Thursday s report was the first since the auditor made recommendations at the beginning of 2021 Author: Mike Duffy Updated: 5:58 PM PDT May 13, 2021
SACRAMENTO, Calif. California state auditor, Bob Harris, delivered his report on the Employment Development Department’s (EDD) progress since major recommendations were made early this year. Overall, it was a mixed review with the auditor saying EDD had made improvements, but also any more were needed.
At a Senate budget committee Thursday, Harris said EDD has achieved or partially implemented the majority of recommendations expected by this time.
“Unfortunately there are also a couple key areas I want to highlight where EDD is not on track with where we expected them to be by now. And those two areas I’ll highlight for the committee are in the area of workforce and workload planning, and then the creation of a fraud unit,” explained Harris.
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Hackney community groups are being asked to apply for microgrants to help celebrate, commemorate and educate people about the valuable contributions of the Windrush generation.
Microgrants between £500 and £1000 are available to community groups and events or activities selected will be part of the borough s Windrush Generations Festival in June 2021, or as part of the council s ongoing work to honour the community and its heritage throughout the year.
The funds are available to local groups and not-for-profit organisations, to be used for projects such as online exhibitions, cultural and intergenerational events, digital skills training, historical collections, films, writing workshops and more.
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Her article recognizes the need for continuing monitoring to ensure that responses change should the risks and business conditions change.
The Diminishing Returns of Risk Management
More and more people are recognizing that managing or mitigating a list of risks is not effective, nor of much value beyond compliance: doing what is required by the regulators rather than what is needed by the business.
What Would Risk Management Do?
Letâs imagine that I am the new Minister of Defense and Q, the risk manager in the weapons development function, rushes into my office. He tells me that we have a serious problem.
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And there are thousands more being built or planned – at least 1,700 to date, according to Scottish Government figures released through a Freedom of Information request.
Wind farm protest group Scotland Against Spin has launched a petition calling for greater powers and support for Scottish communities to influence planning decisions for onshore turbines in their area
Some are extensions for consented schemes yet to be built, with turbines among the tallest in the world.
Residents in many places are feeling overcome by the number of developments being proposed and the challenges of mounting opposition.
Now wind farm protest group Scotland Against Spin (SAS) has launched a petition, calling for greater assistance and powers for communities.
For the first time in their history, the British Town Crier Championships are being held in silence. The UK’s top shouters will be judged on their written cries alone. Organiser and Bishop’s Stortford crier Carole Williams said it was “a return to the bare bones of crying”. Organisers decided to judge the 2021 competition without sound because not everyone is able to record a good-quality video, she added.
BBC South (Mark Ireson) Bone appetite A competitive eater scoffed a giant 5lb steak. Kate Ovens, 27, from Fleet, Hampshire, spent five hours grilling a £200 slab of tomahawk Wagyu beef on a barbecue as part of her “Flintstones Challenge”.