- IceWEB™ To Acquire INLINE™ Corporation By : Government News
IceWEB, Inc. (OTCBB:IWEB), a leading one-stop source for best-of-class computing hardware, on-demand software, advanced networking solutions and innovative online services, today announced that it has entered into a binding Letter of Intent to acquire INLINE Corporation, .... - GE’s ZeeWeed Ultrafiltration Membranes Selected for World’s Largest Retrofit and Expansion of Munic By : Government News
GE’s ecomagination-certified ZeeWeed advanced membrane technology has been selected for a 100.4 million gallons per day (MGD) (380 ML/d) retrofit and expansion of the Lorne Park Water Treatment Plant (WTP) in the rapidly growing Region of Peel, Ontario, Canada. Once completed, the Lorne Park WTP, which is built largely beneath a community park....... - Youbet to Brief Investors on Government Investigation of Certain IRG Customers By : Government News
Youbet.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:UBET) said today that it plans to brief investors later this week on the company's current knowledge of a government investigation into activities of certain customers of its International Racing Group (IRG) subsidiary.... - Illuminations’ San Francisco Centre Location Shows Its Support for Lights out San Francisco By : Government News
Quality candle company Illuminations (www.illuminations.com) announces their support of Lights Out San Francisco by offering 20% off all unscented candles at their San Francisco Centre Location. - Texas Center for the Missing and Humana Launch a New Mobile Search and Education Lab By : Government News
Texas Center for the Missing launched to the greater Houston, Texas Gulf Coast, and Montgomery County area the Mobile Search and Education Lab, a new community asset for the prevention and recovery of missing children, at three unveiling events this week. The non-profit organization provides support for families, law enforcement, and volunteers searching for missing children in the 13-county Houston-Galveston region, and used a grant from health insurer Humana (NYSE: HUM) and The Humana Fou..... - Governor Schwarzenegger to Sign Charter School Facilities Legislation Today By : Government News
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will sign Senate Bill (SB) 20 (Torlakson D – Antioch) today at a ceremony at KIPP Adelante in San Diego. The legislation to be signed by the Governor preserves two charter school programs that are both designed to serve some of California’s neediest students. - Top Government Officials Join Partnership for Food Safety Education to Applaud Expansion By : Government News
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Mike Johanns and United States Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach joined other high-ranking government officials on Capitol Hill today to recognize the Partnership for Food Safety Education’s (PFSE) expansion of the Be Food Safe campaign. Originally launched by the USDA last fall, the campaign actively engages food safety educators and retailers across the country to promote safe food handling messages amon.... - Monster and Bank of America Help Parents Prepare for College Financial Planning By : Government News
For the fourth year in a row, Making It Count, an educational service provider for students and parents and a business unit of Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: MNST), and Bank of America, one of the world’s largest financial institutions, are teaming up to help parents plan for and manage costs associated with their child’s college education through their “Making College Financial Planning Count” program. - AAA Foundation Study Finds Many Traffic Signals Can Not Accommodate Older Pedestrians By : Government News
A study released today by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety indicates that traffic signals, in many cases, do not allow enough time for aging pedestrians to cross the street. In several communities researched, if a signal was timed according to the current edition of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD)—the manual that provides Federal standards for all traffic control devices—more than 15 percent of older pedestrians would not have enough time to cross the street. - infoUSA’s Participation in Welfare to Work Programs Mentioned in Bill Clinton’s New Book, Giving By : Government News
infoUSA’s innovative participation in the Clinton Administration’s Welfare to Work Partnership is highlighted in former President Bill Clinton’s new book, Giving – How Each of Us Can Change the World. Since 2001, infoUSA has hired more than one thousand welfare recipients and disabled individuals through its employment programs, providing them with career opportunities that many had not had access to before. - WSJ.com/Harris Interactive Survey Finds that the Public Weighs In on the Side of the Democrats By : Government News
President George W. Bush is taking steps to curb the expansion of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), which provides health insurance coverage to children in lower income households. These new restrictions heighten the ongoing battle between Congress and the Bush Administration as to the future of SCHIP, with Congressional Democrats seeking to expand rather than contract the program. - Methyl Bromide Safe and Necessary for National Security: Counter Terrorism Benefits By : Government News
It is 20 years after signing the Montreal Protocol banning chlorofluorocarbons, and we now recognize that completely banning methyl bromide was a mistake, explains Steve Longoria with Aanko Technologies (http://www.aanko.com), a homeland security and preparedness expert. “Methyl bromide has far less impact on the ozone layer than we believed a decade ago.” At the same time, he adds, “It is environmentally safe and there is no alternative that is nearly as effective in fumigating agricultural.... - Citi Provides Kiwibank Customers with Online International Payments Capability By : Government News
Citi announced today that it is providing an on-line international payments capability to Kiwibank in New Zealand. For the first time, Kiwibank customers will be able to make international payments from their homes and offices. The customers can make international money transfers as well as initiate foreign currency drafts to be printed in Singapore, Dublin or the United States and mailed to a beneficiary anywhere in the world. Previously international payments were only available from Kiwib.... - State of North Carolina Selects WinMagic’s SecureDoc Full-Disk Encryption By : Government News
WinMagic® Inc. (www.winmagic.com), the innovative leader in disk encryption, today announces that its SecureDoc full-disk encryption solution has met the State of North Carolina’s RFP criteria pertaining to the protection of the sensitive, unclassified data residing on approximately 50,000 desktops, 13,000 laptops, and 1000 mobile devices deployed across its Agencies. The blanket purchase agreement contract was awarded to WinMagic’s authorized partner for products and service, Carolina Advan.... - Health Net Federal Services Partners with Government to Provide Enhanced Care for Disease Management By : Government News
Health Net Federal Services, LLC (Health Net), the government operations division of Health Net, Inc. (NYSE:HNT), announced today its enhanced Disease Management diabetes program in partnership with the Department of Defense (DoD)... - Health Net Proudly Sponsors 27th National Wheelchair Games By : Government News
Health Net Federal Services, the government operations division of Health Net, Inc., is proud to sponsor the 27th National Veterans Wheelchair Games from June 19-23, 2007, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. - David Oboyski Named Director of Investor Relations and Communications at NIC By : Government News
eGovernment firm NIC (NASDAQ: EGOV) today announced that David Oboyski has been named Director of Investor Relations and Communications. In his new role, Mr. Oboyski will be responsible for expanding NIC’s award-winning investor relations and corporate communications programs. - Personnel Concepts Launches New Website to Meet the Demands of New Federal Minimum Wage By : Government News
On Friday, May 25th, President Bush signed an emergency Iraq funding bill that was approved by both houses of Congress. - Security With Advanced Technology to Present at 2007 Homeland Security Industry Conference By : Technology News
Security With Advanced Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: SWAT)(Nasdaq: SWATW) today announced that Scott Sutton, president of SWAT, will present at the New York Society.... - Traders demand statement from Govt on Gandhi's letter on FDI By : Government News
Sensing a bleak future ahead, the traders engaged in retailing activities today opposed the entry of multi-nationals and big industries into the sector and demanded a statement from the government on UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi's letter in this regard. - Centre urged to review food policy By : Government News
Concerned over rise in the prices of essential commodities, Kerala Food and Civil Supplies Minister C Divakaran today said the state government's efforts to contain price rise had not become effective due to the "wrong policies" of the Centre. - CM urged legislators to adhere to people's problems By : Government News
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhar Reddy today advised his party legislators to give importance to the people's problems during the budget session of the state assembly, commencing from tomorrow. - National e-governance conference in Madhya Pradesh By : Government News
A two-day national e-governance conference kicks off here Friday that will deliberate on various subjects including community participation in e-governance and also have an exhibition showcasing IT enabled services and e-governance initiatives of states. - Maoists to start peaceful protests By : Government News
Kathmandu, Nepal's former rebel Maoists said they will start nationwide peaceful protests to pressure the government to pick up the pace of crucial election preparations. - New IIT proposed in Bihar By : Government News
The Centre plans to one of three proposed IITs to be opened in the 11th Plan period in Bihar. - UN refugee agency welcomes Australian visa for long-term Iraqi refugee By : Government News
The United Nations refugee agency has welcomed Australia’s decision to grant a permanent visa this week to an Iraqi refugee whom it had detained on the Pacific island nation of Nauru for five years. - Greater Fort Worth Chapter of PRSA Elects 2007 Board of Directors By : Government News
Marc Flake has been elected president of the 2007 board of directors for the Greater Fort Worth Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). Flake is the Public Information Officer for Tarrant County. - India plans new power equipment maker: Shinde By : Government News
The country is planning to set up another power equipment maker to help meet the needs of state electricity boards and tackle the country's chronic power shortage, Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said on Thursday. - Govt nod for CWC forming subsidiary to develop logistics hub By : Government News
The government today gave its nod to allow the Central Warehousing Corporation to form a subsidiary to develop rail side warehousing complexes and multi-modal logistics hub. - India to begin construction of Advanced Heavy Water reactor By : Government News
India will begin construction of the Advanced Heavy Water Reactor (AHWR) this year, marking launch of stage III of the country's nuclear programme. - Accident Compensation Corporation Goes Live with FINEOS Claims for Government Social InsuranceFINEOS By : Government News
FINEOS Corporation, a global provider of innovative componentized software solutions for the insurance, government social insurance, and banking industries, today announced that the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) of New Zealand has gone live with the initial pilot of its FINEOS implementation. - Government Insights Cites Mismatch Between eGov Initiative and OMB Scorecard By : Government News
According to a recent analysis conducted by market research firm Government Insights, an IDC company, the Office of Management and Budget scorecard leaves citizen-centered goals untracked in measuring and driving agency adoption of the U.S. Presidential Management Agenda's eGov Initiative. - States Need Improved Strategies for Longer-Term Investments in Electronic Voting Systems By : Government News
Although fears of substantial failure largely proved unfounded during this November's elections, the effectiveness and security of new electronic voting technologies still have a way to go in uniformly assuring accurate............. - 'Bihar banega Japan' By : Government News
India and Japan have agreed that they will both explore the idea of redeveloping the ancient university of Nalanda as a major centre of learning. - Norway briefs India on developments in Sri Lanka By : Government News
Norway today briefed India on the developments in peace process between Sri Lankan Government and the LTTE. - AIG President and Chief Executive Officer Martin J. Sullivan to Speak at the Goldman Sachs Financial By : Government News
American International Group, Inc. (AIG) President and Chief Executive Officer Martin J. Sullivan will be the luncheon speaker at the Goldman Sachs Financial Services CEO Conference on Tuesday, December 12, 2006. His presentation will begin at approximately 12:30 pm EST. Steven J. - When will India get a foreign minister? By : Government News
When will India get a new foreign minister? Ten months after K. Natwar Singh was asked to quit, speculation about a successor continues. - IBSA, NAM summit outcomes on agenda during PM's South Africa visit By : Government News
India and South Africa will have bilateral political and economic relations, consolidation of outcomes of the recently concluded IBSA and NAM summits and a host of other issues on the agenda during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to the country later this week. - China conveys complaint on investment problem to govt By : Government News
China today raised with the Indian government the difficulties being faced by its companies in investing in the country and received assurances that they would be looked into. - Centralised canteen for police forces soon By : Government News
The home ministry Saturday agreed to set up a Central Police Forces Canteen System (CPFCS) to provide a wide range of goods to serving and retired personnel of the force and their families. - 100,000 new rural centres to bridge digital divide By : Government News
Over 100,000 common services centres (CSCs) covering over 600,000 villages are to be set up to bridge the digital divide and provide a range of government services on an "anytime-anywhere" basis, it was announced here Thursday. - HC directs state for "appropriate" step to prevent pollution By : Government News
The Delhi High Court today directed the city government to take appropriate steps to prevent pollution in the river Yamuna in view of the coming Durga puja festival. - Issue of retirement age of teachers referred to GoM By : Government News
The government is understood to have referred to a Group of Ministers a move to increase the retirement age of faculty members of Central educational institutions from 62 to 65 years. - Over 3,000 get old age pension in Kargil By : Government News
A total of 3,138 destitute, physically handicapped and socially backward people of Jammu and Kashmir's Kargil district have been brought under an old age pension scheme. - Israeli PM's popularity ratings plummet By : Government News
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, under attack for his handling of the Lebanon war, has dismissed criticism that he did not manage the conflict properly even as polls showed that his popularity has plunged to an all time low of seven per cent. - Himachal Pradesh govt to ask Centre to lower interest rate on loans to OBC By : Government News
The Himachal Pradesh government today said it will ask the Centre to grant concessional loans at four per cent to Other Backward Classes (OBC) for specific purposes like education and self-employment. - Jammu and Kashmir govt constructing power transmission line to Leh By : Government News
Jammu and Kashmir government is constructing a power transmission line from here to Leh in Ladakh region at a cost of Rs 634 crore, an official spokesman said here. - Centre's fund to West Bengal to tackle arsenic in water By : Government News
The Union Rural Development Ministry has released nearly Rs 90 crore to the West Bengal Government for tackling drinking water problem in 648 arsenic affected habitations. - Support democracy in the Middle East: Bush By : Government News
US President George W. Bush Tuesday urged the world community to support democratic reforms in the Middle East, saying that after decades of trying to maintain the status quo in the region, it was still not stable. - Thai premier declares emergency as army seizes power By : Government News
Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawtara, currently in New York, declared a state of emergency Tuesday night as troops seized key locations in this capital and took control of the state-run television. - Decision on integrated food bill soon: Sahai By : Government News
The government will soon take a decision on which ministry would oversee the implementation of the Food Safety and Standards Bill 2005, which was passed by Parliament recently. - Lalu announces special areas for farmers at railway stations By : Government News
Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav today said special areas would be marked for farmers at all the railway stations in the country, where they could display and store the produce. - Steps intensified to prevent spread of Chikungunya By : Government News
The Pondicherry government had instensifed steps to prevent the spread of Chikungunya and other types of viral fever, health minister E Valsaraj said today. - Sri Lankan Govt raises stakes in peace talks By : Government News
Sri Lanka's government today raised the stakes in proposed peace talks, saying they will sit down at the table only if Tiger supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran gives assurances of honouring the ceasefire. - 419 primary schools in Haryana to be upgraded By : Government News
The Haryana government's plan to upgrade 419 primary schools has drawn flak from some ruling Congress members and opposition MLAs for the criteria adopted for the programme. - Govt to train Indians seeking jobs abroad By : Government News
Government will soon begin training Indians seeking overseas jobs to enable them to benefit from emerging employment opportunities across the world. - Kerala to promote magic tourism to help its poor magicians By : Government News
Inspired by the success of monsoon tourism, the Government of Kerala has now set its eyes on developing "Magic Tourism" to boost the earning capacity of magicians in the state. - Kang appointed United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights By : Government News
South Korean diplomat Kyung-wha Kang has been appointed United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights by Secretary-General Kofi Annan. - HP CM launches campaign for RTI awareness By : Government News
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister V B Singh today launched a five-day programme to create awareness among the people of the state about the Right to Information. - Guj civil supply dept not to impose restriction on pulses By : Government News
The Gujarat Civil Supply department was not in favour of imposing restrictions on wheat and pulses, officials said here today. - Murli Deora appeals petro-dealers to withdraw strike By : Government News
Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Murli Deora, has appealed to the retail outlet dealers of Maharashtra to withdraw strike. - Indo-Pakistan anti-terrorism mechanism must inspire credibility, confidence: Manmohan Singh By : Government News
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has said that he is hopeful about the India-Pakistan anti-terror mechanism working well, inspiring credibility and confidence on both sides of the subcontinent. - Minister reviews ongoing work on the four-lane road By : Government News
Minister of state for roads and building Khalil Ahmad Bandh has reviewed the ongoing work on the four-lane road connecting Magam, Tangmarg and Gulmarg under Prime Minister's Reconstruction Programme, an official spokesman said here. - Water cannons drench Congress workers on Gujarat monsoon session By : Government News
Police today used water cannons to disperse Congress party leaders and workers, who took out a rally in front of the Assembly on the opening day of the two-day monsoon session to protest against the government's "failure" in handling the recent Surat floods. - Uttar Pradesh to set up 29 sugar mills By : Government News
Aiming to crack down on the sugar mafia, the Uttar Pradesh government plans to start 29 sugar mills from this crushing season. - People should pressure Government to ban tobacco use: Ramadoss By : Government News
Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss has said that public opinion can effectively force the government to do away with tobacco products. - Sonia Vihar water treatment plant to be inaugurated today By : Government News
Congress President Sonia Gandhi will dedicate India’s largest single-stage water treatment plant, the Sonia Vihar Water Treatment Plant today, to the people of Delhi. The plant would enable the people of Delhi to have an additional 635 million litres of water per day. - Govt to help poor students to get educational loans By : Government News
Kerala government would direct banks to entertain all applications from poor students for availing educational loans, Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan today said. - 10 villagers ready to testify to fire ordeal By : Government News
Emboldened by the media coverage of their trial by fire, 10 persons of a village in Chittorgarh district who were allegedly forced to dip their hands in boiling oil to prove they had not stolen foodgrains have come forward to testify. - NCP plans steps to prevent farmer suicides By : Government News
Deeply concerned over the spate of suicides by poverty-ridden farmers in the country, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) is devising "permanent measures" to prevent such tragedies. - Operation garbage clean up launched By : Government News
A garbage clean up drive along the coastal belt was launched here today by National Service Scheme volunteers,students of Pondicherry university and municipality workers on the occasion of 'clean up the world programme,as part of the United Nations Environment Programme. - New African American Business Grants Available By : Government News
Government grants provide free money for black-owned companies. - Govt favours financial incentive for inter-caste marriage By : Government News
Government is prepared to provide financial incentives to encourage inter-caste marriages, Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Meira Kumar today said. - Rajasthan to set up ex- servicemen corporation soon By : Government News
Rajasthan government would soon constitute the ex-servicemen corporation and for this the models of Himachal Pradesh and Kerala are being studied, an official release said here today. - Wholesaler of Disaster Preparation and Survival Products Hits Eye of the Storm By : Government News
Leading supplier of emergency response products assisting preparation for government officials and private citizens. - World Trade Center 9/11 - Scientology Disaster Response Team Looks Back By : Government News
Church of Scientology Volunteer Ministers Something Can Be Done About It motto brought unique approach to Ground Zero rescue activities. According to the NY Times, they were one of most well-organized, and most evident volunteer groups at the scene of the 9/11 disaster. - Centre to release Rs 5000 cr for backward regions By : Government News
Centre would release Rs 5,000 crore under a new scheme for backward areas by January next year, Union Panchayati Raj Minister Manishankar Aiyar said here today. - PM writes to CMs on welfare schemes for minorities By : Government News
Concerned over the slow implementation of welfare schemes for minorities, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked the Chief Ministers of all states and Union Territories to set targets for such projects under a new Central 15-point programme. - Southern Charmed City of DeLand Adopts Cutting Edge Biometric Time and Attendance System By : Government News
The Florida city of DeLand successfully deploys a biometric time and attendance system for all departments, including fire, police and public works. - Pilot project to provide facilities to accident victims By : More India News
A pilot project was underway to provide better and adequate facilities for victims of accidents on highways, R K Srivastava Director General of Health Services said today. - Proposed broadcast bill not to infringe on press freedom By : Government News
The government on Friday said that the proposed Broadcast Service Regulation Bill, 2006 would not infringe on the freedom of the press. - PSI conference opens By : Government News
"There is no short cuts to public services delivery; a systematic, courteous and quality based approach is what will ensure the relevance of public sector in the minds of the people," Dr U Srinivasa Raghavan, former Chairman of the Indian Postal Services Board, said today. - Because adopting eGovernment is an Evolutionary Processes, There Are a Number of Steps Governments By : Government News
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c41568) has announced the addition of Progress towards Egovernment Goals (Customer Focus) to their offering. - Olive Garden Delivers Lunch to Those Who "Labor" on Labor Day By : Government News
Hundreds of local fire stations and police departments throughout the country will receive a Hospitaliano! lunch from Olive Garden. - Karnataka plans to introduce electric driven buses in Mysore By : Government News
Karnataka government has decided to operate eco-friendly buses driven by electricity in Mysore on an experimental basis from this December, State Transport Minister N Cheluvaraya Swamy said today. - New Regulation for Italian Addresses: Sort of a Novel Y2K Issue for Italian By : Government News
The new postal regulation, issued in may 2006 by the Italian Minister of Post and Communications foresees more stringent quality check on postal data and an impressive increase in postal costs .. id data is not compliant. A change of the ZIP codes is also foreseen! - Customer Service at its Finest By : Government News
If 80 fighter jets were to crash at the same time, the tragedy would be enormous. - Bhairon Singh Shekhawat to visit flood-hit Rajasthan's Barmer district By : Government News
Vice President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat will visit flood-affected Barmer district in Rajasthan today, where 104 people have died in flash-floods. - Police-Writers.com Adds the 94th Police Author By : Government News
Police-Writers.com, a website dedicated to police officers turned authors, has added its 94th police author, Loren W. Christensen. - Industrial groups get green tasks in Chhattisgarh By : Games & Entertainment News
In a desperate bid to contain pollution, the Chhattisgarh government has directed 14 leading public and private industrial groups to plant saplings on 800 km of the state's roads this year. - China to spend USD 162.26 million to relocate 2.4 lakh people By : Government News
China will spend USD 162.26 million to relocate 2.4 lakh people this year from areas requiring ecological protection, a move that would also reduce poverty, the government has announced. - Marine Mom Salutes the Military By : Government News
On the heels of winning the Readers Choice Award from the Military Writers Society of America for 2006, JoAnne Allen, author of "My Son is a Marine" will proudly appear as a featured author at a series of MWSA events, including "Fleet Week Author Fest" and the MWSA Author Symposium. - Outskirts Press Presents a Raetron Stevens Science Fiction Tale By : Government News
Outskirts Press releases science fiction author Raetron Stevens onto the masses with a story about truths and destiny. When the Air Force will convince the Navy to pack their traditions and leave the sea behind. - High level meeting reviews truce with ULFA By : Government News
A meeting of senior government officials today reviewed the ceasefire with ULFA, which was extended on August 23 by the Centre in a bid to give fresh impetus to the peace process in Assam. - Visa International Presents Heart-Warming Gift to Greater Amman Municipality By : Government News
Visa International Presents Heart-Warming Gift to Greater Amman Municipality. - Collapse: Raj govt announces Rs 25,000 compensation By : Government News
Rajasthan government has announced a compensation of Rs 25,000 to the kin of those killed in the water tank collapse incident at a village fair in Kama town of Bharatpur district. - Campaigning For Governor Means 1000 Miles of Biking Across State By : Government News
Glenn Burkett's net worth is over 2 million dollars yet he's out campaigning for governor on his bike, touting his very unique approach to solving the insurance problem in Florida. - New Platform Underpins Flexible E-government Services By : Government News
Finding ways to deliver services online, and so reduce costs and save taxpayers’ hard-earned money, has been a long-held ambition for many public administrations. Now a new platform for providing secure e-government services has become well established in Germany, and is being promoted across Europe. - China PRnews Becomes Member of IPRA By : Government News
China PRnews, or PRnews.cn, China's leading provider of press release distribution has become a member of International Public Relations Association (IPRA). - Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety Teams Up with InStadium and the Atlanta Braves By : Government News
Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety teams up with InStadium and the Atlanta Braves to promote public safety through game day media placements at Turner Field.
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