Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 9, 2009.  Today, President Obama released the National Strategy for Countering Biological Threats. This Strategy outlines the President’s vision for addressing the challenges from proliferation of biological weapons or their use by terrorists.  It highlights the beneficial nature of advances in the life sciences and their importance in[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–December 9, 2009.  The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) today issued an “Open Government Directive” instructing government agencies and departments to take specific actions to increase “transparency, participation and collaboration” in government, with the aim of creating “an unprecedented and sustained level of openness and accountability[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 9, 2009.  The U.S. Department of the Treasury released the text of identical letters sent today from Secretary Tim Geithner to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senator Harry Reid outlining the Administration’s exit strategy for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) established by the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–Dec. 9, 2009 – Achieving success against extremists in Afghanistan is a challenging, yet attainable mission, the commander of U.S. Central Command said at a Capitol Hill hearing here today. Success in Afghanistan “is of enormous importance, and it is attainable,” Army Gen. David H. Petraeus told members of the[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–9 December 2009 – The top United Nations envoy in Afghanistan today called for the country’s key partners to ensure they work together in a more coordinated and streamlined way to move forward with supporting national development efforts. “There is no other choice. We all have to change our[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 9, 2009. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has announced a proposed exemption that, if granted, would allow the Ford Motor Co. to transfer company securities to a voluntary employee beneficiary association (VEBA) trust, which would fund a new health plan established to provide health[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 9, 2009.  As part of the Obama Administration’s new Open Government initiative, the Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will expand public access to its frequently-updated information on airport delays through an Airport Status and Delays Web service registered on Data.gov. “In this day and age of[Read More…]