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May 17th and 19th, 2010 Jon Weinstein and Tim Jaques Authors of Achieving Project Management Success in the Federal Government
May 19, 2010 -
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Women who serve the federal government as law enforcement officers face unique challenges. WILFE is the professional organization that helps them. May 21, 2010
May 19, 2010 -
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A multi-nation report is expected out this week that will point the finger at N Korea for the sinking of a S Korean warship. 46 sailors were killed on March 26th when a still unexplained explosion in the Yellow Sea split the 1200 ton corvette class ship in half. The Cheonan, which is about the size of a U.S. frigate was about two miles offshore at the time of the sinking. Investigators think the North Korea military launched a torpedo at the vessel.
May 17, 2010 -
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NASA-sponsored studies have found that omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oil may play a role in mitigating bone loss that occurs during spaceflight, and in osteoporosis. Researchers say, the solution could have significant implications for space travelers and those susceptible to bone loss on Earth. Ongoing research has looked for ways to stop bone density loss in astronauts for decades. It\'s one of the main effects of exposure to the weightlessness of space. Researchers found that astronauts who ate more fish lost less bone mineral after four-to-six-month-long spaceflights. In a series of cell-based studies, scientists documented that adding a specific omega-3 fatty acid to cells would inhibit the activation of factors that lead to bone breakdown. The studies were conducted by a team of scientists across multiple disciplines at Johnson Space Center in Houston.
May 17, 2010 -
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Winds across the Illinois plains are now blowing clean, renewable energy into the Tennessee Valley Authority service region. The Authority - a corporation owned by the U.S. Government - has begun transmitting 300 megawatts of renewable wind power to its customers received from Iberdrola Renewables\' Streator Cayuga Ridge wind park in Livingston County, Illinois. It marks the first delivery under seven contracts TVA recently signed to purchase up to 1,380 megawatts of renewable wind energy from the Midwest. It\'s the largest of the TVA\'s wind-power contracts, which altogether may provide enough electricity for about 325,000 homes in their seven-state service region. Senior vice president for the Tennesee Valley Authority John Trawick says the new wind-power source is an important milestone in the Authority\'s plans to expand their clean and renewable energy options.
May 17, 2010 -
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has redesigned the Permanent Resident Card - commonly known as the \"Green Card\" - to incorporate several major new security features. They\'ve begun issuing all Green Cards in the new format. The redesign is the latest advance in the Immigration Department\'s ongoing efforts to deter immigration fraud, that officials say will better serve law enforcement, employers, and immigrants. Among the benefits of the new technology: Secure optical media will store biometrics for rapid, reliable identification of the card holder. Holographic images, laser engraved fingerprints, and high resolution micro-images will make the card nearly impossible to reproduce. Additionally, Radio Frequency Identification capabilities will allow Customs officers at ports of entry to read the card from a distance and compare it immediately to file data.
May 17, 2010 -
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The Russian government has sentenced one of it\'s citizens to a maximum security prison on espionage charges. Gennady Sipachev is charged with spying for the Pentagon. Investigators claim Sipachev sent secret maps belonging to the Russian Army General Staff to a Pentagon intelligence unit acting under the cover of a mapping business. The Russians claim the U.S. was planning to use the maps to adjust the guidance systems on cruise missiles.
May 17, 2010 -
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The Senate is considering a $60 billion that incorporates $30 billion for President Barack Obama\'s troop surge in Afghanistan with more than $5 billion to replenish disaster aid accounts, provide Haitian earthquake relief, and make a down payment on aid to flood-drenched Tennessee and Rhode Island. The Associate Press reports the must-pass legislation is the only appropriations bill likely to advance to Obama\'s desk until the fall and is a tempting target for Democrats seeking to add money for a summer jobs program or to help to local school district to retain teachers.
May 17, 2010 -
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\"Mobile workdays\" are telework\'s sexy side. The truth of the matter is the day to day telework grind has benefits too.
May 17, 2010 -
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President Barack Obama said Wednesday he was confident that U.S. troops could start to return home as planned from Afghanistan in July 2011 but he predicted a tough fight in the coming months. \"There is going to be some tough fighting,\" Obama said at a joint news conference with Afghan president Hamid Karzai,
May 13, 2010 -
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A Yemeni government official says they will not extradite radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki to the U.S. if he is captured. According to Kuwati\'s Kuwait Al-Dar Online newspaper, Foreign Minister Abu-Bakr al-Qirbi says Awlaki is wanted for interrogation by the Yemeni government because of his connection to Fort Hood Shooter Nidal Hasan and the Underwear Bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab. Yemen refuses to extradite its citizen to other countries.
May 13, 2010 -
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Raids on suspected Taliban hideouts would probably be best handled by Afghan forces as opposed to U.S special forces. Major-General Charles Cleveland, Commander of Special Operations for U.S. Central Command says also they have to avoid killing and wounding civilians. At a conference yesterday in Jordan. Cleveland also said, \"Raids and kill/capture operations remain important, but they have to be precise.\" Special forces are only permitted to carry out raids at night when Afghan forces are with them.
May 11, 2010 -
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Several journalists can no longer go into the military commissions happened at Guantanamo Bay. The Pentagon says four of them published the name of a witness after being told not to. The U.S. military wanted the witness identified only as \"Interrogator No. 1\" and said reporting his name was off-limits. Reporters for the Miami Herald, the Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail, and Canwest News Service reported the name during hearings for a 23-year-old Canadian prisoner who is charged with killing a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan.
May 10, 2010 -
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A new website has been launched that communicates essential information about America\'s energy situation, based on the vast holdings of reports from the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine, and the National Research Council. A finalist for the Webby Award in the category of science, the site called \"What You Need to Know About Energy\" provides an overview of our current energy system in the United States, and covers the uses for energy, sources of energy, the cost of energy including to cost to the environment, national security, and sustainability, and energy efficiency. It identifies each of the energy sources we rely on today - ranging from wind to nuclear to oil - and tracks how each is used. You\'ll find it at needtoknow.nas.edu.
May 10, 2010
