A settlement announced today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Justice secured approximately $1 billion in funds to clean up 10 percent of abandoned uranium mines on the Navajo Nation. The funds, going ...
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The following is a joint statement by the Department of State, the Department of Labor, and the Office of the United States Trade Representative: Today, the United States is outlining next steps in a longstanding effort to address in a ...
The U.S. government needs a comprehensive doctrine addressing cybersecurity instead of the current patchwork of policies and agencies dealing with cyberthreats, according to a group of experts. The lack of an overarching cybersecurity ...
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In response to a White House mandate, the agencies and departments of the federal government are gradually moving their IT operations to the cloud in a shift that could save billions of dollars, while also raising serious security concerns. ...
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Network World - LAS VEGAS -- To celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Black Hat Conference here, a panel of experts got together to expound on what they see as the privacy and security mess of our times, and they had plenty to say about the ...
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Even as Canada declares victory in a major softwood lumber dispute with the United States, the organization representing British Columbia’s forest industry doesn’t expect the persistent American lumber lobby to reduce its ...
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Universal Dynamics Inc. Trotted out new additions to its dryer lines, as well as a new loading module, new controller and dual fuel power pack, among auxiliary equipment offerings at its NPE exhibit booth. The company is expanding equipment ...
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The Society of Plastics Industry Inc. Today signed a memorandum of understanding with the China Plastics Machinery Industry Association. The two trade groups agree to exchange web links, publications and reports, business and market ...
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American and European plastics firms are stepping up their investments in medical manufacturing in China, as that country undertakes a major expansion of its health-care system. The investments are driven both by global medical-device ...
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SOLON, Ohio, Sept. 7, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Energy Focus, Inc. (Nasdaq: EFOI - News), a leader in providing energy efficient lighting solutions, today announced that it was recently awarded a $5 million lighting retrofit contract with a ...
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SOLON, Ohio, Sept. 7, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Energy Focus, Inc. (Nasdaq: EFOI - News), a leader in providing energy efficient lighting solutions, today announced that it was recently awarded a $5 million lighting retrofit contract with a ...
Tags: Market View, Lighting