Friday, February 14, 2014

U.S. DEFENSE DEPARTMENT CONTRACTS FOR FEBRUARY 14, 2014

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FROM:  U.S. DEFENSE DEPARTMENT   CONTRACTS ARMY Jacobs Field Services North America Inc., Oak Ridge, Tenn., has been awarded a $45,000,...

NANORACKS CUBESATS DEPLOYED

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FROM:  NASA ISS038-E-045009 (11 Feb. 2014) --- The Small Satellite Orbital Deployer (SSOD), in the grasp of the Kibo laboratory robotic ...

BRIDGESTONE CORP. TO PAY $425 MILLION FINE FOR ROLE IN AUTO PARTS PRICE FIXING CONSPIRACY

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FROM:  U.S. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT BRIDGESTONE CORP. AGREES TO PLEAD GUILTY TO PRICE FIXING ON AUTOMOBILE PARTS INSTALLED IN U.S. CARS Co...

U.S. AND 26 OTHER NATIONS COMMIT TO GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY AGENDA GOALS

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FROM:  U.S. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT  Nations Commit to Accelerating Progress against Infectious Disease Threats The United S...

REMARKS BY SECRETARY OF STATE KERRY AND REPUBLIC OF KOREA FOREIGN MINISTER BYUNG-SE

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FROM:  STATE DEPARTMENT   Remarks With Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se Press Availability John Kerry Secretary of State ...
Thursday, February 13, 2014

U.S., CANADA AND MEXICO DISCUSS ANTITRUST ENFORCEMENT

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FROM:  JUSTICE DEPARTMENT  Thursday, February 13, 2014 U.S., Canada and Mexico Antitrust Officials Participate in Trilateral Meeting in Wa...

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT FOR WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 8, 2014

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FROM:  U.S. LABOR DEPARTMENT  SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending February 8, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial...

U.S. DEFENSE DEPARTMENT CONTRACTS FOR FEBRUARY 13, 2014

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FROM:  DEFENSE DEPARTMENT  CONTRACTS AIR FORCE Sallyport Global Services (part of KS International, LLC), McLean, Va., has been awarded...

PRESIDENT OF SOUTH KOREA PARK GEUN-HYE MAKES REMARKS WITH SECRETARY KERRY

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FROM:  STATE DEPARTMENT   Remarks With President Park Geun-hye of South Korea Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State The Blue House Seo...

MEMBERS APPROVED FOR TAXPAYER ADVOCACY PANEL

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FROM:  INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE  Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Members Selected WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service recommended and the D...

EX-IM BANK NAMED "MULTILATERAL" OF THE YEAR BY PROJECT FINANCE INTERNATIONAL

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FROM:  EXPORT-IMPORT BANK  Project Finance International Names Ex-Im Bank “Multilateral” of the Year  Washington, D.C. – The Export-Impor...

LANDSAT 8 CELEBRATES ONE YEAR IN SPACE

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FROM:  NASA  On Feb. 11, 2013, the Landsat 8 satellite rocketed into a sunny California morning aboard a powerful Atlas V and began its ...

FTC SETTLES DECEPTIVE AD CHARGES AGAINST TWO AUTO DEALERS

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FROM:   FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION  FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges Involving Two Auto Dealers’ Deceptive Ads Following a public ...

DOJ PROPOSES BAZAARVOICE SELL POWERREVIEW ASSETS TO REMEDY UNLAWFUL ACQUISITION

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FROM:  U.S. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT  Wednesday, February 12, 2014 Department of Justice Proposes Remedy to Address Bazaarvoice’s Unlawful Acqui...

READOUT: VP BIDEN MEETING WITH KING ABDULLAH II OF JORDAN

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FROM:  THE WHITE HOUSE  Readout of Vice President Biden’s Meeting with His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan The Vice President hosted H...

DEFENSE CONTRACTOR WILL PAY $3,2 BILLION FOR FALSE LABOR CHARGES

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FROM:  JUSTICE DEPARTMENT  Wednesday, February 12, 2014 MPRI Inc. Agrees to Pay $3.2 Million for False Labor Charges on Contract to Suppor...

RICK FLEMING NAMED FIRST HEAD OFFICE OF THE INVESTOR ADVOCATE

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FROM:  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION  The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that Rick A. Fleming has been named as the fir...

"WATCH OUT FOR ONLINE DATING SCAMS" FTC WARNS

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FROM:  FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION  FTC Warning: Watch Out for Online Dating Scams If you’re looking for love, you might end up on an online...

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK CELEBRATES 8OTH BIRTHDAY

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FROM:  EXPORT-IMPORT BANK  Ex-Im Bank celebrates 80th Anniversary Chairman Hochberg Marks Eight Decades of Supporting American Jobs Was...

10 FINDINGS ABOUT THE BRAIN

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FROM:  NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION  From dino brains to thought control--10 fascinating brain findings Summaries of 10 findings about the...