Responding to President’s Call to Action, Key Effort by Leaders in Industry and Universities to Transform Learning Technology Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 16, 2011.  Today, the White House and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced the launch of “Digital Promise,” a new national center created by Congress with bipartisan support to advance[Read More…]

WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—September 16, 2011.  Six current and former members of the U.S. military have been charged a 41-count indictment in San Antonio for allegedly defrauding various U.S. military components and their contractor of approximately $127,000 by fraudulently obtaining recruiting bonuses, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s[Read More…]

WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—September 16, 2011.  BP Amoco Corp. (formerly Amoco Corp.), Amoco Production Company, BP Exploration & Oil Inc., BP America Inc., Atlantic Richfield Company and Vastar (the BP defendants) have agreed to pay the United States $20.5 million to resolve claims that the companies violated the False Claims Act by knowingly[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 16, 2011.  At a ceremony at the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, President Obama today signed the America Invents Act into law, representing historic patent reform legislation that will help American entrepreneurs and businesses bring their inventions to market sooner, creating new businesses and new[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 16, 2011.  Regional and state unemployment rates were generally little changed in August.  Twenty-six states and the District of Columbia reported unemployment rate increases, 12 states recorded rate decreases, and 12 states had no rate change, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Thirty-seven states registered unemployment[Read More…]

Proposes Comprehensive Changes to Nationwide Infrastructure WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 15, 2011.  Faced with a massive nationwide infrastructure that is no longer financially sustainable, the U.S. Postal Service today proposed sweeping changes designed to save the organization up to $3 billion a year by cutting its network of processing facilities by over half[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 15, 2011.   Any plan to grow the economy and create jobs should be measured by whether it puts money in the pockets of middle class families, puts teachers, police officers, firefighters and construction workers back to work, and invests in our small businesses so they can grow[Read More…]

Washington–(ENEWSPF)–September 15, 2011.  In remarks to the Economic Club of Washington, DC today, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) called for bipartisan action on “Liberating America’s Economy,” saying private-sector job creators have been “slammed by uncertainty from the constant threat of new taxes, out-of-control spending, and unnecessary regulation from a government[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 15, 2011 – 1:00 P.M. EDT.   See below for an answer to a question (marked with an asterisk) posed in the briefing that required follow up.        MR. CARNEY:  Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.  Thanks for coming to the briefing today.  Before I take your[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 15, 2011.   Index for Today’s Briefing ISRAEL / PALESTINIANS Update on David Hale, Dennis Ross’ Regional Meetings / Meetings Slated for Sunday in NY Path to Peace / U.S. Focused on Getting Parties Back to Negotiating Table / UN General Assembly INDIA Designation of Foreign Terrorist Organization[Read More…]