The Roof Coatings Manufacturers Association (RCMA), the national trade association representing manufacturers of cold applied protective roof coatings and cements and suppliers to the industry, met with members of Congress on Capitol Hill ...
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Chairman Inez Tenenbaum told furniture manufacturers this week that it is committed to developing a national upholstered furniture flammability standard that does not require the use of harmful ...
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Urgent action is needed to reduce the U.S. military's dangerous dependence on foreign suppliers for the raw materials, parts and finished products needed to defend America, according to a new study prepared by Brigadier General John Adams ...
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Despite assurances from the White House and little traction from Democrats in US Congress, a key Republican senator believes that a carbon tax is President Barack Obama's top priority. "That is the ultimate goal of this president," said ...
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A U.S. government watchdog agency has found that nearly half of 14 large ongoing military IT projects are over budget and more than half are behind schedule. The Government Accountability Office's recently released report focused on 14 of ...
Volunteers sponsored by SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, were in Washington, D.C., last week to thank Congressional representatives for recent support for photonics R&D and to urge future support for in several key ...
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Ed Gribbin, president of Alvanon, Inc. has been named to the board of the American Apparel & Footwear Association. The announcement was made by AAFA President & CEO Kevin M. Burke at the AAFA Board of Directors Meeting, in conjunction with ...
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There's plenty of reason for optimism about IT jobs. CIOs are ramping up hiring, average salaries are climbing, and companies are increasing their investments in core tech areas such as security, mobility and data analytics. Concerns about ...
Despite a shutdown of the federal government here ahead of an approaching snowstorm Wednesday, advocates attending the National Bike Summit this week took to Capitol Hill to meet with legislators and aides to improve safety for cyclists, ...
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With Congress in the grips of the Great Sequester 3.0, it might seem an inopportune time for cycling advocates to storm Capitol Hill in the interest of pushing the two-wheel and pedestrian agenda. Considerably bigger fish and all. But ...
So-called patent trolls force technology companies to spend money on lawyers instead of innovation, and Congress needs to discourage infringement lawsuits from patent-collecting companies, a group of tech and business representatives said. ...
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Software patents, facing new scrutiny in the U.S., drive innovation and protect huge investments by developers, representatives of software companies said during a Capitol Hill briefing. The U.S. patent system isn't perfect, but lawmakers ...
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Massive ERP (enterprise resource planning) software projects under way at the U.S. Army are in danger of missing crucial deadlines due to inadequate planning and management on the part of officials, according to a new auditor's report. ...
The Senate Armed Services Committee plans to investigate what happened with a massive, failed U.S. Air Force ERP (enterprise resource planning) project, amid a rising tide of calls for action on Capitol Hill to reduce wasteful IT spending. ...
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The White House on Tuesday offered no specifics on how President Barack Obama plans to tackle climate change, a day after his inaugural speech included a pointed call to action. But a key Democrat in the House of Representatives said ...
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