Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 18, 2014. Vector Planning and Services Inc. (VPSI), an information technology, systems engineering, program management and consulting firm headquartered in Chantilly, Va. , has agreed to pay the government $6.5 million to settle False Claims Act allegations that the company inflated claims for payment under several Navy contracts,[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Oregon Study: Imitation is Flattery, But it Limits Analytical Thinking
EUGENE, Oregon–(ENEWSPF)–February 18, 2014 — If advancing civilization relies on social networks, the world is in trouble. According to newly published research by University of Oregon psychologist Azim Shariff, individuals relying on their social groups can find solutions but also pre-empt the motivation for independent analytical thinking. Social networks encompass[Read More…]
Oregon Researchers Say Ancient Herring Catch Nets Fisheries Weakness
EUGENE, Oregon–(ENEWSPF)–February 18, 2014 — Archaeological data from 171 sites in southeast Alaska, British Columbia and Washington indicate that management efforts along the Pacific Coast need to take a longer view into the past to better protect fisheries for the future. That is a key conclusion of a multi-institutional study[Read More…]
New Snowden Revelation Show U.S. Targeting of WikiLeaks, Assange
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) Says Evidence Makes Clear Need for Asylum New York—(ENEWSPF)—February 18, 2014. In response to recent revelations by Edward Snowden of the NSA’s global effort to surveil, intimidate and target WikiLeaks, its publisher Julian Assange, and their associates, supporters and counsel, the Center for Constitutional Rights,[Read More…]
Antitrust Experts, Consumer Group Dismiss Flour Milling Merger Divestiture Proposal as Inadequate
American Antitrust Institute and Food & Water Watch Continue to Urge DOJ to Block ConAgra-Cargill/CHS Horizon Milling Joint Venture WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 18, 2014 — The American Antitrust Institute (AAI) and Food & Water Watch today reiterated their independent calls for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to reject any divestiture[Read More…]
Full-ride Scholarships Pay Off for Two Roosevelt Graduates
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 18, 2014. Five years ago, Roosevelt University promised full-ride scholarships with room and board to all qualifying students from the classes of 2009 and 2010 at Chicago’s Social Justice High School. Recently, two of those students, Channing Redditt and Chloe Robinson, both 22 years of age and from Chicago’s[Read More…]
Growing Number of Chemicals Linked with Brain Disorders in Children
Boston, MA–(ENEWSPF)–February 18, 2014. Toxic chemicals may be triggering the recent increases in neurodevelopmental disabilities among children—such as autism, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, and dyslexia—according to a new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. The researchers say a new global prevention[Read More…]
NRDC: President Obama Driving America to Cleaner Energy Future
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 18, 2014 – President Obama’s newly announced fuel-efficiency standards for heavy trucks will help such vehicles go farther on less fuel while further curbing carbon pollution from America’s transportation sector, the largest source of carbon pollution after power plants. The following is a statement from Frances Beinecke, president of[Read More…]
White House Fact Sheet: Opportunity For All: Improving the Fuel Efficiency of American Trucks
Bolstering Energy Security, Cutting Carbon Pollution, Saving Money and Supporting Manufacturing Innovation Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 18, 2014. Year of Action: Making Progress Through Executive Action In his State of the Union address, the President outlined a comprehensive agenda to make America a magnet for middle class jobs and business investment. The[Read More…]
Fertilisers Destabilise Diverse Grasslands
The study looked at 41 sites across the world including this prairie in Austin, Texas. UK—(ENEWSPF)–18 February 2014. Fertilisation of grasslands significantly reduces their ability to cope with changing conditions even when they contain a diverse mix of plants, finds a global study involving Oxford University. The research, published this[Read More…]
