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Jan 17, 2007
DHS TRIP will provide central gateway for travel-related issues WASHINGTON The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that it will launch the DHS Traveler Redress Inquiry Program (DHS TRIP), an easy to use, single point of inquiry for travel-related…
Jan 17, 2007
The discovery of a high incidence of intersex (male fish exhibiting female characteristics) in smallmouth bass of the Potomac River Basin has prompted an investigation of water quality and wastewater discharge into the upper Potomac, and blood-plasma studies on this…
Jan 17, 2007
LOS ANGELES - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has settled with Long Beach, Calif.-based Edgington Oil Company, LLC for $30,000 for its alleged failure to monitor and report excess emissions at its petroleum refinery in Long Beach, as required by…
Jan 16, 2007
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has been examining the relative toxicity to aquatic life from a variety of formulations used to remove or prevent dangerous ice buildup on aircraft. A recent study has confirmed that proprietary additives are responsible for…
Jan 16, 2007
Secretary Nicholson Cites Seven Years of Success WASHINGTON -- For the seventh straight year, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has received significantly higher marks than the private health care industry on a leading independent survey of customer satisfaction. "Our…
Jan 16, 2007
Helps Businesses Save Time and Money on Tax-Related Tasks WASHINGTON, DC Each January businesses bear responsibility for preparing W-2s and other tax-related employer tasks, an especially challenging duty for small businesses with fewer resources than larger businesses. Self-employed business owners…
Jan 4, 2007
WASHINGTON The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released fiscal year 2007 grant guidance and application kits for five grant programs that will total roughly $1.7 billion in funding for state and local counterterrorism efforts. With the fiscal year 2007 funding,…
Jan 2, 2007
WASHINGTON The Internal Revenue Service announced new guidance to help tax filers in 2007 claim the extended deductions and other tax advantages in the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 signed into law in mid-December. The start of…
Jan 2, 2007
Commentary by Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol, Air Mobility Warfare Center Public Affairs FORT DIX, N.J. (AFPN) -- Throughout my nearly 15-year military career, I've had many people ask me why I do what I do. I was asked recently…
Jan 2, 2007
Interactive Format Designed to Help Threat Assessment Teams (Washington, D.C.) The United States Secret Service and United States Department of Education has announced the release of the latest tool for educators and communities to improve school safety. The interactive CD-ROM,…
Jan 2, 2007
The Department of Homeland Security recently made available for public review an aggressive and comprehensive set of proposed regulations that will improve security at high-risk chemical facilities nationwide. The proposed regulations are expected to be published in the Federal Register…
Dec 19, 2006
WASHINGTON United States and United Kingdom officials signed a memorandum of understanding Dec. 12 to begin future cooperation in the production, sustainment and follow-on development, called PSFD, phase of the Joint Strike Fighter program. Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon R.…