Federal Government Contracts News
- Girl powerless Monday, September 21, 2009 @ 9:11AMGirls in the developing world are bearing the brunt of the global financial crisis. But investing in their education and welfare may turn around the fortunes of their communities.
- DOJ: Two Charged In $80 Million Ponzi Scheme Involving ATMs Monday, September 21, 2009 @ 9:03AMNEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Two men are facing criminal charges for an alleged $80 million Ponzi scheme that revolved around purported investments in automated teller machines, prosecutors said Monday.
- NBN Co in talks on purchase Monday, September 21, 2009 @ 9:00AMNEGOTIATIONS have been under way for a month on buying the pay TV and broadband services provider, sources say.
- NBN Co in talks on purchase Monday, September 21, 2009 @ 9:00AMSOURCES say negotiations have been under way for a month with the pay TV and broadband supplier.
- WidePoint Subsidiary iSYS Announces $10 Million in Contract Expansions and Renewals Monday, September 21, 2009 @ 8:35AMWASHINGTON----WidePoint Corporation , a leading provider of advanced information technology, identity assurance and protection and mobile telecom expense management services, said today that it has received TEM service renewal orders and expansions for federal contracts representing approximately $10 million in business.
- Hardin Jail Contract Worth $2.6M a Year Saturday, September 19, 2009 @ 12:51PMBILLINGS – An obscure California security company was planning a jobs fair next week as it prepared to pay $2.6 million annually to take over a rural Montana jail that the company plans to expand into a military and police training center. Some of those activities could involve training military and police from overseas — including Afghanistan — to run detention centers and provide security in ...
- Did ACORN get too big for its own good? Saturday, September 19, 2009 @ 12:49PMWASHINGTON (AP) — Activist group ACORN started in 1970 to help the poor in Arkansas and quickly went national, growing into a multimillion-dollar conglomerate with a mission so far-flung that schools now bear its name, two radio stations are affiliates and a man it backed is the president.
- Hamburg School District Report to the Public Saturday, September 19, 2009 @ 10:44AMThe Hamburg School District reports its progress in completion of compliance with the Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas Public Schools at the public meeting on September 21, 2008, at 6:00 p.m. in the Central Office, 202 East Parter Street, Hamburg. All parents are invited to attend.
- Local ACORN office receiving threats, funding freeze Friday, September 18, 2009 @ 6:55PMLocal ACORN office receiving threats, funding freeze
- Market continues upward swing Thursday, September 17, 2009 @ 2:04AMTHE Australian share market continued its strong momentum today as a broad-based rally swept across all sectors.
- Gold at $1,000 Spurs Sales of Old Jewelry as Scrap Rises 22% Thursday, September 17, 2009 @ 1:48AMSept. 17 (Bloomberg) -- As gold jumped above $1,000 last week, Mark Murado decided to trade in his gold bracelet and necklace, earning a sixfold profit.
- Democracy 2.0 Awaits an Upgrade Friday, September 11, 2009 @ 10:43AMPerhaps the biggest big idea that gathered speed during the last millennium was that we humans might govern ourselves. But no one really meant it.
- (AFX UK Focus) 2009-09-11 15:16 UPDATE 3-Berlin sees EU green light for Opel aid Friday, September 11, 2009 @ 9:44AMBy Maria Sheahan and Foo Yun Chee
- U.S. government nervous about stimulus fraud, scams Thursday, September 10, 2009 @ 6:03PMWASHINGTON (Reuters) - As billions of dollars from the economic stimulus plan pour through the U.S. economy, members of Congress, the administration and regulatory agencies are increasingly worried about the risks of fraud.
- Harmonized Tax on the horizon Thursday, September 10, 2009 @ 3:10PMThe business community was taken by surprise, at the end of July, with the BC government’s announcement that it intends to harmonize the provincial sales tax (PST) with the federal GST, effective July 1, 2010. The rate for the new harmonized tax (HST) will be set, initially, at 12 per cent.
- Are Radnor Dems their own victims? Thursday, September 10, 2009 @ 10:48AMDemocratic candidates in Radnor this November have another chance to make their party the majority on the local governing boards for the first time.
- Barrick, Fairfax Push Canadian Stock Sales to Decade High Thursday, September 10, 2009 @ 10:27AMSept. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Stocks sales in Canada surged to the highest in a decade this year after Barrick Gold Corp. and Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. led the biggest one-day sale of equity in Canadian history.
- Reportlinker Adds World Book Publishing Market Report Thursday, September 10, 2009 @ 10:09AMReportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue.
- 13 Reasons For Major Gold BreakOut Thursday, September 10, 2009 @ 9:58AMBefore the Hat Trick Letter was launched, a little splash was made when a Jackass Nobody wrote “25 Reasons Why Gold Will Rise” in November 2002. It was so many years ago that the piece no longer appears in archives. The motive for the article was simple.
- Expect a recovery of glacial speed Thursday, September 10, 2009 @ 9:46AMWASHINGTON – "The world has been through the most severe financial crisis since the Great Depression.
- Fuel Cell Energy reports third quarter earnings Wednesday, September 9, 2009 @ 3:46AMFuelCell Energy, Inc.
- IBM center holds grand opening in E.L. Wednesday, September 9, 2009 @ 3:09AMEAST LANSING - Charles Roman started a job at global technology powerhouse IBM just weeks after graduating this spring from Michigan State University.
- Nigeria: Before We Crucify the Bank MDs Monday, September 7, 2009 @ 6:54AM"Our society is now based on consumption .. 70 per cent of the GDP. This is more than we produce. So to pay our bills, we use funny money invented in 1913 with the creation of the Federal Reserve and the fiat dollar based on credit (debt).. the fractional reserve system.
- S. VENKITARAMANAN Sunday, September 6, 2009 @ 1:38PMMoney supply should not be squeezed in an economy hit by drought and high global commodity prices. A contractionary monetary policy could work against the fiscal stimulus introduced in the Budget, lowering growth to below 5 per cent, says S. VENKITARAMANAN.
- Socialite Suspected Of Bilking Millions Sunday, September 6, 2009 @ 1:31PMDina Wein Reis seemed to have it all -- millions in the bank, an extensive art collection worth millions more and a luxurious Manhattan brownstone, where she hosted high society parties.
- Seaport to start air service Oct. 26 Saturday, September 5, 2009 @ 12:52AMBoone County Regional Airport manager Judy McCutcheon reports Seaport Airlines has announced it will start non-stop service between Harrison and Memphis on Monday, Oct. 26.
- County preparing for big budget cut Saturday, September 5, 2009 @ 12:39AMHancock County government will have to operate with between 10 and 17 percent less money in 2010, department leaders were told Friday by the county commissioners and Auditor Charity Rauschenberg.
- Telcos call for NBN Co to price discriminate Friday, September 4, 2009 @ 3:55AMTelstra, Optus and other stakeholders agree that the Federal Government should allow the NBN Company to differentiate between its customers on price.
- Tax credit helps spur pending home sales Wednesday, September 2, 2009 @ 10:46AMA gauge of future U.S. home sales rose more than expected in July to the highest level in more than two years as first-time buyers rushed to take advantage of a tax credit that expires this fall.
- First RI shutdown day set for Sept. 4 Thursday, August 27, 2009 @ 4:03AMPROVIDENCE — Rhode Island will shut down its state government for 12 days and hopes to trim millions of dollars in funding for local governments under a plan Gov. Donald Carcieri outlined Monday to balance a budget hammered by surging unemployment and plummeting tax revenue.
- Nigeria: Tompolo Meets Alaibe, Says Govt Officials Behind Bunkering Wednesday, August 26, 2009 @ 4:41PMHonorary Special Adviser to the President on Niger-Delta, Mr. Timi Alaibe, on Tuesday held secret talks with one of the foremost militant leaders in the region.
- Building slump stretches stimulus money Tuesday, August 25, 2009 @ 9:57PMAn analysis of 700 projects for USA TODAY found those jobs will cost an average of 16% less than expected. On those projects alone a tiny fraction of all the stimulus work approved so far the government has paid $620 million less than it anticipated.
- Garrett gives Gorgon gas go-ahead Tuesday, August 25, 2009 @ 9:20PMFederal Environment Minister Peter Garrett has given the nod, with conditions, to the construction of the $50 billion Gorgon gas project on Barrow Island off the West Australian coast.
- State, Federal Government To Lease Land To Protect River Tuesday, August 25, 2009 @ 9:05PMROGERS — More than 20 square miles of land along the Illinois River and its tributaries will be planted with trees, native grasses and other plants under a project launched Tuesday.
- Tue: Banks lead rises on unstoppable TASE Tuesday, August 25, 2009 @ 9:40AMPhoenix soared on improved financials, and Discount Bank surged, but the Real Estate Index fell.
- Home Prices in 20 U.S. Cities Fall Less Than Forecast (Update3) Tuesday, August 25, 2009 @ 9:29AMAug. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Home prices in 20 U.S. cities fell in June at a slower pace than forecast, signaling the real- estate crisis that triggered the worst recession since the 1930s is dissipating.
- Bernanke: Reflections on a Year of Crisis Tuesday, August 25, 2009 @ 9:19AMBy the standards of recent decades, the economic environment at the time of this symposium one year ago was quite challenging.
- Ex-judges withdraw guilty pleas, possibly setting stage for trial Tuesday, August 25, 2009 @ 8:53AMIn the eyes of the federal courts, Mark A. Ciavarella Jr. and Michael T. Conahan became innocent men Monday afternoon. Just hours after a federal judge refused to reconsider his rejection of the plea agreements Ciavarella and Conahan struck with prosecut
- Home prices in 20 cities fall less than forecast Tuesday, August 25, 2009 @ 8:45AMThe S&P/Case-Shiller home-price index declined 15.4 percent.
- NuMobile, Inc. to Acquire Silicon Valley Technology Firm Enhance Network Communication, Inc. With $1.2 Million in ... Tuesday, August 25, 2009 @ 8:37AMCompany Releases Letter to Shareholders From Board Member and Former Dallas Federal Reserve Chairman Retired Major General Hugh Robinson and Webcast Discussing LOI
- US home prices down Tuesday, August 25, 2009 @ 8:25AMHOME prices in 20 US cities fell in June at a slower pace than forecast, signaling the real- estate crisis that triggered the worst recession since the 1930s is dissipating.
- Enough, already Turner Terrace residents want end to the violence Sunday, August 23, 2009 @ 6:36AMLUMBERTON — On a humid August evening, three weeks after the last murder, Turner Terrace residents and community leaders harmonized, “... troubles don’t last always, no, no, no, no, it won’t last a...
- Public Meetings Sunday, August 23, 2009 @ 3:12AMMONDAYClark County commissioners, 4 p.m., Youth House, 1012 Esther St.: annual back to school barbecue.Vancouver City Council,...
- With Donations and Grants Down, Social Service Agencies Feel the Pinch Saturday, August 22, 2009 @ 9:58AMNonprofit groups have been cutting back on personnel and programs even as demand has risen, contributing to the problems they exist to fix.
- LifeCare Lapse Puts It On Lifeline Saturday, August 15, 2009 @ 5:12PMThe state and federal government leveled severe monetary penalties for multiple violations against LifeCare Center of Chattanooga. These punitive actions are so substantial the end of business is a considerable possiblity for the nursing home at 455 North Highland Park Avenue.
- Chevron Set To Go Ahead With Big Natural Gas Project In Australia Saturday, August 15, 2009 @ 4:34PMAfter more than a decade of to-ing and fro-ing, U.S oil major Chevron is giving the green light to the huge, and often problematic, Gorgon liquified natural gas plant slated for Western Australia environmentally sensitive Barrow Island.
- Walk signals The Arc still strong after 55 years Saturday, August 15, 2009 @ 2:46PMMembers of The Arc Oneida-Lewis Chapter walked Saturday to celebrate the chapter’s 55th anniversary, but the organization also has been taking steps toward the future, Executive Director Angela VanDerhoof said.
- As government dallies, airline passengers suffer Saturday, August 15, 2009 @ 1:36PMWASHINGTON, D.C. -- When Washington learned 47 people were stuck overnight aboard a small plane at a Minnesota airport, Capitol Hill reverberated with demands to protect the public from a recurrence, and the Obama administration launched an investigation.
- Fed payments for holding immigrants vary widely Tuesday, August 11, 2009 @ 4:52AMSAN ANTONIO (AP) — As federal officials begin an overhaul of the widely criticized system used to incarcerate immigrants awaiting hearings and deportation, their challenge includes a deep inconsistency in the amount paid to a hastily assembled network of private prisons and local jails that hold thousands of such detainees.
- Ex-NCED execs face June trial in alleged corruption Saturday, August 8, 2009 @ 1:19AMEL PASO -- U.S. District Judge Frank Montalvo has scheduled trial dates for four men accused in two separate public-corruption cases.
