Federal Government Contracts News
- Economy still determines outcome of GE, say Pakatan, BN Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:37PMKUALA LUMPUR, July 19 — The next general election will still be won or lost on the economy as both Pakatan Rakyat (PR) and Barisan Nasional (BN) leaders believe that sound economic reform policies will effectively garner maximum voter support. Leaders from both sides of the political divide have agreed that while Bersih’s electoral reform demands ...
- Revenue Canada to probe Quebec municipal contracts Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:12PMThe Canada Revenue Agency has been given the green light by a judge to look at the financial records of dozens of Quebec municipalities.
- Baird talks trade, human rights on China visit Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:54PMJohn Baird met with his Chinese counterpart during his first trip to China as foreign affairs minister on Monday, a meeting in which he offered assurances that Ottawa is open to further Chinese investment in Canada.
- Business Highlights Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:47PM___
- Phoenix transit figures incorrect for 6 years Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 3:51AMThe Phoenix Public Transit Department misreported to the federal government the administrative costs of managing transit service for six consecutive years, a review of records by The Arizona Republic found.
- Election matters up for action at meeting Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:15AMUpcoming election for Fort Morgan Board of Education members will be on the agenda for Monday`s board meeting.
- Protex Set to Release the Protex TC-03C B-Rated Combination Drop Box Safe Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 10:58AMThis Protex TC-03C Drop Box Safe has a designed for ease of use and are a great choice for convenient stores, hotels/motels, hurches, gas stations/car wash, restaurants and more. Spring loaded re-locker, Powder coated grey finish, Anchoring hardware included. 4 Pre-drilled anchoring holes Bottom, Door...
- Protex Announces the New Protex TC-01K B-Rated Dual Key Drop Box Safe Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 10:28AMProtex TC-01K Drop Box Safe is designed for ease of use and are a great choice for convenient stores, hotels/motels, hurches, gas stations/car wash, restaurants and more. Powder coated grey finish, Anchoring hardware included. 4 Pre-drilled anchoring holes Bottom, Door Clearance: 5 1/4 W x 4 H,...
- In Old Saybrook, only the police chief gets a big pay increase Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 3:12AMAs part of a contract he negotiated when he became chief in October 2009, Michael A. Spera has received, and will continue to receive, a 7 percent annual salary increase through the 2014-15 fiscal...
- Mission rejects water P3 proposal Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 2:17AMNDP candidate said water should be protected “at all costs.” By Cam Tucker, Postmedia Network, Inc. April 5, 2011 Mission council defeated the option of a private public partnership to develop a new water source at Stave Lake at a meeting Monday night.
- WRAPUP 2-US consumer prices record largest drop in a year Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 8:30AM* Consumer prices fall 0.2 pct, largest fall in a year * Core CPI rises 0.3 pct, apparel prices surge * Industrial production up less than expected * New York state manufacturing contracts in July (Adds ...
- WRAPUP 1-US consumer prices record largest drop in a year Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 8:08AM* Consumer prices fall 0.2 pct, largest fall in a year * Core CPI rises 0.3 pct, apparel prices surge * New York state manufacturing contracts in July WASHINGTON, July 15 (Reuters) - U.S. consumer prices ...
- Oil falls 2% on Bernanke comments Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 7:28PMNEW YORK (AP) — Oil dropped more than 2 percent Thursday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the government would not immediately pump more cash into economic stimulus programs.
- Oil tycoon takes on Ontario Green Energy Act over wind farm Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:57PMOilman T. Boone Pickens has launched a $775-million NAFTA challenge against the Ontario government over regulations surrounding his planned wind farm
- Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsOil falls 2 percent on Bernanke comments Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:51PMNEW YORK (AP) - Oil dropped more than 2 percent Thursday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the government would not immediately pump more cash into economic stimulus programs.
- Europe-wide appeal to investors Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:28PMFinance Minister Evangelos Venizelos is set to issue a Europe-wide appeal to governments asking them to persuade investors to participate in the Greek privatizations program.
- Woodland caribou need sweeping protection to arrest slide to extinction: scientific report Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 8:46PMWoodland caribou have vanished from half their historic North American range and risk a downward slide to extinction unless governments in Canada, including B.C., protect their northern boreal habitat, according to a report released Wednesday by an international panel of scientists. “This is a creature that reproduces slowly, is very sensitive to disturbances, moves readily across extensive ...
- Weak retailers lead sharemarket tumble Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 8:29PMSIGNIFICANT losses among the retail stocks have sent the Australian sharemarket lower.
- Olive: America’s tyranny of yokels Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 8:08PMA GOP-triggered U.S. default could jeopardize Canada’s fiscal stability.
- Rubber in Tokyo Rebounds From Two-Week Low as Yen’s Retreat Spurs Buying Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 10:56PMRubber increased, snapping a four- day losing streak, as investors bought back yen-based contracts after the Japanese currency retreated from a four-month high against the dollar amid speculation over intervention.
- Australian shares up on Chinese data Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 10:26PMAustralian shares were higher at noon after the release of better than expected Chinese GDP data.
- Public release of SGV Council of Governments response to Caltrans audit 30 to 45 days away Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 10:21PMMONROVIA - San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments officials said Monday it will be at least another month before its response to a critical Caltrans audit will be made available to the public.
- Market up despite overseas woes Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 10:14PMAUSTRALIAN shares were higher at noon after the release of better than expected Chinese GDP data and strong commodity prices overnight.
- Infosys Visa Probe: Debating Impact on American IT Workers Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 2:40AMLittle is known for certain about the federal grand jury investigation of Infosys and its sponsorship of B-1 business visas.
- New Milford Clinical Social Worker Pays $210,000 to Settle Alleged False Claims Violations Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 8:41PMJoseph Ubaghs, a licensed clinical social worker who lives in New Milford, has entered into a civil settlement with the federal and state governments in which he will pay $210,000 to resolve allegations that he violated the False Claims Act and common law, according to an announcement today by United States Attorney David B. Fein, Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen and Chief State’s ...
- Holgorsen adds Hammond to staff Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 5:07PMAt a press conference in mid-June, Head Coach Dana Holgorsen said that the vacant recruiting coordinator...
- Raid target says he has cooperated in investigation Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 10:31PMWASHINGTON Twp., Montgomery County — Sherif Aziz, whose geo-environmental engineering company, TesTech Inc., was the subject of a raid by federal agents Thursday, said in a statement Friday that he has been cooperating with U.S. Department of Transportation investigators and was surprised they chose to conduct a search of his offices pursuant to a sealed warrant.“We have been in discussions with ...
- TSG, Inc. Acquires Applied Risk Management, LLC (ARM), a Global Risk Management and Security Engineering Firm Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 8:49PMTSG, Inc., a provider of Federal and Commercial security services and solutions, announced today that the company has acquired the business, contracts and assets of Applied Risk Management, LLC , a subsidiary of CAG USA, Inc., in an all-cash transaction. Â
- Anonymous releases private emails, government contracts, VPN credentials, and more Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 3:53PMRogue hacker group Anonymous has released a slew of information from government contractor IRC Federal. See their release notes and find out the specifics of the leak here.
- Government to pay Xcel $100M to settle lawsuit Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 3:36PMXcel Energy says it has reached a $100 million settlement with the federal government over costs the company incurred because the Department of Energy failed to remove used nuclear fuel by a 1998 deadline.
- AntiSec leaks federal docs Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 3:34PMAnonymous hackers associated with the AntiSec movement have conducted a successful hack and extract strike against IRC Federal. read more
- Immunities, privileges of int’l organizations and civil service Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 2:46PMIn determining the status of an international organization, the most basic question at issue for the courts would be, what is an international organization?
- Anonymous claims hack on FBI partner site Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 2:43PMHacking collective Anonymous Friday shared databases and emails it said it obtained by hacking the website of a company that contracts with federal government agencies, including the FBI.
- Brewer mum on online sales tax Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 10:20PMPHOENIX — Someone is going to have to address the issue of whether Arizonans — and others — should be charged sales taxes on purchases they make online, Gov. Jan Brewer said Thursday.
- JPMorgan Chase fined $228 million for rigging municipal bond and swap deals Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 9:56PMBethlehem Area School District could be on list of victimized government agencies when federal and state settlements are approved by federal judge. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charged JPMorgan Chase & Co. Thursday with running nationwide bid-rigging schemes involving municipal bond and swap deals it handled for school districts, municipalities and other tax-exempt entities in at ...
- RCMP recruit training slashed as Ottawa grapples with budget squeeze Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 9:40PMThe RCMP has slashed its training of new recruits as it becomes the latest in a string of federal departments and agencies to cope with belt-tightening.
- DDN: Washington Twp. Business Raided By Federal Agents Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 8:33PMAgents of the FBI and the U.S. Transportation Department executed a search warrant Thursday afternoon at The Galleria Building, 8534 Yankee St., headquarters of a company, TesTech Inc., that is an interstate trucking cargo carrier for the department.
- Washington Twp. business raided by federal agents Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 8:31PMWASHINGTON TWP., Montgomery County — Agents of the FBI and the U.S. Transportation Department executed a search warrant Thursday afternoon at The Galleria Building, 8534 Yankee St., headquarters of a company, TesTech Inc., that is an interstate trucking cargo carrier for the department.FBI spokesman Mike Brooks said the search warrant was sealed and he could not provide details. He said there ...
- Market opens higher on offshore leads Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 8:28PMThe Aussie share market opened higher, following a strong night on Wall Street and surging commodity prices.
- Udall Bill Aids Small Businesses Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 8:06PMMeasure would expand opportunities for federal contracts
- Anderson Dam unsafe, $110M fix Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 8:05PMThe Santa Clara Valley Water District confirmed - in the form of a capital project proposal - the worries that arose in 2009: if a large earthquake hits within 1.25 miles of Anderson Dam, downtown Morgan Hill will be underwater within 15 minutes. The independent seismic study conducted two years ago set the water district into motion Wednesday with the announcement that the 60-year-old dam will ...
- Planned Parenthood sues over funds Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 7:37PMRALEIGH — One of North Carolina’s two Planned Parenthood affiliates filed a federal lawsuit Thursday to invalidate part of the new state budget that cuts it off from federal or state funds for family planning.
- RPost Sues DocuSign for Infringing Four Patents Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 7:07PMDocuSign Infringes on RPost-Pioneered Technology for Electronic Signature Services to Record Email Recipient Consent
- Companies Profit From Increased Immigrant Detention Rate Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 12:04PMCompanies are profiting from the detention of immigrants; it’s a thriving business that seems likely to continue to grow. The companies that build and run private prisons have boomed in recent years. This growth is not a result of contracts...
- Indian Tribes Welcome Much-Maligned FEMA Homes Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 11:34AMLITTLE AXE, Okla. (AP) -- Wanda Tiger and her husband needed a new home after a long-term house-sitting arrangement came to an end. But for members of their American Indian tribe in rural Oklahoma, affordable housing options were few.
- Has the U.S. Turned Against Consumers? Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 11:15AMThe Federal Reserve, the government, and Wall Street are all bleeding the consumer—and nothing is being done to stop it, writes Ed Wallace
- Business Highlights Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 5:17PM___
- Big banks now being sued for botching things after loan modifications Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 9:37AMThe lawsuits represent a new wave of complaints against banks already criticized for their reluctance to modify loans and for foreclosing on borrowers after trial modifications.
- Russia: JSC United Grain Company completed trade interventions on the grain market through exchange trading Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 9:09AMJSC United Grain Company completed execution of the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dd.
- Home prices poised to climb as foreclosures wane, Donovan says Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 9:08AMWASHINGTON - Prices for U.S. homes may climb as soon as the third quarter, ending declines as foreclosures decline make more home available for sale, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan said.
