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Coalition to Salute America’s Heroes Sponsors Two Families for 7th Annual Wounded Warriors Ski Week
Week-long trip to Breckenridge aims to build esteem, restore family bonds. - January 22, 2014 - Coalition to Salute America's Heroes
Welfare Reform Scotland Conference Announced - Capita Conferences, 27th March - Edinburgh
This well established Welfare Reform Scotland Conference is perfectly timed to provide an essential update on how the Welfare Reform agenda is being applied in Scotland. - January 21, 2014 - Capita Conferences
U.S. Armor: Leading the Way in Ballistic Femoral Artery and Groin Protection with Revolutionary New Product Debuting at This Year's SHOT SHOW
U.S. Armor, a California corporation, is leading the way in ballistic femoral artery and groin protection for Law Enforcement and Department of Defense personnel with a revolutionary new product debuting at this year’s SHOT SHOW, *Ballistic Underwear*. Recently signing a licensing agreement... - January 16, 2014 - Armour Wear, LLC
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... - January 14, 2014 - Strathmore Worldwide
DWBH Receives Approved, Registered Trademark/Service mark
DWBH, LLC (DWBH) recently received an approved, registered Trademark/Service mark for its name, use, and “trade dress.” DWBH President and CEO, Steven D. MacDonald stated: “Although registration of our service mark provides practical and legal benefits, it is also an important... - January 12, 2014 - DWBH, LLC (DWBHCORP)
Scholarships and Grants for Military-Related Human Resources
The Military Human Resource Foundation, a newly established non-profit foundation, has scholarships and grants available in the area of military-related human resources. - January 05, 2014 - Military Human Resource Foundation
The Identity Advocate: Are You At Risk for ObamaCare Identity Theft Scams?
ObamaCare identity theft due to fraudulent navigators and scams is a serious threat. Follow these tips to safeguard your information and protect your identity. - December 26, 2013 - The Identity Advocate
Virginia Fabrics Shop Donates 147 Handmade Quilts to Wounded Veterans Conference
Volunteers exceed goal to provide warmth and comfort to attendees at 2013 Road to Recovery hosted by Coalition to Salute America’s Heroes. - December 17, 2013 - Coalition to Salute America's Heroes
Director of National Intelligence to Keynote DSI's Automated ISR Symposium
Defense Strategies Institute is pleased to announce that The Honorable James Clapper, Director of National Intelligence, will deliver keynote remarks at DSI's 2014 Automated ISR Symposium taking place February 18-19 in Washington, DC. - December 13, 2013 - Defense Strategies Institute
2013 Road to Recovery Conference Begins Today in Orlando
Annual event hosted by the Coalition to Salute America's Heroes is transformative experience for more than 100 wounded veterans and their families. - December 09, 2013 - Coalition to Salute America's Heroes
Rentricity Launches New Website for In-Pipe Renewable Energy Recovery
Rentricity Inc., the in-pipe hydro energy recovery company, is inviting the processed water community to explore its new website and improved user interface. The new website features a clean, modern design with straightforward navigation, allowing its visitors to gain access to company information... - December 03, 2013 - Rentricity Inc.
Captain Jennifer M. Pinta Recognized by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Captain Jennifer M. Pinta of Berwyn, Illinois has been included in the Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of government defense. About Captain Jennifer M. Pinta Captain Pinta has 15 years experience in the National... - November 14, 2013 - Strathmore Worldwide
I-601A Provisional Waiver: Statistics and Reality
Provisional Waiver Attorney Alena Shautsova discusses recent USCIS statistics on provisional I-601A waiver applications and reasons for lack of success of the program. - November 12, 2013 - Law Office of Alena Shautsova
Rentricity Partners with Cornell Pump Company to Supply NSF Certified Turbines for In-Pipe Hydro Energy Recovery
Rentricity Inc., the in-pipe hydro energy recovery company, executed an exclusive agreement with the Cornell Pump Company of Clackamas, Oregon to develop a line of NSF 61 certified turbines; better known as pumps operating as turbines (PATs). The agreement will support the growing requirement... - November 12, 2013 - Rentricity Inc.
Deteriorating Bridges Uncovered in CBC Investigative Series
"Sudbury's Big Fix" shines light on one city's looming infrastructure crisis. - November 09, 2013 - American Concrete Pipe Association
Fear That Enabled Increased Government Surveillance Now Driving Demands for Privacy
While the overwhelming desire for safety following 9/11 opened the door to extensive government surveillance, revelations made by former NSA contractor, Edward Snowden has brought the right to privacy back into the spotlight. - October 24, 2013 - Association of Independent Authors
Harvard Scholar to Deliver McGovern Lecture Oct. 24
Government Professor Daniel Carpenter Will Give Address on Health Care Regulation - October 19, 2013 - University of Houston
Extra Mile Day Grows to 404 Cities
City Mayors across the United States who recognized the value and importance of Extra Mile Day to be celebrated on November 1, 2013, reached to 404 as of October 14... and are still growing. - October 19, 2013 - Extra Mile America
Earned Value Management (EVM) CAM Exam Now Available
Management Technologies’ announces the availability of the CAM^EXAM™ on-line test to evaluate control account manager (CAM) knowledge, determine EVM training effectiveness, and reduce the duration of CAM interviews. Individuals may purchase a one, two, or three attempt package. Organizations may order quantity and customized packages to address their specific EVMS. Screen potential CAMs, determine readiness for CAM interviews, boost resume’s with a CAM^EXAM certificate. - October 16, 2013 - Management Technologies
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
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
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.
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