Sentence examples for directed agencies from inspiring English sources

Mr. Obama has directed agencies to lean strongly toward disclosure.

President Bush signed an executive order in January that directed agencies to ignore all earmarks in committee reports.

And agency officials seem to be paying attention, though an executive order has directed agencies not to take on projects based on the recommendations of members of Congress.

Financial managers under Gov. Jay Inslee directed agencies to start sending notices Monday afternoon because lawmakers have been unable to finalize a budget.

The 2001 President's National Energy Policy directed agencies to increase oil supplies and to remove regulations that were often seen as "excessive and redundant".

But legal opinions by the Congressional Research Service and the Government Accountability Office found that Congress could get around the order by simply inserting them in the text of spending bills or including language in the bills that directed agencies to treat earmarks listed in committee reports as if they were written into the law.

In his prepared testimony, Mr. Sullivan says he directed agency inspectors to investigate accusations of similar misconduct in San Salvador.

Specifically, he said his goal was to cut about $2 billion, and he directed agency heads on Monday to prepare to cut more than 3percentt from their budgets next year.

On Jan . 20 Priebus directed agency heads to refrain from sending new regulations to the Office of the Federal Register until there are administration officials in place to approve them.

America's Dodd-Frank act is a single overarching law that directs agencies to issue more detailed regulations.

It will also give specific requirements for contracts, grants and loans and will direct agencies to track stimulus spending separately.