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Microsoft Agrees to End Unfair Monopolistic Practices

U.S. Department of Justice
Jul 01,1994

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AT SATURDAY , JULY 16 , 1994 ( 202 ) 616 - 2771 TDD ( 202 ) 514 - 1888 MICROSOFT AGREES TO END UNFAIR MONOPOLISTIC PRACTICES WASHINGTON , D . C . - - Microsoft , the world ' s largest and dominant computer software company , agreed to end its illegal monopolistic practices after the Department of Justice charged that the company used unfair contracts that choked off competition and preserved its monopoly position . The company agreed to settle the charges with a consent decree that will p[ . . . ]

U.S. Department of Justice


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U.S.-Cuba Migration Talks

U.S. Department of State
Dec 01,1997

Press Statement by James P . Rubin/Spokesman December 1 , 1997 U . S . - Cuba Migration Talks The United States and Cuba will hold the eighth in their current series of migration talks in Havana December 2 . The purpose of this round of talks will be to review technical details and ensure the continued smooth operation and implementation of the migration agreements . The talks deal exclusively with migration issues . The September 9 , 1994 and May 2 , 1995 migration accords have proved successful in discour[ . . . ]

U.S. Department of State


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California Man Who Defrauded Computers for Schools Program Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud Identity Theft and Tax Crime

Federal Bureau of Investigation
Jan 03,2014

California Man Who Defrauded ' Computers for Schools ' Program Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud , Identity Theft , and Tax Crime Defendant Fraudulently Obtained And Sold More Than 19 , 000 Items Originally Purchased For Over $30 Million A Palmdale , California resident who defrauded a government program designed to provide computers to needy schools and non - profits pleaded guilty today to three felony charges in the U . S . District Court in Seattle , announced U . S . Attorney Jenny A . Durkan . STEVEN ALEXANDER[ . . . ]

Federal Bureau of Investigation


Press Release

Contracts For July 1 2014

U.S. Department of Defense
Jul 01,2014

CONTRACTS NAVY L - 3 Communications Vertex Aerospace LLC , Madison , Mississippi , is being awarded a $151 , 365 , 660 indefinite - delivery requirements contract to provide organizational , intermediate , and depot level maintenance and logistics services in support of approximately 200 T - 45 aircraft based at Naval Air Station Meridian , Mississippi; NAS Kingsville , Texas; NAS Pensacola , Florida; and NAS Patuxent River , Maryland . Logistics services to be provided include sustaining engineering , supply and [ . . . ]

U.S. Department of Defense


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Army releases new interrogation manual

U.S. Army
Sep 08,2006

Lt . Gen . John Kimmons , U . S . Army , holds up a copy of Army Field Manual 2 - 22 . 3 , Human Intelligence Collector Operations as he briefs reporters on the details of the manual in the Pentagon Sept . 6 . The manual details guidelines for the interrogation . . . WASHINGTON ( Army News Service , Sept . 6 , 2006 ) - The Army announced today the publication of Field Manual 2 - 22 . 3 , Human Intelligence Collector Operations . The new manual replaces Field Manual 34 - 52 , which was published in 1992 and focused ent[ . . . ]

U.S. Army


Press Release

New York gets assist from Pennsylvania

National Guard
Jun 30,2006

WALTON , NY - Soldiers of the New York Army National Guard ' s 204th Engineer Battalion worked alongside residents here to help bring relief from catastrophe wrought by flooding in late June . In New York ' s Broome County , officials evacuated more than 4 , 000 residents to the Susquehanna Valley High School in Conklin , but as the river continued to rise the school became surrounded by water , trapping the evacuees . The Pennsylvania Guard responded with five CH - 47 Chinook helicopters and coordinated wi[ . . . ]

National Guard


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FDA proposes new food safety standards for foodborne illness prevention and produce safety

Food and Drug Administration
Jan 04,2013

FDA NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: Jan . 4 , 2013 Media Inquiries: Shelly Burgess , 301 - 796 - 4651 , shelly . burgess@fda . hhs . gov Consumer Inquiries: 1 - 888 - INFO - FDA En Español FDA proposes new food safety standards for foodborne illness prevention and produce safetyPublic encouraged to comment on new proposals The U . S . Food and Drug Administration today proposed two new food safety rules that will help prevent foodborne illness . The proposed rules implement the landmark , bipartisan FDA Foo[ . . . ]

Food and Drug Administration


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Fresno Man Sentenced for Possession of a Pipe Bomb

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Jan 06,2013

Fresno , Calif . — United States District Judge Anthony W . Ishii sentenced Jon Smilanick , 36 , of Fresno , today to 30 months in prison for possession of a pipe bomb in violation of the National Firearms Act , United States Attorney Benjamin B . Wagner announced . According to court documents , on January 9 , 2013 , police were called to Smilanick’s ex - neighbors’ home with the report of a bomb detonating . They found the remnants of a detonated pipe bomb . The ex - neighbors reported that they believed that [ . . . ]

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives


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Press Briefing 1 22 09 | The White House

White House
Jan 01,2009

Press Briefing by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs James S . Brady Press Briefing Room 1:40 P . M . EST MR . GIBBS: How are you all Nice to be here . Q How are you MR . GIBBS: I ' m great . Before I take a few of your questions , let me start out by letting you know something that we ' ve added each day to the President ' s daily schedule . It ' s something that we ' re calling an Economic Daily Briefing that he ' ll receive most likely in the Oval Office each and every day . It will be treated and prep[ . . . ]

White House


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Family and Medical Leave Act FMLA Final Regulations Published Januaary 1995 | U S Department of Labor

U.S. Department of Labor
Jan 05,1995

U . S . DEPARTMENT OF LABOR EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT ( FMLA ) FINAL REGULATIONS PUBLISHEDFri . , Jan . 5 , 1995 For more information call: 202/219 - 8743 . Final regulations for the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ( FMLA ) are published in today ' s Federal Register . The rules will take effect 30 days after publication . While largely unchanged from the interim final regulations previously published , the final regulations include revised definitions of terms such as[ . . . ]

U.S. Department of Labor


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Commerce Department Receives $7 9 Billion in Recovery Act Funding Essential to U S Job Creation and Economic Growth

U.S. Department of Commerce
Feb 25,2009

Wednesday , February 25 , 2009 CONTACT OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS 202 - 482 - 4883 Commerce Department Receives $7 . 9 Billion in Recovery Act Funding Essential to U . S . Job Creation and Economic Growth The U . S . Department of Commerce will receive $7 . 9 billion to create and save jobs for American workers as part of the historic economic stimulus bill recently signed by President Barack Obama . “The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is the most sweeping economic recovery package in our history , ” said P[ . . . ]

U.S. Department of Commerce


Press Release

Report -- America Living With AIDS

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Jan 01,1991

1991 . 00 . 00 : Report - - America Living With AIDS 1991 Press Release ( No Date ) STATEMENT BY JAMES O . MASON , M . D . , HHS Assistant Secretary for Health and Head of the U . S . Public Health Service The National Commission on AIDS has issued its comprehensive report titled America Living With AIDS after two years of work . Dr . June Osborn , Dr . David Rogers and the entire Commission are to be commended for their hard work and dedication in studying the AI[ . . . ]

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services


Press Release

Board Names Advisory Committee Chairs

U.S. Access Board
Jul 26,2006

Statement of Access Board Chair David Bibb On July 6 we published a notice establishing an advisory committee to update and revise the Section 508 standards and the Telecommunications Act Accessibility Guidelines . Forty organization were selected to serve on the committee from the over 120 organizations who applied . I am pleased to announce that Jim Elekes will serve as the Board’s liaison to this new committee and that I have appointed two individuals as co - chairs . They are Mike Paciello , the [ . . . ]

U.S. Access Board


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ACL Awards Grant for National Center on Elder Abuse

Administration for Community Living
Sep 25,2014

The Administration on Aging , a program division within ACL , is pleased to announce that it has awarded a grant in the amount of $765 , 152 to the University of Southern California ( USC ) Keck School of Medicine . The grant continues funding of the National Center on Elder Abuse ( NCEA ) . NCEA provides technical assistance and training to states and community - based organizations on developing effective prevention , intervention , and response efforts to address elder abuse . It also analyzes and interpre[ . . . ]

Administration for Community Living


Press Release

Supporting Native Mental Health

Administration for Native Americans
Jul 17,2020

May is Mental Health Awareness Month . HHS has compiled a helpful resource with information about free services and hotlines that support mental health resiliency for Native American populations . View and share the HHS Native Mental Health Resource ( PDF ) . [ . . . ]

Administration for Native Americans


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Deadline for USDA Conservation Innovation Grant Pre-proposals January 31

U.S. Department of Agriculture
Jan 04,2012

WASHINGTON , Jan . 4 , 2012 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today reminded applicants that January 31 , 2012 , is the last day to submit project pre - proposals for fiscal year 2012 Conservation Innovation Grants ( CIG ) from the U . S . Department of Agriculture ' s Natural Resources Conservation Service ( NRCS ) . Pre - proposals support large - scale demonstration projects that test and prove original approaches to conserving America ' s private lands . These conservation grants continue to generate exciting n[ . . . ]

U.S. Department of Agriculture


Press Release

NSA Designates First Centers Of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education

National Security Agency
May 11,1999

In an effort to promote higher education in information assurance , and in turn , increase the number of professionals with this critical expertise , the National Security Agency for the first time has designated seven universities as Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education . NSA ' s establishment of this program was spurred by the growing demand for professionals with information assurance expertise in various disciplines . Centers of Academic Excellence may become focal poin[ . . . ]

National Security Agency


Press Release

Uniform Wear Policies Vary Among Military Services

U.S. Marine Corps
Jan 04,2013

WASHINGTON - - Goodbye casual Fridays , at least for the Marine Corps . Effective today , all nondeployed Marines and sailors assigned to Marine units are required to wear the appropriate seasonal service uniform . Except in cases where commanders allow exceptions based on operational requirements , active - as well as reserve - component Marines will show up for duty every Friday wearing service uniforms . The change comes from a directive Marine Corps Commandant Gen . James F . Amos issued in November . [ . . . ]

U.S. Marine Corps


Press Release

Minutes of Federal Open Market Committee December 13 2005

Federal Reserve System
Jan 03,2006

The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Open Market Committee on Tuesday released the attached minutes of the Committee meeting held on December 13 , 2005 . The minutes for each regularly scheduled meeting of the Committee are made available three weeks after the day of the policy decision and subsequently are published in the Board’s Annual Report . The summary description of economic and financial conditions contained in these minutes is based solely on the information that was available to th[ . . . ]

Federal Reserve System


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DOE Announces 1st Projects to Meet President s Clean Coal Commitment

U.S. Department of Energy
Jan 15,2003

Washington , DC - Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham today announced the first eight projects chosen by the Department of Energy in the initial phase of President Bush ' s Clean Coal Power Initiative . The projects , valued at more than $1 . 3 billion , are expected to help pioneer a new generation of innovative power plant technologies that could help meet the President ' s Clear Skies and Climate Change initiatives . The level of interest expressed in the first competition was tremendous , Secretary Abrah[ . . . ]

U.S. Department of Energy


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REMARKS OF TREASURY SECRETARY ROBERT E RUBIN PRE-NEW ORLEANS MINISTERIAL PRESS CONFERENCE

U.S. Department of the Treasury
May 15,1996

( Archived Content ) This weekend in New Orleans finance ministers from the democracies in the Western Hemisphere will meet to continue the Summit of the Americas process . It is our first meeting since the Miami summit in December of 1994 - - other than the special purpose meeting on money laundering in Buenos Aires - - and with the problems that Mexico experienced receding , it is time to examine how we can sustain and broaden the benefits of growth in our region . The Latin American region has underg[ . . . ]

U.S. Department of the Treasury


Press Release

HEAD START PROGRAMS TO GET MORE TIME TO IMPLEMENT TRANSPORTATION REGULATIONS

Administration for Children and Families
Jan 16,2004

HEAD START PROGRAMS TO GET MORE TIME TO IMPLEMENT TRANSPORTATION REGULATIONS The Secretary of Health and Human Services announced today that Head Start programs will have until June 21 , 2004 to put in place new transportation safety requirements for Head Start students . The original deadline was January 20 , 2004 . “It is very important that Head Start children travel safely to their classrooms , ” said Secretary Tommy G . Thompson . “We are going to work with Head Start grantees to make sure t[ . . . ]

Administration for Children and Families


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Federal Recreation Advisory Committee Meeting February 2

Bureau of Land Management
Jan 25,2010

A regional federal recreation advisory committee will hear proposals to establish or change user fees on three national forests when it meets on Tuesday , Feb . 2 . The meeting will be held by teleconference . Those interested in participating , including members of the media , should contact Kathy Mitchell at kkmitchell @ fs . fed . us or at 541 . 308 . 1712 . The meeting , scheduled from 12:30 p . m . to 4:30 p . m . , is open with a public comment period at 1:00 p . m . Comments will be limited to three minutes per pe[ . . . ]

Bureau of Land Management


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News Digest

U.S. Department of Transportation
Oct 25,2013

DOT Fines Valley National Bank for Charter Violations . The U . S . Department of Transportation ( DOT ) today fined Valley National Bank of Wayne , N . J . , $125 , 000 for violating rules for public charter flights . Valley National Bank held escrow accounts for two public charter operators that ceased service last year: Direct Air , also known as Myrtle Beach Direct Air & Tours , and EZjet Air Services . The escrow accounts protect passenger payments in case refunds are needed . DOT’s Aviation Enforcement Offi[ . . . ]

U.S. Department of Transportation


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Secretary Cisnero s Response to GOP Proposal to Dismantle HUD June 29 1995

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Jun 29,1995

There are various ways a Cabinet Secretary can react at a time like this . One way would be to react in anger at the wrong that will be done to the communities and the people with whom we work by this damaging proposal . Another way would be to react defensively to the allegations about years of work , or for that matter about the Republicans ' 12 - year tenure here . We will not be defensive . Another way would be to counter - attack with invective; attack motives , politics and personalities . [ . . . ]

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development


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U.S. Department of Education
Jan 20,2009

Press releases prior to January 20 , 2009 are at http://www2 . ed . gov/news/pressreleases/archive/index . html . [ . . . ]

U.S. Department of Education


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Persistent Lack of Detectable HIV-1 in a Person with HIV infection Utah

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Mar 01,1995

CDC , in collaboration with the Utah Department of Health ( UDH ) and the Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) , has investigated the case of a Utah man diagnosed with AIDS who persistently tested negative for HIV - 1 antibodies . The body usually begins making antibodies within days of HIV infection . Usually enough antibodies are made within several weeks that are detected by an HIV antibody test . HIV antibody tests indicate the presence of HIV , but do not directly detect the virus . Additional[ . . . ]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


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Interior Department to Honor Employees Who Helped Deploy

U.S. Department of the Interior
Jan 07,2009

In a ceremony tomorrow , Thursday , January 8 , Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior and Chief Financial Officer Jim Cason and Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management C . Stephen Allred will recognize several Department of Interior organizations and employees for contributing to the success of the recent fourth deployment of the Department of the Interior ' s Financial and Business Management System ( FBMS ) . In the largest expansion of the FBMS so far , on Dec . 2 , 2008 the Department [ . . . ]

U.S. Department of the Interior


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Chemical Safety Board To Issue Two Safety Bulletins

U.S. Chemical Safety Board
Dec 15,2000

( Washington , DC - December 15 , 2000 ) : The U . S . Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board ( CSB ) today announced a plan to issue two special Safety Bulletins arising out of Board accident investigations . One bulletin will focus on safely assessing and controlling hazards associated with changes in chemical processes , commonly known as "Management of Change . " Management of Change is a central feature of the Process Safety Management standard of the U . S . Occupational Safety and Health Adminis[ . . . ]

U.S. Chemical Safety Board


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Speeches and Interviews - 2005

Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Apr 16,2005

Oct . 21: DNI Addresses the Defense Intelligence Agency Sep . 29: DNI Addresses the Joint Military Intelligence College Sept . 27: DNI Addresses the International Association of Chiefs of Police June 29: PDDNI Remarks on Weapons of Mass Destruction Recommendations May 31: DNI Remarks on the Second Anniversary of the Proliferation Security Initiative May 18: DNI Remarks from the Swearing - In Ceremony[ . . . ]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence


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President Announces More Key Administration Posts

Administrative Conference of the United States
Jul 08,2010

Preeta D . Bansal , Vice Chair ( Government Official ) , Council of the Administrative Conference of the United States Thomasina Rogers , Member ( Government Official ) , Council of the Administrative Conference of the United States Michael Fitzpatrick , Member ( Government Official ) , Council of the Administrative Conference of the United States President Obama also announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to serve on the Council of the Administrative Conference of the United States: R[ . . . ]

Administrative Conference of the United States


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Q A with National Counterintelligence Executive Bill Evanina

The National Counterterrorism Center
Feb 06,2017

Director William Bill Evanina ' s recent interview with Trajectory Magazine on Playing Offense and Defense[ . . . ]

The National Counterterrorism Center


Press Release

Mint Cuts Proof Gold Eagle Mintages Dramatically

U.S. Mint
Apr 11,1996

4–Coin Set Limited to 30 , 000; Sharply Reducing Individual Coins Available Washington , D . C . — The U . S . Mint yesterday announced a dramatic reduction in the maximum mintage and individual denominations of the 1997 Proof Gold American Eagle coins , which go on sale April 26 . In addition , the Mint is limiting quantities of the popular Four Coin Set to only 30 , 000 . “We’re lowering the Proof Eagle mintages in response to our customers’ interest in secondary market prices of our products , ” said Mint [ . . . ]

U.S. Mint


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Eminent Scientist Reports How Far a Baseball Curves

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Lyman Briggs , director emeritus of NIST , and Ossie Bluege , comptroller of the Washington Senators and , formerly , the club ' s third baseman and manager , at Griffith Stadium in 1959 . Briggs demonstrated how to measure the spin of a pitched ball with the aid of a flat measuring tape affixed to the ball . Other Senators who assisted Briggs were pitchers Camilio Pascual and Pedro Ramos , catcher Ed Fitz Gerald , and Manager Cookie Lavagetto . U . S . DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Lewis L[ . . . ]

National Institute of Standards and Technology


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Commission Enforcement Policy Statement in Regard to Clear and Conspicuous Disclosure in Television Advertising

Federal Trade Commission

The Commission in recent years has issued various opinions , orders and trade regulation rules that are concerned with the need for affirmative disclosures in connection with certain kinds of representations . These disclosures have been required , in general terms , to be clear and conspicuous . Because questions have been raised as to the specific meaning of the term clear and conspicuous , the Commission deems it appropriate to set forth the standards it considers in determining whether , in fact , [ . . . ]

Federal Trade Commission


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Marines with 9th 7th Engineer Support Battalion complete interoperability exercise

Defense Visual Information Distribution Service
Dec 08,2021

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON , Calif . – Marines from both I and III Marine Expeditionary Force conducted a littoral mobility exercise to test new technology and tactics with a focus on mine countermeasure and engineer reconnaissance from shallow water to the objective , November 1 - 19 , 2021 . During the exercise , unique elements from both 9th Engineer Support Battalion , 3d Marine Logistics Group , and 7th ESB , 1st MLG , refined their tactics to support naval persistence from very shallow water to[ . . . ]

Defense Visual Information Distribution Service


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Hurricane Katrina Disaster Assistance Contracts - Fact Sheet

U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Aug 17,2006

Hurricane Katrina Disaster Assistance Contracts - Fact Sheet Release Date: August 17 , 2006FEMA contracts awarded for Hurricane Katrina recovery ( XLS , 12 . 1 MB ) ( FPDS . gov ) Hurricane Contracting Information Center ( HCIC ) provides a central point of reference for businesses , especially minority - owned businesses and small - and medium - sized enterprises , to register for and become aware of federal contracting opportunities in the Gulf Coast . While the HCIC does not award contracts , it works to ensure t[ . . . ]

U.S. Department of Homeland Security


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RFA Covers the Latest Tibetan Self-immolation Protest

Radio Free Asia
Jan 09,2012

January 9 , 2012 Washington , D . C . — Hundreds of angry Tibetans forced Chinese authorities on Sunday to return the body of a monk who self - immolated , parading the corpse in the streets in China’s western Qinghai province , witnesses told Radio Free Asia ( RFA ) . Sopa , a respected 42 - year - old monk , set himself on fire and died in the town center of Darlag ( in Chinese , Dari ) county in Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture after shouting slogans calling for Tibet’s freedom and the long life of Tibet’s s[ . . . ]

Radio Free Asia


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New Federal Courthouse Graces Buffalo s Skyline

Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
Jan 20,2012

The recently opened 10 - story U . S . courthouse in Buffalo , N . Y . , is home not only to the federal judiciary but also provides office space for the U . S . Marshals Service , the U . S . Attorney , and the General Services Administration . The building includes five district court and four magistrate judge courtrooms , 11 judicial chambers , the local federal public defender and probation and pretrial services offices , and a satellite library . The environmentally friendly building features colored glass pa[ . . . ]

Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts


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RFE RL Azerbaijani reporter deported from exclave via Iran

Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty
Sep 02,2011

September 2 , 2011 Baku , Azerbaijan — A freelance correspondent for RFE/RL’s Azerbaijani Service , Radio Azadliq , is back in Baku after being abducted and forcibly expelled to the Iranian border by unidentified men in the Azerbaijani exclave of Naxcivan . Yafez Hasanov had been in the Julfa district to investigate the death of Turac Zeynalov , who had been summoned to Naxcivan’s National Security Ministry on August 24 on accusations of “working for Iran” and found dead the following day . Family me[ . . . ]

Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty


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Alisher Saipov journalist reporting for the Voice of America killed in Osh Kyrgyzstan

Voice of America
Oct 24,2007

Alisher Saipov , journalist reporting for the Voice of America , killed in Osh , KyrgyzstanOctober 24 , 2007 Washington , D . C . — Alisher Saipov , a journalist who reported extensively for the Voice of America ( VOA ) , was killed outside his office earlier today in Osh , Kyrgyzstan . Saipov reported for VOA’s Uzbek language service on a variety of sensitive political issues critical to the audience throughout Central Asia . “We call for a full and complete investigation of the circumstances surrounding th[ . . . ]

Voice of America


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Statement from the BBG on the resignation of Pedro Roig director of the Office of Cuba Broadcasting

Office of Cuba Broadcasting
Aug 30,2010

August 30 , 2010 The Broadcasting Board of Governors ( BBG ) has accepted , with regret , the resignation of Pedro Roig , who has served for over seven years as director of the Office of Cuba Broadcasting ( OCB ) . The Board thanks Pedro for his leadership of Radio and TV Marti shepherding program and technological advances as well as constructive cooperative efforts with the Voice of America . The Board is especially grateful to Pedro for agreeing to postpone his retirement in order to facilitate a smoo[ . . . ]

Office of Cuba Broadcasting


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Media Advisory Telephone Briefing on Egyptian Use of Media – Survey Results

Middle East Broadcasting Networks
Feb 16,2011

February 16 , 2011 The BBG and Middle East Broadcasting Networks invite you to a telephone briefing on Egyptian Use of Media – Survey Results . What: The Broadcasting Board of Governors ( BBG ) , an independent federal agency , supervising all U . S . international broadcasting , will release new survey results on Egyptian use of media during the recent upheaval . Results include Egyptian viewership of Alhurra Television and the use of social media . The latest flash , phone survey took place Feb . 4 - 10 [ . . . ]

Middle East Broadcasting Networks


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Modernization and transformation the focus of first board meeting under new agency name

U.S. Agency for Global Media
Sep 05,2018

September 5 , 2018 The Board of Governors for the U . S . Agency for Global Media ( USAGM ) met today for the first time since the agency changed its name from the Broadcasting Board of Governors to the U . S . Agency for Global Media on August 22 , 2018 . “Having an understanding of who we are is just as important as the work we do , ” said USAGM CEO and Director John F . Lansing . “This brand evolution captures the essence of the great progress we have made over the past few years at all five of our media [ . . . ]

U.S. Agency for Global Media


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Maintainers keep C-5 Galaxy fit for duty

U.S. Air Force
Jul 31,2002

OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM ( AFPN ) - - The mission almost sounds simple . Put a crew on the plane , fly it into the area of operations , pick up the cargo and head home . Sending the C - 5 Galaxy into the international airport in Kandahar , Afghanistan , not only takes the skilled precision of aircrews , it also takes the airmen behind the scenes to make sure the aircraft is ready and safe to fly into harm ' s way . Staged with the aircrews are the men and women of the 730th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squa[ . . . ]

U.S. Air Force


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First AbilityOne Executive Director Passed Away at 92

U.S. AbilityOne Commission
Jan 30,2013

Washington , DC , January 30 , 2013 – It is with a great sense of loss that the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled , which operates as the U . S . AbilityOne CommissionTM , acknowledges the passing of its former and first Executive Director , Charles William Fletcher , BG ( Ret ) US Army . A life - long humanitarian and proponent of people who are blind or have significant disabilities , Fletcher died on January 2 , 2013 . He was 92 . After graduating from West Point in 1941 an[ . . . ]

U.S. AbilityOne Commission


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South Africa and Peace Corps Sign Historic Agreement Gore and Mbeki Agree To Send Peace Corps Volunteers To South Africa

Peace Corps
Dec 05,1995

Pretoria , South Africa , Dec . 5 , 1995 - Vice President Al Gore and South African Deputy President Thabo Mbeki today signed an agreement that will send Peace Corps volunteers to South Africa . The signing was a follow - up to plans announced last October by President Clinton and South African President Nelson Mandela during a ceremony at the White House . Peace Corps Director Mark Gearan joined Vice President Gore and Deputy President Mbeki for the signing , which took place at the President ' s Guest[ . . . ]

Peace Corps


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Incident 1267707 occurred on Jan 01, 2020 00 14

National Response Center
Jan 01,2020

Description of the incident : CALLER REPORTED A TRAIN STRUCK AN UNOCCUPIED VEHICLE CAUSING A DELAY TO SERVICE . Incident cause: TRESPASSER Incident location : CLEVELAND ST Location address : MP 455 . 6 Additional medium information : GRADE CROSSING INCIDENT[ . . . ]

National Response Center


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Homegrown Violent Extremist Mobilization Indicators

The National Counterintelligence and Security Center
Feb 09,2017

The indicators of violent extremist mobilization described herein are intended to provide a roadmap of observable behaviors that could inform whether individuals or groups are preparing to engage in violent extremist activities . Download the December 2017 Edition | new 2019 Edition now available[ . . . ]

The National Counterintelligence and Security Center


Press Release

NCPC director delivers keynote address at senior seminar for counterproliferation-focused U S Army officers

The National Counterproliferation Center
Mar 25,2021

Article by ODNI Strategic Communications Dr . Alan MacDougall , director of the National Counterproliferation Center , spoke with a group of senior U . S . Army officers who specialize in nuclear and counter - WMD efforts during a U . S . Army Nuclear and Countering WMD Agency professional development seminar on Feb . 2 . The group of about 50 Lieutenant Colonels in Functional Area 52 , or FA52 , comprise the senior ranks of the Army’s nuclear and WMD enterprise . In his keynote remarks , MacDougall [ . . . ]

The National Counterproliferation Center


Press Release

Mfume Speaks at CIA s Martin Luther King Jr Celebration

Central Intelligence Agency
Mar 16,2007

Mfume Speaks at CIA ' s Martin Luther King , Jr . , Celebration January 16 , 2007 The CIA held its annual Martin Luther King , Jr . , celebration at the Agency ' s headquarters this morning . The keynote speaker was Kweisi Mfume , former president of the NAACP and former member of the House of Representatives from Maryland , who was visiting the CIA for the first time . Mr . Mfume was introduced by CIA Director Michael V . Hayden . Here are General Hayden ' s remarks , as prepared for delivery: It is a pleasure t[ . . . ]

Central Intelligence Agency