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A reduction, in military tactics, is accomplished when an encircling force conducts successful offensive operations over an invested force.The "reduction" refers to the shrinking in size of the pocket of territory occupied by the invested force, which would appear to be reduced as seen from a map.
Furthermore, past promotion practices were to be discarded in favor of greater emphasis on formal training, higher education levels, and selection of more officers from technical and noncombat units. With the reduction in force begun in 1985, professional competence, education, and age became criteria for demobilization as well as promotion.
RIF – A generic reduction in force, of undetermined method. Often pronounced like the word riff rather than spelled out. Sometimes used as a verb, as in "the employees were pretty heavily riffed". eRIF – Layoff notice by email. IRIF – Involuntary reduction in force – The employee(s) did not voluntarily choose to leave the company. This ...
Created the National Council on Education Standards and Testing through the National Council on Education Standards and Testing Act. Pub. L. 102–62: 1991 National Literacy Act of 1991: Pub. L. 102–73: 1991 (No short title) Recognized adult education as a priority of the federal government. Pub. L. 102–74: 1991 National Dropout Prevention ...
We expect mass reductions in force in areas of the federal government that are bloated. We expect massive cuts among federal contractors and others who are over-billing the federal government ...
In the aftermath of World War II, Congress drafted legislation that attempted to address three (sometimes competing) objectives: create "uniform" rules for officer management between Army and Navy (and later Air Force), promote a "young and vigorous" officer corps, and retain the capacity to rapidly remobilize if necessary. [4]
Mortgage rates stalled an upward rise this week as financial markets adjusted to a second Trump presidency. The average 30-year mortgage rate was essentially unchanged at 6.78% for the week ...
In fact, class size reduction is one of only a handful of K12 reforms cited by the Institute of Education Sciences (2003) as proven to increase student achievement through rigorous evidence. Reducing class size is among an even smaller number of education reforms that have been shown to narrow the achievement gap.