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Paralympian Embarks Monday on Cross-Country Cycling Journey
Wounded Marine Rob Jones on quest to raise $1 million for charities that supported his recovery. - October 15, 2013 - Coalition to Salute America's Heroes
CAMINTEL Touch2Vote™ Mobile NFC Campaign Solution Will Help Reyes Campaign Team Reach Out to Voters in Austin, TX
Aspiring politician Rico Reyes is partnering with start-up CAMINTEL in his bid for election to the Texas state legislature. Mr. Reyes' team will deploy the CAMINTEL Touch2Vote™ mobile campaign solution to connect with younger voters forming an influential minority among the diverse population of Austin's House District 50. Touch2Vote™ is an important component of CAMINTEL's "engagement marketing" platform, which leverages the power of smartphones to extend the reach of conventional marketing. - October 09, 2013 - CAMINTEL
Norma R. Dugal-Whitehead Recognized by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Norma R. Dugal-Whitehead of Huntsville, Alabama has been included in the Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of government space research. About Norma R. Dugal-Whitehead Ms. Dugal-Whitehead has over 33 years’... - October 03, 2013 - Strathmore Worldwide
DoD/VA iEHR Award Winners Announced
Defense Strategies Institute is pleased to announce the 2013 award winners at the DoD/VA iEHR Summit which took place September 30-October 1 in Washington, DC at the Carnegie Library at Mount Vernon Square. - October 03, 2013 - Defense Strategies Institute
Dr. Pawel Woelke Attends Prestigious NAE Frontiers of Engineering Symposium
Eighty-one of the nation's brightest young engineers were chosen to attend this year’s National Academy of Engineering event. Woelke leads a Weidlinger team set to launch unprecedented fracture-quantification software. - September 21, 2013 - Weidlinger Associates, Inc.
Coalition to Salute America’s Heroes Awards $6,500 Grant to Purdue University for Flight-Training Program
Combat-wounded veteran to attend seven-week academy at no cost. - September 17, 2013 - Coalition to Salute America's Heroes
Bill Calling for First Ever Public-Private Earthquake Warning System Goes to Governor's Desk
SB135 now goes to CA Governor Brown for signing by October 13. It calls for coordinated public-private earthquake alert system plan by 2016. - September 14, 2013 - Seismic Warning Systems
Radio Talk Show Host's New Book, "The ABC's of Barack Obama," Makes the Case That Barack Obama is the Greatest Thing That Ever Happened to America
Radio talk show host, attorney and dangerous thinker Teri O’Brien gives the American public the information they need to fight the smears by the hating haters who say he is an unqualified, narcissistic empty suit illegally occupying the Oval Office. - September 10, 2013 - The Teri OBrien Show
Hydropower Efficiency Act of 2013 Will Ease Rentricity Projects for Water, Wastewater, Irrigation and Industrial Water Operators
On August 9th, the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act (H.R. 267) and the Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act (H.R. 678) were signed into law by President Obama. Both the Senate and House of Representatives passed the bill on January 15, 2013, which was... - August 28, 2013 - Rentricity Inc.
James Z. Tiigah Recognized by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Mr. James Z. Tiigah, of New York, New York has been included in the Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of government. About James Z. Tiigah Mr. Tiigah has over 36 years experience in the government arena. He serves... - August 24, 2013 - Strathmore Worldwide
Intelligence Community Leaders Convene at DSI's Big Data Symposium
Leaders from the DIA, NGA, NRO, as well as DoD and Civilian IC organizations will convene October 16-17, 2013 in Alexandria, VA to discuss the next steps forward to create actionable intelligence from big data. - August 21, 2013 - Defense Strategies Institute
Website Compiles and Provides Information Needed to Navigate ObamaCare
Obamacare.net is a website that provides all of the information that people will need to ensure that they are prepared for the law when it fully kicks into effect. The website provides reliable insurance information for every state and is a veritable library of true information pertaining to the... - August 19, 2013 - Obamacare.net
White House Replies to ASL Petition
ASL for America is deeply pleased at the response from the White House on the ASL petition. However, they would like to take the opportunity to address several points raised in their response. - August 15, 2013 - ASL for America
New Security System Announced
Geometrics Inc. and Sierra Romeo announce the availability of a new IED and weapon monitoring system, the Rogue Detection System for person-borne weapon interdiction. - August 14, 2013 - Geometrics, Inc.
Coalition’s Daughenbaugh Promoted to Vice President
Combat-wounded veteran joins leadership ranks at leading service organization. - August 14, 2013 - Coalition to Salute America's Heroes
Global Special Operations Leaders to Present at DSI's SOF Symposium
Defense Strategies Institute will hold its annual SOF symposium on November 5-6 in Alexandria, VA. This year's symposium will focus on the Global SOF Network and feature leaders from US and international special operations forces. - August 14, 2013 - Defense Strategies Institute
Coalition to Salute America’s Heroes Awards $10,000 Grant to Expand Veteran Job Opportunities Through IVET
Career transition workshops help wounded veterans prepare for civilian life. - August 09, 2013 - Coalition to Salute America's Heroes
Defense Strategies Institute to Hold Big Data Symposium in Support of the Intelligence Community
Defense Strategies Institute will host a symposium focused on creating actionable intelligence from large unstructured data sets in support of the Intelligence Community. The Symposium will take place October 16-17, 2013 in Alexandria, VA. - August 05, 2013 - Defense Strategies Institute
Soilworks’® Durasoil® - Synthetic Dust Control Fluid, Certified for Superiority Through BNQ
Soilworks®, LLC is the innovator and manufacturer of Durasoil® dust control agent. Durasoil® is a revolutionary state-of-the-art innovation; engineered for today's challenging dust control needs. This colorless and odorless, ultra-pure synthetic fluid, which is formulated to meet the highest standards of environmental efficacy, is now proudly verified for superior quality by BNQ (Bureau de normalisation du Québec) as of June 21st, 2013. - August 01, 2013 - Soilworks, LLC
TJR Global Receives SBA HUBZone Certification
Today, TJR Procurement, LLC d/b/a TJR Global CAGE/NCAGE: 5E8P3 announced receipt of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) HUBZone designation. - August 01, 2013 - TJR Procurement LLC, d/b/a TJR Global
Geoff Notkin Named Keynote Speaker for Prestigious NewSpace Conference
Geoff Notkin, star of the award-winning Science Channel television series "Meteorite Men," has been selected to provide the Keynote Address at the 2013 NewSpace Conference taking place July 25-27 in Silicon Valley, California. Notkin’s presentation will be held on Saturday, July 27... - July 23, 2013 - Aerolite Meteorites, LLC
Positive Promotions CEO Joins Congressman Steve Israel to Discuss Legislation to Require "Made in the USA" Products in National Parks
Nelson Taxel, CEO of Positive Promotions and Congressman Steve Israel met at Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, the former home of President Teddy Roosevelt, to advocate proposed legislation to put American made products in official gift shops at the National Parks, monuments, and historic sites... - July 12, 2013 - Positive Promotions
Coalition to Salute America’s Heroes Awards $5,000 Grant to Provide Housing for Homeless Female Veterans
Donation to Final Salute will provide transitional support for women and children. - July 11, 2013 - Coalition to Salute America's Heroes
Burris Announces New Drug Test Chain of Custody Forms
Burris Computer Forms® has announced the introduction of a stock Chain of Custody forms. The form meets Federal chain of custody drug testing specifications. The five-part, continuous form includes two specimen labels, numbered and barcoded to match the form itself. Sets can be printed on pin... - July 10, 2013 - Burris Computer Forms
Sergeant Ella I. Greene Recognized by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Sergeant Ella I. Greene of Aiea, Hawaii has been included in the Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of military service. About Sergeant Ella I. Greene Sergeant Greene has over 10 years experience in the field of... - July 03, 2013 - Strathmore Worldwide
The UK Outperform Finland’s Education System in the World Top 20 Education Poll
The United Kingdom ranks as Europe’s top education system and 3rd in the World Top 20 Education Poll 2013. - June 30, 2013 - New Jersey Minority Educational Development
Coalition to Salute America’s Heroes Awards $7,500 in Grants to VA Hospitals Across Western U.S.
Multi-state grants will fund variety of services for wounded veterans. - June 27, 2013 - Coalition to Salute America's Heroes
Five Boro Mold Specialist: "Over 100 Million in Red Cross Hurricane Sandy Relief Funds Still Available, Where's the Relief?"
NYC mold removal company reports on the increase of denied applications for the many types of Hurricane Sandy claims- FEMA claims, insurance claims, and other emergency relief claims and assistance. - June 25, 2013 - Five Boro Mold Specialist
Coalition to Salute America’s Heroes Teams with Feed The Children to Distribute Goods to Wounded Veterans
Massive donations of books, bottled water and more delivered to U.S. Army bases - June 13, 2013 - Coalition to Salute America's Heroes
Optical Networking Upstarts Look to Disrupt Operational Paradigm with Built-In Micro OTDR Feature
Metrodata Ltd.'s Advanced Ethernet Demarcation Devices (EDD) Are First to Natively Support Optical Zonu's Fault Finding iSFC Transceivers. - June 12, 2013 - Optical Zonu Corp.
LithFire-X Awarded Patent Protection for Li Ion Fire Suppression System
LithFire-X LLC, a Detroit-based specialty fire and safety management company, has been awarded patent protection for a fire suppression system specifically designed to contain and extinguish lithium ion battery fires in electric energy storage configurations. Electric energy storage applications... - June 05, 2013 - LithFire-X, LLC
Tallahassee Inventor Raising Funds to Build Prototypes of His Humanitarian Product on Indiegogo.com
The concept was conceived because so many lives are needlessly lost due to simple infections immediately after a catastrophic event, that many lives can be saved if we quickly deliver aid with supplies, personnel and a facility. - May 18, 2013 - NDPesic Group
Capita Conferences Announce Details of Their Reforming Housing Benefit Conference – 24th September 2013, Manchester
The Delivering Housing Benefit Reform Conference provides delegates with essential guidance on effective implementation of the reform, addressing the challenges faced in delivering Universal Credit, effectively managing under occupancy and mitigating the financial risk in implementing direct payments. - May 15, 2013 - Capita Conferences
Capita Conferences Announce Details of Child Protection in the Digital Environment Conference
Capita Conferences' Child Protection in the Digital Environment Conference provides delegates with the tool-kit to equip young people with the skills to be safe online both in school and beyond the school gates. Hear from CEOP, Ofsted and Facebook. - May 15, 2013 - Capita Conferences
Capita Conferences Announce Details of Honour Based Violence & Forced Marriage - 16th July
Ahead of the imminent plans to make forced marriage a criminal offence in October 2013, this conference brings together multi-disciplined agencies to examine how best to develop specialist services to protect and support victims of honour based violence and forced marriage. - May 12, 2013 - Capita Conferences
Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova Discusses Pros and Cons of Announced Immigration Reform
New York Immigration lawyer Alena Shautsova shares news about the upcoming Immigration law changes. - April 20, 2013 - Law Office of Alena Shautsova
Capita Conferences Announce Their Housing Benefit in Scotland Conference – 19 June 2013, Edinburgh
The event prepares Local Authorities and Housing Providers on how to manage the new benefits system and support claimants through the transition. - April 15, 2013 - Capita Conferences
Enable America Supports Perez Secretary of Labor Nomination
With the U.S. Senate reconvening today following a spring recess, Enable America is urging senators to proceed promptly and confirm the nomination of Thomas Perez as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor. “Enable America strongly supports the nomination of Thomas Perez to U.S. Secretary... - April 10, 2013 - Enable America
Radiation Shield Technologies (RST) Anti-Nuclear Garments Awarded Patent Protection in South Korea
RST is granted a South Korean patent for Demron, a high-performance fabric that protects against CBRN threats and heat stress. - April 04, 2013 - Radiation Shield Technologies
Trusted Integration Announces American Data Technology’s Adoption of TrustedAgent for FedRAMP Security Authorization
Trusted Integration (TI www.trustedintegration.com) welcomes American Data Technology Inc (ADTI www.localweb.com) to its list of commercial clients. ADTI adopts TrustedAgent to accelerate ADTI’s FedRAMP security authorization program through GSA’s FedRAMP PMO as a FedRAMP-approved Cloud... - March 06, 2013 - Trusted Integration, Inc.
Tamee L. Havrilla Recognized by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Tamee L. Havrilla of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania has been included in the Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of military government. About Tamee L. Havrilla Ms. Havrilla is the Logistics Management Specialist for... - February 21, 2013 - Strathmore Worldwide
Local Attorney Going to Washington to Sound Alarm on Emerging Student Load Debt Crisis, Other Key Issues
Meeting with congressman and senators on key issues for student loan borrowers and debtors. - February 13, 2013 - Lorene Lynn Mies, A PLC
Navy and Marine Corps to Discuss Alignment of Forces
Defense Strategies Institute will host its second Expeditionary Operations Symposium March 19-20 in Alexandria, VA. The Symposium will focus on the Alignment of Naval Forces in support of effective power projection particularly in the Pacific Theatre. - February 04, 2013 - Defense Strategies Institute
Appointment of U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the Western District of Missouri
Appointment of Judge Cynthia Norton as U.S. Bankruptcy Judge - February 01, 2013 - U.S. Court of Appeals - Eighth Circuit
Strategist Craig Casselberry of Quorum Public Affairs Chosen as One of the "20 Politically Minded Austinites to Know" for 2013
Austin Business Journal Recognizes Casselberry as the “Go-To Resource for Many Texas Businesses” - January 29, 2013 - Quorum Public Affairs
Obama's Presidential Impact on Long Term Care Insurance
As President Obama begins his second term in office a leading long term care insurance expert speculates on the industry's next four years. - January 23, 2013 - American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance
US Economy Likely to Improve in 2013
A new survey by Money Journal.com shows that the U.S. economy is likely to improve in 2013, despite headwinds facing the nation. - January 22, 2013 - Money Journal
Hear the Sirens Roar: BFP Firefighters Underwent Training to Operate PH Government’s Rosenbauer-MAN Fire Trucks
The government has taken one step closer towards being better prepared at handling disasters as 26 veteran firefighters from the Bureau of Fire Protection went under training on how to properly operate PH government’s newly purchased Rosenbauer – MAN fire trucks. The 26 fire fighters... - January 22, 2013 - MAN Automotive Concessionaires Corporation
GoVision LED Screens in the Spotlight at Obama Inauguration
Company's HD video units will be on Capitol Steps, National Mall for 3rd consecutive swearing-in ceremony. - January 19, 2013 - GoVision L.P.
North American Rescue's IPOK Recognized as "Best of the Best for 2012"
North American Rescue's Individual Patrol Officer's Kit (IPOK®) was recently selected by Law Officer Magazine as one of their "Best of the Best for 2012" products. - January 17, 2013 - North American Rescue, LLC