Word: monitorable
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...those intramural problems and the paper flow." Jordan himself says that he has no desire to get in the way of Carter's contact with Cabinet officers and other staffers. The West Wing troops, he believes, must "function as a staff should -that is, to support Carter and monitor things that are going on in the Federal Government, and to help him develop and manage his programs...
Since everyone is a consumer, its potential reach would be broad indeed. Specifically, its task would be to monitor the actions of other governmental departments for abuses of their powers at the consumers' expense. The agency would not be able to sue private companies, but it could go to court to challenge the decisions of regulatory bodies. For example, if a telephone company were to ask for rate increases that the ACA felt were excessive, the ACA could appear before the Federal Communications Commission to oppose the application. If overruled, the new body would be empowered to appeal...
...recent years, commercial aviation has evolved into a highly integrated system aimed at eliminating human error and demanding perfection from both the planes that fly and the avionics that monitor them from the ground...
Keeping Tab. U.S. consumers, faced with up to $3.49-per-lb. price tags, have cut coffee drinking by some 20% over the past year. In Washington, the Commerce and Agriculture departments have taken steps to restrain price rises, present and future. Commerce plans to monitor domestic roasting and production costs monthly rather than quarterly. To forestall possible collusion on the part of producing countries to jack up prices, U.S. embassy Agriculture attaches will keep tab on coffee inventories throughout the world. The U.S. Government is considering the creation of a buffer stock of 20 million 132-lb. bags, starting...
...indirect acknowledgment that NBC has practiced sex discrimination, some $1.6 million in raises and back pay will go to former and present employees The rest of the money will go for legal fees and a staff to monitor compliance with the settlement. NBC also agreed to move women into 15% ol its high-level jobs...