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  • Qld Health to block sacked bureaucrats Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:24PMQueensland Health is seeking legal advice over whether it can stop two top former bureaucrats fired over its payroll saga from working as private contractors for the department.
  • State Senate candidate `tax-and-spend’ Republican Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:54PMApparently, Kane County Board Chairman Karen McConnaughay has watched one too many Lady Gaga videos.Don’t panic. She’s hasn’t gone as far as wearing a meat dress or “hatching” herself from a large plastic egg. But in an attempt to appeal to 33rd Senate District voters, our new State Senate candidate is doing everything she can to reinvent herself. For reference, the painfully gerrymandered 33rd ...
  • UnitedHealth Group Reports Second Quarter Results Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:11AMUnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) today reported second quarter results, highlighted by continuing strong revenue growth from both its UnitedHealthcare and Optum businesses.
  • Anchor Planning Group Changes the Conversation about Executive Search and Human Capital Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:43AMSuccessful first year in business underscores need for innovative, in-depth process changes. (PRWeb July 19, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/7/prweb8652298.htm
  • Consultants wanted for 7 sell-off projects Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:58AMAfter the sale of another stake in OTE telecom, the government is planning to move ahead with more privatizations in hopes of collecting 1.7 billion euros by September.
  • Jeff Ward: Lady Gaga’s got nothing on Kane board chairman Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 10:50PMApparently, Kane County Board Chairman Karen McConnaughay has watched one too many Lady Gaga videos.Don’t panic. She’s hasn’t gone as far as wearing a meat dress or “hatching” herself from a large plastic egg. But in an attempt to appeal to 33rd Senate District voters, our new state Senate candidate is doing everything she can to reinvent herself. And she’s nearly as entertaining as Ms. Gaga in ...
  • Bolton launches security group Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:57PMIt is aimed at boosting the level of dialogue about national security, with an eye toward 2012.
  • In the line of fire Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 7:31PMAndy Cloke is the self-styled ‘bad cop’ of the fire service. The south Yorkshire station manager, who leads on technical fire safety in his region, has earned his reputation in meetings with social landlords across the UK over the past 18 months.
  • Five indicted in Iraqi contract kickback scheme using bank accounts based in N.J. Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:46PMJerry McCrea/The Star-LedgerU.S. Attorney Paul Fishman (right) appears at a press conference in this May file photo. NEWARK — Three former U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees and two foreign contractors participated in a kickback scheme surrounding the award of...
  • Galleon, Barclays, Primary Global, SAP-Oracle in Court News Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:58AMDanielle Chiesi, convicted of insider trading as part of the Galleon Group LLC case, agreed to pay $540,000 to settle related allegations by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
  • Expert Networks, Insider Trading, Armor, News Corp: Compliance Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 1:13AMU.S. investigators received permission in 2009 to wiretap 104 callers to two conference lines used by Primary Global Research LLC, a so-called expert networking firm, according to a court filing.
  • Eastday-Owners, tenants must register Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 8:27PMPROPERTY owners and tenants must register their contracts with the city starting in October under threat of punishment for the first time, senior government officials said yesterday.
  • Ex-Rep. Terry Spicer struck plea deal with bingo prosecutors, defense attorneys suggest Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 1:57PMMONTGOMERY, Ala. — Prosecutors have worked out a plea deal with former state Rep. Terry Spicer, D-Elba, for under-the-table payments he received from a lobbyist, defense attorneys in a corruption trial suggested today.
  • Former Mellow political consultant testifies before grand jury Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 1:53AMA federal grand jury investigating former state Sen. Robert Mellow on public corruption charges heard testimony last week from a Wilkes-Barre political consultant with long ties to Mr. Mellow.Ed Mitchell appeared before the panel July 5 at the federal c
  • Stop delays on 4-laning Hwy 69 Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 8:46AMThe Highway 69 Action Plan released in 2005 states that construction south of Sudbury should be as far as the French River, and construction north of Nobel should be 20 kilometres north of its present terminus at the Highway 559 interchange.[...]
  • Plainville fire department seeks to buy new truck while merger talks continue Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 6:11AMThe Lysander study is at least the fourth in Onondaga County to look at merging fire departments. But despite the growing public discussion, not much is happening.
  • Malloy administration looks to efficiency, employee ideas to save millions Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 10:04PMTwo years ago, the gym floor at H.C. Wilcox Technical High School in Meriden was replaced after the wood buckled. The cause, according to Principal Richard Cavallaro , was a thermostat regulated by an off-site company.
  • P186-M plunder raps filed vs. ex-PAGCOR chair Genuino, 40 others for questionable BIDA deals Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 5:49PMMANILA, July 12 (PNA) -- The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) filed on Monday before the Department of Justice (DOJ) plunder and graft charges against former PAGCOR chairman Efraim Genuino and 40 others for alleged misappropriation of P186 million in relation to questionable transactions that benefited BIDA Foundation Inc. and other entities between 2003 and 2010.
  • P186-M plunder raps filed vs ex-PAGCOR chief Genuino, daughter, 39 others Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 2:52AMPAGCOR Chairman Cristino Naguiat, Jr., on Monday filed charges of plunder and graft against his predecessor, former PAGCOR chief Efraim Genuino, accusing him of irregularities in the grant of P186-million worth of projects to a favored foundation.
  • Anglo Asian Mining - Q2 Operations Update - Gedabek Gold/Copper Mine Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 2:04AMAnglo Asian Mining - Q2 Operations Update - Gedabek Gold/Copper Mine
  • State receiver seeks concessions from retired Central Falls employees Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 8:04AMPROVIDENCE — With a legal fight still raging over the state’s attempts to rein in the cost of its own retiree benefits, the state-appointed receiver for Central Falls is seeking “significant voluntary concessions” from retirees in the battered city he is trying to pull back from the brink of bankruptcy.
  • Flanders says without concessions, Central Falls might have declare bankruptcy Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 8:01AMCENTRAL FALLS
  • Flanders says without concessions, Central Falls might have to declare bankruptcy / Video Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 8:01AMWithout union concessions, bankruptcy looms
  • Water-tender dispute dries up delivery Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 12:22AMTwo companies believe they won the same contract to provide water in the Northern Cape, leaving thirsty communities dry.
  • Ex-players in eHealth scandal not part of major Ontario contract, company says Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 12:08AMExecutives who held positions in consulting firm at centre of 2009 controversy not involved in bidding or working on electronic drug-information system
  • Opposition says bids by former eHealth players don’t pass ‘sniff test’ Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 9:18PMThe Ontario Liberals are again on the defensive over eHealth, after it was revealed two executives once linked to the scandal-plagued agency were part of a company bidding for a lucrative new contract.
  • Opposition says bids by former eHealth players don’t pass ‘the sniff test’ Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 6:58PM— The Ontario Liberals are again on the defensive over eHealth, after it was revealed two executives once linked to the scandal-plagued agency were in the running for a lucrative new contract.
  • Namibia: Leonardville Books in Shambles Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 11:28AMAuditors have found a discrepancy of N$1975327 in the books of Leonardville Village for the year ended June 30, 2009.
  • RGGI, title loan bills are vetoed Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 7:30AMCONCORD – Gov. John Lynch vetoed separate bills Wednesday, one that would get the state out of an anti-greenhouse gas program and another that let title companies raise interest rates on short-term loans. Lynch said the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative supported energy efficiency projects as well as stimulating economic growth. “I am vetoing this legislation because it will cost our citizens ...
  • Nigeria: FG Revokes N2.7 Billion Skill Acquisition Contract Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 7:29AMTHE federal government yesterday revoked the 2.7 billion naira Skill acquisition center at Igueleba in Orhionmwon local government area of Edo state, describing the contractors and the consultants handling the project as incompetent.
  • Concerns over $1.2m Foreign Affairs contracts Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 2:22AM21 human resources contracts worth $1.2 million were handed out without being tendered by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the past year.
  • Cronyism contributes to Minister’s budget blowout Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 1:12AMLetting untendered contracts to cronies has contributed to the Minister of Foreign Affairs blowing his own budget, Labour’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson Maryan Street says.
  • Project Officer (PO) Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 12:32AMHealthBridge is an international, non-profit, non-governmental organization that aims to identify, understand and bridge gaps in public health, including gaps between needs and technologies, evidence and policies, and policies and practice.
  • Move past eHealth scandal and make electronic records a priority: OMA Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 6:55PM— Ontario’s political parties should not let the spectre of the eHealth scandal stop them from making electronic health records an election priority, the Ontario Medical Association said Wednesday.
  • Move Over, Avis Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 11:02AMCity government workers like Shirley Dixon may still be typing into their HP computers if a mayoral candidate wins office, but they may have to start “renting” the machines.
  • Nigeria: Unending War of Words in Oyo Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 5:58AMEXCEPT the transition from one administration to the other is of the same party, it is on record that new administrations especially if it is formed by an opposition party, always point the accusing finger at their predecessors for not doing one thing or the other properly.
  • Nigeria: Oyo Govt Accuses Alao-Akala of Spending N24 Billion Recklessly Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 10:28AMImmediate past administration of Adebayo Alao-Akala in Oyo State was on Friday accused of spending a whooping N24 billion on road contracts in 2010 alone without regard for quality and maintenance.
  • Tullow Oil PLC - Trading Update Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 2:17AMTullow Oil PLC - Trading Update
  • Councillor complains over CBD plan contracts Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 1:13AMChristchurch City Councillor Tim Carter is going to the Auditor-General over the awarding of contracts for the central city plan.
  • HSE pays total of €8.2m to 25 retirees Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 9:06PMTWENTY-FIVE consultants who retired from the HSE last year received tax-free retirement lump sums in excess of €8.2 million.
  • City dug its own fiscal hole with wildly optimistic projections Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 7:30PMFrom red-light camera revenues to property taxes and fees, city officials saw nothing but blue skies — until the dark clouds of fiscal reality descended.
  • State education agencies lack fiscal oversight Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 6:46AMAs state officials investigate allegations that John Barranco funneled $11.5 million in special-education funds to his nonprofit for his personal use, taxpayers are left wondering how he was able to carry on his alleged scheme for so many years.
  • Vice mayor responds to appeal vs bickering in Soca Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 2:43PMread more
  • Construction of Pak Secretariat offices: Two suspended for irregularities Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 11:58PMISLAMABAD, July 1: Housing Minister Faisal Saleh Hayat on Friday suspended two senior officers of Pakistan Public Works Department (Pak-PWD) on the charges of irregularities allegedly committed in the construction of new office blocks in Pak-Secretariat.
  • The race for Lieutenant Governor gets ugly Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 11:28PMWhile on the campaign trail Friday, in Purvis, State Senator Billy Hewes commented on recent reports involving State treasurer Tate Reeves campaign funds.
  • Fiscal Advisory Council announcement deferred Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 8:29PMTHE DEPARTMENT of Finance has deferred the announcement of the five-person Fiscal Advisory Council until after the weekend because one of the members has yet to finalise approval from employers.
  • ICAC told costs forced fast deal Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 10:00AMECO Villages director Allen Linz told the former NSW government it had only a "very short window" in which to buy a historic property.
  • Government ditches freelance IT contractors for Capita Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 5:09AMA government department has bypassed its existing freelance IT contractors for Capita, cancelling contracts the state had with the workers’ SME providers to transfer them to the services giant.
  • CityTime Scandal: Bloomberg Wants SAIC, Tech Giant, To Pay City $600M For Failures Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 6:32PMNEW YORK — Mayor Michael Bloomberg demanded Wednesday that a multibillion-dollar technology giant and federal contractor repay the city more than $600 million spent on the scandal-plagued CityTime payroll technology project.
  • Council committee: Vice Mayor can approve contracts Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 12:06PMThe City Council committee on laws said it is the Vice Mayor, as the head of the city’s legislative body, who holds the authority to sign all appointments of employees, officials and even contracts of consultants of the Council.