Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 9, 2013.  The Obama Administration today announced that it is launching competitions to create three new manufacturing innovation institutes with a Federal commitment of $200 million across five Federal agencies – Defense, Energy, Commerce, NASA, and the National Science Foundation.  To build off the initial success of a[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 9, 2013.  The Obama Administration today took groundbreaking new steps to make information generated and stored by the Federal Government more open and accessible to innovators and the public, to fuel entrepreneurship and economic growth while increasing government transparency and efficiency. Today’s actions—including an Executive Order signed by[Read More…]

En Route Austin, Texas–(ENEWSPF)–May 9, 2013 – 11:0- A.M. EDT **Please see below for a follow up – marked with asterisks – to a question posed during the gaggle. MR. CARNEY:  Good morning, everyone.  Thanks for being with us.  I have with me today, back by popular demand, Todd Park,[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSF)–May 9, 2013. The Senate Judiciary Committee, on a bipartisan voice vote, Thursday approved legislation authored by Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and cosponsored by Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) that blocks the creation of a land border crossing fee.  The amendment was Leahy’s first to file and be offered to the[Read More…]

DENVER–(ENEWSPF)–May 9, 2013.  The Colorado state legislature passed the first bills in history Wednesday to establish a regulated marijuana market for adults. Representatives of the Amendment 64 campaign will discuss the landmark achievement and next steps at a news conference Thursday at 10 a.m. in the Creswell Mansion Office Building[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 9, 2013. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending May 4, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 323,000, a decrease of 4,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 327,000. The 4-week moving average was 336,750, a decrease of 6,250 from the previous week’s revised[Read More…]

  New sanctions prohibit foreign currency transactions and currency conversions for the Central Bank of Iran and designated Iranian economic sectors Central Bank Of Iran WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2013.  United States Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Susan Collins (R-Me.), Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) and John Cornyn (R-Tex.) today introduced bipartisan[Read More…]

Rome, Italy–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2013. SECRETARY KERRY: Thanks, all, for being patient. We appreciate it. I am really very pleased to welcome Minister Tzipi Livni to the American Ambassador’s residence, Villa Taverna, here in Rome, together with the Special Envoy from Israel on these talks, Yitzhak Molcho. And this is a[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2013. Index for Today’s Briefing INDIA Deputy Secretary Burns to New Delhi DEPARTMENT Benghazi Hearing / Department Focused on Keeping Our People Safe Overseas SYRIA International Conference on Syria / Geneva Communique / Working with Russia Humanitarian Assistance Syrian Opposition Blackout in Syria NORTH KOREA Denuclearization /[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2013 -12:40 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY:  Good afternoon.  Thank you for being here, as ever.  Before I take your questions I wanted to have you notice, if you haven’t already, the stories this morning about a data release by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, data[Read More…]