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IRS Tax Tips
Hurricane Grant Guidelines Now Available
The Internal Revenue Service today released a notice designed to help eligible homeowners who received federal reimbursement grants stemming from Hurricanes Katrina, Rita or Wilma take advantage of a new tax provision.
Oct 10, 2008 - 12:38:09 PM
IRS Tax Tips
IRS: Vehicles Certified as Qualified Advanced Lean-Burn Technology Vehicles
The Internal Revenue Service has acknowledged the certifications by manufacturers that certain advanced lean-burn technology vehicles qualify for the alternative motor vehicle tax credit.
Oct 10, 2008 - 6:26:18 AM
Education Related News
More Schools Make Air Traffic Controller Training Available
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has selected eight additional colleges or universities to participate in the Air Traffic Collegiate Training Initiative (CTI) program. Approved colleges and universities in the program prepare and train students interested in a career as an air traffic controller.
Oct 10, 2008 - 6:17:48 AM
Announcements
VA Establishes Waiting List for Washington Crossing National Cemetery
WASHINGTON
– The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is accepting applications for interment of deceased military veterans and deceased eligible family members at the
Washington
Crossing
National
Cemetery being developed in
Bucks County,
Pa.
Oct 10, 2008 - 6:09:59 AM
Environmental News | Science News
Ozone Pollution: Wildfires can boost ozone pollution
Wildfires can boost ozone pollution to levels that violate U.S. health standards, a new study concludes.
Oct 9, 2008 - 6:37:36 PM
Identity Theft
Identity Theft: East Texas woman arrested on identity fraud charges
A 41-year-old Mount Pleasant, Texas, woman was arrested Thursday on charges of identification document fraud. Allegedly, the woman conspired to provide identification documents to applicants for employment who did not have proper identification documents.
Oct 9, 2008 - 6:28:33 PM
Health News | Health Resources
Child Pleasing Lunchbox Recipes
How long is school usually in session before you start running short of good ideas to pack for lunch? For most of us, it doesn’t take long. Faced with the laundry list of limitations a school lunchbox presents it’s no wonder, either!
Oct 9, 2008 - 6:21:36 PM
Announcements
AHRQ Releases New Adoption Guide: Will It Work Here? A Decisionmaker’s Guide to Adopting Innovations
The Guide helps users determine if an innovation would be a good fit—or an appropriate stretch—for their health care organization by asking a series of questions. It links users to actionable Web-based tools and presents case studies that illustrate how other organizations have addressed these questions.
Oct 9, 2008 - 12:39:47 PM
IRS Tax Tips
IRS: October 15 Deadline Approaches for Retirees and Disabled Veterans
Only days remain until the Oct. 15 deadline for retirees and disabled veterans to file an income tax return that will allow them to receive an economic stimulus payment this year.
Oct 9, 2008 - 12:33:39 PM
Credit and Money Management
MONEY TIPS FOR ALL AGES
You may be thinking hard about taking care of your cash right now. It’s a perfect time to start practicing financial habits that will serve you well for the rest of your life, regardless of your financial situation or the state of the economy. And because some of the strategies you’d use to reach your goals when you’re 25 are different from the ones you’d use at 65,
Oct 8, 2008 - 5:16:05 PM
Announcements
Small Business Insurance Policies: EX-IM Bank Reduces Premiums on Small Business Insurance Policies
U.S. small businesses now receive a 15 percent premium rate reduction on two types of Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) export credit insurance: short-term small business multibuyer policies (designated as ENB), and short-term small business environmental multibuyer policies (designated as ENV).
Oct 8, 2008 - 12:54:09 PM
Community Alerts
Consumers Urged to Apply for Converter Box Coupons By Year-End
The Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), announced today that “over-the-air” television viewers who want to participate in the TV Converter Box Coupon Program should apply for coupons before the end of the year to minimize the chances of losing TV reception when full-power broadcasters switch to digital. Full-power TV broadcasters switch from analog to 100 percent digital broadcasts on February 17, 2009.
Oct 8, 2008 - 12:44:10 PM
Community Alerts
Melamine and Melamine Related Compunds Alert: FDA Issues Interim Safety and Risk Assessment
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today issued the results of its interim safety and risk assessment of melamine and melamine-related compounds in food, including infant formula.
Oct 3, 2008 - 9:50:22 AM
Event Announcements
U.S. and Georgia Business Summit to be held in Tbilisi, Georgia on October 26-28
U
.S. Commerce Deputy Secretary John Sullivan will host the
U.S.-Georgia Business Summit in Tbilisi, Georgia, Oct. 27, 2008, on the occasion of a Commerce Department-certified trade mission to Georgia the week of Oct. 26-28, 2008.
Oct 3, 2008 - 9:39:36 AM
Housing and Mortgage News
Foreclosure Prevention: HUD Announces $50 Million In Housing Counseling Grants To Nearly 400 National, State And Local Agencies
HUD funding critical to foreclosure prevention -Hundreds of thousands of American families will have a greater opportunity to find housing or keep the homes they have because of $50 million in housing counseling and counseling training grants announced today by U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Steve Preston.
Oct 3, 2008 - 9:34:58 AM
Job Search
U.S. Customs is Hiring: Recruitment Fair October 4
U.S. Customs and Border Protection recruiters will look to California with four simultaneous Border Patrol agent recruiting events. On Saturday, October 4, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Oct 2, 2008 - 4:15:41 PM
Community Alerts
Melamine Alert: Mr. Brown 3-In-1 & and 2-In-1
October 1, 2008 – Sunny Maid Corp. of Monterey Park, California is voluntarily recalling Mr. Brown 3-in-1 and 2-in-1 POWDERED PACKETS IN BAG COFFEE MIXES, because they are potentially contaminated with melamine.
Oct 2, 2008 - 4:10:20 PM
CDC Health Advisory Notices & Announcements
CDC: HIV Update in America
In August 2008, CDC published the first national HIV incidence (new infections) estimates using new technology and methodology that more directly measure the number of new HIV infections in the United Sates.
Oct 2, 2008 - 4:02:36 PM
Announcements
Easy school night meals
The time crunch that sets in when the autumn school bells ring sends even the most organized families through the drive–thru so many nights it’s a danger to both your health and your pocket book! Here are three tips to avoid that scene.
Oct 2, 2008 - 1:12:20 PM
IRS Tax Tips
IRS Sends Compliance Questionnaires to 400 Colleges and Universities
Approximately four hundred U.S. colleges and universities will begin receiving compliance questionnaires from the Internal Revenue Service in the next few days as part of the agency’s focused effort to study key areas in the tax-exempt community
Oct 1, 2008 - 1:26:58 PM
DOL | Federal OSHA | Cal-OSHA Related Information
OSHA unveils new powered industrial trucks eTool
Employers who use forklifts in their workplaces have a new resource to help keep their employees safe on the job.
Sep 30, 2008 - 3:42:52 PM
Insurance Related Press Releases
Tips on Finding a Lost or Unclaimed Life Insurance Policy
As life insurance awareness month closes, you may have already taken steps to meet your life insurance needs, but what if a policy gets misplaced? Survivors who believe a recently deceased family member or friend may have purchased a life insurance policy without telling anyone, or without having secured the proper documentation, ought to investigate whether such a policy exists, according to the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.).
Sep 30, 2008 - 3:40:41 PM
Credit and Money Management
Citigroup Agrees To Purchase Wachovia
Today the FDIC assisted the acquisition of Wachovia, a large national bank, by Citigroup, the nation’s largest banking company.
Sep 29, 2008 - 3:01:12 PM
FEMA Announcements
SBA Loans Help Homeowners And Renters, Not Just Businesses
Don't let the word "business" in the name U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) fool you. If you are a homeowner or renter, the SBA is your primary source of federal funds for long-term recovery.
Sep 29, 2008 - 2:53:41 PM
Announcements
Motorcycle Helmets: New Safety Rules For Motorcycle Helmets
Novelty helmets do little to protect riders during an accident,” Secretary Peters said. “This proposal will make it easier for riders to know in advance whether the helmet they buy will keep them safe
Sep 29, 2008 - 2:22:59 PM
