Fire threatens top US research center
Published:Mon, 27 Jun 2011 10:27:04 -0700
The US governments top Los Alamos research center was closed Monday due to the threat from approaching wildfires, officials said, stressing that all nuclear and other materials were safe....
Risk Averse Investors Stick With Emerging Market Bonds, US Treasurys
Published:Mon, 27 Jun 2011 07:51:06 -0700
US government and investment grade bonds of the big emerging markets continue to register inflows in...
Africa: U.S. Urged to Cut Aid to Govts Tolerating Graft
Published:Tue, 28 Jun 2011 01:35:22 -0700
Africas leading anti-corruption watchdog has appealed to the US government to stop rewarding African leaders who lack political will in the fight against corruption....
US acknowledges Philippine progress in fighting human trafficking
Published:Mon, 27 Jun 2011 20:34:01 -0700
The US government has acknowledged progress in the campaign against human trafficking in the Philippines. According to the 2011 Trafficking in Persons Report released yesterday by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the Philippines is now off the Tier Watch List and is now on Tier Two. (Visit this site to understand the tier placements.)...
US to provide technical assistance for FM radios
Published:Mon, 27 Jun 2011 20:15:50 -0700
PESHAWAR, June 27: The US government will provide technical assistance for establishment of FM Radio stations of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government and improvement in their managerial, operational and production capabilities under an agreement signed here at the Chief Minster`s House on Monday....
XBRL US SUPPORTS DIGITAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY ACT OF 2011
Published:Tue, 28 Jun 2011 03:43:43 -0700
XBRL US has written a letter to Chairman Darrell Issa of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the US House of Representatives in support of the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA) of 2011, H.R. 2146. This legislation calls for the creation of a Financial Accountability and Spending Transparency (FAST) Board to collect information on US government spending and ......
Google turns over user data in 94% of US demands
Published:Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:30:40 -0700
Facebook, Yahoo!, Microsoft? Who knows? The US government filed more than twice as many demands for data about Google users than any other other country in the past six months, according to figures the search behemoth supplied Monday.…...
US treasuries
Published:Mon, 27 Jun 2011 12:44:00 -0700
The oil-rich Gulf region is home to large US Treasury holdings, but low rates are making it unattractive for central banks to buy additional US government debt, Al-Mannai said....
Threat of $100bn hit if US loses top rating
Published:Mon, 27 Jun 2011 16:06:49 -0700
Investors in the US government bond market could face losses of up to $100bn if the largest economy loses its triple A rating, according to a research arm of McGraw-Hill, the parent of Standard & Poors....
U.S. Government Information...Department of Agriculture Information...Department of Commerce Information...Department of Defense Information...Department of Education Information...Google gives user data to US government...
Published:Tue, 28 Jun 2011 02:04:14 -0700
The US government asks Google for user data more than twice as often as any other, says Google, and is more likely to get its own way. read more......
Fire threatens top US research center...
Published:Mon, 27 Jun 2011 10:27:04 -0700
The US governments top Los Alamos research center was closed Monday due to the threat from approaching wildfires, officials said, stressing that all nuclear and other materials we......
Risk Averse Investors Stick With Emergi...
Published:Mon, 27 Jun 2011 07:51:06 -0700
US government and investment grade bonds of the big emerging markets continue to register inflows in......
Africa: U.S. Urged to Cut Aid to Govts ...
Published:Tue, 28 Jun 2011 01:35:22 -0700
Africas leading anti-corruption watchdog has appealed to the US government to stop rewarding African leaders who lack political will in the fight against corruption.......
US acknowledges Philippine progress in ...
Published:Mon, 27 Jun 2011 20:34:01 -0700
The US government has acknowledged progress in the campaign against human trafficking in the Philippines. According to the 2011 Trafficking in Persons Report released yesterday by......
US to provide technical assistance for ...
Published:Mon, 27 Jun 2011 20:15:50 -0700
PESHAWAR, June 27: The US government will provide technical assistance for establishment of FM Radio stations of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government and improvement in their managerial,......
