practices and to...

  11. State health agencies and the legislative policy process.

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    Williams-Crowe, S M; Aultman, T V

    1994-01-01

    A new era of health care reform places increasing pressure on public health leaders and agencies to participate in the public policy arena. Public health professionals have long been comfortable in providing the scientific knowledge base required in policy development. What has been more recent in its evolution, however, is recognition that they must also play an active role in leading and shaping the debate over policy. A profile of effective State legislative policy "entrepreneurs" and their strategies has been developed to assist health agencies in developing such a leadership position. Based on the experiences of State legislative liaison officers, specific strategies for dealing with State legislatures have been identified and are organized into five key areas--agency organization, staff skills, communications, negotiation, and active ongoing involvement. A public health agency must be organized effectively to participate in the legislative policy process. Typically, effective agencies centralize responsibility for policy activities and promote broad and coordinated participation throughout the organization. Playing a key role in the agency's political interventions, the legislative liaison office should be staffed with persons possessing excellent interpersonal skills and a high degree of technical competence. Of central importance to effective legislative policy entrepreneurship is the ability to communicate the agency's position clearly. This includes setting forward a focused policy agenda, documenting policy issues in a meaningful manner, and reaching legislators with the proper information. Once a matter is on the legislative agenda, the agency must be prepared to negotiate and build broad support for the measure. Finally, public health agencies must be active policy players. To take advantage of new opportunities for action, the public health (policy) leader must monitor the political environment continually.By working to anticipate and formulate legislation,health officials can form meaningful relationships with legislators and the community, which are the cornerstones of political strength.

  12. Public/Private Partnerships: Building Support for Employer-Sponsored Eldercare: A Guide for the Aging Network.

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    Sheehy, Edward

    This guidebook provides practical information to assist state and local aging agencies in developing strategic relationships with businesses in their communities. It focuses on the experiences of those state agencies and Area Agencies on Aging that are actively working with local employers and it presents a framework for other agencies. The book…

  13. 78 FR 33889 - Notice of Request for Revisions of an Information Collection

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    2013-06-05

    ...) Background: 49 U.S.C. 5330 requires States to designate a State Safety Oversight (SSO) agency to oversee the... 5330, SSO agencies must develop program standards which meet FTA's minimum requirements. In the Program Standard, which must be approved by FTA, each SSO agency must require each rail transit agency in the State...

  14. 24 CFR 50.24 - HUD review of another agency's EIS.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 24 Housing and Urban Development 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false HUD review of another agency's EIS... Review Procedures § 50.24 HUD review of another agency's EIS. Where another agency's EIS is referred to... Officer shall determine whether HUD has an interest in the EIS and, if so, will review and comment. Any...

  15. Teacher Agency within the Context of Formative Teacher Assessment: An In-Depth Analysis

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    Verberg, Christel P. M.; Tigelaar, Dineke E. H.; van Veen, Klaas; Verloop, Nico

    2016-01-01

    Teachers' agency has an effect on their own learning process at the workplace. In this study we explored the extent to which teachers participating in a formative teacher assessment procedure developed a sense of agency. We investigated not only whether teachers participating in a such an assessment procedure experienced agency and thus felt in…

  16. A New Age Dawning? Australia's New Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Moves towards "Third Stage" Internationalisation

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Observatory on Borderless Higher Education, 2010

    2010-01-01

    Australia's Minister for Education, Employment and Workplace Relations recently launched a new agency whose primary focus is the protection of the country's tertiary education system. The government is developing the new AUD$57 million (approximately US$51 million) agency, the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA), in response to…

  17. Agency Leaders' Assessments of Feasibility and Desirability of Implementation of Evidence-Based Practices in Youth-Serving Organizations Using the Stages of Implementation Completion.

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    Palinkas, Lawrence A; Campbell, Mark; Saldana, Lisa

    2018-01-01

    Background: This study examined influences on the decisions of administrators of youth-serving organizations to initiate and proceed with implementation of an evidence-based practice (EBP). Methods: Semi-structured interviews, developed using the Stages of Implementation Completion (SIC) as a framework, were conducted with 19 agency chief executive officers and program directors of 15 organizations serving children and adolescents. Results: Agency leaders' self-assessments of implementation feasibility and desirability prior to implementation (Pre-implementation) were influenced by intervention affordability, feasibility, requirements, validity, reliability, relevance, cost savings, positive outcomes, and adequacy of information; availability of funding, support from sources external to the agency, and adequacy of technical assistance; and staff availability and attitudes toward innovation in general and EBPs in particular, organizational capacity, fit between the EBP and agency mission and capacity, prior experience with implementation, experience with seeking evidence, and developing consensus. Assessments during the Implementation phase included intervention flexibility and requirements; availability of funding, adequacy of training and technical assistance, and getting sufficient and appropriate referrals; and staffing and implementing with fidelity. Assessments during the Sustainment phase included intervention costs and benefits; availability of funding, support from sources outside of the agency, and need for the EBP; and the fit between the EBP and the agency mission. Discussion: The results point to opportunities for using agency leader models to develop strategies to facilitate implementation of evidence-based and innovative practices for children and adolescents. The SIC provides a standardized framework for guiding agency leader self-assessments of implementation.

  18. Agency Leaders' Assessments of Feasibility and Desirability of Implementation of Evidence-Based Practices in Youth-Serving Organizations Using the Stages of Implementation Completion

    PubMed Central

    Palinkas, Lawrence A.; Campbell, Mark; Saldana, Lisa

    2018-01-01

    Background: This study examined influences on the decisions of administrators of youth-serving organizations to initiate and proceed with implementation of an evidence-based practice (EBP). Methods: Semi-structured interviews, developed using the Stages of Implementation Completion (SIC) as a framework, were conducted with 19 agency chief executive officers and program directors of 15 organizations serving children and adolescents. Results: Agency leaders' self-assessments of implementation feasibility and desirability prior to implementation (Pre-implementation) were influenced by intervention affordability, feasibility, requirements, validity, reliability, relevance, cost savings, positive outcomes, and adequacy of information; availability of funding, support from sources external to the agency, and adequacy of technical assistance; and staff availability and attitudes toward innovation in general and EBPs in particular, organizational capacity, fit between the EBP and agency mission and capacity, prior experience with implementation, experience with seeking evidence, and developing consensus. Assessments during the Implementation phase included intervention flexibility and requirements; availability of funding, adequacy of training and technical assistance, and getting sufficient and appropriate referrals; and staffing and implementing with fidelity. Assessments during the Sustainment phase included intervention costs and benefits; availability of funding, support from sources outside of the agency, and need for the EBP; and the fit between the EBP and the agency mission. Discussion: The results point to opportunities for using agency leader models to develop strategies to facilitate implementation of evidence-based and innovative practices for children and adolescents. The SIC provides a standardized framework for guiding agency leader self-assessments of implementation. PMID:29896471

  19. Opportunities and the Perception Ofspace Programs in the Developing Countries

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Abubakar, B. G.

    2006-08-01

    Although the space program as a whole is a true reflection of the level of achievement in human history in the field of Science and Technology, but it is also important to note that there are numbers of communities and societies on this earth that are ignorant about this great achievement, hence leading to the continuous diverting of Potential Astronomers, Aerospace Engineers and Astrologist to other disciplines, thereby undermining the development of the space program over time. It was in view of the above that this research was conducted and came up with the under listed Suggestions/Recommendations:- 1. The European Space Agency (ESA), National Aeronautic Space Agency (NASA) and the Russian Space Agency, should be organising and sponsoring public enlightenment conferences, seminars and workshops towards creating awareness and attracting Potential Astronomers and other Space Scientist mostly in the developing countries into the space program. 2. Esteemed organisations in space programs like NASA, ESA and others should be awarding scholarships to potential space scientist that lack the financial capability to pursue studies in the field of space science from the developing countries. 3. The European Space Agency, National Aeronautic Space Agency and the Russian Space Agency, should open their offices for the development of the space program in the third world countries. I believe that if the above suggestions/recommendations are adopted and implemented it will lead to the development of the space program in general, otherwise the rate at which potential Astronomers, Aerospace Engineers and Astrologists will be diverting into other disciplines will ever remain on the increase.

  20. OpportunitiesandPerceptionofSpaceProgramsintheDevelopingCountries

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Abubakar, B.

    2007-05-01

    Although the space program as a whole is a true reflection of the level of achievement in human history in the field of Science and Technology, but it is also important to note that there are numbers of communities and societies on this earth that are ignorant about this great achievement, hence leading to the continuous diverting of Potential Astronomers, Aerospace Engineers and Astrologist to other disciplines, thereby undermining the development of the space program over time. It was in view of the above that this research was conducted and came up with the under listed Suggestions/Recommendations:- (1) The European Space Agency (ESA), National Aeronautic Space Agency (NASA) and the Russian Space Agency, should be organising and sponsoring public enlightenment conferences, seminars and workshops towards creating awareness and attracting Potential Astronomers and other Space Scientist mostly in the developing countries into the space program. (2) Esteemed organisations in space programs like NASA, ESA and others should be awarding scholarships to potential space scientist that lacks the financial capability to pursue studies in the field of space science from the developing countries. (3) The European Space Agency, National Aeronautic Space Agency and the Russian Space Agency, should open their offices for the development of the space program in the third world countries. I believe that if the above suggestions/recommendations are adopted and implemented it will lead to the development of the space program in general, otherwise the rate at which potential Astronomers, Aerospace Engineers and Astrologists will be diverting into other disciplines will ever remain on the increase. Thanks for listening.

  1. 48 CFR 749.100 - Scope of subpart.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... Section 749.100 Federal Acquisition Regulations System AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT... Agencies Appropriation Act, 1963, and subsequent appropriation Acts, have imposed the following requirement.... See, for example, section 110 of the Foreign Assistance and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1965. ...

  2. 48 CFR 749.100 - Scope of subpart.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... Section 749.100 Federal Acquisition Regulations System AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT... Agencies Appropriation Act, 1963, and subsequent appropriation Acts, have imposed the following requirement.... See, for example, section 110 of the Foreign Assistance and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1965. ...

  3. 48 CFR 749.100 - Scope of subpart.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... Section 749.100 Federal Acquisition Regulations System AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT... Agencies Appropriation Act, 1963, and subsequent appropriation Acts, have imposed the following requirement.... See, for example, section 110 of the Foreign Assistance and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1965. ...

  4. 48 CFR 749.100 - Scope of subpart.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... Section 749.100 Federal Acquisition Regulations System AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT... Agencies Appropriation Act, 1963, and subsequent appropriation Acts, have imposed the following requirement.... See, for example, section 110 of the Foreign Assistance and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1965. ...

  5. Knowledge capture and the retirement of the director of finance: succession planning in the San Mateo County Human Services Agency.

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    Winship, Kathy

    2012-01-01

    Concern over the impending retirement of several top-level managers led a county agency to engage in efforts aimed at more efficient succession management. Administrators developed plans to prevent the loss of invaluable knowledge and wisdom accompanying retirement of experienced agency leaders. The agency's Director of Finance (DoF) was one of the first key figures projected to retire, and a succession plan was implemented to transfer his knowledge for use after his departure. The knowledge transfer process involved three stages, including: (1) employing the DoF as teacher, having him develop curricula and conduct trainings; (2) engaging the DoF as mentor, allowing an existing staff member and the DoF's successor to shadow and be coached by the DoF; and (3) developing a knowledge management system that could be used after the DoF departed. This case study describes the knowledge transfer process and experiences shared by the DoF and this agency. Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC

  6. Linking departmental priorities to knowledge management: the experiences of Santa Cruz County's Human Services Department.

    PubMed

    Lindberg, Arley

    2012-01-01

    Federal welfare reform, local service collaborations, and the evolution of statewide information systems inspired agency interest in evidence-informed practice and knowledge sharing systems. Four agency leaders, including the Director, Deputy Director, Director of Planning and Evaluation, and Staff Development Program Manager championed the development of a learning organization based on knowledge management throughout the agency. Internal department restructuring helped to strengthen the Planning and Evaluation, Staff Development, and Personnel units, which have become central to supporting knowledge sharing activities. The Four Pillars of Knowledge framework was designed to capture agency directions in relationship to future knowledge management goals. Featuring People, Practice, Technology and Budget, the framework links the agency's services, mission and goals to the process of becoming a learning organization. Built through an iterative process, the framework was created by observing existing activities in each department rather than being designed from the top down. Knowledge management can help the department to fulfill its mission despite reduced resources. Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC

  7. 48 CFR 719.273-8 - Developmental assistance.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    .... 719.273-8 Section 719.273-8 Federal Acquisition Regulations System AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIOECONOMIC PROGRAMS SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS The U.S. Agency for International Development... relating to— (1) Financial management; (2) Organizational management; (3) Overall business management...

  8. 32 CFR 505.8 - Training requirements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... managers, computer systems development personnel, computer systems operations personnel, statisticians... Act requires all heads of Army Staff agencies, field operating agencies, direct reporting units, Major... in the design, development, operation, and maintenance of any Privacy Act system of records and to...

  9. 32 CFR 505.8 - Training requirements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... managers, computer systems development personnel, computer systems operations personnel, statisticians... Act requires all heads of Army Staff agencies, field operating agencies, direct reporting units, Major... in the design, development, operation, and maintenance of any Privacy Act system of records and to...

  10. 32 CFR 505.8 - Training requirements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... managers, computer systems development personnel, computer systems operations personnel, statisticians... Act requires all heads of Army Staff agencies, field operating agencies, direct reporting units, Major... in the design, development, operation, and maintenance of any Privacy Act system of records and to...

  11. 32 CFR 505.8 - Training requirements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... managers, computer systems development personnel, computer systems operations personnel, statisticians... Act requires all heads of Army Staff agencies, field operating agencies, direct reporting units, Major... in the design, development, operation, and maintenance of any Privacy Act system of records and to...

  12. 48 CFR 705.202 - Exceptions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... Section 705.202 Federal Acquisition Regulations System AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACQUISITION...) [Reserved] (b) The head of the U.S. Agency for International Development has determined after consultation with the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy and the Administrator of the Small Business...

  13. 48 CFR 705.202 - Exceptions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... Section 705.202 Federal Acquisition Regulations System AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACQUISITION PLANNING PUBLICIZING CONTRACT ACTIONS Synopsis of Proposed Contract Actions 705.202 Exceptions. (a) [Reserved] (b) The head of the U.S. Agency for International Development has determined after consultation...

  14. 75 FR 36349 - Announcement of Rural Cooperative Development Grant Application Deadlines

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    2010-06-25

    ... DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Rural Business-Cooperative Service Announcement of Rural Cooperative Development Grant Application Deadlines AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of...: Overview Federal Agency: Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS). Funding Opportunity Title: Rural...

  15. Health technology assessment of medical devices: a survey of non-European union agencies.

    PubMed

    Ciani, Oriana; Wilcher, Britni; Blankart, Carl Rudolf; Hatz, Maximilian; Rupel, Valentina Prevolnik; Erker, Renata Slabe; Varabyova, Yauheniya; Taylor, Rod S

    2015-01-01

    The aim of this study was to review and compare current health technology assessment (HTA) activities for medical devices across non-European Union HTA agencies. HTA activities for medical devices were evaluated from three perspectives: organizational structure, processes, and methods. Agencies were primarily selected upon membership of existing HTA networks. The data collection was performed in two stages: stage 1-agency Web-site assessment using a standardized questionnaire, followed by review and validation of the collected data by a representative of the agency; and stage 2-semi-structured telephone interviews with key informants of a sub-sample of agencies. In total, thirty-six HTA agencies across twenty non-EU countries assessing medical devices were included. Twenty-seven of thirty-six (75 percent) agencies were judged at stage 1 to have adopted HTA-specific approaches for medical devices (MD-specific agencies) that were largely organizational or procedural. There appeared to be few differences in the organization, process and methods between MD-specific and non-MD-specific agencies. Although the majority (69 percent) of both categories of agency had specific methods guidance or policy for evidence submission, only one MD-specific agency had developed methodological guidelines specific to medical devices. In stage 2, many MD-specific agencies cited insufficient resources (budget, skilled employees), lack of coordination (between regulator and reimbursement bodies), and the inability to generalize findings from evidence synthesis to be key challenges in the HTA of medical devices. The lack of evidence for differentiation in scientific methods for HTA of devices raises the question of whether HTA needs to develop new methods for medical devices but rather adapt existing methodological approaches. In contrast, organizational and/or procedural adaptation of existing HTA agency frameworks to accommodate medical devices appear relatively commonplace.

  16. Technical Cooperation with Iran: A Case Study of Opportunities and Policy Implications for the United States. Report to the Agency for International Development.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Agency for International Development (Dept. of State), Washington, DC.

    This report concerns aspects of the United States' changing policies for providing economic and technical assistance to developing nations. Of primary importance in a review of relationships with those rapidly developing nations no longer eligible for concessional assistance from the Agency for International Development (AID) are the possible…

  17. 24 CFR 2003.7 - Authority to make law enforcement-related requests for records maintained by other agencies.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 24 Housing and Urban Development 5 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Authority to make law enforcement-related requests for records maintained by other agencies. 2003.7 Section 2003.7 Housing and Urban Development Regulations Relating to Housing and Urban Development (Continued) OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT...

  18. 22 CFR 215.3 - Procedures for requests pertaining to individual records in a system of records.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF PRIVACY ACT OF 1974 § 215.3 Procedures for requests pertaining... or by mail as follows: For the International Development Cooperation Agency-Assistant Director for Administration, International Development Cooperation Agency, Room 4889 New State, 2201 C Street, NW., Washington...

  19. 7 CFR 761.10 - Planning and performing construction and other development.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... the Agency with an estimate of the total cash cost of all planned development prior to loan approval; (2) Must show proof of sufficient funds to pay for the total cash cost of all planned development at... regulations, including building, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, water, and waste management. (4) The Agency...

  20. Should We Travel by Plane, Car, Train, or Bus? Teacher/Child Collaboration in Developing a Thematic Literacy Center.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Walker, Carolyn Ann; And Others

    1997-01-01

    Describes collaborating with preschool children in the development of themed reading and writing activities in a travel agency play center in the classroom. Discuss collaboration rather than prescription, literacy in the travel agency, making plans with literacy-related materials, and developing a successful collaboration. (SR)

  1. Language Policies and the Role of Development Agencies in Postcolonial Mozambique

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Chimbutane, Feliciano

    2017-01-01

    This article focuses on the interface between language policy and development in Mozambique. Special attention is devoted to the interplay between language and education and to the role of development agencies in language policy and planning activities in Mozambique. I show that there has now been a discourse shift from homogenizing language…

  2. 76 FR 69318 - Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-11-08

    ... TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection AGENCY: United States Trade and Development. ACTION: Request for comments. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35 et seq.), the U.S. Trade and Development...

  3. Coorientational Accuracy during Regional Development of Energy Resources: Problems in Agency-Public Communication.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Bowes, John E.; Stamm, Keith R.

    This paper presents a progress report from a research program aimed at elucidating communication problems which arise among citizens and government agencies during the development of regional environmental policy. The eventual objective of the program is to develop a paradigm for evaluative research in communication that will provide for the…

  4. Examining Agency Theory in Training & Development: Understanding Self-Interest Behaviors in the Organization

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Azevedo, Ross E.; Akdere, Mesut

    2011-01-01

    Agency theory has been discussed widely in the business and management literature. However, to date there has been no investigation about its utility and implications for problems in training & development. Whereas organizations are still struggling to develop and implement effective training programs, there is little emphasis on the self-interest…

  5. Hired Guns: Views about Armed Contractors in Operation Iraqi Freedom

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2010-01-01

    Survey Instrument Development , Sampling Procedures, and Other Data Sources . . . . . . . . . 4 Roadmap of the Monograph...Defense and State, and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). However, jour- nalists, reconstruction contractors, nongovernmental...Agency for International Development (USAID). • Published literature. Our sources included government reports, memos, news- paper accounts, and

  6. The Development of Solution Focused Multi-Agency Meetings in a Psychological Service

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Alexander, Shiona; Sked, Heather

    2010-01-01

    This article outlines the successful development of multi-agency meetings as part of a staged approach aimed at supporting families and children within the Scottish Highland Council Area. Drawing on the research evidence for the factors which help to make meetings effective, a distinctive meeting structure was developed. This structure is…

  7. ACHP | Section 3

    Science.gov Websites

    the management of federally owned historic properties, the EO encouraged agencies to manage these development. Agencies have approached their oversight and management of historic properties differently based upon budgetary, program, and management considerations. Many agencies have made the preservation and

  8. 34 CFR 461.51 - What are the membership requirements of a State advisory council?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ...) Representatives of— (A) The SEA; (B) The State job training agency; (C) The State human services agency; (D) The State public assistance agency; (E) The State library program; and (F) The State economic development...

  9. 77 FR 8028 - Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-02-13

    ... provides summary descriptions of regulations being developed by the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and... Analysis Required: Yes. Agency Contact: Karlos Morgan, Procurement Analyst, DOD/GSA/NASA (FAR), 1275 First... 05/00/12 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes. Agency Contact: William Clark, Procurement...

  10. 48 CFR 1335.016 - Broad agency announcement.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Broad agency announcement. 1335.016 Section 1335.016 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTING 1335.016 Broad agency announcement. ...

  11. 48 CFR 1335.016 - Broad agency announcement.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Broad agency announcement. 1335.016 Section 1335.016 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTING 1335.016 Broad agency announcement. ...

  12. 48 CFR 1335.016 - Broad agency announcement.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Broad agency announcement. 1335.016 Section 1335.016 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTING 1335.016 Broad agency announcement. ...

  13. 48 CFR 1335.016 - Broad agency announcement.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Broad agency announcement. 1335.016 Section 1335.016 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTING 1335.016 Broad agency announcement. ...

  14. 48 CFR 1335.016 - Broad agency announcement.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Broad agency announcement. 1335.016 Section 1335.016 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTING 1335.016 Broad agency announcement. ...

  15. 22 CFR 231.02 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... Relations AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT LOAN GUARANTEES ISSUED UNDER THE EMERGENCY WARTIME SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT OF 2003, PUBLIC LAW 108-11-STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS... means the United States Agency for International Development or its successor. (b) Eligible Note(s...

  16. 22 CFR 231.02 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... Relations AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT LOAN GUARANTEES ISSUED UNDER THE EMERGENCY WARTIME SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT OF 2003, PUBLIC LAW 108-11-STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS... means the United States Agency for International Development or its successor. (b) Eligible Note(s...

  17. 22 CFR 231.02 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... Relations AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT LOAN GUARANTEES ISSUED UNDER THE EMERGENCY WARTIME SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT OF 2003, PUBLIC LAW 108-11-STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS... means the United States Agency for International Development or its successor. (b) Eligible Note(s...

  18. 22 CFR 231.02 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... Relations AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT LOAN GUARANTEES ISSUED UNDER THE EMERGENCY WARTIME SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT OF 2003, PUBLIC LAW 108-11-STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS... means the United States Agency for International Development or its successor. (b) Eligible Note(s...

  19. 22 CFR 231.02 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... Relations AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT LOAN GUARANTEES ISSUED UNDER THE EMERGENCY WARTIME SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT OF 2003, PUBLIC LAW 108-11-STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS... means the United States Agency for International Development or its successor. (b) Eligible Note(s...

  20. Description of European Space Agency (ESA) Concept Development for a Mars Sample Receiving Facility (MSRF)

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Vrublevskis, J.; Berthoud, L.; Guest, M.; Smith, C.; Bennett, A.; Gaubert, F.; Schroeven-Deceuninck, H.; Duvet, L.; van Winnendael, M.

    2018-04-01

    This presentation gives an overview of the several studies conducted for the European Space Agency (ESA) since 2007, which progressively developed layouts for a potential implementation of a Mars Sample Receiving Facility (MSRF).

  1. 22 CFR 204.42 - Notice.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT HOUSING GUARANTY STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS Administration § 204... language, shall refer to the A.I.D. Housing Guaranty Project Number inscribed on the Eligible Note and...: Mail Address: Office of Housing and Urban Programs, Agency for International Development, Washington...

  2. NASA Standard for Models and Simulations (M and S): Development Process and Rationale

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Zang, Thomas A.; Blattnig, Steve R.; Green, Lawrence L.; Hemsch, Michael J.; Luckring, James M.; Morison, Joseph H.; Tripathi, Ram K.

    2009-01-01

    After the Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) report. the NASA Administrator at that time chartered an executive team (known as the Diaz Team) to identify the CAIB report elements with Agency-wide applicability, and to develop corrective measures to address each element. This report documents the chronological development and release of an Agency-wide Standard for Models and Simulations (M&S) (NASA Standard 7009) in response to Action #4 from the report, "A Renewed Commitment to Excellence: An Assessment of the NASA Agency-wide Applicability of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board Report, January 30, 2004".

  3. 77 FR 31000 - Proposed Agency Information Collection

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-05-24

    ... DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Proposed Agency Information Collection AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy. ACTION... Renewable Energy (EERE) has developed and launched a new consumer-focused Web site ( http://openei.org...

  4. 77 FR 76097 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Renewal of Currently Approved Collection; Comment Request

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-12-26

    ... Recovery.gov . The FederalReporting.gov Recipient Registration System (FRRS) was developed to protect the... RECOVERY ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY BOARD Agency Information Collection Activities: Renewal of Currently Approved Collection; Comment Request AGENCY: Recovery Accountability and Transparency...

  5. A FRAMEWORK FOR AN INTEGRATED MONITORING PLAN FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO ECOSYSTEM

    EPA Science Inventory

    The Gulf of Mexico Program (GMP) Office in cooperation with its principal partners (Gulf State agencies, Federal agencies, private industry, etc.) and the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (EMAP) are developing an integrated c...

  6. The European Medicines Agency's strategies to meet the challenges of Alzheimer disease.

    PubMed

    Haas, Manuel; Mantua, Valentina; Haberkamp, Marion; Pani, Luca; Isaac, Maria; Butlen-Ducuing, Florence; Vamvakas, Spiros; Broich, Karl

    2015-04-01

    Regulatory agencies have a key role in facilitating the development of new drugs for Alzheimer disease, particularly given the challenges associated with early intervention. Here, we highlight the strategies of the European Medicines Agency to help address such challenges.

  7. 48 CFR 235.016 - Broad agency announcement.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 3 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Broad agency announcement..., DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTING 235.016 Broad... contained in broad agency announcements for exclusive competition among historically black colleges and...

  8. 48 CFR 235.016 - Broad agency announcement.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 3 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Broad agency announcement..., DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTING 235.016 Broad... contained in broad agency announcements for exclusive competition among historically black colleges and...

  9. 48 CFR 235.016 - Broad agency announcement.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 3 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Broad agency announcement..., DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTING 235.016 Broad... contained in broad agency announcements for exclusive competition among historically black colleges and...

  10. 48 CFR 235.016 - Broad agency announcement.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 3 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Broad agency announcement..., DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTING 235.016 Broad... contained in broad agency announcements for exclusive competition among historically black colleges and...

  11. 48 CFR 235.016 - Broad agency announcement.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 3 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Broad agency announcement..., DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTING 235.016 Broad... contained in broad agency announcements for exclusive competition among historically black colleges and...

  12. 40 CFR 35.418 - Award limitations.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... STATE AND LOCAL ASSISTANCE Environmental Program Grants Water Quality Management Planning Grants... State agency: (a) Unless the agency develops its work plan jointly with local, regional and interstate... planning organizations to carry out portions of that work plan. (b) Unless the agency reports annually on...

  13. 40 CFR 35.418 - Award limitations.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... STATE AND LOCAL ASSISTANCE Environmental Program Grants Water Quality Management Planning Grants... State agency: (a) Unless the agency develops its work plan jointly with local, regional and interstate... planning organizations to carry out portions of that work plan. (b) Unless the agency reports annually on...

  14. 40 CFR 35.418 - Award limitations.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... STATE AND LOCAL ASSISTANCE Environmental Program Grants Water Quality Management Planning Grants... State agency: (a) Unless the agency develops its work plan jointly with local, regional and interstate... planning organizations to carry out portions of that work plan. (b) Unless the agency reports annually on...

  15. 75 FR 40796 - Proposed Agency Information Collection

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-07-14

    ... information technology. DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be received on or... DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Proposed Agency Information Collection AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy... public comment on a proposed collection of information that DOE is developing for submission to the...

  16. Collecting data along the continuum of prevention and care: a Continuous Quality Improvement approach.

    PubMed

    Indyk, Leonard; Indyk, Debbie

    2006-01-01

    For the past 14 years, a team of applied social scientists and system analysts has worked with a wide variety of Community- Based Organizations (CBO's), other grassroots agencies and networks, and Medical Center departments to support resource, program, staff and data development and evaluation for hospital- and community-based programs and agencies serving HIV at-risk and affected populations. A by-product of this work has been the development, elaboration and refinement of an approach to Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) which is appropriate for diverse community-based providers and agencies. A key component of our CQI system involves the installation of a sophisticated relational database management and reporting system (DBMS) which is used to collect, analyze, and report data in an iterative process to provide feedback among the evaluators, agency administration and staff. The database system is designed for two purposes: (1) to support the agency's administrative internal and external reporting requirements; (2) to support the development of practice driven health services and early intervention research. The body of work has fostered a unique opportunity for the development of exploratory service-driven research which serves both administrative and research needs.

  17. National Toxicology Program: Review of current DHHS, DOE, and EPA research related to toxicology, Fiscal Year 1991

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Not Available

    1991-06-01

    The report represents responses by agencies of DHHS, and by DOE and EPA, to requests by the Director of NTP for information on agency programs in basic toxicology research, toxicology testing, and toxicology methods development. Information on dollar and manpower support for agency activities in basic toxicology research, toxicology testing, and toxicology methods development, by DHHS, DOE and EPA, is summarized on pages 4 to 10. All agencies were requested to provide summary information on their programs related to toxicology methods development, whether essential or peripheral to their missions. The information provided in response to the request is summarized inmore » tables on pages 48 to 81. Information was provided on chemical compounds currently being studied for their toxicological properties in intramural laboratories, or on contracts, or through grants.« less

  18. Conceptions of Software Development by Project Managers: A Study of Managing the Outsourced Development of Software Applications for United States Federal Government Agencies

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Eisen, Daniel

    2013-01-01

    This study explores how project managers, working for private federal IT contractors, experience and understand managing the development of software applications for U.S. federal government agencies. Very little is known about how they manage their projects in this challenging environment. Software development is a complex task and only grows in…

  19. 7 CFR 1786.25 - Purpose.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... 633 of the Rural Development, Agriculture, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1988 (Pub. L. 100-202) (the continuing resolution); and (c) section 637 of the Rural Development, Agriculture, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1989 (Pub. L. 100-460) (the 1989 Appropriations Act) which permit, in...

  20. 7 CFR 1786.25 - Purpose.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... 633 of the Rural Development, Agriculture, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1988 (Pub. L. 100-202) (the continuing resolution); and (c) section 637 of the Rural Development, Agriculture, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1989 (Pub. L. 100-460) (the 1989 Appropriations Act) which permit, in...

  1. 7 CFR 1786.25 - Purpose.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... 633 of the Rural Development, Agriculture, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1988 (Pub. L. 100-202) (the continuing resolution); and (c) section 637 of the Rural Development, Agriculture, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1989 (Pub. L. 100-460) (the 1989 Appropriations Act) which permit, in...

  2. 7 CFR 1786.25 - Purpose.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... 633 of the Rural Development, Agriculture, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1988 (Pub. L. 100-202) (the continuing resolution); and (c) section 637 of the Rural Development, Agriculture, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1989 (Pub. L. 100-460) (the 1989 Appropriations Act) which permit, in...

  3. 7 CFR 1786.25 - Purpose.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... 633 of the Rural Development, Agriculture, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1988 (Pub. L. 100-202) (the continuing resolution); and (c) section 637 of the Rural Development, Agriculture, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1989 (Pub. L. 100-460) (the 1989 Appropriations Act) which permit, in...

  4. 75 FR 78225 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Survey of Minority-Owned Business Participation...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-12-15

    ... . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract The Minority Business Development Agency's (MBDA) Research and Knowledge... DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Minority Business Development Agency Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Survey of Minority-Owned Business Participation, Opportunities and Barriers to Global...

  5. 76 FR 54002 - Agency Information Collection (Fully Developed Claims) (Applications for Compensation...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-08-30

    ... DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS [OMB Control No. 2900-0747] Agency Information Collection (Fully Developed Claims) (Applications for Compensation; Applications for Pension; Applications for DIC, Death... (Applications for Compensation; Applications for Pension; Applications for DIC, Death Pension, and/or Accrued...

  6. 24 CFR 115.206 - Performance assessments; Performance standards.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... 24 Housing and Urban Development 1 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Performance assessments; Performance standards. 115.206 Section 115.206 Housing and Urban Development Regulations Relating to Housing... AGENCIES Certification of Substantially Equivalent Agencies § 115.206 Performance assessments; Performance...

  7. 24 CFR 115.206 - Performance assessments; Performance standards.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 24 Housing and Urban Development 1 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Performance assessments; Performance standards. 115.206 Section 115.206 Housing and Urban Development Regulations Relating to Housing... AGENCIES Certification of Substantially Equivalent Agencies § 115.206 Performance assessments; Performance...

  8. 24 CFR 115.206 - Performance assessments; Performance standards.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 24 Housing and Urban Development 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Performance assessments; Performance standards. 115.206 Section 115.206 Housing and Urban Development Regulations Relating to Housing... AGENCIES Certification of Substantially Equivalent Agencies § 115.206 Performance assessments; Performance...

  9. 24 CFR 115.206 - Performance assessments; Performance standards.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... 24 Housing and Urban Development 1 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Performance assessments; Performance standards. 115.206 Section 115.206 Housing and Urban Development Regulations Relating to Housing... AGENCIES Certification of Substantially Equivalent Agencies § 115.206 Performance assessments; Performance...

  10. 24 CFR 115.206 - Performance assessments; Performance standards.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... 24 Housing and Urban Development 1 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false Performance assessments; Performance standards. 115.206 Section 115.206 Housing and Urban Development Regulations Relating to Housing... AGENCIES Certification of Substantially Equivalent Agencies § 115.206 Performance assessments; Performance...

  11. 75 FR 29600 - Occupational Information Development Advisory Panel Meeting

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-05-26

    ... SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION [Docket No. SSA-2010-0022] Occupational Information Development Advisory Panel Meeting AGENCY: Social Security Administration (SSA). ACTION: Notice of upcoming quarterly... amended, shall report to the Commissioner of Social Security. The Panel will advise the Agency on creating...

  12. International Social Work Field Placement or Volunteer Tourism? Developing an Asset-Based Justice-Learning Field Experience

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Sossou, Marie-Antoinette; Dubus, Nicole

    2013-01-01

    This paper examines a developing model for building an international social work placement that meets the needs of the host agency and community first. The paper addresses the challenges for social work departments to develop a strong learning environment while also keeping primary the needs of the host community and agency.

  13. 7 CFR 1924.12 - Warranty of development work.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... 7 Agriculture 12 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Warranty of development work. 1924.12 Section 1924.12... Warranty of development work. (a) Form FmHA or its successor agency under Public Law 103-354 1924-19... upon final acceptance of the work by the owner and FmHA or its successor agency under Public Law 103...

  14. Community Development: An Intensive Training Manual. Training for Agency Field Personnel.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Gessaman, Paul H.

    Intended for agency field personnel who assist in local community development (CD) efforts, this publication is the second of three making up an intensive training manual for community development. Using an inservice training approach, this part of the manual contains four instructional units: rationale for CD training, what CD is (CD as process,…

  15. Early dialogue between the developers of new technologies and pricing and reimbursement agencies: a pilot study.

    PubMed

    Backhouse, Martin E; Wonder, Michael; Hornby, Edward; Kilburg, Anne; Drummond, Michael; Mayer, Friedrich Karl

    2011-06-01

    It is common practice for developers of new health care technologies to engage in early dialogue with the major regulatory agencies; such discussions frequently center around the proposed clinical trial designs to support the registration of new interventions and suggestions on their improvement. Pricing and reimbursement agencies are increasingly using the results from health technology assessments to inform their decision making for new technologies. Such assessments are invariably underpinned by the phase 3 clinical trial evidence which may not provide answers to the key questions. Technology developers are beginning to realize that direct, early dialogue on the evidence requirements of the major pricing and reimbursement agencies, before phase 3 clinical trial designs for their key development compounds have been finalized, may be beneficial. This article reports on the pioneering efforts of one technology developer in seeking early dialogue with seven pricing and reimbursement agencies in five countries globally in 2007-2008 on their likely evidence requirements for a new oral treatment for patients with chronic plaque psoriasis. The pilot project demonstrated that a feasible process of early dialogue could be established, through a face-to-face meeting with prior circulation of a briefing book. Although there was some variation in the advice the similarities far outweighed the differences. More experience of early dialogue needs to be accumulated, involving a wider range of pricing and reimbursement agencies and compounds. The conclusion of this study, however, was that early dialogue can be a worthwhile process for all parties and can lead to a common understanding about evidence development for market access. Copyright © 2011 International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR). Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

  16. Family Literacy Works: Key Findings from the NFER Evaluation of the Basic Skills Agency's Demonstration Programmes

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Basic Skills Agency, 2006

    2006-01-01

    The Basic Skills Agency (formerly the Adult Literacy and Basic Skills Unit--ALBSU) is the national development agency for literacy, numeracy and related basic skills in England and Wales. This agency defines basic skills as " the ability to read, write, and speak in English and use mathematics at a level necessary to function and progress at…

  17. 77 FR 73994 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-12-12

    ... DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [Docket No. ED-2012-ICCD-0063] Agency Information Collection Activities... Collection of Elementary and Secondary Education Data for EDFacts AGENCY: Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, Department of Education (ED). [[Page 73995

  18. 76 FR 69251 - Proposed Agency Information Collection

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-11-08

    ... DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Proposed Agency Information Collection AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE... on a proposed collection of information that DOE is developing for submission to the Office of...) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of...

  19. 75 FR 14435 - Proposed Agency Information Collection

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-03-25

    ... DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Proposed Agency Information Collection AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy... information that DOE is developing to collect data on the status of activities, project progress, jobs created... 2009. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the...

  20. 75 FR 14436 - Proposed Agency Information Collection

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-03-25

    ... DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Proposed Agency Information Collection AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy... information that DOE is developing to collect data on the status of activities, project progress, jobs created... 2009. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the...

  1. 75 FR 11871 - Proposed Agency Information Collection

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-03-12

    ... DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Proposed Agency Information Collection AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy... information that DOE is developing to collect data on the status of activities, project progress, jobs created... Reinvestment Act of 2009. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is...

  2. 76 FR 20347 - Proposed Agency Information Collection

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-04-12

    ... DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Proposed Agency Information Collection AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy... on a proposed collection of information that DOE is developing for submission to the Office of...) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of...

  3. 77 FR 65374 - Proposed Agency Information Collection

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-10-26

    ... DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Proposed Agency Information... collection of information that DOE is developing for submission to the Office of Management and Budget... collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including...

  4. 22 CFR 227.605 - Inspector General report.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... the agency submits its annual budget justifications to Congress. (d) The annual report shall include... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false Inspector General report. 227.605 Section 227.605 Foreign Relations AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NEW RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING Agency Reports...

  5. 22 CFR 227.605 - Inspector General report.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... the agency submits its annual budget justifications to Congress. (d) The annual report shall include... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Inspector General report. 227.605 Section 227.605 Foreign Relations AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NEW RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING Agency Reports...

  6. 22 CFR 227.605 - Inspector General report.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... the agency submits its annual budget justifications to Congress. (d) The annual report shall include... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Inspector General report. 227.605 Section 227.605 Foreign Relations AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NEW RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING Agency Reports...

  7. 22 CFR 227.605 - Inspector General report.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... the agency submits its annual budget justifications to Congress. (d) The annual report shall include... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Inspector General report. 227.605 Section 227.605 Foreign Relations AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NEW RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING Agency Reports...

  8. 22 CFR 227.605 - Inspector General report.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... the agency submits its annual budget justifications to Congress. (d) The annual report shall include... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Inspector General report. 227.605 Section 227.605 Foreign Relations AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NEW RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING Agency Reports...

  9. 5 CFR 410.201 - Responsibilities of the head of an agency.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    .... 410.201 Section 410.201 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT CIVIL SERVICE... and development with agency strategic plans, the assignment of responsibility to ensure the training... (4) Assess periodically, but not less often than annually, the overall agency talent management...

  10. The Federal Conference on Intelligent Processing Equipment

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    1992-01-01

    Research and development projects involving intelligent processing equipment within the following U.S. agencies are addressed: Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce, Department of Energy, Department of Defense, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Emergency Management Agency, NASA, National Institutes of Health, and the National Science Foundation.

  11. 22 CFR 219.103 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... more major life activities. (4) Is regarded as having an impairment means— (i) Has a physical or mental... PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED BY INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AGENCY, AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL... opportunity to participate in, and enjoy the benefits of, programs or activities conducted by the agency. For...

  12. Robotics research at Canadian Space Agency

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Hui, Raymond

    1994-01-01

    In addition to major crown projects such as the Mobile Servicing System for Space Station, the Canadian Space Agency is also engaged in internal, industrial and academic research and development activities in robotics and other space-related areas of science and technology. These activities support current and future space projects, and lead to technology development which can be spun off to terrestrial applications, thus satisfying the Agency's objective of providing economic benefits to the public at large through its space-related work.

  13. The Role of Donor Agencies in International Education and Training. Report on a Workshop Presented by the Office of International Training of the United States Agency for International Development and the National Association for Foreign Student Affairs (Washington, D.C., April 7, 1989).

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Jenkins, Hugh M.

    The Donor Agencies Workshop involved individuals from a wide range of academic disciplines and other fields that helped develop the expertise of foreign students, scholars, and trainees to increase the educational and economic resources of their home countries. This report presents the remarks made by the 47 workshop participants concerning: (1)…

  14. 22 CFR Appendix A to Part 232 - Application for Compensation

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... Part 232 Foreign Relations AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT REPUBLIC OF TUNISIA LOAN GUARANTEES ISSUED UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2012... Compensation United States Agency for International Development Washington, DC 20523 Ref: Guarantee dated as of...

  15. 22 CFR Appendix A to Part 231 - Application for Compensation

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... Part 231 Foreign Relations AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT LOAN GUARANTEES ISSUED UNDER THE EMERGENCY WARTIME SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT OF 2003, PUBLIC LAW 108-11-STANDARD... Agency for International Development Washington, DC 20523 Ref: Guarantee dated as of ___, 20__: Gentlemen...

  16. 22 CFR Appendix A to Part 231 - Application for Compensation

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... Part 231 Foreign Relations AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT LOAN GUARANTEES ISSUED UNDER THE EMERGENCY WARTIME SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT OF 2003, PUBLIC LAW 108-11-STANDARD... Agency for International Development Washington, DC 20523 Ref: Guarantee dated as of ___, 20__: Gentlemen...

  17. 22 CFR Appendix A to Part 231 - Application for Compensation

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... Part 231 Foreign Relations AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT LOAN GUARANTEES ISSUED UNDER THE EMERGENCY WARTIME SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT OF 2003, PUBLIC LAW 108-11-STANDARD... Agency for International Development Washington, DC 20523 Ref: Guarantee dated as of ___, 20__: Gentlemen...

  18. 22 CFR Appendix A to Part 231 - Application for Compensation

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... Part 231 Foreign Relations AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT LOAN GUARANTEES ISSUED UNDER THE EMERGENCY WARTIME SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT OF 2003, PUBLIC LAW 108-11-STANDARD... Agency for International Development Washington, DC 20523 Ref: Guarantee dated as of ___, 20__: Gentlemen...

  19. 22 CFR Appendix A to Part 232 - Application for Compensation

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... Part 232 Foreign Relations AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT REPUBLIC OF TUNISIA LOAN GUARANTEES ISSUED UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2012... Compensation United States Agency for International Development Washington, DC 20523 Ref: Guarantee dated as of...

  20. 22 CFR Appendix A to Part 231 - Application for Compensation

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    2010-04-01

    ... Part 231 Foreign Relations AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT LOAN GUARANTEES ISSUED UNDER THE EMERGENCY WARTIME SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT OF 2003, PUBLIC LAW 108-11-STANDARD... Agency for International Development Washington, DC 20523 Ref: Guarantee dated as of ___, 20__: Gentlemen...

  1. 48 CFR 719.273-7 - OSDBU review of application.

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    2011-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false OSDBU review of application. 719.273-7 Section 719.273-7 Federal Acquisition Regulations System AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIOECONOMIC PROGRAMS SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS The U.S. Agency for International Development...

  2. 48 CFR 719.273-2 - Definitions.

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    2011-10-01

    ... Section 719.273-2 Federal Acquisition Regulations System AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIOECONOMIC PROGRAMS SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Mentor-Protégé Program 719.273-2 Definitions. Throughout, the term “small business” includes all categories...

  3. A Family Agency's Approach to Providing Employee Assistance Programs in Industry.

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    Keohane, Raymond G.; Newman, Carrie E.

    1984-01-01

    Describes the Employee Services Network (ESN), an employee assistance program developed within the Family and Children's Service of Richmond, Virginia. Demonstrates how a not-for-profit agency can develop, structure, and implement a program of services for the corporate community. (LLL)

  4. Youth Media and Agency

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    Hauge, Chelsey

    2014-01-01

    This article addresses how capacity is conceived of and understood in youth media/civic education programming, and how beliefs about agency, development, relationality and youth manifests in the discourses, programmes, and practices of organizations operating youth media programmes. Through attention to a youth media and development programme in…

  5. 75 FR 69047 - Senior Executive Service: Membership of Performance Review Board

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    ... AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Senior Executive Service: Membership of Performance Review Board ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice lists approved candidates who will comprise a standing roster for service on the Agency's 2010 and 2011 SES Performance Review Boards. The Agency will use this...

  6. 77 FR 66793 - Senior Executive Service: Membership of Performance Review Board

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    ... AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Senior Executive Service: Membership of Performance Review Board ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice lists approved candidates who will comprise a standing roster for service on the Agency's 2012 and 2013 SES Performance Review Boards. The Agency will use this...

  7. 77 FR 5793 - Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act; Availability of BEACH Act Grants

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    ... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [OW-FRL-9627-4] Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act; Availability of BEACH Act Grants AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION... Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health (BEACH) Act authorizes EPA to award program development and...

  8. 48 CFR 35.016 - Broad agency announcement.

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    2010-10-01

    ... Scientific Review (see 6.102(d)(2)) for the acquisition of basic and applied research and that part of... CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTING 35.016 Broad agency announcement. (a) General... documents, shall— (1) Describe the agency's research interest, either for an individual program requirement...

  9. 77 FR 19275 - Proposed Agency Information Collection

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Proposed Agency Information Collection AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy, DoE... on a proposed collection of information that DOE is developing for submission to the Office of...) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of...

  10. 77 FR 1945 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request, National Fire...

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    ..., National Fire Department Census AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY... the development and continuation of the National Fire Department Census. DATES: Comments must be..., Statistician, United States Fire Administration, National Fire Data Center, (301) 447-1154 for additional...

  11. The Strategic Data Project's Strategic Performance Indicators

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    Page, Lindsay C.; Fullerton, Jon; Bacher-Hicks, Andrew; Owens, Antoniya; Cohodes, Sarah R.; West, Martin R.; Glover, Sarah

    2013-01-01

    Strategic Performance Indicators (SPIs) are summary measures derived from parallel, descriptive analyses conducted across educational agencies. The SPIs are designed to inform agency management and efforts to improve student outcomes. We developed the SPIs to reveal patterns common across partner agencies, to highlight exceptions to those…

  12. 48 CFR 733.103-70 - Protests to the agency.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Protests to the agency. 733.103-70 Section 733.103-70 Federal Acquisition Regulations System AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS PROTESTS, DISPUTES, AND APPEALS Protests 733.103-70 Protests to...

  13. 48 CFR 733.103-70 - Protests to the agency.

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    2011-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Protests to the agency. 733.103-70 Section 733.103-70 Federal Acquisition Regulations System AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS PROTESTS, DISPUTES, AND APPEALS Protests 733.103-70 Protests to...

  14. 44 CFR 334.6 - Department and agency responsibilities.

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    2010-10-01

    ... 44 Emergency Management and Assistance 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Department and agency responsibilities. 334.6 Section 334.6 Emergency Management and Assistance FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY... crisis. Costed Option Packages will be developed for actions that may be necessary in the early warning...

  15. Managing the complexity of nurse shortages: a case study of bank and agency staffing in an acute care Trust in Wales, UK.

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    Massey, Lynn; Esain, Ann; Wallis, Marianne

    2009-07-01

    Managing nurse shortages is a major challenge in Trusts today given the worldwide shortage of nurses. To fill the gap created by a lack of permanent staff UK government agencies have increasingly used bank and agency staff. Managing this type of staffing effectively and efficiently, in the context of shrinking healthcare funds, is a major challenge in providing safe and quality healthcare. To analyse bank and agency nursing staffing patterns and factors that impact on these patterns. Case study within the largest hospital in one Welsh Integrated Healthcare Trust. De-identified bank and agency staffing electronic and manual database records and focus group interview with bank and agency office staff. A predictable bank and agency staffing pattern was found, wherein bank and agency nursing staff were used with increasing frequency towards the end of the week. Demand for bank and agency nursing staff occurred because of: hospital practices that fund a fixed staff establishment for nursing units, while patient numbers and acuity are variable; poor forward planning; sickness, and absence due to professional development or staff training. There is a need for managers to reconsider management and recruitment policies, particularly in relation to using bank and agency staff. The complexity of staffing challenges managers to focus on predictability of workload needs and other factors that affect staffing requirements, such as: professional development, flexible working rosters to match the need and minimize sickness and turnover of staff.

  16. Comparing maternal child health problems and outcomes across public health nursing agencies.

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    Monsen, Karen A; Fulkerson, Jayne A; Lytton, Amy B; Taft, Lila L; Schwichtenberg, Linda D; Martin, Karen S

    2010-05-01

    To use aggregated data from health informatics systems to identify needs of maternal and child health (MCH) clients served by county public health agencies and to demonstrate outcomes of services provided. Participating agencies developed and implemented a formal standardized classification data comparison process using structured Omaha System data. An exploratory descriptive analysis of the data was performed. Summary reports of aggregated and analyzed data from records of clients served and discharged in 2005 were compared. Client problems and outcomes were found to be similar across agencies, with behavioral, psychosocial, environmental and physiological problems identified and addressed. Differential improvement was noted by problem, outcome measure, and agency; and areas for enhancing intervention strategies were prioritized. Problems with greatest improvement across agencies were Antepartum/postpartum and Family planning, and least improvement across agencies were Neglect and Substance use. Findings demonstrated that public health nurses address many serious health-related problems with low-income high-risk MCH clients. MCH client needs were found to be similar across agencies. Public health nurse home visiting services addressed important health issues with MCH clients, and statistically significant improvement in client health problems occurred consistently across agencies. The data comparison processes developed in this project were useful for MCH programs, and may be applicable to other program areas using structured client data for evaluation purposes. Using informatics tools and data facilitated needs assessment, program evaluation, and outcomes management processes for the agencies, and will continue to play an integral role in directing practice and improving client outcomes.

  17. International sources of financial cooperation for health in developing countries.

    PubMed

    Howard, L M

    1983-01-01

    By direct consulation and review of published sources, a study of 16 selected official sources of international financial cooperation was conducted over the August 1979 to August 1980 period in order to assess the policies, programs, and prospects for support of established international health goals. This study demonstrated that approximately 90% of the external health sector funds are provided via development oriented agencies. The major agencies providing such assistance concur that no sector, including health, should be excluded "a priori," providing that the requesting nation conveys its proposals through the appropriate national development planning authority. The agencies in the study also were found to be supporting health related programs in all the geographic regions of the World Health Organization (WHO). An associated review of 30 external funding agencies revealed that only 5 reported providing health assistance in more than half of the countries where they provided assistance for general development purposes. Interviewed sources attributed this to the limited manner in which health proposals have been identified, prepared, and forwarded (with national development authority approval) to international agencies. In 1979 concessional development financing totaled approximately US$29.9 billion, US$24.2 billion being provided by 17 major industrial nations, US$4.7 billion by Organization of Petroleum Exporting (OPEC) countries, and less than US$1 billion by the countries of Eastern Europe. Approximately 2/3 of such concessional financing is administered bilaterally, only 1/3 passing through multilateral institutions. UN agencies receive only 12% of these total concessional development financing resources. In 1979, concessional funding for health totaled approximately US$3 billion, approximately 1/10 of which was administered by WHO and its regional offices. It is anticipated that future international funding for health in developing countries will continue to come mostly from public and private development institutions directly, rather than through WHO or UN channels. Thus, it is important to recognize that each donor has a specific programming cycle, and the donors' organizational structures and professional health staffs vary greatly. Additionally, agencies providing external assistance perceive the possibility of expediting the funding process by reducing constraints on program processing that exist in the recipient countries, and they believe that reduction of such constraints is necessary.

  18. Pathways To Scaling-Up in Community Based Rehabilitation Agencies.

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    Boyce, W.; Johnston, C.; Thomas, M.; Enns, H.; Naidu, D. M.; Tjandrakusuma, H.

    1997-01-01

    Scaling-up (the expansion or development of organizational activities of nongovernmental agencies to achieve greater impact) in community-based rehabilitation is described by using case study materials from industrialized and less-developed countries (India, Canada, and Indonesia) and focusing on differences in structural characteristics of…

  19. 76 FR 27859 - 8(a) Business Development Program Regulation Changes; Tribal Consultation

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    ... SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 13 CFR Part 124 [Docket No.: SBA-2011-0013] 8(a) Business Development Program Regulation Changes; Tribal Consultation AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration. ACTION.... Small Business Administration (SBA or Agency) published a final rule in the Federal Register making...

  20. STRATEGIES FOR EVALUATING INDICATORS BASED ON GUIDELINES FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY'S OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

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    The Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Research and Development (ORD) has prepared technical guidelines to evaluate the suitability of ecological indicators for monitoring programs. The guidelines were adopted by ORD to provide a consistent framework for indicator review...

  1. 78 FR 2422 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request

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    ... of currently approved information Collection, 1028-0096, Department of the Interior Climate Science... priority science needs and to develop science information tools that can help resource managers develop... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR U.S. Geological Survey [GX13EN05ESB0500] Agency Information Collection...

  2. A Framework for Assessing Feasibility of Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Project Sites : Research Brief

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2017-09-01

    This research answers the question: How can a transit agency choose among alternative TOD locations within a transit network? The ultimate objective of the research is to develop a decision support framework which can be used by transit agencies when...

  3. Work zone impacts assessment : an approach to assess and management work zone safety and mobility impacts of road projects

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2006-05-01

    To help transportation agencies understand and implement the provisions of the Rule, FHWA has : developed four guidance documents. This Guide is designed to help transportation agencies : develop and/or update their own policies, processes, and proce...

  4. Meeting the Challenges of Small Community Treatment Systems in the United States

    EPA Science Inventory

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been conducting drinking water research for over 35 years. The EPA Office of Research and Development(ORD)provides scientific information to the Agency for policy and regulatory development related to implementation of the federa...

  5. 22 CFR 208.50 - How is this part written?

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    2011-04-01

    ... Foreign Relations AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT GOVERNMENTWIDE DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION... for the general public and business community to use. The section headings and text, often in the form...” always is the U.S. Agency for International Development. (c) The “Covered Transactions” diagram in the...

  6. Teachers' Talk of Experiencing: Conflict, Resistance and Agency

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    Sannino, Annalisa

    2010-01-01

    This article draws on the concept of experiencing to highlight a positive connection between resistance and agency, and its potential for teachers' professional development and educational change. The article examines teachers' discourse during a Change Laboratory intervention aimed at developing teaching practices. The intervention was initiated…

  7. 24 CFR 115.207 - Consequences of interim certification and certification.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 24 Housing and Urban Development 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Consequences of interim certification and certification. 115.207 Section 115.207 Housing and Urban Development Regulations Relating to... ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES Certification of Substantially Equivalent Agencies § 115.207 Consequences of interim...

  8. Building analytic capacity, facilitating partnerships, and promoting data use in state health agencies: a distance-based workforce development initiative applied to maternal and child health epidemiology.

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    Rankin, Kristin M; Kroelinger, Charlan D; Rosenberg, Deborah; Barfield, Wanda D

    2012-12-01

    The purpose of this article is to summarize the methodology, partnerships, and products developed as a result of a distance-based workforce development initiative to improve analytic capacity among maternal and child health (MCH) epidemiologists in state health agencies. This effort was initiated by the Centers for Disease Control's MCH Epidemiology Program and faculty at the University of Illinois at Chicago to encourage and support the use of surveillance data by MCH epidemiologists and program staff in state agencies. Beginning in 2005, distance-based training in advanced analytic skills was provided to MCH epidemiologists. To support participants, this model of workforce development included: lectures about the practical application of innovative epidemiologic methods, development of multidisciplinary teams within and across agencies, and systematic, tailored technical assistance The goal of this initiative evolved to emphasize the direct application of advanced methods to the development of state data products using complex sample surveys, resulting in the articles published in this supplement to MCHJ. Innovative methods were applied by participating MCH epidemiologists, including regional analyses across geographies and datasets, multilevel analyses of state policies, and new indicator development. Support was provided for developing cross-state and regional partnerships and for developing and publishing the results of analytic projects. This collaboration was successful in building analytic capacity, facilitating partnerships and promoting surveillance data use to address state MCH priorities, and may have broader application beyond MCH epidemiology. In an era of decreasing resources, such partnership efforts between state and federal agencies and academia are essential for promoting effective data use.

  9. Persuasive Effects of Linguistic Agency Assignments and Point of View in Narrative Health Messages About Colon Cancer.

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    Chen, Meng; McGlone, Matthew S; Bell, Robert A

    2015-08-01

    The authors explored the effects of linguistic agency and point of view on narrative force. Participants (N = 499) were randomly assigned to read one version of an article about colon cancer, defined by a 2 (disease agency: cancer, human) × 2 (temporal agency: death, human) × 2 (point of view: first person, third person) between-subjects design. Disease agency language assigned agency to cancer (e.g., "Cancer developed in me") or to humans (e.g., "I developed cancer"). Temporal agency language described death as approaching humans (e.g., "as death closes in on patients) or as being approached by humans (e.g., "as patients close in on death"). The narrative was presented from the first-person singular or third-person plural viewpoint. Participants then completed a questionnaire measuring threat perceptions, efficacy, transportation, and other study variables. Language assigning agency to humans rather than to cancer elevated susceptibility beliefs. Death-approach language led to greater fear than human-approach language without impacting efficacy perceptions. Human-approach language was rated more persuasive than death-approach language, but only in first-person point-of-view narratives. Transportation and identification were positively associated with ratings of threat severity and susceptibility, fear, efficacy, behavioral intentions, and message persuasiveness. Implications for message design are discussed.

  10. Exploring Democracy: Nordic Music Teachers' Approaches to the Development of Immigrant Students' Musical Agency

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    Karlsen, Sidsel

    2014-01-01

    In this article, a multi-sited ethnographic study was taken as a point of departure for exploring how Nordic music teachers, who work in multicultural environments, understand the development of their students' musical agency. The study was based on theories developed within general sociology and the sociology of music, as well as in previous…

  11. Awareness and Awakening: A Narrative-Oriented Inquiry of Undergraduate Students' Development of Mindful Agency in China

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    Wang, Qing; Law, Ho Chung; Li, Yan; Xu, Zhanfei; Pang, Weiguo

    2017-01-01

    The article explores undergraduate students' experiences of developing mindful agency as a positive learning disposition, their perceived change as a learner, and the possible impact of mindful agency coaching on students' learning and personal growth, using a narrative research method. Seventy Chinese undergraduate students generated personal reflective journals and eight participants' journals were selected to enter into the narrative-oriented inquiry. Our analysis revealed a number of primary themes based on which we produced a meta-story. The supplements of the story were exacted for further critical cross-case discussion. The finding indicated that the multifaceted development of mindful agency involved learning methods, emotional regulation, strategic thinking, and awareness of planning, openness to experience, self-acceptance and self-esteem, and learning engagement, with enhanced sense of personal awareness and awakening. The coaching was supportive for students to foster positive self-identities and become more reflective, mindful, and self-determined. PMID:29209260

  12. Federal research, development, and demonstration priorities for carbon dioxide removal in the United States

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    Sanchez, Daniel L.; Amador, Giana; Funk, Jason; Mach, Katharine J.

    2018-01-01

    Atmospheric carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies may be critical to achieving deep decarbonization. Yet a lack of technical and commercial maturity of CDR technologies hinders potential deployment. Needs for commercialization span research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) activities, including development of new materials, reactors, and processes, and rigorous monitoring of a portfolio of demonstration projects. As a world leader in supporting science and engineering, the United States (US) can play an important role in reducing costs and clarifying the sustainable scale of CDR. To date, federal agencies have focused on voluntary or piecemeal CDR programs. Here, we present a synthesis of research and developement needs, relevant agency authority, barriers to coordination, and interventions to enhance RD&D across the federal government of the US. On the basis of agency authority and expertise, the Department of Energy, Department of Agriculture, Department of the Interior, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and National Science Foundation are most central to conducting research, funding projects, monitoring effects, and promulgating regulations. Key enablers for successful programs include embracing technological diversity and administrative efficiency, fostering agency buy-in, and achieving commercial deployment. Based on these criteria, the executive branch could effectively coordinate RD&D strategy through two complementary pathways: (1) renewing intra-agency commitment to CDR in five primary agencies, including both research and demonstration, and (2) coordinating research prioritization and outcomes across agencies, led by the Office of Science and Technology Policy and loosely based on the National Nanotechnology Initiative. Both pathways can be stimulated by executive order or Congressional mandate. Executive branch implementation can begin at any time; future Farm and Energy Bills provide legislative vehicles for enhancing programs.

  13. An analysis of GAVI, the Global Fund and World Bank support for human resources for health in developing countries.

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    Vujicic, Marko; Weber, Stephanie E; Nikolic, Irina A; Atun, Rifat; Kumar, Ranjana

    2012-12-01

    Shortages, geographic imbalances and poor performance of health workers pose major challenges for improving health service delivery in developing countries. In response, multilateral agencies have increasingly recognized the need to invest in human resources for health (HRH) to assist countries in achieving their health system goals. In this paper we analyse the HRH-related activities of three agencies: the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI); the Global Fund for Aids, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (the Global Fund); and the World Bank. First, we reviewed the type of HRH-related activities that are eligible for financing within each agency. Second, we reviewed the HRH-related activities that each agency is actually financing. Third, we reviewed the literature to understand the impact that GAVI, Global Fund and World Bank investments in HRH have had on the health workforce in developing countries. Our analysis found that by far the most common activity supported across all agencies is short-term, in-service training. There is relatively little investment in expanding pre-service training capacity, despite large health worker shortages in developing countries. We also found that the majority of GAVI and the Global Fund grants finance health worker remuneration, largely through supplemental allowances, with little information available on how payment rates are determined, how the potential negative consequences are mitigated, and how payments are to be sustained at the end of the grant period. Based on the analysis, we argue there is an opportunity for improved co-ordination between the three agencies at the country level in supporting HRH-related activities. Existing initiatives, such as the International Health Partnership and the Health Systems Funding Platform, could present viable and timely vehicles for the three agencies to implement this improved co-ordination.

  14. Rethinking the learning space at work and beyond: The achievement of agency across the boundaries of work-related spaces and environments

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    Kersh, Natasha

    2015-12-01

    This paper focuses on the notion of the learning space at work and discusses the extent to which its different configurations allow employees to exercise personal agency within a range of learning spaces. Although the learning space at work is already the subject of extensive research, the continuous development of the learning society and the development of new types of working spaces calls for further research to advance our knowledge and understanding of the ways that individuals exercise agency and learn in the workplace. Research findings suggest that the current perception of workplace learning is strongly related to the notion of the learning space, in which individuals and teams work, learn and develop their skills. The perception of the workplace as a site only for work-specific training is gradually changing, as workplaces are now acknowledged as sites for learning in various configurations, and as contributing to the personal development and social engagement of employees. This paper argues that personal agency is constructed in the workplace, and this process involves active interrelations between agency and three dimensions of the workplace (individual, spatial and organisational), identified through both empirical and theoretical research. The discussion is supported by data from two research projects on workplace learning in the United Kingdom. This paper thus considers how different configurations of the learning space and the boundaries between a range of work-related spaces facilitate the achievement of personal agency.

  15. Government: Senate Generous on Agency Research Budgets.

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    Long, Janice

    1980-01-01

    Discussed is the senate's 1981 research and development appropriations. The senate has approved research funding levels higher than both the amount requested by the House and the Administration except in the case of the Environmental Protection Agency. Research agencies discussed are NASA, Energy, NSF, Commerce, and ERA. (Author/DS)

  16. Agency in Early Childhood Learning and Development in Cameroon

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    Nsamenang, A. Bame

    2008-01-01

    This article focuses on agency, as a natural disposition in children to be active and participative. Africa's parenting attitudes and education in African family traditions encourage and foster children's responsible agency in family life, cultural and economic activities, and their own developmental learning from an early, especially within the…

  17. 76 FR 33751 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment...

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    2011-06-09

    ... information on how long the insect repellent repels ticks and mosquitoes. For the first efficacy mark viewed... Labeling for Insect Repellent Products AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice....regulations.gov . Title: Use of Surveys in Developing Improved Labeling for Insect Repellent Products. ICR...

  18. 43 CFR 46.225 - How to select cooperating agencies.

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    2010-10-01

    ... agencies. (a) An “eligible governmental entity” is: (1) Any Federal agency that is qualified to participate... qualified to participate in the development of an environmental impact statement by virtue of its special... paragraph (c) of this section, the Responsible Official for the lead bureau must invite eligible...

  19. 43 CFR 46.225 - How to select cooperating agencies.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... agencies. (a) An “eligible governmental entity” is: (1) Any Federal agency that is qualified to participate... qualified to participate in the development of an environmental impact statement by virtue of its special... paragraph (c) of this section, the Responsible Official for the lead bureau must invite eligible...

  20. 24 CFR 115.306 - Training funds.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 24 Housing and Urban Development 1 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Training funds. 115.306 Section 115... § 115.306 Training funds. (a) All agencies, including agencies that receive CB funds, are eligible to receive training funds. Training funds are fixed amounts based on the number of agency employees to be...

  1. 24 CFR 3282.362 - Production Inspection Primary Inspection Agencies (IPIAs).

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... in production which fails to conform to the design or where the design is not specific, to the... 24 Housing and Urban Development 5 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Production Inspection Primary... REGULATIONS Primary Inspection Agencies § 3282.362 Production Inspection Primary Inspection Agencies (IPIAs...

  2. 78 FR 69995 - Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of Missouri; Restriction of Emission of...

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    ... Compounds and Emissions Banking and Trading AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Direct... ``Emissions Banking and Trading'' removes all definitions, as they are now included in the general definitions... Delivery: Amy Bhesania, Environmental Protection Agency, Air Planning and Development Branch, 11201 Renner...

  3. 78 FR 67140 - Office of Environmental Information; Pause the Development of the Draft Quality Standard for...

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    ... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-9902-70-OEI] Office of Environmental Information; Pause the... (External) Organizations and Two Associated QA Handbooks AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA... Environmental Data Collection, Production, and Use by Non-EPA (External) Organizations and two associated QA...

  4. 77 FR 20353 - United States Warehouse Act; Export Food Aid Commodities Licensing Agreement

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    ... States Warehouse Act; Export Food Aid Commodities Licensing Agreement AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA... the new Export Food Aid Commodities (EFAC) licensing agreement offered by the Farm Service Agency (FSA.... This licensing agreement was developed in response to concerns of export food aid providers...

  5. 78 FR 65622 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for...

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [Docket No. ED-2013-ICCD-0100] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; National Professional Development Program: Grantee Performance Report AGENCY: Office of English Language Acquisition...

  6. 45 CFR 1321.55 - Organization and staffing of the area agency.

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    2011-10-01

    ... DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES THE ADMINISTRATION ON AGING, OLDER AMERICANS... purpose is to administer programs for older persons; or (2) A separate organizational unit within a multi... agency on aging designates, as an area agency on aging, a separate organizational unit of a multipurpose...

  7. 45 CFR 1321.55 - Organization and staffing of the area agency.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES THE ADMINISTRATION ON AGING, OLDER AMERICANS... purpose is to administer programs for older persons; or (2) A separate organizational unit within a multi... agency on aging designates, as an area agency on aging, a separate organizational unit of a multipurpose...

  8. 75 FR 66116 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request, OMB No. 1660-NEW...

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    ... logistics readiness, identify areas for targeted improvement, and develop a roadmap to both mitigate...; Logistics Capability Assessment Tool (LCAT) AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS. ACTION: Notice... Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this Notice seeks comments concerning the Logistics Capability Assessment...

  9. 76 FR 28951 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Data Collection for Compliance With Government...

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    ...; Comment Request; Data Collection for Compliance With Government Performance and Results Act AGENCY... with the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 which requires Federal agencies to develop performance measures, and report to Congress and stakeholders the results of the agency's performance. EDA...

  10. 77 FR 9252 - Meeting for Software Developers on the Technical Specifications for Common Formats for Patient...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-02-16

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Meeting for... and Event Reporting AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), HHS. ACTION: Notice of... reports; and Metadata registry--includes descriptive facts about information contained in the data...

  11. Uncovering "Unwelcome Truths" through Student Voice: Teacher Inquiry into Agency and Student Assessment Literacy

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Charteris, Jennifer; Thomas, Eryn

    2017-01-01

    Learner agency is often seen unproblematically as an integral aspect of "twenty-first century lifelong learning". Agency and instrumentalist forms of teacher professional development are problematised through this qualitative case study that explores a teacher's inquiry into assessment for learning practices. This article illustrates how…

  12. Notification: Evaluation of EPA’s Use of Other Federal Agencies, Universities and Foundations for Research

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    Project #OPE-FY14-0048, September 19, 2014. The OIG plans to begin preliminary research on the EPA's use of other federal agencies, universities and foundations for agency research in the Office of Research and Development (ORD) on October 14, 2014.

  13. 78 FR 60865 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-10-02

    ... Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions Application-- 1894-0001 AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education... Secretary of Education can carry out the Hispanic-Serving Institutions program under Title V, Part A of the... DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [Docket No. ED-2013-ICCD-0129] Agency Information Collection Activities...

  14. 24 CFR 3282.361 - Design Approval Primary Inspection Agency (DAPIA).

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 24 Housing and Urban Development 5 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Design Approval Primary Inspection... REGULATIONS Primary Inspection Agencies § 3282.361 Design Approval Primary Inspection Agency (DAPIA). (a... manufactured home designs submitted to it by the manufacturer and for assuring that they conform to the...

  15. 75 FR 28253 - Federal Management Regulation (FMR); Notice of GSA Bulletin FMR B-26

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-05-20

    ... General and other executive agencies to develop accounting systems for Federal property. The term ``system... responsibility to provide guidance to agencies on property management accountability systems. This bulletin is... agencies maintain adequate inventory controls and accountability systems for property under their control...

  16. 48 CFR 27.404-4 - Contractor's release, publication, and use of data.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    .... statutes. However, agencies may restrict the release or disclosure of computer software that is or is intended to be developed to the point of practical application (including for agency distribution under... applied research. Agencies may also preclude a contractor from asserting copyright in any computer...

  17. 48 CFR 27.404-4 - Contractor's release, publication, and use of data.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    .... statutes. However, agencies may restrict the release or disclosure of computer software that is or is intended to be developed to the point of practical application (including for agency distribution under... applied research. Agencies may also preclude a contractor from asserting copyright in any computer...

  18. 48 CFR 27.404-4 - Contractor's release, publication, and use of data.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    .... statutes. However, agencies may restrict the release or disclosure of computer software that is or is intended to be developed to the point of practical application (including for agency distribution under... applied research. Agencies may also preclude a contractor from asserting copyright in any computer...

  19. 77 FR 18879 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for Approval of a New Information...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-03-28

    ... local agencies in improving safety on local roads is critical for reducing fatalities and serious..., prioritizing, developing, and implementing safety projects on local roads. The requested information collection... agencies for road safety improvement projects. The survey will also help identify challenges and barriers...

  20. 15 CFR 287.5 - Responsibilities of an Agency Standards Executive.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... missions, authorities, priorities, and budget. (c) Cooperate with NIST in carrying out agency responsibilities under the guidance in this part. (d) Consult with NIST, as necessary, in the development and... improvements in agency conformity assessment related activities. (g) Report to NIST, on a voluntary basis, on...

  1. Sharing Overdose Data Across State Agencies to Inform Public Health Strategies: A Case Study.

    PubMed

    Cherico-Hsii, Sara; Bankoski, Andrea; Singal, Pooja; Horon, Isabelle; Beane, Eric; Casey, Meghan; Rebbert-Franklin, Kathleen; Sharfstein, Joshua

    2016-01-01

    Data sharing and analysis are important components of coordinated and cost-effective public health strategies. However, legal and policy barriers have made data from different agencies difficult to share and analyze for policy development. To address a rise in overdose deaths, Maryland used an innovative and focused approach to bring together data on overdose decedents across multiple agencies. The effort was focused on developing discrete intervention points based on information yielded on decedents' lives, such as vulnerability upon release from incarceration. Key aspects of this approach included gubernatorial leadership, a unified commitment to data sharing across agencies with memoranda of understanding, and designation of a data management team. Preliminary results have yielded valuable insights and have helped inform policy. This process of navigating legal and privacy concerns in data sharing across multiple agencies may be applied to a variety of public health problems challenging health departments across the country.

  2. Directory of financing sources for foreign energy projects

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    La Ferla, L.

    1995-09-01

    The Office of National Security Policy has produced this Directory of Financing Sources for Foreign Energy Projects. The Directory reviews programs that offer financing from US government agencies, multilateral organizations, public, private, and quasi-private investment funds, and local commercial and state development banks. The main US government agencies covered are the US Agency for International Development (USAID), the Export-Import Bank of the US (EXIM Bank), Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), US Department of Energy, US Department of Defense, and the US Trade and Development Agency (TDA). Other US Government Sources includes market funds that have been in part capitalized usingmore » US government agency funds. Multilateral organizations include the World Bank, International Finance Corporation (IFC), Asian Development Bank (ADB), European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and various organizations of the United Nations. The Directory lists available public, private, and quasi-private sources of financing in key emerging markets in the Newly Independent States and other developing countries of strategic interest to the US Department of Energy. The sources of financing listed in this directory should be considered indicative rather than inclusive of all potential sources of financing. Initial focus is on the Russian Federation, Ukraine, india, China, and Pakistan. Separate self-contained sections have been developed for each of the countries to enable the user to readily access market-specific information and to support country-specific Departmental initiatives. For each country, the directory is organized to follow the project life cycle--from prefeasibility, feasibility, project finance, cofinancing, and trade finance, through to technical assistance and training. Programs on investment and export insurance are excluded.« less

  3. Privacy, confidentiality, and security in information systems of state health agencies.

    PubMed

    O'Brien, D G; Yasnoff, W A

    1999-05-01

    To assess the employment and status of privacy, confidentiality, security and fair information practices in electronic information systems of U.S. state health agencies. A survey instrument was developed and administered to key contacts within the state health agencies of each of the 50 U.S. states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. About a third of U.S. state health agencies have no written policies in place regarding privacy and confidentiality in electronic information systems. The doctrines of fair information practice often seemed to be ignored. One quarter of the agencies reported at least one security breach during the past two years, and 16% experienced a privacy and confidentiality related transgression. Most of the breaches were committed by personnel from within the agencies. These results raise questions about the integrity of existing privacy, confidentiality and security measures in the information systems of U.S. state health agencies. Recommendations include the development and vigorous enforcement of written privacy and confidentiality policies, increased personnel training, and expanded implementation of security measures such as encryption and system firewalls. A discussion of the current status of U.S. privacy, confidentiality and security issues is offered.

  4. 40 CFR 35.501 - Environmental programs covered by the subpart.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104-134; 110 Stat. 1321, 1321-299 (1996) and Departments of Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act of... Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (Pub. L. 105-276; 112...

  5. 40 CFR 35.501 - Environmental programs covered by the subpart.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104-134; 110 Stat. 1321, 1321-299 (1996) and Departments of Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act of... Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (Pub. L. 105-276; 112...

  6. 76 FR 27054 - Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-05-10

    ... Community Development and Public Welfare Investments of State Member Banks. Agency form number: FR H-6. OMB... that want to make community development or public welfare investments to comply with the Regulation H... information instruments are placed into OMB's public docket files. The Federal Reserve may not conduct or...

  7. Commentary: Special Issue on Adolescents in the Majority World

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Ignatowski, Clare A.

    2013-01-01

    This collection of nuanced, insightful papers is a welcome contribution to research and policy dialogue around international youth development. At the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the lead government agency for foreign assistance, a growing understanding of the profound links between the well-being of youth and…

  8. 78 FR 16842 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-03-19

    ... of Math Professional Development AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences (IES), Department of... to this notice will be considered public records. Title of Collection: Impact Evaluation of Math... of math professional development (PD). The study will provide important information about the...

  9. 78 FR 2379 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Impact Evaluation of Math Professional...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-01-11

    ...; Comment Request; Impact Evaluation of Math Professional Development AGENCY: IES/NCES, Department of... of Math Professional Development. OMB Control Number: 1850-NEW. Type of Review: New information... requests clearance to recruit and collect data from districts, schools, and teachers for a study of math...

  10. METHODS DEVELOPMENT AT THE NEAR LAB ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH AREA (NLERA) LOCATED IN THE NEUSE RIVER BASIN.

    EPA Science Inventory

    This task supports the Agency's efforts on developing a proper risk assessment tools to address Ecological and eventually Human exposures. The Agency needs to be able to identify, measure and estimate ecosystem exposure to multiple stressors. The research under this task suppor...

  11. 45 CFR 1306.20 - Program staffing patterns.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... provider may care for up to four infants and toddlers, with no more than two of the four children under the... agency will assign responsibilities to the child development specialist and other agency staff to support... than once every two weeks. (3) During visits to family child care homes the child development...

  12. 45 CFR 1306.20 - Program staffing patterns.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... provider may care for up to four infants and toddlers, with no more than two of the four children under the... agency will assign responsibilities to the child development specialist and other agency staff to support... than once every two weeks. (3) During visits to family child care homes the child development...

  13. 76 FR 41501 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-07-14

    ... of infant feeding practices in the development and progression of food allergy and childhood... development; the child's family medical history; the mother's height and weight, physical activity, depression... Request; Followup Study for Infant Feeding Practices Study II AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS...

  14. 45 CFR 1306.20 - Program staffing patterns.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... provider may care for up to four infants and toddlers, with no more than two of the four children under the... agency will assign responsibilities to the child development specialist and other agency staff to support... than once every two weeks. (3) During visits to family child care homes the child development...

  15. 45 CFR 1306.20 - Program staffing patterns.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... provider may care for up to four infants and toddlers, with no more than two of the four children under the... agency will assign responsibilities to the child development specialist and other agency staff to support... than once every two weeks. (3) During visits to family child care homes the child development...

  16. 45 CFR 1306.20 - Program staffing patterns.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... provider may care for up to four infants and toddlers, with no more than two of the four children under the... agency will assign responsibilities to the child development specialist and other agency staff to support... than once every two weeks. (3) During visits to family child care homes the child development...

  17. 78 FR 6181 - Agency Information Collection (Fully Developed Claims) (Applications for Compensation...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-01-29

    ... DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS [OMB Control No. 2900-0747] Agency Information Collection (Fully Developed Claims) (Applications for Compensation; Applications for Pension; Applications for DIC, Death..., Death Pension, and/or Accrued Benefits, VA Form 21-534EZ. OMB Control Number: 2900-0747. Type of Review...

  18. 24 CFR 115.205 - Certification procedures.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... to the agency and for communication procedures between the agency and HUD that are adequate to permit... certify to the Assistant Secretary that the state or local fair housing law, “on its face,” continues to... Section 115.205 Housing and Urban Development Regulations Relating to Housing and Urban Development OFFICE...

  19. 76 FR 56404 - Meeting of the National Advisory Council on Minority Business Enterprise

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-09-13

    ... Business Development Agency (MBDA), U.S. Department of Commerce at (202) 482-1624 e-mail: [email protected] DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY Meeting of the National Advisory... Commerce ACTION: Notice of an open meeting. SUMMARY: The National Advisory Council for Minority Business...

  20. 78 FR 25484 - Public Access to Federally Supported Research and Development Data and Publications: Two Planning...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-05-01

    ... NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Public Access to Federally Supported Research and Development Data and... for Health and Human Services, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Centers for Disease Control... Veterans Affairs, Environmental Protection Agency, Institute of Museum and Library Services, National...

  1. 38 CFR 41.105 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... share common compliance requirements. The types of clusters of programs are research and development (R... agency has the same meaning as the term agency in section 551(1) of title 5, United States Code. Federal... programs are: (i) Research and development (R&D); (ii) Student financial aid (SFA); and (iii) “Other...

  2. 29 CFR 99.105 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... share common compliance requirements. The types of clusters of programs are research and development (R... agency has the same meaning as the term agency in Section 551(1) of title 5, United States Code. Federal...) Research and development (R&D); (ii) Student financial aid (SFA); and (iii) “Other clusters” as described...

  3. 29 CFR 99.105 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... share common compliance requirements. The types of clusters of programs are research and development (R... agency has the same meaning as the term agency in Section 551(1) of title 5, United States Code. Federal...) Research and development (R&D); (ii) Student financial aid (SFA); and (iii) “Other clusters” as described...

  4. 29 CFR 99.105 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... share common compliance requirements. The types of clusters of programs are research and development (R... agency has the same meaning as the term agency in Section 551(1) of title 5, United States Code. Federal...) Research and development (R&D); (ii) Student financial aid (SFA); and (iii) “Other clusters” as described...

  5. 29 CFR 99.105 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... share common compliance requirements. The types of clusters of programs are research and development (R... agency has the same meaning as the term agency in Section 551(1) of title 5, United States Code. Federal...) Research and development (R&D); (ii) Student financial aid (SFA); and (iii) “Other clusters” as described...

  6. 38 CFR 41.105 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... share common compliance requirements. The types of clusters of programs are research and development (R... agency has the same meaning as the term agency in section 551(1) of title 5, United States Code. Federal... programs are: (i) Research and development (R&D); (ii) Student financial aid (SFA); and (iii) “Other...

  7. 29 CFR 99.105 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... share common compliance requirements. The types of clusters of programs are research and development (R... agency has the same meaning as the term agency in Section 551(1) of title 5, United States Code. Federal...) Research and development (R&D); (ii) Student financial aid (SFA); and (iii) “Other clusters” as described...

  8. 38 CFR 41.105 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... share common compliance requirements. The types of clusters of programs are research and development (R... agency has the same meaning as the term agency in section 551(1) of title 5, United States Code. Federal... programs are: (i) Research and development (R&D); (ii) Student financial aid (SFA); and (iii) “Other...

  9. 38 CFR 41.105 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... share common compliance requirements. The types of clusters of programs are research and development (R... agency has the same meaning as the term agency in section 551(1) of title 5, United States Code. Federal... programs are: (i) Research and development (R&D); (ii) Student financial aid (SFA); and (iii) “Other...

  10. 38 CFR 41.105 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... share common compliance requirements. The types of clusters of programs are research and development (R... agency has the same meaning as the term agency in section 551(1) of title 5, United States Code. Federal... programs are: (i) Research and development (R&D); (ii) Student financial aid (SFA); and (iii) “Other...

  11. College and Career Development Organizer

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    National High School Center, 2012

    2012-01-01

    The National High School Center has created a college and career development organizer to synthesize and organize an increasingly complicated and crowded field of college and career readiness initiatives. The organizer, composed of three strands, can be used to map the efforts of state education agencies (SEAs) and local education agencies (LEAs)…

  12. 48 CFR 719.273-1 - Purpose.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... 719.273-1 Federal Acquisition Regulations System AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIOECONOMIC PROGRAMS SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Mentor-Protégé Program 719.273-1 Purpose. The USAID Mentor-Protégé Program is designed to assist small business...

  13. "Walk the Talk": Developing Personal Ethical Agency through a Business Partnership Program

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Matherne, Brett P.; Gove, Steve; Forlani, Victor; Janney, Jay J.

    2006-01-01

    This article proposes a pedagogical approach dedicated to help students develop personal ethical agency--the ability to make decisions that involve ethical dilemmas consistent with an individual's ethical standards and professional standards of practice. The approach presented involves a tripartite gathering of students, business executives, and…

  14. Enhancing Agency through Leadership Development Programs for Faculty

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Templeton, Lindsey; O'Meara, KerryAnn

    2018-01-01

    The ADVANCE Leadership Fellows Program at the University of Maryland is a yearlong professional development program for faculty aspiring to or recently engaged in leadership roles. Data shows an increase in participants' sense of agency to become academic leaders following the program. We use a comprehensive data set, including program…

  15. 24 CFR 883.313 - Audit.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 24 Housing and Urban Development 4 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Audit. 883.313 Section 883.313... § 883.313 Audit. (a) Where housing assistance under the Section 8 Program is provided for projects developed by State agencies, these agencies shall follow audit requirements in 24 CFR part 44. (b) Where a...

  16. Training Program Development for Criminal Justice Agencies.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Cheesebro, Deborah; Skinner, Gilbert H.

    This manual is designed to assist in the development of a criminal justice agency training program. The first chapter is a discussion of various learning principles (motivation, practice, reinforcement, and learning transfer) and how they may help the trainer select instructional strategies later in the process. Administration, trainer, and…

  17. An Evaluation Framework for Sustaining the Impact of Educational Development

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Hashimoto, Kazuaki; Pillay, Hitendra; Hudson, Peter

    2010-01-01

    Notwithstanding significant efforts by international aid agencies, aid ineffectiveness became apparent in 1990s as the impact of continued development intervention did not endure the expected outcomes. Conventional monitoring and evaluation by those agencies is critiqued for focusing on measuring project outcomes and giving little attention to…

  18. SUMMARY REPORT OF THE MEETING ON DEVELOPMENT OF A METALS ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK

    EPA Science Inventory

    Under the auspices of the Agency's Science Policy Council, the Agency is embarking on the development of an assessment framework for metals. The first step in the process is formulation of an Action Plan that will identify key scientific issues specific to metals and metal compou...

  19. 77 FR 15043 - Request for Tribal Consultation on the Minority Business Development Agency's (MBDA) Native...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-03-14

    ... Minority Business Development Agency's (MBDA) Native American Business Enterprise Center (NABEC) Program... collaboration among the NABECs and Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) to achieve the same program goals, and... offering management and technical assistance through a nationwide network of 40 business centers. Among the...

  20. Community Agency Survey Formative Research Results From the TAAG Study

    PubMed Central

    Saunders, Ruth P.; Moody, Jamie

    2008-01-01

    School and community agency collaboration can potentially increase physical activity opportunities for youth. Few studies have examined the role of community agencies in promoting physical activity, much less in collaboration with schools. This article describes formative research data collection from community agencies to inform the development of the Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls (TAAG) intervention to provide out-of-school physical activity programs for girls. The community agency survey is designed to assess agency capacity to provide physical activity programs for girls, including resources, programs, and partnerships. Most agency respondents (n = 138) report operations during after-school hours, adequate facilities, and program options for girls, although most are sport oriented. Agency resources and programming vary considerably across the six TAAG field sites. Many agencies report partnerships, some involving schools, although not necessarily related to physical activity. Implications for the TAAG intervention are presented. PMID:16397156

  1. The quest for an accurate accounting of public health expenditures.

    PubMed

    Atchison, C; Barry, M A; Kanarek, N; Gebbie, K

    2000-09-01

    This article describes one effort to develop management tools that will help public health administrators and policy makers implement comprehensive public health strategies. It recounts the ongoing development of a methodology through which the Essential Public Health Services can be related to public health budgets, appropriations, and expenditures. Through three pilot projects involving: (1) nine state health agencies, (2) three local health agencies, and (3) all local jurisdictions and the state health agency in one state, a workable methodology for identifying public expenditures for comprehensive public health programming has been identified.

  2. Organisational capacity and its relationship to research use in six Australian health policy agencies

    PubMed Central

    Makkar, Steve R.; Haynes, Abby; Williamson, Anna; Redman, Sally

    2018-01-01

    There are calls for policymakers to make greater use of research when formulating policies. Therefore, it is important that policy organisations have a range of tools and systems to support their staff in using research in their work. The aim of the present study was to measure the extent to which a range of tools and systems to support research use were available within six Australian agencies with a role in health policy, and examine whether this was related to the extent of engagement with, and use of research in policymaking by their staff. The presence of relevant systems and tools was assessed via a structured interview called ORACLe which is conducted with a senior executive from the agency. To measure research use, four policymakers from each agency undertook a structured interview called SAGE, which assesses and scores the extent to which policymakers engaged with (i.e., searched for, appraised, and generated) research, and used research in the development of a specific policy document. The results showed that all agencies had at least a moderate range of tools and systems in place, in particular policy development processes; resources to access and use research (such as journals, databases, libraries, and access to research experts); processes to generate new research; and mechanisms to establish relationships with researchers. Agencies were less likely, however, to provide research training for staff and leaders, or to have evidence-based processes for evaluating existing policies. For the majority of agencies, the availability of tools and systems was related to the extent to which policymakers engaged with, and used research when developing policy documents. However, some agencies did not display this relationship, suggesting that other factors, namely the organisation’s culture towards research use, must also be considered. PMID:29513669

  3. Organisational capacity and its relationship to research use in six Australian health policy agencies.

    PubMed

    Makkar, Steve R; Haynes, Abby; Williamson, Anna; Redman, Sally

    2018-01-01

    There are calls for policymakers to make greater use of research when formulating policies. Therefore, it is important that policy organisations have a range of tools and systems to support their staff in using research in their work. The aim of the present study was to measure the extent to which a range of tools and systems to support research use were available within six Australian agencies with a role in health policy, and examine whether this was related to the extent of engagement with, and use of research in policymaking by their staff. The presence of relevant systems and tools was assessed via a structured interview called ORACLe which is conducted with a senior executive from the agency. To measure research use, four policymakers from each agency undertook a structured interview called SAGE, which assesses and scores the extent to which policymakers engaged with (i.e., searched for, appraised, and generated) research, and used research in the development of a specific policy document. The results showed that all agencies had at least a moderate range of tools and systems in place, in particular policy development processes; resources to access and use research (such as journals, databases, libraries, and access to research experts); processes to generate new research; and mechanisms to establish relationships with researchers. Agencies were less likely, however, to provide research training for staff and leaders, or to have evidence-based processes for evaluating existing policies. For the majority of agencies, the availability of tools and systems was related to the extent to which policymakers engaged with, and used research when developing policy documents. However, some agencies did not display this relationship, suggesting that other factors, namely the organisation's culture towards research use, must also be considered.

  4. Heavy Analysis and Light Virtualization of Water Use Data with Python

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Kim, H.; Bijoor, N.; Famiglietti, J. S.

    2014-12-01

    Water utilities possess a large amount of water data that could be used to inform urban ecohydrology, management decisions, and conservation policies, but such data are rarely analyzed owing to difficulty in analyzation, visualization, and interpretion. We have developed a high performance computing resource for this purpose. We partnered with 6 water agencies in Orange County who provided 10 years of parcel-level monthly water use billing data for a pilot study. The first challenge that we overcame was to refine all human errors and unify the many different formats of data over all agencies. Second, we tested and applied experimental approaches to the data, including complex calculations, with high efficiency. Third, we developed a method to refine the data so it can be browsed along a time series index and/or geo-spatial queries with high efficiency, no matter how large the data. Python scientific libraries were the best match to handle arbitrary data sets in our environment. Further milestones include agency entry, sets of formulae, and maintaining 15M rows X 70 columns of data with high performance of cpu-bound processes. To deal with billions of rows, we performed an analysis virtualization stack by leveraging iPython parallel computing. With this architecture, one agency could be considered one computing node or virtual machine that maintains its own data sets respectively. For example, a big agency could use a large node, and a small agency could use a micro node. Under the minimum required raw data specs, more agencies could be analyzed. The program developed in this study simplifies data analysis, visualization, and interpretation of large water datasets, and can be used to analyze large data volumes from water agencies nationally or worldwide.

  5. Women in Development: Looking to the Future. Hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations. United States Senate, Ninety-Eighth Congress, Second Session.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate.

    In this Congressional hearing witnesses explored the roles of government, private agencies, the media, public education, business, and labor in contributing to the further enhancement of the role of women in the economic development of the Third World. Government witnesses were M. Peter McPherson, Agency for International Development and Nancy…

  6. An Ontology of Power: Perception and Reality in Conflict

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2016-12-01

    synthetic model was developed as the constant comparative analysis was resumed through the application of selected theory toward the original source...The synthetic model represents a series of maxims for the analysis of a complex social system, developed through a study of contemporary national...and categories. A model of strategic agency is proposed as an alternative framework for developing security strategy. The strategic agency model draws

  7. Federal Funds for Research and Development. Fiscal Years 1993, 1994, and 1995. Volume 43. Detailed Statistical Tables.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Meeks, Ronald L.; And Others

    Data in the tables of this publication were derived from the Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development. They reflect research and development funding (R&D) levels as reported by 32 federal agencies from March through October 1994. The agencies reported their data as obligations and outlays incurred, or expected to be incurred,…

  8. 78 FR 59018 - Notification of a Closed Meeting of the Science Advisory Board's Scientific and Technological...

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    2013-09-25

    ... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-9901-32-OA] Notification of a Closed Meeting of the Science... Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA), Science Advisory... contributions in the advancement of science and technology through their research and development activities, as...

  9. Policies and Practices in Canadian Family Child Care Agencies. You Bet I Care!

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    Doherty, Gillian; Lero, Donna S.; Tougas, Jocelyne; LaGrange, Annette; Goelman, Hillel

    Four Canadian provinces license or contract with family child care agencies, which in turn recruit and monitor child care providers. These family child care agencies have two primary roles: monitoring and supervising providers, and supplying their affiliated family child care providers with professional development opportunities and other types of…

  10. Partnerships and volunteers in the U.S. Forest Service

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    James D. Absher

    2009-01-01

    The U.S. Forest Service often relies on volunteers and partnerships to help accomplish agency goals, particularly in its recreation and heritage programs. Data from agency records and a staff survey suggest that volunteer involvement is a developing area. Ongoing efforts to improve the agency's volunteer management capacity (VMC) would benefit from more attention...

  11. 77 FR 70181 - Request for Information on Adopting Smoke-Free Policies in Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) and...

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-5597-N-02] Request for Information on Adopting Smoke-Free Policies in Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) and Multifamily Housing: Reopening of Public Comment Period AGENCY: Office of the General Counsel, HUD. ACTION: Request for Information, Reopening of...

  12. 24 CFR 17.76 - Disclosure to a consumer reporting agency.

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    2010-04-01

    ... 24 Housing and Urban Development 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Disclosure to a consumer reporting... General Provisions § 17.76 Disclosure to a consumer reporting agency. (a) Definition. For purposes of this... Consumer Reporting Agency information from a system of records to the effect that an individual is...

  13. 5 CFR 251.202 - Agency support to organizations representing Federal employees and other organizations.

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    2010-01-01

    ... such attendance is for the purpose of employee development or directly concerned with agency functions or activities and the agency can derive benefits from employee attendance at such meetings; and (3) Following a liberal policy in authorizing excused absence for other employees who are willing to pay their...

  14. Assessing Agency of University Students: Validation of the AUS Scale

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    Jääskelä, Päivikki; Poikkeus, Anna-Maija; Vasalampi, Kati; Valleala, Ulla Maija; Rasku-Puttonen, Helena

    2017-01-01

    Fostering agency as a core component of professionalism is seen as a critical task of higher education. However, the tools for assessing university students' agency, and the pedagogical and relational resources needed for its development, are lacking. The present study describes the theoretical foundations and factor structure of the newly…

  15. Implementing Motivational Interviewing in an Urban Homeless Population: An Agency-University Collaboration

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    Crouch, Cathy; Parrish, Danielle E.

    2015-01-01

    This article describes the experiences of an agency administrator who developed a meaningful and effective collaboration with university researchers to address the needs of her client population. The initial agency-university collaboration process and its benefits are described as well as the efforts required and challenges faced when adopting and…

  16. Supporting Multidisciplinary Networks through Relationality and a Critical Sense of Belonging: Three "Gardening Tools" and the "Relational Agency Framework"

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    Duhn, Iris; Fleer, Marilyn; Harrison, Linda

    2016-01-01

    This article focuses on the "Relational Agency Framework" (RAF), an analytical tool developed for an Australian review and evaluation study of an early years' policy initiative. We explore Anne Edward's concepts of "relational expertise", "building common knowledge" and "relational agency" to explore how…

  17. The role of education in the celebration of International Space Year

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    Owens, Frank C.; Mcgee, A. S.

    1991-01-01

    NASA's role in International Space Year (ISY) educational activities is described. The Agency is a coleader of the space agency forum panel of experts on education and applications, a developer of educational activities within the agency, and a facilitator of ISY-related activities in the public and private sectors in the USA.

  18. 76 FR 19740 - Notice of Public Information Collections Being Reviewed by the U.S. Agency for International...

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    ...;and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, #0;delegations of authority... Requested SUMMARY: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is making efforts to reduce the... whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the burden estimates; (c) ways...

  19. 77 FR 75105 - Notice of Public Information Collections Being Reviewed by the U.S. Agency for International...

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    ...;and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, #0;delegations of authority... Requested SUMMARY: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is making efforts to reduce the... whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the burden estimates; (c) ways...

  20. 3 CFR 13595 - Executive Order 13595 of December 19, 2011. Instituting a National Action Plan on Women, Peace...

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    2012-01-01

    ... institutionalize a gender-responsive approach to its diplomatic, development, and defense-related work in conflict... Executive Departments and Agencies. (a) Executive departments and agencies (agencies) shall maintain a..., interpretation, and enforcement of Federal law. (b) The Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, and the...

  1. Fostering Critical Teacher Agency: The Impact of a Science Capital Pedagogical Approach

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    King, Heather; Nomikou, Effrosyni

    2018-01-01

    Teacher agency is considered key in shaping teachers' professional identities and decision-making capabilities. We suggest that the concept of agency also constitutes a useful tool for evaluating the successful implementation of new teaching approaches. In this paper we discuss findings from a teacher professional development programme aimed at…

  2. 41 CFR 60-2.2 - Agency action.

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    2011-07-01

    ... 41 Public Contracts and Property Management 1 2011-07-01 2009-07-01 true Agency action. 60-2.2...-AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAMS General § 60-2.2 Agency action. (a) Any contractor required by § 60-2.1 to develop and maintain a written affirmative action program for each of its establishments that has not complied...

  3. 24 CFR 17.76 - Disclosure to a consumer reporting agency.

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    2011-04-01

    ... 24 Housing and Urban Development 1 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Disclosure to a consumer reporting... General Provisions § 17.76 Disclosure to a consumer reporting agency. (a) Definition. For purposes of this... Consumer Reporting Agency information from a system of records to the effect that an individual is...

  4. Weathering the Cuts: A Delphi Survey on Surviving Cutbacks in Community Mental Health.

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    Goplerud, Eric N.; Walfish, Steven

    Although the major locus of mental health care in the United States is in community agencies, funding cutbacks threaten the services those agencies provide. To assist human service managers in developing guidelines and concrete action strategies for dealing with financial problems, 106 mental health professionals (e.g., agency directors, technical…

  5. Agency Matters: Academic Developers' Quests and Achievements

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    Saroyan, Alenoush

    2014-01-01

    The paper provides an analysis of the concepts of agency, compliance, and resistance, drawing on evidence provided in the Belgian, Norwegian, and Polish cases in this Special Issue, as well as the Canadian context. Using the Cultural Historical Activity Theory framework as a lens, it highlights conditions that foster agency, those that may invoke…

  6. Propelling novel vaccines directed against tuberculosis through the regulatory process.

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    Brennan, M J; Collins, F M; Morris, S L

    1999-01-01

    The development of novel vaccines for use in the prevention and immunotherapy of tuberculosis is an area of intense interest for scientific researchers, public health agencies and pharmaceutical manufacturers. Development of effective anti-tuberculosis vaccines for use in specific target populations will require close cooperation among several different international organizations including agencies responsible for evaluating the safety and effectiveness of new biologics for human use. In this review, the major issues that are addressed by regulatory agencies to ensure that vaccines are pure, potent, safe, and effective are discussed. It is hoped that the comments provided here will help accelerate the development of new effective vaccines for the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis.

  7. The development of an ecological approach to manage the pollution risk from highway runoff.

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    Crabtree, B; Dempsey, P; Johnson, I; Whitehead, M

    2009-01-01

    In the UK, the Highways Agency is responsible for operating, maintaining and improving the strategic road network in England. One focus of the Highways Agency's ongoing research into the nature and impact of highway runoff is aimed at ensuring that the Highways Agency will meet the requirements of the EU Water Framework Directive. A research programme, undertaken in partnership with the Environment Agency, is in progress to develop a better understanding of pollutants in highway runoff and their ecological impact. The paper presents the outcome of a study to: (1) monitor pollutants in highway runoff under different climate and traffic conditions; (2) develop standards to assess potential ecological risks from soluble pollutants in highway runoff; and (3) develop a model to predict pollutant concentrations in highway runoff. The model has been embedded in a design tool incorporating risk assessment procedures and receiving water standards for soluble and insoluble pollutants--the latter has been developed elsewhere in another project within the research programme. The design tool will be used to support improved guidance on where, and to what level, treatment of runoff is required for highway designers to manage the risk of ecological impact from highway runoff.

  8. Lost in Translation: Partnerships for Authentic Education in Papua New Guinea

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    McLaughlin, Juliana Mohok

    2011-01-01

    Pacific Island countries are recipients of considerable education reform projects, many of which are sponsored by various global donor agencies. These agencies have become partners for development in the region. Research cautions that development projects may have detrimental influences as their designs and delivery often ignore the economic,…

  9. Agency, Values, and Well-Being: A Human Development Model

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    Welzel, Christian; Inglehart, Ronald

    2010-01-01

    This paper argues that feelings of agency are linked to human well-being through a sequence of adaptive mechanisms that promote human development, once existential conditions become permissive. In the first part, we elaborate on the evolutionary logic of this model and outline why an evolutionary perspective is helpful to understand changes in…

  10. Astro Academy: Principia--A Suite of Physical Science Demonstrations Conducted Aboard the ISS

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    McMurray, Andy

    2016-01-01

    Astro Academy: Principia is an education programme developed by the UK National Space Academy for the UK Space Agency (UKSA) and the European Space Agency (ESA). The Academy designed, constructed, flight-qualified and developed experimental procedures for a suite of physics and chemistry demonstration experiments that were conducted by ESA…

  11. 48 CFR 52.224-2 - Privacy Act.

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    2013-10-01

    ... group of any records under the control of any agency from which information is retrieved by the name of... design, development, or operation of a system of records on individuals is required to accomplish an... 1974 (the Act) and the agency rules and regulations issued under the Act in the design, development, or...

  12. 48 CFR 52.224-2 - Privacy Act.

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    2012-10-01

    ... group of any records under the control of any agency from which information is retrieved by the name of... design, development, or operation of a system of records on individuals is required to accomplish an... 1974 (the Act) and the agency rules and regulations issued under the Act in the design, development, or...

  13. 48 CFR 52.224-2 - Privacy Act.

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    2010-10-01

    ... group of any records under the control of any agency from which information is retrieved by the name of... design, development, or operation of a system of records on individuals is required to accomplish an... 1974 (the Act) and the agency rules and regulations issued under the Act in the design, development, or...

  14. 48 CFR 52.224-2 - Privacy Act.

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    2011-10-01

    ... group of any records under the control of any agency from which information is retrieved by the name of... design, development, or operation of a system of records on individuals is required to accomplish an... 1974 (the Act) and the agency rules and regulations issued under the Act in the design, development, or...

  15. Evaluating Performance Measurement Systems in Nonprofit Agencies: The Program Accountability Quality Scale (PAQS).

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    Poole, Dennis L.; Nelson, Joan; Carnahan, Sharon; Chepenik, Nancy G.; Tubiak, Christine

    2000-01-01

    Developed and field tested the Performance Accountability Quality Scale (PAQS) on 191 program performance measurement systems developed by nonprofit agencies in central Florida. Preliminary findings indicate that the PAQS provides a structure for obtaining expert opinions based on a theory-driven model about the quality of proposed measurement…

  16. Can Music Professional Associations Build Capacity for Curricular Renewal?

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    Shieh, Eric

    2012-01-01

    The work of renewing curriculum in music education faces the inertia of current curricular practices and an education reform climate that is unfavorable toward such work. This article suggests that the development of music teacher agency is central to combating these challenges, and that the development of such agency relies on today's…

  17. 48 CFR 719.273-10 - Internal controls.

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    2012-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Internal controls. 719.273-10 Section 719.273-10 Federal Acquisition Regulations System AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIOECONOMIC PROGRAMS SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Mentor-Protégé Program 719.273-10 Internal...

  18. Understanding Arizona's Agencies. Planning for Arizona's Future, Part I.

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    O'Connell, Joanne C.; Leftwich, Valerie

    This report is part of a series prepared for planning and developing a comprehensive, coordinated service delivery system for Arizona infants and toddlers who are developmentally delayed or at risk of developing handicapping conditions, and their families. It identifies Arizona agencies designated to respond to the special needs of young children…

  19. Scientific and Technological Achievement Award (STAA)

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    Each year since 1980, Agency scientists and engineers have submitted nominated scientific and technological papers through an internal Agency review process managed by the Office of Research and Development.

  20. Integrating Defense, Diplomacy, and Development (3 D) in the Naval Special Warfare Operator

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    2010-12-01

    DIPLOMACY, AND DEVELOPMENT (3 D) IN THE NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE OPERATOR by William Fiack William Roberts Tim Sulick December 2010...Development (3 D) in the Naval Special Warfare Operator 6. AUTHOR(S) William Fiack, William Roberts, Timothy Sulick 5. FUNDING NUMBERS 7. PERFORMING...MONITORING AGENCY NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) N/A 10. SPONSORING/MONITORING AGENCY REPORT NUMBER 11. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES The views expressed in

  1. 41 CFR 102-75.435 - Does the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970, as amended (Airport Act of 1970), apply to...

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    ... airports to State and local agencies? No, the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970, as amended (49 U... Airway Development Act of 1970, as amended (Airport Act of 1970), apply to the transfer of airports to State and local agencies? 102-75.435 Section 102-75.435 Public Contracts and Property Management Federal...

  2. 41 CFR 102-75.435 - Does the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970, as amended (Airport Act of 1970), apply to...

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    2013-07-01

    ... airports to State and local agencies? No, the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970, as amended (49 U... Airway Development Act of 1970, as amended (Airport Act of 1970), apply to the transfer of airports to State and local agencies? 102-75.435 Section 102-75.435 Public Contracts and Property Management Federal...

  3. 41 CFR 102-75.435 - Does the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970, as amended (Airport Act of 1970), apply to...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... airports to State and local agencies? No, the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970, as amended (49 U... Airway Development Act of 1970, as amended (Airport Act of 1970), apply to the transfer of airports to State and local agencies? 102-75.435 Section 102-75.435 Public Contracts and Property Management Federal...

  4. 41 CFR 102-75.435 - Does the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970, as amended (Airport Act of 1970), apply to...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... airports to State and local agencies? No, the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970, as amended (49 U... Airway Development Act of 1970, as amended (Airport Act of 1970), apply to the transfer of airports to State and local agencies? 102-75.435 Section 102-75.435 Public Contracts and Property Management Federal...

  5. 41 CFR 102-75.435 - Does the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970, as amended (Airport Act of 1970), apply to...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... airports to State and local agencies? No, the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970, as amended (49 U... Airway Development Act of 1970, as amended (Airport Act of 1970), apply to the transfer of airports to State and local agencies? 102-75.435 Section 102-75.435 Public Contracts and Property Management Federal...

  6. Professional ideologies and the development of syringe exchange: Wales as a case study.

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    Keene, J M; Stimson, G V

    1997-12-01

    This paper is derived from an evaluative study of HIV prevention programs for drug injectors across Wales. It considers how different professional territories and ideologies, concepts of drug misuse and models of HIV prevention may influence policy development. The research involved monitoring the introduction and development of agency and community based syringe exchange schemes and initiatives taken by community pharmacists. Interviews with staff, managers and administrators, and descriptions of service history, development and delivery inform the discussion. HIV prevention varied in different areas of Wales depending on the particular professional group involved, local ideologies regarding drug use treatment, and the extent to which HIV prevention was seen either as a specialist area of expertise and specific remit of drug workers or a generic health care task. Drug agencies with an abstinence policy rejected syringe exchange; instead, prevention in those areas developed in ad hoc ways as health care workers and pharmacists attempted to develop a community based service. Drug agencies with a pre-existing harm minimisation model easily integrated syringe exchange into their work and played the major part in establishing the service, but there was difficulty in extending it beyond their professional caseloads. As there were disincentives to use treatment agencies, and their catchment areas were limited, these factors influenced effective service provision.

  7. Development of a toolkit and glossary to aid in the adaptation of health technology assessment (HTA) reports for use in different contexts.

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    Chase, D; Rosten, C; Turner, S; Hicks, N; Milne, R

    2009-11-01

    To develop a health technology assessment (HTA) adaptation toolkit and glossary of adaptation terms for use by HTA agencies within EU member states to support them in adapting HTA reports written for other contexts. The toolkit and glossary were developed by a partnership of 28 HTA agencies and networks across Europe (EUnetHTA work package 5), led by the UK National Coordinating Centre for Health Technology Assessment (NCCHTA). Methods employed for the two resources were literature searching, a survey of adaptation experience, two rounds of a Delphi survey, meetings of the partnership and drawing on the expertise and experience of the partnership, two rounds of review, and two rounds of quality assurance testing. All partners were requested to provide input into each stage of development. The resulting toolkit is a collection of resources, in the form of checklists of questions on relevance, reliability and transferability of data and information, and links to useful websites, that help the user assess whether data and information in existing HTA reports can be adapted for a different setting. The toolkit is designed for the adaptation of evidence synthesis rather than primary research. The accompanying glossary provides descriptions of meanings for HTA adaptation terms from HTA agencies across Europe. It seeks to highlight differences in the use and understanding of each word by HTA agencies. The toolkit and glossary are available for use by all HTA agencies and can be accessed via www.eunethta.net/. These resources have been developed to help HTA agencies make better use of HTA reports produced elsewhere. They can be used by policy-makers and clinicians to aid in understanding HTA reports written for other contexts. The main implication of this work is that there is the potential for the adaptation of HTA reports and, if utilised, this should release resources to enable the development of further HTA reports. Recommendations for the further development of the toolkit include the potential to develop an interactive web-based version and to extend the toolkit to facilitate the adaptation of HTA reports on diagnostic testing and screening.

  8. Experiences from regional public funding agencies

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    Alonso-Trujillo, Federico

    2009-01-01

    Introduction There is an increasing demand of social and health services by persons with long-term care (LTC) needs. On the other hand the devolution process has shifted governance and funding to regional agencies in many EU countries. Regional agencies are getting an increasing role in funding LTC. Knowledge transfer (KT) plays a key role in the development of regional funding agencies, as they should cooperate with both local and national agencies as well as several European organisations and companies operating in their regions. The communication barriers between social and health services play a particular role at regional level. Description of care or policy practice In Spain the 17 regions have full government autonomy in health and social care. These regions have developed different approaches to coordination of care and KT. Andalusia is the larger region in Spain. In order to coordinate provision and planning, the regional government has developed a network of cross-sectional agencies in specific areas such as Mental Health (FAISEM), Social Services in Ageing, Disabilities, Poverty and TICs (FASS), Emergency care (EPES), care related to gender (Instituto Andaluz de la Mujer), Health Care for the Elderly in the community (Living Lab and IAVANTE Foundation) or innovation in new technologies applied to social care (I2BC); among several others. A number of these public organisations are privately run. Discussion Coordination and links across these organisations as well as funding issues are discussed here. The relationship or coordination agencies with citizens and other stakeholders deserve special attention as well. Andalusia provides an interesting case of cross-sectorial coordination within the European context.

  9. The hospital based staffing agency.

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    Manion, J; Reid, S B

    1989-01-01

    Before a hospital considers creating an internal staffing agency, a detailed business plan must be developed. By addressing marketing and operational issues in advance, nurse executives can avoid unnecessary business problems.

  10. Guidelines for developing effective health education service in a national health agency.

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    Ochor, J O

    1983-01-01

    The constraints facing health education include: the fragmentation and dispersal of health-educational services among different agencies and personnel; lack of policy guidelines; ineffectively organized and inefficiently managed health education systems; poor hierarchical status and inadequacy of resources. To resolve these constraints, national health education systems in health agencies should be developed on the basis of stipulated guidelines that could ensure their viability, efficiency and effectiveness. A study at the African Regional Health Education Centre, Ibadan, Nigeria, has yielded thirty synthesized guidelines. The "guidelines" were empirically tested as an evaluation tool by assessing the operational and organizational status of Oyo State Health Education Unit, Ibadan, Nigeria. These guidelines are adaptable to local conditions to enhance the re-organization, re-orientation and consolidation of health education in national health agencies.

  11. Identity and Agency: Pleasures and Collegiality among the Challenges of the Doctoral Journey

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    McAlpine, Lynn; Amundsen, Cheryl

    2009-01-01

    How do doctoral students develop their identities as academics? In this analysis, we explore identity from the perspective of agency--humans as active agents. The analysis was based on the collective data from three earlier studies in different contexts. Embedded in the data were expressions of agency linked to affect--both positive and…

  12. Self-Employment for People with Disabilities in the United States: A Recommended Process for Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies.

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    Arnold, Nancy; Seekins, Tom; Ipsen, Catherine; Colling, Kyle

    2003-01-01

    Recommends a research-based process for rehabilitation agencies assisting clients with self-employment. Steps include counselor-client dialog about self-employment, use of assessment tools and resources, education/training, development of a business plan, start-up funding from the agency and other sources, business start-up, and evaluation of…

  13. 77 FR 52744 - Food and Drug Administration/European Medicines Agency Orphan Product Designation and Grant Workshop

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2012-N-0001] Food and Drug Administration/European Medicines Agency Orphan Product Designation and Grant Workshop AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice of meeting. The Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Office of Orphan Products Development...

  14. Developing wilderness character monitoring: A personal reflection

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    Peter Landres

    2006-01-01

    The 1964 U.S. Wilderness Act has one, clear mandate to the agencies that manage wilderness: preserve the wilderness character of the area. But even though the Wilderness Act went into effect 42 years ago, and all four federal agencies that manage wilderness have policies that direct managers to preserve wilderness character, the agencies can't show whether they...

  15. Developing State Agency Facility Plans: A Guide to Planning and Implementation. Michigan Studies in Rehabilitation Utilization Series: 4.

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    Miller, Juliet V.; Wargel, James F.

    Intended for use in inservice training of vocational rehabilitation agency personnel, this facility planning guide is designed to (1) help state agencies understand the new facility planning requirements of the Rehabilitation Comprehensive Services and Developmental Disabilities Amendments of 1978, (2) provide information about a six-step planning…

  16. Countering Deficit Thinking: Agency, Capabilities and the Early Learning Experiences of Children of Latina/o Immigrants

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    Colegrove, Kiyomi Sánchez-Suzuki; Adair, Jennifer Keys

    2014-01-01

    This article documents what happened in a first grade classroom when young Latina/o children of immigrants had consistent classroom-based opportunities to use their agency in their learning. Applying theoretical constructs from development economics to data from the Agency and Young Children ethnographic project, we explore three forms of agency…

  17. California's Title IV-E Partnership: A Statewide University-Agency Collaboration--Characteristics and Implications for Replication

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    Mathias, Christine; Gilman, Elizabeth; Shin, Carolyn; Evans, William Todd

    2015-01-01

    University-agency partnerships funded by Title IV-E encourage students to enter the child welfare field by providing student stipends, thus supporting child welfare agency workforce development. This article examines the literature and historical roots of Title IV-E and other partnerships, identifies common structures and outcomes, and discusses…

  18. 75 FR 76397 - Effectiveness of Federal Agency Participation in Standardization in Select Technology Sectors for...

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    ... innovation in the technology sector(s) that is the subject of your comment? What is the current phase of the...-02] Effectiveness of Federal Agency Participation in Standardization in Select Technology Sectors for... private sector, the Sub-Committee on Standards intends to develop information on how Federal agencies may...

  19. Alternative Fuels Data Center

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    ) will lead and coordinate efforts between state agencies to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and to Massachusetts Department of Transportation and regional state transportation agencies to develop policies to

  20. 7 CFR 1901.260 - Coordination with other agencies.

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    2010-01-01

    ... supplement those of the SCS, USDA, such as watershed projects, resource conservation and development measures, and irrigation and drainage projects, the SCS will be designated as the lead Agency. ...

  1. 36 CFR 219.13 - Coordination among Federal agencies.

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    2010-07-01

    ... Sustainability § 219.13 Coordination among Federal agencies. The responsible official must provide early and... plans, or programs; and (c) The development, where appropriate and practicable, of joint resource...

  2. Report on the 2015 US Environmental Protection Agency ...

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    Report The 2015 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) International Decontamination Research and Development Conference brought together scientists, practitioners, and policymakers related to chemical, biological, and radiological (CBR) remediation.

  3. 24 CFR 91.200 - General.

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    2010-04-01

    ... significant aspects of the process by which the consolidated plan was developed, the identity of the agencies...'s consultations with social service, health, and child service agencies and other entities. (c) In...

  4. Science initiative for international development

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    Showstack, Randy

    2011-07-01

    A new initiative to use science to address global development challenges was launched by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on 7 July. Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER) will capitalize on competitively awarded investments to support and build scientific and technical capacity in the developing world, according to the agencies. USAID has allocated $7 million for PEER, which the agencies indicate could leverage an additional $25-50 million in NSFfunded research at U.S. institutions to focus on issues including climate change, disaster mitigation, water, renewable energy, and food security. The program is beginning with six pilot programs in Asia and Africa, including fostering a Bangladeshi seismological community, studying the impacts of land use on biodiversity dynamics in Burkina Faso, and examining climate change and integrated resource management around Agougou Natural Pond in Mali.

  5. Capacity, commitment, and culture: The 3 Cs of staff development in a learning organization.

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    Seibold, Michael; Gamble, Kelley

    2015-09-01

    If an agency desires changes in practice and a consistent approach to services, psychiatric rehabilitation staff development requires more than a single session of training. This column describes one agency's approach to a comprehensive staff training and development program, designed to enhance the 3 Cs of capacity, commitment, and culture. The program described has been in place, with frequent adjustments, for over 20 years, and the experiences of the authors and their colleagues form the primary source for the paper. Staff development requires an ongoing investment--competency-based training, supervision congruent with the service vision and mission, accountability through performance evaluation, and opportunities for growth. We have a firm belief that our employees learn to treat others, in part, from how they are treated by our agency leadership. (c) 2015 APA, all rights reserved).

  6. How Teachers of English in South African Schools Recognise Their Change Agency

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    Pillay, Ansurie

    2017-01-01

    The South African Council for Educators' Code of Professional Ethics requires teachers to help learners develop values consistent with the fundamental rights contained in the Constitution of South Africa. To engage with such rights, teachers need to have the agency to develop such values, and this article explores how teachers of English in South…

  7. United Kingdom: Skills Development for the Twenty-First Century

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    Baines, John; Cohen, Judith; Martin, Stephen

    2005-01-01

    The Learning and Skills Development Agency (LSDA), together with the British Council, provides the leadership for the UNEVOC centre in the United Kingdom (UK). LSDA is a strategic national agency whose mission is to improve the quality of post-16 education and training in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It does this by conducting research to…

  8. Critically Examining the Agency and Professional Identity Development of Novice Dual Language Teachers through Figured Worlds

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    Varghese, Manka M.; Snyder, Rachel

    2018-01-01

    Drawing on the concept of figured worlds, we examined how four preservice teachers in a monoglossically oriented teacher preparation program developed their professional identities and sense of agency as dual language teachers. Figured worlds are socially constructed and culturally recognized realms with a story line and actors who also actively…

  9. 76 FR 33307 - Generic Drug User Fee; Notice of Public Meeting; Extension of Comment Period

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    2011-06-08

    ...] Generic Drug User Fee; Notice of Public Meeting; Extension of Comment Period AGENCY: Food and Drug... on the development of a generic drug user fee program. The Agency is taking this action to allow..., 75 FR 47820, FDA published a notice soliciting comment on development of a generic drug user fee...

  10. The Transfer of North American Instructional Technology to Developing Nations. A Focus on Instructional Video.

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    Nelson, John E.

    Evolving from a television library begun in 1962, the Agency for Instructional Technology (AIT) was established by American and Canadian educators in 1973 to strengthen education through technology, and in cooperation with state and provincial agencies, it develops and distributes instructional video and computer materials. It has been active in…

  11. Accreditation in the USA: Origins, Developments and Future Prospects. Improving the Managerial Effectiveness of Higher Education.

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    El-Khawas, Elaine

    This study analyzes the accreditation experience in the United States with special emphasis on the issues and decisions that surrounded the development of evaluation procedures and standards. Attention is given to the relationship between accrediting agencies and governmental agencies, the effect of accrediting requirements on the way that…

  12. Urban High School Students' Critical Science Agency: Conceptual Understandings and Environmental Actions around Climate Change

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    McNeill, Katherine L.; Vaughn, Meredith Houle

    2012-01-01

    This study investigates how the enactment of a climate change curriculum supports students' development of critical science agency, which includes students developing deep understandings of science concepts and the ability to take action at the individual and community levels. We examined the impact of a four to six week urban ecology curriculum…

  13. Environmental Media Systems: Innovations at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's National Exposure Research Laboratory

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    Costelloe-Kuehn, Brandon

    2012-01-01

    This multi-sited ethnography analyzes challenges and opportunities in the design and development of digital media systems in the Office of Research and Development (ORD) at the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Drawing heavily from interviews conducted over the course of three years, primarily with scientists at the ORD's…

  14. AID: The New Challenge. A Special Report of the Agency for International Development.

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    Agency for International Development (Dept. of State), Washington, DC.

    The programs and policies of the Agency for International Development (AID) in administering American foreign aid are briefly described in this booklet. Short introductory sections discuss the reasons for foreign aid, the interdependence of today's world, and the history of American foreign aid since World War II. The remaining parts of the…

  15. Multilateral Agencies in the Construction of the Global Agenda on Education

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    King, Kenneth

    2007-01-01

    This article traces the construction of the educational dimension of the global development agenda over the period 1990 to 2006. It argues that the multilateral agencies, and notably the World Bank, UNICEF, UNESCO and UNDP, played vital roles in designing the architecture of this world agenda, supported at a key stage by the Development Assistance…

  16. A Preliminary Evaluation of Instructional Effectiveness of Online Training Implemented at a Government Agency in Thailand

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    Supanakorn-Davila, Supawan; Bolliger, Doris U.

    2012-01-01

    Online training has become popular in the professional development of government employees in Thailand. One large government agency developed an online program to provide training to its employees across the country using two systems: an Internet and Intranet-based system. With the new program implemented, the evaluation of the instructional…

  17. 13 CFR 124.502 - How does an agency offer a procurement to SBA for award through the 8(a) BD program?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... Assistance SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 8(a) BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT/SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS STATUS DETERMINATIONS 8(a) Business Development Contractual Assistance § 124.502 How does an agency offer a procurement... competitive 8(a) requirements and those sole source requirements for which no specific Participant is...

  18. Technical support for the EPA cleanup rule on radioactively contaminated sites

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    Hull, H.B.; Newman, A.; Wolbarst, A.B.

    1995-12-31

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is developing a radiation site cleanup regulation for the protection of the public from radionuclide contamination at sites that are to be cleaned up and released for public use. The regulation will apply to sites under the control of Federal agencies, and to sites licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) or NRC Agreement States. The agency is therefore conducting a comprehensive technical analysis aimed at developing information that will be used to support the rule. This presentation describes the regulation and the approach developed to determine how radiological health impacts and volumes ofmore » soil requiring remediation vary as functions of the possible cleanup dose or risk level.« less

  19. Strengthening the public health system.

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    Roper, W L; Baker, E L; Dyal, W W; Nicola, R M

    1992-01-01

    Although the American public health system has made major contributions to life expectancy for residents of this country over the past century, the system now faces more complex health problems that require comprehensive approaches and increased capacity, particularly in local and State public health agencies. To strengthen the public health system, concerted action is needed to meet these five critical needs: First, the knowledge base of public health workers needs to be supplemented through on-the-job training and continuing education programs. To this end, self-study courses will be expanded, and a network of regional training centers will be established throughout the country. Second, communities need dynamic leadership from public health officials and their agencies. To enhance leadership skills and expand the leadership role of public health agencies, focused personal leadership development activities, including a Public Health Leadership Institute, and national conferences will provide a vision of the future role of public health agencies. Third, local and State public health agencies need access to data on the current health status of the people in their communities and guidance from the nation's public health experts. To improve access to information resources, state-of-the-art technologies will be deployed to create integrated information and communication systems linking all components of the public health system. Fourth, local and State agencies need disease prevention and health promotion plans that target problems and develop strategies and the capacity to address them. To provide communities with structured approaches to this process, planning tools have been developed and distributed, and technical assistance will be provided to local and State health agencies to involve each community in planning,priority setting, and constituency building.Finally, public health agencies need adequate resources to fund prevention programs. To improve the use of existing Federal support and enhance the availability of new community resources, grant programs will be modified, and innovative approaches to local resource enhancement will be developed and shared.Activities in these five key areas are designed to improve the infrastructure of the public health system and its capacity to carry out effectively the core functions of public health assessment, policy development, and assurance of the availability of the benefits of public health. If the nation is to achieve the health objectives for the year 2000, the public health system-the individuals and institutions that, when working effectively together, promote and protect the health of the people-must be strengthened.

  20. Overview of EPA Pesticide Laboratories and Methods

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    EPA operates two pesticide laboratories that provide a variety of technical services to the Agency, other federal and state agencies, tribal groups and other organizations.The labs develop methods and procedures.

  1. 24 CFR 91.300 - General.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... aspects of the process by which the consolidated plan was developed; the identity of the agencies, groups... social service, health, and child service agencies and other entities. (c) The plan shall contain a...

  2. Tracking Success: Outputs Versus Outcomes-A Comparison of Accredited and Non-Accredited Public Health Agencies' Community Health Improvement Plan objectives.

    PubMed

    Perrault, Evan K; Inderstrodt-Stephens, Jill; Hintz, Elizabeth A

    2018-06-01

    With funding for public health initiatives declining, creating measurable objectives that are focused on tracking and changing population outcomes (i.e., knowledge, attitudes, or behaviors), instead of those that are focused on health agencies' own outputs (e.g., promoting services, developing communication messages) have seen a renewed focus. This study analyzed 4094 objectives from the Community Health Improvement Plans (CHIPs) of 280 local PHAB-accredited and non-accredited public health agencies across the United States. Results revealed that accredited agencies were no more successful at creating outcomes-focused objectives (35% of those coded) compared to non-accredited agencies (33% of those coded; Z = 1.35, p = .18). The majority of objectives were focused on outputs (accredited: 61.2%; non-accredited: 63.3%; Z = 0.72, p = .47). Outcomes-focused objectives primarily sought to change behaviors (accredited: 85.43%; non-accredited: 80.6%), followed by changes in knowledge (accredited: 9.75%; non-accredited: 10.8%) and attitudes (accredited: 1.6%; non-accredited: 5.1%). Non-accredited agencies had more double-barreled objectives (49.9%) compared to accredited agencies (32%; Z = 11.43, p < .001). The authors recommend that accreditation procedures place a renewed focus on ensuring that public health agencies strive to achieve outcomes. It is also advocated that public health agencies work with interdisciplinary teams of Health Communicators who can help them develop procedures to effectively and efficiently measure outcomes of knowledge and attitudes that are influential drivers of behavioral changes.

  3. Methods, procedures, and contextual characteristics of health technology assessment and health policy decision making: comparison of health technology assessment agencies in Germany, United Kingdom, France, and Sweden.

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    Schwarzer, Ruth; Siebert, Uwe

    2009-07-01

    The objectives of this study were (i) to develop a systematic framework for describing and comparing different features of health technology assessment (HTA) agencies, (ii) to identify and describe similarities and differences between the agencies, and (iii) to draw conclusions both for producers and users of HTA in research, policy, and practice. We performed a systematic literature search, added information from HTA agencies, and developed a conceptual framework comprising eight main domains: organization, scope, processes, methods, dissemination, decision, implementation, and impact. We grouped relevant items of these domains in an evidence table and chose five HTA agencies to test our framework: DAHTA@DIMDI, HAS, IQWiG, NICE, and SBU. Item and domain similarity was assessed using the percentage of identical characteristics in pairwise comparisons across agencies. RESULTS were interpreted across agencies by demonstrating similarities and differences. Based on 306 included documents, we identified 90 characteristics of eight main domains appropriate for our framework. After applying the framework to the five agencies, we were able to show 40 percent similarities in "dissemination," 38 percent in "scope," 35 percent in "organization," 29 percent in "methods," 26 percent in "processes," 23 percent in "impact," 19 percent in "decision," and 17 percent in "implementation." We found considerably more differences than similarities of HTA features across agencies and countries. Our framework and comparison provides insights and clarification into the need for harmonization. Our findings could serve as descriptive database facilitating communication between producers and users.

  4. A metacognitive model of the sense of agency over thoughts.

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    Carruthers, Glenn

    2012-01-01

    The sense of agency over thoughts is the experience of oneself qua agent of mental action. Those suffering certain psychotic symptoms are thought to have a deficient sense of agency. Here I seek to explain this sense of agency in terms of metacognition. I start with the proposal that the sense of agency is elicited by metacognitive monitoring representations that are used in the intentional inhibition of thoughts. I apply this model to verbal hallucinations and the like and examine the plausibility of this model explaining deficits associated with these symptoms. By tying the sense of agency to metacognitive inhibition I propose that the loss of a sense of agency in certain psychotic symptoms is accompanied by a particular deficit in the patient's ability to control their own thinking. This is consistent with the experiences of those at high risk of developing hallucinations, who report more intrusive thoughts than controls. The model I present is able to explain why those at risk of developing verbal hallucinations and those suffering from verbal hallucinations have deficits in the intentional inhibition of thought. I defend this account from a possible objection by distinguishing the form of the intentional inhibition deficit displayed by those suffering verbal hallucination from that displayed by those suffering from orbital-frontal cortex lesions and posttraumatic stress disorder. A plausible hypothesis is that the sense of agency over thoughts is elicited by the metacognitive monitoring representation used to intentionally inhibit thoughts. The deficit in the sense of agency over thoughts associated with certain psychotic symptoms could be explained by a failure to properly metacognitively monitor certain thought processes.

  5. KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Andrea Lorenzoni, International Space Station Program manager for Node 2, Italian Space Agency; Alan Thirkettle, International Space Station Program manager for Node 2, European Space Agency (ESA); and NASA’s Michael C. Kostelnik, deputy associate administrator for International Space Station and Shuttle Programs, sign documents officially transferring ownership of Node 2 between the ESA and NASA. The signing was part of a ceremony highlighting the arrival of two major components of the International Space Station. NASA's Node 2, built by the European Space Agency (ESA) in Italy, arrived at KSC on June 1. It will be the next pressurized module installed on the Station. The pressurized module (above right) of the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM), named "Kibo" (Hope), arrived at KSC on June 4. It is Japan's primary contribution to the Station. Emceed by Lisa Malone (far left), deputy director of External Relations and Business Development at KSC, the ceremony also included these speakers: Center Director Roy Bridges Jr.; NASA’s William Gerstenmaier, International Space Station Program manager; and Kuniaki Shiraki, JEM Project manager, National Aerospace and Development Agency of Japan.

    NASA Image and Video Library

    2003-06-18

    KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Andrea Lorenzoni, International Space Station Program manager for Node 2, Italian Space Agency; Alan Thirkettle, International Space Station Program manager for Node 2, European Space Agency (ESA); and NASA’s Michael C. Kostelnik, deputy associate administrator for International Space Station and Shuttle Programs, sign documents officially transferring ownership of Node 2 between the ESA and NASA. The signing was part of a ceremony highlighting the arrival of two major components of the International Space Station. NASA's Node 2, built by the European Space Agency (ESA) in Italy, arrived at KSC on June 1. It will be the next pressurized module installed on the Station. The pressurized module (above right) of the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM), named "Kibo" (Hope), arrived at KSC on June 4. It is Japan's primary contribution to the Station. Emceed by Lisa Malone (far left), deputy director of External Relations and Business Development at KSC, the ceremony also included these speakers: Center Director Roy Bridges Jr.; NASA’s William Gerstenmaier, International Space Station Program manager; and Kuniaki Shiraki, JEM Project manager, National Aerospace and Development Agency of Japan.

  6. ONR Far East Scientific Information Bulletin. Volume 15 Number 1.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1990-03-01

    Development Agency agency 2-4-1 Hamamatsu-cho Director implements Japan’s of Japan (NASDA) Minato-ku, Tokyo 105 Earth Observation space activities Program ... program will also be used to Satellite (ADEOS) program will follow JERS, develop a Japanese network of data relay probably early in 1994. This...weather and ocean measure- data processing technology, and (4) the ments. development of data analysis/image pro- Other programs include the cooper

  7. Using evidence-based accreditation standards to promote continuous quality improvement: the experiences of the San Mateo County Human Services Agency.

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    Winship, Kathy; Lee, Selina Toy

    2012-01-01

    Following a difficult period of service provision, an agency determined that drastic changes were needed to improve agency-wide capacity and functioning. The agency engaged in an organizational level self-assessment aimed at identifying areas for improvement and beginning work towards determining professional standards for service. Results of this organizational self-assessment paved the way for pursuing accreditation of its services, and the agency became the first public agency in its state to be accredited by the Council on Accreditation in all eligible services. This case study describes this agency's efforts in engaging in an organizational self-assessment, the analysis and codification of their practices, and their eventual development of a systematized process for capturing, evaluating and improving practice. Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC

  8. Implementing NASA's Capability-Driven Approach: Insight into NASA's Processes for Maturing Exploration Systems

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    Williams-Byrd, Julie; Arney, Dale; Rodgers, Erica; Antol, Jeff; Simon, Matthew; Hay, Jason; Larman, Kevin

    2015-01-01

    NASA is engaged in transforming human spaceflight. The Agency is shifting from an exploration-based program with human activities focused on low Earth orbit (LEO) and targeted robotic missions in deep space to a more sustainable and integrated pioneering approach. Through pioneering, NASA seeks to address national goals to develop the capacity for people to work, learn, operate, live, and thrive safely beyond the Earth for extended periods of time. However, pioneering space involves more than the daunting technical challenges of transportation, maintaining health, and enabling crew productivity for long durations in remote, hostile, and alien environments. This shift also requires a change in operating processes for NASA. The Agency can no longer afford to engineer systems for specific missions and destinations and instead must focus on common capabilities that enable a range of destinations and missions. NASA has codified a capability driven approach, which provides flexible guidance for the development and maturation of common capabilities necessary for human pioneers beyond LEO. This approach has been included in NASA policy and is captured in the Agency's strategic goals. It is currently being implemented across NASA's centers and programs. Throughout 2014, NASA engaged in an Agency-wide process to define and refine exploration-related capabilities and associated gaps, focusing only on those that are critical for human exploration beyond LEO. NASA identified 12 common capabilities ranging from Environmental Control and Life Support Systems to Robotics, and established Agency-wide teams or working groups comprised of subject matter experts that are responsible for the maturation of these exploration capabilities. These teams, called the System Maturation Teams (SMTs) help formulate, guide and resolve performance gaps associated with the identified exploration capabilities. The SMTs are defining performance parameters and goals for each of the 12 capabilities, developing maturation plans and roadmaps for the identified performance gaps, specifying the interfaces between the various capabilities, and ensuring that the capabilities mature and integrate to enable future pioneering missions. By managing system development through the SMTs instead of traditional NASA programs and projects, the Agency is shifting from mission-driven development to a more flexible, capability-driven development. The process NASA uses to establish, integrate, prioritize, and manage the SMTs and associated capabilities is iterative. NASA relies on the Human Exploration and Operation Mission Directorate's SMT Integration Team within Advanced Exploration Systems to coordinate and facilitate the SMT process. The SMT Integration team conducts regular reviews and coordination meetings among the SMTs and has developed a number of tools to help the Agency implement capability driven processes. The SMT Integration team is uniquely positioned to help the Agency coordinate the SMTs and other processes that are making the capability-driven approach a reality. This paper will introduce the SMTs and the 12 key capabilities they represent. The role of the SMTs will be discussed with respect to Agency-wide processes to shift from mission-focused exploration to a capability-driven pioneering approach. Specific examples will be given to highlight systems development and testing within the SMTs. These examples will also show how NASA is using current investments in the International Space Station and future investments to develop and demonstrate capabilities. The paper will conclude by describing next steps and a process for soliciting feedback from the space exploration community to refine NASA's process for developing common exploration capabilities.

  9. Emergency and disaster planning at Ohio animal shelters.

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    Decker, Shanna M; Lord, Linda K; Walker, William L; Wittum, Thomas E

    2010-01-01

    Results of a cross-sectional study to determine the level of emergency and disaster response planning at Ohio nonhuman animal shelters and the role Ohio agencies have in emergency and disaster response planning in their communities indicated a lack of preparedness coupled with underutilization of the agencies as a resource. A total of 115 agencies (68%) responded to a standardized survey mailed to 170 Ohio agencies. Most (68%) agencies agreed that emergency and disaster response planning was important to their organization, although only 13% of agencies had completed a written emergency and disaster response plan. The majority (80%) of agencies indicated they would provide critical resources in an emergency or disaster in their community. Only 38 (33%) of the responding agencies were aware of the PETS Act of 2006. Although many agencies indicated the importance of an emergency and disaster plan, there may be insufficient resources, including time and proper training, available to ensure plans are developed. Improved coordination among veterinarians, local veterinary medical associations, emergency preparedness agencies, and animal shelters would enhance the relief efforts in a crisis.

  10. 45 CFR 1321.57 - Area agency advisory council.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... leadership role of the area agency in developing community-based systems of services. The advisory council...) Persons with leadership experience in the private and voluntary sectors; (6) Local elected officials; and...

  11. 24 CFR 811.105 - Approval of agency or instrumentality PHA.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ..., DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (SECTION 8 HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, SECTION 202 DIRECT LOAN... PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES PROGRAM) TAX EXEMPTION OF OBLIGATIONS OF PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCIES AND RELATED...

  12. 45 CFR 1321.57 - Area agency advisory council.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... leadership role of the area agency in developing community-based systems of services. The advisory council...) Persons with leadership experience in the private and voluntary sectors; (6) Local elected officials; and...

  13. 45 CFR 1321.57 - Area agency advisory council.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... leadership role of the area agency in developing community-based systems of services. The advisory council...) Persons with leadership experience in the private and voluntary sectors; (6) Local elected officials; and...

  14. 45 CFR 1321.57 - Area agency advisory council.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... leadership role of the area agency in developing community-based systems of services. The advisory council...) Persons with leadership experience in the private and voluntary sectors; (6) Local elected officials; and...

  15. 45 CFR 1321.57 - Area agency advisory council.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... leadership role of the area agency in developing community-based systems of services. The advisory council...) Persons with leadership experience in the private and voluntary sectors; (6) Local elected officials; and...

  16. Responding to Family Problems, Alcohol and Substance Misuse. A Survey of Service Provision in the Glasgow Area.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    McKellar, Susan; Coggans, Niall

    1997-01-01

    Surveyed social agencies' awareness of possible developmental problems of alcohol and substance abusers' children, extent to which agency felt it could deal with the problem involving the family, and development of services for children of substance abusers. Found that many agency workers considered involvement in family problems to be part of…

  17. Diverse Experiences of Women Leading in Higher Education: Locating Networks and Agency for Leadership within a University Context in Papua New Guinea

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    McNae, Rachel; Vali, Kerren

    2015-01-01

    The ways in which women deliberately press back against practices of oppression and demonstrate agency in higher education institutions are highly contextual and culturally bound. The formal and informal networks that women develop and maintain are important elements of generating agency and enhancing women's access to and opportunities for…

  18. Skills for Life: Statement on the National Strategy for Improving Adult Literacy and Numeracy Skills. The Agency Responds.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Rogers, Penny, Ed.

    England's Learning and Skills Development Agency welcomes the introduction of a coherent national funding and delivery strategy for adult literacy, numeracy, and English for speakers of other languages (ESOL). The agency believes that the strategy should incorporate the lessons of previous literacy and numeracy initiatives and build on examples of…

  19. University Research. Most Federal Agencies Need to Better Protect against Financial Conflicts of Interest.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    General Accounting Office, Washington, DC.

    In fiscal year 2001, federal agencies provided $19 billion for university research, a vital part of the nation's research and development effort. GAO was asked to examine federal agencies' actions to ensure that (1) the results of the university research grants they fund are made available to the public and (2) universities receiving such grants…

  20. Student Agency: An Analysis of Students' Networked Relations across the Informal and Formal Learning Domains

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    Rappa, Natasha Anne; Tang, Kok-Sing

    2017-01-01

    Agency is a construct facilitating our examination of when and how young people extend their own learning across contexts. However, little is known about the role played by adolescent learners' sense of agency. This paper reports two cases of students' agentively employing and developing science literacy practices--one in Singapore and the other…

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