Federal Government Jobs News
- USDA Official Visits Texas School to Highlight Childhood Nutrition Benefits Provided Through the Recovery Act Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 10:20AMAUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 7, 2010 – Today, USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services Janey Thornton visited a Texas elementary school to highlight Obama Administration efforts to improve school meals and viewed newly installed kitchen equipment.
- Government of Canada Helps Those Who are Homeless or at Risk of Homelessness in Nova Scotia Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 10:15AMTRURO, NOVA SCOTIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 2, 2010) - Thanks to support from the Government of Canada, the Canadian Mental Health Association can prepare for the construction of a new housing project for people in need. Mr. Scott Armstrong, Member of Parliament for Cumberland-Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley, made the announcement today on behalf of the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human ...
- The Public Eye: No Depression in Heaven Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 10:14AMRecent news about the contraction of the economy confirmed what many of us have suspected: the recession has morphed into a depression. Given that so many Americans are dejected and angry, how do Liberals turn this moment into an opportunity?
- The Public Eye: Republican Faith-Based Politics: The Dumbing of America Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 10:13AMRepublican panic about the size of the Federal deficit is wildly inconsistent with their plea to continue Bush-era tax cuts for the rich. Nonetheless they keep harping on both themes.
- Can the president boost jobs and the economy between now and Election Day? Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 2:29PMChris Farrell is economics editor for the nationally syndicated public radio program Marketplace Money. He is the author of The New Frugality: How to Consume Less, Save More, and Live Better (Bloomsbury Press)
- Port of Thunder Bay as a true Gateway to Western Canada Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 1:40PMTHUNDER BAY, ON --- September 3, 2010 ---- As the largest grain port in the world, and still having the largest grain storage in North America today, the Port of Thunder Bay has a magnificent history that has served its citizens and the region well.
- Farms being prosecuted for importing Thai workers Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 1:15PMTwo prominent, popular brothers who operate the second-largest vegetable farm in Hawaii will be sentenced in federal court this week on human trafficking charges - they pleaded guilty - but two former state governors, community groups, fellow farmers and other supporters are trying to keep them out of prison.
- Farms being prosecuted for importing Thai workers Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 1:05PMTwo prominent, popular brothers who operate the second-largest vegetable farm in Hawaii will be sentenced in federal court this week on human trafficking charges - they pleaded guilty - but two former state governors,...
- Video: Trivedi talks jobs in Lower Merion Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 1:04PMBefore Tim Noble opened his new business, Town Hall Coffee Co., the storefront on Montgomery Avenue in Merion Station had sat vacant for five years.
- Farms being prosecuted for importing Thai workers Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 1:00PMHawaii farm owners to be sentenced for treatment of field workers brought to US from Thailand
- For the young set to learn about saving, debt and money management, it all starts at home Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 12:56PMSome families watch TV after dinner. Others review white papers on economics. Money management - Home - Personal finance - Financial Services - Business
- State attorney general candidate visits Washington Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:10PMGrowing jobs in Iowa and the federal takeover of health care are two of the issues that convinced Brenna Findley, R, an attorney from Dexter in Dallas County, to seek the state attorney general seat.
- MARKET SNAPSHOT: Stocks Up In Afternoon Trade On Confidence Report Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:09PMMARKET SNAPSHOT: Stocks Up In Afternoon Trade On Confidence Report
- US Bank spends $407,260 on lobbying in 2nd quarter Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:08PMU.S. Bank spent $407,260 on lobbying the federal government in the second quarter, according to a disclosure report.
- Goldman Sachs spends $1.58M on lobbying in 2nd qtr Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:07PMGoldman Sachs Group Inc. spend $1.58 million in the second quarter to lobby the federal government on issues related to the financial regulatory overhaul that President Obama signed in July.
- As recession drags on, middle-class families forced to turn to Jewish food banks Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:49PMRobert M., 58, worked for a news organization in the San Francisco Bay area until September 2008, when he lost his job in layoffs that eliminated 15 percent of the company’s workforce nationwide.
- IRS highlights jobs for new graduates Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:42PMThe U.S. Internal Revenue Service has announced the availability of a new job search tool on YouTube that is dedicated to helping job seekers learn about employment opportunities at the IRS. read more
- related stories Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 10:23PMFive decades ago, people believed Rocky Mount’s economy was doomed when the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad was closing down its Emerson Shops — a loss of more than 2,000 jobs.
- $40 Million headed our way Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 10:12PMNationally recognized for its fuel-reduction projects, Teller County, through the Woodland Park Healthy Forest Initiative, won a $40 million grant from the federal government to continue mitigation projects.
- Illinois schools to get $415 million Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 10:00PMIllinois public schools are close to receiving a $415 million slice of the $26 billion Education Jobs Fund bill meant to put teachers back to work.
- Options wane to invigorate the economy Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 9:57PMJobs, stocks, housing stumble; fears of another recession grow
- Sanger’s unemployment rate climbs Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 12:43PMSanger’s July unemployment rate of 25.4 percent was up by .4 percent from the June report.
- Jobless rates in Newnan and Coweta decrease in July Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 12:32PMBoth Newnan and Coweta County saw significant decreases in the unemployment rate during July. Coweta’s jobless rate is inching downward toward 9 percent while Newnan’s rate fell below 11 percent. Coweta saw its unemployment rate drop from 9.7 percent in June to 9.3 percent in July, according to the Georgia Dept. of Labor (DOL). The decrease in the past two months compares to an unemployment rate ...
- Amber Alert launches P.E.I. Facebook page Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 12:26PMP.E.I. is the second place in Canada that can send out an Amber Alert over Facebook.
- Bauer power? Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 12:26PMThe dust-up involving right-wing radio mouth Dave Stieren on one side and the Joe-Miller-for-senate-backing Bauer family of East Anchorage on the other illustrates two important lessons about politics: 1) The vast gray area between “I quit” and “You’re fired” is as likely as any place for a political dust-up to end, and 2) Political bullies sometimes threaten to exercise power they don’t have.
- Just slightly north to the future Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 12:23PMIn 1902 a pair of French brothers, Georges and Gaston Méliés, released their movie Le Voyage dans la Lune (that’s “a trip to the moon” for English-only readers) and treated moviegoers around the world to a combination of live-action, animation and special effects the likes of which no one had seen before. Their 14-minute tale of a pioneering voyage to near space also spawned one of film’s more ...
- VELMA HARPER R - CHALAN PAGO Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 11:12AMEducation: Extension veterinarian -- University of Guam, 1982-1983; Animal Medical Hospital, Pasadena Calif.;
- DOUGLAS MOYLAN R - DEDEDO Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 11:11AMQUESTION: What is the first bill you will introduce, and what specific problem will it address?
- Under 26 and uninsured? Monday, August 9, 2010 @ 7:25PMStarting next month, one of the first big initiatives of the new federal health care law takes effect: Families can start insuring their young adult children under their employer plans.
- Stocks rise on a bit of hope before Fed meets Monday, August 9, 2010 @ 7:24PMNEW YORK - Investors are getting optimistic that the Federal Reserve will restart some of its economic stimulus programs. Stocks closed moderately higher Monday, a sign that many traders expect the Fed to take steps to put some energy back into the recovery.
