Friday, January 17, 2014

U.S. DEFENSE DEPARTMENT CONTRACTS FOR JANUARY 17, 2014

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FROM:  DEFENSE DEPARTMENT  CONTRACTS DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY BOH Environmental LLC*, Chantilly, Va., has been awarded a maximum $250,...

MISSILEER RETESTING ALMOST COMPLETE AFTER EXAM CHEATING SCANDAL

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FROM:  DEFENSE DEPARTMENT  Missileer Retesting Nearly Complete By Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Jan. 17, 2014...

West Wing Week 1/17/14 or "Give Peace a Chance"

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SURGEON GENERAL SAYS SMOKING RATES MUST DROP TO SAVE MILLIONS OF LIVES

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FROM:  DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES  Surgeon General report says 5.6 million U.S. children will die prematurely unless current s...

FDA WARNS OF WART REMOVER FIRES

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FROM:  FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION Some cryogenic wart removers—which remove warts from the skin by freezing them off—have caught fire du...

CFTC OFFICIAL'S TESTIMONY REGARDING FUTURES MARKET OVERSIGHT

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FROM:  COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION  Testimony of Vincent McGonagle, Director Division of Market Oversight, Commodity Futures Trad...

NAVY ADM. GORTNEY DISCUSSES OPTIMIZED FLEET RESPONSE PLAN

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140115-N-LE576-010 CRYSTAL CITY, Va. - (January 15, 2014) Adm. Bill Gortney, commander U.S. Fleet Forces (USFF) leads a discussion about ...

AUTO PARTS MANUFACTURER AGREES TO PLEAD GUILTY TO PRICE-FIXING

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FROM:  JUSTICE DEPARTMENT  Company Agrees to Pay $56.6 Million Criminal Fine WASHINGTON — Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd., a Tokyo-based com...

PRESIDENT'S CLIMATE ACTION PLAN REVIEWED BY GSA

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FROM:  GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION President's Climate Action Plan R Review of the President's Climate Action Plan Senate Com...

"SHELL PACKING" CO. & CEO AGREE TO SETTLE FRAUD CASE REGARDING BOGUS SECURITIES SALES

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FROM:  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION  The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced nearly $300,000 in settlements against a...

NEW BIONIC ARM SHOWCASED BY DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY

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Right:   A military-funded advanced mechanical arm is controlled by a volunteer with paralysis via his brain signals recorded by electroc...
Thursday, January 16, 2014

U.S. DEFENSE DEPARTMENT CONTRACTS FOR JANUARY 16, 2014

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FROM:  DEFENSE DEPARTMENT DEFENSE  CONTRACTS ARMY CDM Constructors Inc., Bellevue, Wash., was awarded a $77,476,628 firm-fixed price con...

STRONG RELATIONS STRESSED BETWEEN U.S.-ISRAEL

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FROM:  DEFENSE DEPARTMENT  Senior U.S., Israeli Defense Officials Meet, Stress Strong Relations American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON...

TECHNICAL UNDERSTANDINGS SUMMARY ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM

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FROM:  THE WHITE HOUSE Summary of Technical Understandings Related to the Implementation of the Joint Plan of Action on the Islamic Republ...

GENEVA II PROGRESS REMARKS BY SECRETARY OF STATE KERRY

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FROM:  STATE DEPARTMENT  Remarks to the Press Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Briefing Room Washington, DC January 16, 2014 G...

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT FOR WEEK ENDING JANUARY 11, 2014

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FROM:  LABOR DEPARTMENT UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT             SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending January 1...

COUNTERNARCOTICS IN AFGHANISTAN

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FROM:  STATE DEPARTMENT  Future U.S. Counternarcotics Efforts in Afghanistan Remarks William R. Brownfield Assistant Secretary, Bureau o...

DEFENSE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS TAKING STEPS TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING

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FROM:  DEFENSE DEPARTMENT  DOD Raises Awareness of Human Trafficking By Terri Moon Cronk American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Jan....

CAPITAL REQUIREMENT PHILOSOPHIES BY SEC COMMISSIONER GALLAGHER

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FROM:  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION  The Philosophies of Capital Requirements  Commissioner Daniel M. Gallagher Washington, DC Jan...