PRWeb: Government http://www.prweb.com Latest news releases for Government from PRWeb en PRWeb Distribution Newswire http://www.prweb.com/images_v4/prw_logo.jpg http://www.prweb.com 163 51 xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com New Cashapilla Slot Worms Its Way Into Oggs' Top 10 Online Slots Chart http://www.prweb.com/releases/cashapilla/casino/prweb989124.htm Microgaming launches new 100 win pay line Cashapilla Slot and makes the Top 10 Online Slots chart at leading online casino reviews website Oggs.com. This well known Australian pokie slots variant has debuted online for the first time and offers the largest number of pay lines of all online slots. (PRWeb Jul 23, 2008)

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]]> Flexible Work Schedules Top Employee Productivity Wish List http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1134914.htm This release shares the results of a recent online poll asking workers to cite the number one benefit program that would make them more productive at work. (PRWeb Jul 23, 2008)

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]]> TalentQuest and Duane Reade Team for July 24 Webcast: “Using Talent Management to Transform Organizational Culture” http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1134964.htm Webinar for HR professionals and business leaders examine how talent initiatives can make or break a company’s culture (PRWeb Jul 23, 2008)

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]]> Lemon Law Expert Sergei Lemberg Urges FTC to Strengthen Used Car Rule http://www.prweb.com/releases/lemon/law/prweb1135414.htm In response to the Federal Trade Commission's invitation to comment upon the effectiveness of the Used Car Rule, Lemon Law attorney Sergei Lemberg has outlined a seven-point plan to strengthen the regulation. (PRWeb Jul 23, 2008)

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]]> Valley Water Board Directs Staff to Develop a Mandatory Conservation Program http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1136334.htm The Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water) board of directors today asked the staff to work with water retailers and immediately develop a mandatory conservation program that can be implemented at a short notice if needed. (PRWeb Jul 23, 2008)

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]]> Cast a Video Vote on pollClash.com Today! http://www.prweb.com/releases/pollclash/video/prweb1137864.htm Who is Right on Iraq and Afghanistan – McCain or Obama? Vote Now on pollClash.com and Make Your Voice Heard New Website Lets Voters Compare and Vote on 2008 Campaign Videos and Soundbites pollClash.com Adds a Dimension to Video Content Sites: Users Can Not Only Watch Videos But Compare Them Side by Side and Cast Votes on Statements, Soundbites and Controversies (PRWeb Jul 23, 2008)

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]]> Home Buyers Increasingly Thinking and Buying Green http://www.prweb.com/releases/USGBC/Survey/prweb1140034.htm Improved air quality and energy savings cited as key housing factors for all families, new study finds. Green homes are seen as a bright spot for all income levels. (PRWeb Jul 23, 2008)

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]]> Small Business CHOICE Act Would Bring Healthcare Coverage to Millions of Americans http://www.prweb.com/releases/Small_Business_CHOICE/Health_Insurance/prweb1140444.htm Legislation Melds Key Elements of Obama and McCain Proposals (PRWeb Jul 23, 2008)

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]]> Clovis Exceeds Annual Revenue Plan Halfway Through 2008 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1130224.htm In a time when the economy is troubled and most firms in the staffing space are challenged, Clovis is enjoying rapid growth. This is due to its consultative approach to recruiting and staffing. (PRWeb Jul 23, 2008)

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]]> Egypt: Regime Bans Critical Book on Country by British Author http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1130494.htm Palgrave Macmillan was informed this week that local booksellers in Egypt are now banned from stocking copies of Inside Egypt. (PRWeb Jul 23, 2008)

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]]> Employee Assessment Leader Profiles International Strengthens Research and Development http://www.prweb.com/releases/profilesinternational/researchdevelopment/prweb1132404.htm Innovator and leading global provider of comprehensive employment assessments and talent management solutions, Profiles International, today announced the addition of two research experts to the research and development division of the company. (PRWeb Jul 22, 2008)

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]]> Neighborhood America CEO Will Address New Communication Technologies to Engage Citizens & Formulate Policy http://www.prweb.com/releases/engaging/citizens/prweb1128554.htm Attendees of The Public Manager and ASPA 2008 Conference will learn from Neighborhood America CEO Kim Patrick Kobza about the communication challenge facing today's public manager and how new solutions can enable government agencies to engage citizens. (PRWeb Jul 22, 2008)

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]]> Thirty Years After Proposition 13, Property Tax Assessment Limits Remain Deeply Flawed, Lincoln Institute Report Finds http://www.prweb.com/releases/property_tax/assessment_limits/prweb1130504.htm Analysis of California's landmark measure and other assessment caps reveals drag on household mobility, uneven relief for homeowners -- even those with identical properties (PRWeb Jul 22, 2008)

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]]> Reps. Velázquez (D-NY) and Pitts (R-PA) to Introduce Legislation Helping Millions of Americans Gain Heath Care Coverage http://www.prweb.com/releases/small_business/healthcare/prweb1133874.htm Bipartisan Bill Melds Elements From Plans of Both Presidential Candidates (PRWeb Jul 22, 2008)

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]]> GovDelivery Hires Federal Consulting Vice President http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1134344.htm Bobbie Browning Brings More than 25 Years of Federal Government Experience (PRWeb Jul 22, 2008)

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]]> Open Source cyn.in v2 Provides Easy, Affordable and Secure Collaboration and Document Management Capabilities for Teams, Small Businesses and Enterprises http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1113874.htm cyn.in, the industry leading Enterprise Collaboration, knowledge management and document management software, is now available as an 'out of the box' software appliance that can be set-up behind your firewall. (PRWeb Jul 22, 2008)

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]]> One Artists' Dream Creates a Project to Fight Malaria http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1119384.htm One artists' dream creates a project to fight Malaria. Stephanie Milanowski, artist and mother of two is determined to protect human life in Africa with a simple idea no one has ever thought of--printing insecticide treated bed nets with messages and images that communicate hope, support, awareness and advertisements to cover production costs, distribution costs and increase funding. (PRWeb Jul 22, 2008)

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]]> Law Fraternity to Assist Disabled Veterans in Phoenix http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1127014.htm With the number of disabled veterans having risen by 25 percent since 2001, Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, International organizes an event to brighten the day of approximately 450 United States Armed Services Veterans residing in two facilities in Phoenix, Arizona. (PRWeb Jul 21, 2008)

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]]> US Split on McCain or Obama as Best Future First Lady While Jackie O Voted Best Former One http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1122714.htm New survey by global market research firm Synovate shows that the US is divided on who will make the best first lady, Cindy McCain or Michelle Obama (PRWeb Jul 21, 2008)

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]]> Charting Pro is Now Ad Manager http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1121874.htm Scala unveils new name for its media management software solution. (PRWeb Jul 21, 2008)

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]]> Virtual World Marketing Expert to Present on Government Usage of Virtual Worlds at National Conference of State Legislatures http://www.prweb.com/releases/virtual-world-marketing/online-government/prweb1123344.htm Leigh Rowan, VP of Interactive Marketing for virtual worlds marketing firm TheSLAgency, will present at 8:00AM on Friday July 25 on a panel entitled "A New Life for Online Government." Rowan's presentation at the NCSL will focus on innovative ways governments can use virtual worlds to provide services for and to collaborate with citizens on health, education, public safety and civic life. (PRWeb Jul 21, 2008)

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]]> Grant Writing Boot Camp in Little Rock, Arkansas - August 7 & 8, 2008 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1126634.htm Spend two Adrenaline-filled days learning how to search for and write winning grant applications with Dr. Bev Browning, Author of Grant Writing For Dummies, Faith-Based Grants, Grant Writing For Educators, Winning Strategies, and Perfect Phrases for Writing Grant Proposals. (PRWeb Jul 21, 2008)

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]]> New Magazine Launched to Help Human Resources and Employment Managers Select Top Talent and Avoid Making Bad Hires – The Employment Screening Journal http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1127284.htm The Employment Screening Journal is the first magazine specifically focused on providing human resource professionals in depth information on employment screening practices. (PRWeb Jul 21, 2008)

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]]> BlogCatalog Launches New Political Blogging Channel : The Internet's Fastest Growing Blogger Social Network Resonates the Conversation of Mainstream Political Bloggers http://www.prweb.com/releases/political/blogcatalog/prweb1128364.htm BlogCatalog, the Internet’s fastest-growing social network for bloggers, today announced the launch of its new Political Channel. In the most participatory presidential election in history, BlogCatalog’s Political Channel aggregates the debate, builds like minded communities and engages millions of members in the political process. (PRWeb Jul 21, 2008)

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]]> MQ-9 Reaper Enhances Air Force Capabilities in Iraq http://www.prweb.com/releases/MQ-9_Reaper/Air_Force/prweb1129354.htm First Reaper flown in Iraq (PRWeb Jul 21, 2008)

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]]> State Net Capitol Journal Says California has gone from Leader to Laggard http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1123974.htm For years, California was on the cutting edge of societal and political change. But as columnist Lou Cannon reports in the July 21 State Net Capitol Journal, a myriad of serious problems -- many of them self-induced -- have transformed the Golden State from a leader into a laggard. (PRWeb Jul 20, 2008)

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]]> Security is at Stake, Protect Sensitive Information Now Homeland Security Association to Offer Timely Certification http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1115374.htm Information theft, corporate espionage, and trade secret compromises are at all-time highs. Is the average citizen armed with the training to protect sensitive personal and business documents? Damage from security breaches hit an all-time high for 2007, but 2008 may already be on pace to make this year the most dangerous in history for information security. During the first three months of 2008, security breaches ranged from the high-profile compromise of the passport records of three presidential candidates to a disturbing theft of credit information that was in transit from grocery stores to financial institutions. (PRWeb Jul 18, 2008)

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]]> New FAA Fuel-inerting Rule Political, Ignores Evidence of a Missile Downing Flight 800 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1119914.htm Government scientists neglected evidence showing the fuel-air inerting would not have prevented the crash of TWA Flight 800 in the summer of 1996. A new report displays this evidence, which shows that a detonation caused the crash of TWA Flight 800.Analysts say retrofitting commercial jetliners with fuel vapor inerting systems will cost airlines over 1 billion dollars. (PRWeb Jul 18, 2008)

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]]> Trailer Superstore Today Announced the Launch of Their New Website That Will Transform the Way Consumers Shop for the Ordinary Enclosed Cargo Trailer Online http://www.prweb.com/releases/Custom/Trailers/prweb1115574.htm All Pro will become the first Trailer Company to bring Trailer Accessories to life in an interactive online environment with their new 'Customize Your Trailer' Website. (PRWeb Jul 18, 2008)

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]]> 15-inch Touch Panel PC with Core 2 Duo System http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1091334.htm PC 8153 equipped with NEMA 4/12 rated 15 inch 1024x768 LCD touch screen, plastic front bezel and Intel Core 2 Duo processor; it incorporates up to 2.6GHz, 3GB DDR2 RAM, 80GB hard disk and CD-ROM/CD-RW, on board dual Gigabit-LAN Ethernet and 2 x PCI 32-bit expansion slots. Device suits machine-level industrial operation in tough environments at temperatures from 5-50°C. (PRWeb Jul 18, 2008)

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]]> Infohrm Announces Keynote Sessions and Agenda for 2008 Workforce Analytics and Planning Conference http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1119464.htm Event Will Focus on Quantifying the Business Impact of Talent Management and Feature Presentations From Over 20 Industry Leaders (PRWeb Jul 18, 2008)

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]]> Consultant Challenges Obama Activists to Use Web 2.0 Tools to Play Major Role in Government http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1110504.htm Grassroots political activists can now become active players in governmental processes, suggesting new legislation and evaluating existing programs because of web 2.0 tools including automated data feeds such as RSS or KML plus tools to turn that data into easily-understood graphic displays. Gov. 2.0 consultant W. David Stephenson of Stephenson Strategies challenged Netroots Nation attendees to test the approaches by becoming actively involved in the Obama campaign's "Listening to America" meetings and contributing data for discussion in the meetings. (PRWeb Jul 18, 2008)

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]]> New 368-Page Catalog From QTC Features Over 9,175 Power Transmission Components http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1113944.htm The process of selecting timing belt pulleys, belts, belt and roller chain tensioners and other power transmission components for new prototypes or for production applications just became easier with the publication by Quality Transmission Components of a FREE 368-page catalog, identified as Q460. (PRWeb Jul 18, 2008)

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]]> A Savvy GPS Device Faces Off Against Police Radar http://www.prweb.com/releases/gps/tracking/prweb1116554.htm Eighteen-year-old Shaun Malone has a few people to thank for being able to plead "Not Guilty" to a speeding offence - his parents, who installed a GPS device in his car, and Rocky Mountain Tracking, the service provider of that device. (PRWeb Jul 17, 2008)

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]]> USPTO and New York Law School Announce Extension and Expansion of Peer-to-Patent Pilot http://www.prweb.com/releases/peer/patent/prweb1115484.htm New York Law School, in cooperation with the United States Trademark and Patent Office (USPTO), today announced the extension of the Peer-to-Patent project, the year-long pilot done by the Law School and the USPTO to streamline the patent examination process by opening it to scientific and technical experts. The project will be extended until June 15, 2009 and expanded to include applications in the automated business data processing technologies, or business methods, in Class 705, as announced by the USPTO in the Patent Official Gazette. New York Law School Announces New Center for Patent Innovations to Be Led by Former Red Hat Executive Mark Webbink. (PRWeb Jul 17, 2008)

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]]> Tagos Green Services Releases TagosGreen™ Business Community Website (Beta) http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1118004.htm TagosGreen™ launches collaborative website (Beta) focused on sustainability and environmental issues for commercial and industrial users. The TagosGreen™ Business Community brings together sustainability experts and industry professionals to actively discuss sustainability concepts, strategies, and operational methods that result in real environmental improvements. (PRWeb Jul 17, 2008)

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]]> Internet Expert Scott Cleland Recommends Comprehensive Approach to Privacy Law to Protect Consumers http://www.prweb.com/releases/Scott-Cleland-Privacy/72008/prweb1119024.htm Cleland cites Google as single biggest threat to Americans' privacy today due to the lack of regulation and the large amount of personal, private information collected by the internet application. (PRWeb Jul 17, 2008)

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]]> Objectivity, Inc. Posts Double-Digit Growth for FY08 http://www.prweb.com/releases/Data_Management/Object_Databases/prweb1111944.htm Continued adoption of innovative technology leads to surge in both new bookings and revenue (PRWeb Jul 17, 2008)

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]]> New Initiative for Organisational Change and Community Development in Australia http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1112474.htm Josephine Rydberg, the Managing Director of IKEA described it as 'inspirational'. A Sydney based CEO called it 'fantastic'. City of Sydney staff called it 'extraordinary'. A UN Coordinator labelled it 'exceptional'. The Chair of a Sydney based Business Partnership characterised it as 'brilliant'. A Northern Ireland Permanent Secretary referred to it as 'powerful'. The approach they were talking about has now been launched in Australia like never before. (PRWeb Jul 17, 2008)

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]]> Fraud Rampant in Billion Dollar Contracting Program http://www.prweb.com/releases/SmallBiz/HUBZone/prweb1120264.htm The Government Accountability Office (GAO) today released an extensive review of the Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) program. (PRWeb Jul 17, 2008)

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