Attorney General Shurtleff quotes the U.S. General Accounting Office as estimating about 750,000 Internet fraud complaints nationally in 2002, at a loss of over $1 thousand-million. Shurtleff acknowledges that even one person with evil intent can cause untold millions of dollars in damages. Recently, Shurtleff was appointed by the National...
What steps should you take if you lose your corporate credit card or passport while traveling on business? Or how about if you're the target of a violent crime? Emergencies happen -- and we're not talking about flying with a colicky baby onboard or having to sit through an in-flight...
While taking the initiative to start your own business is a huge step in your career management, there is a great deal of free and inexpensive assistance available to you worldwide. However, one area that isn't covered by any of this available information is the specific concerns a diplomatic spouse...
This document consists of a report which basically reviews four key areas with respect to the restatements of State's fiscal year 2003 financial statements: the nature and cause of the errors that necessitated the restatements ; the timing of communicating the material misstatement to users of the financial statements; the...
Running restaurants is an alluring business proposition for many. But what does that have to do with environmental conservation? Doing something for the cause of environment that revolves around restaurants is not everybody?s cup of tea. This paper introduces Ritu Primlani, Oakland, California-based nonresident Indian and founder of the nonprofit...
This document is centrally focused on the Medical Assistance Administration's MAA Wheelchair Durable Medical Equipment DME Program that makes accessible to eligible MAA clients the purchase and/or rental of medically necessary DME equipment and supplies when they are not included in other reimbursement methodologies. The federal government deems DME and...
Risk Communicating with the public, the media and other health and emergency response organizations becomes a critical role during a confirmed or potential threat situation. Utilizing the tools of risk communication during a public health emergency will help local administrators communicate effectively the related risk to the public. The following...
From the executive summary: ‘As public organizations prepare for the potential mass departure of valuable staff, they are looking towards preserving the knowledge that seasoned employees have amassed. Organizations have been downsizing through hiring freezes, retirements, and other turnover. The employees left behind, meanwhile, are bombarded with more information, as...
Until a few years ago, most companies were boasting of their talented staff and increased productivity. However, today, the scenario has changed. The reality of inability of companies to retain employees is sinking in gradually. Hence, it is important for organizations to devise an effective Employee Retention Program ERP. Experts...
The paper discusses about Oil spills that pose serous threats to marine and freshwater ecosystems. A spill can harm plankton, birds, and mammals. Fish and shellfish larvae are extremely sensitive to even small amounts of oil. Sea otters and other mammals lose their insulation when coated with oil. They suffer...
The U.S defense industry and some foreign government purchasers have expressed concern that the U.S. export control process is unnecessarily burdensome. Specifically, defense industry officials have stated that extended reviews of export license applications by the State Department are resulting in lost sales and are adversely affecting the nation's defense...
12/27/2000 Daily Press Briefing The State Department web site below is a permanent electronic archive of information released prior to January 20, 2001. Please see www.state.gov for material released since President George W. Bush took office on that date. This site is not updated so external links...
12/20/2000 Daily Press Briefing The State Department web site below is a permanent electronic archive of information released prior to January 20, 2001. Please see www.state.gov for material released since President George W. Bush took office on that date. This site is not updated so external links...
Uniformed personnel from one of the "Axis of Evil" nations have arrived deep inside the heart of "the Great Satan" and are preparing their forces to engage foreign opposition. That's one scary, keep-clicking-on-the-Drudge-Report-for-updates way of looking at it. Another less-tense-sounding way? ...
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Dan Mongeon was named CEO of Agility Defense & Government Services DGS, the company that supplies most of the food for U.S. troops in Iraq and Kuwait and provides logistics services to the U.S. military, the State Department, the United Nations and other customers. Mongeon,...
WASHINGTON -- James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:39 P.M. EDT MS. PERINO: I just realized I have nothing to start with. (Laughter.) Q We could start with Iran, the U.S. meeting with the Iranian envoy. You said today that was a one-time U.S....
CNNMoney.com has named Tooele County as first and Washington County as fifth in the United States for job opportunities in the current economy. Job growth in Tooele County from 2000 to 2007 was 123.35 percent, thanks to scientific, technical and service jobs. Top employers are the U.S....
BOSTON -- WHO: Robert B. MacIntosh, Chief Economist for Eaton Vance Corp., will be available tomorrow, July 16, for commentary on the upcoming Consumer Price Index report. WHAT: The Consumer Price Index Report issued by the U.S. Department of Labor is being released on 7/16/08. WHERE:...
OMAHA, Neb. -- 21st Century Systems, Inc. (21CSI) today announced that its state-of-the-art High Resolution Situational Awareness (HiRSA[TM]) software system will provide the surveillance and situational awareness information technology backbone for the end-to-end Jordan Border Security Program for which DRS Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:DRS) was recently selected. In May 2008, it...
WASHINGTON -- An official joint Jordanian-Israeli delegation will meet this week with representatives from the office of the United States Trade Representative, Department of State, Department of Commerce, as well as Members of Congress and their staffs to promote the expansion and strengthening of the trilateral United States-Jordan-Israel trade relationship....
