Tag: government
Mayor of Los Angeles mandates improved language access measures
Mayor Eric Garcetti of Los Angeles, California recently signed an executive directive mandating improved language access measures throughout the city. “The moment demands that we institutionalize my administration’s language access policies and practices by establishing a citywide language access program in the City of Los Angeles that is centered on equity and zeroes in on cementing a foundation for future advancement by setting a clear path to safeguarding the extraordinary progress that we have already made,” Garcetti writes.
RWS to supply European Parliament with translation/transcription service
A fiercely contested contract to provide translation and transcription services to the European Parliament landed in favor of language tech developer RWS, company officials...
Native American Languages Receive Support at White House Summit
On Nov. 15, a group of United States government agencies launched a new initiative geared to protect and preserve Native American languages that have...
Tilde wins a major contract to provide machine translation services to the Finnish government
After a thorough market analysis and evaluation of leading international providers, the Finnish Prime Minister’s Office has awarded Tilde a four-year contract to provide...
New Mexico’s Language Access Services Best in U.S.
In its recently released Justice Index, the National Center for Access to Justice (NCAJ) named the state of New Mexico as the number one...
NHeLP’s Fight for Language Access During the Pandemic
The National Health Law Program (NHeLP) has recently filed a civil rights complaint arguing that numerous agencies at all levels within the United States...
US Interpreter Faces Criminal Charges
Imagine you're translating highly confidential wiretaps for the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). The wiretaps are perfectly legal. They're actually part of a multi-year...
Boise government to up language access
The city of Boise, Idaho is currently looking to improve language access, according to local news site BoiseDev. Right now, the municipal government purchases...
NYC Mayor requests LSP investigation
Last week, MultiLingual reported on accusations against Linguistica International that allege the telephone interpreting (OPI) provider has paid some interpreters as low as 4 USD...