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BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) issued the following statement in response to receiving a warning letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Preanalytical Systems business unit. Richard Byrd, worldwide president of BD...

In a column January 11 in the Detroit Free Press, former White House and Conyers spokesman Robert Weiner and policy analyst Ben Lasky argue that despite the allegations against him, Democrats already miss Cong. John Conyers' issues and tough...

The Potomac Institute for Policy Studies is pleased to present a new report, Make America Great Again in Space. The report recommends bold new policy to ensure US leadership in space in the realms of commercial enterprise, defense, and intelligence....

About 3 in 10 U.S. military veterans used some form of tobacco product during 2010?2015, according to new data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in today's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). Tobacco product use...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued a warning letter to Becton Dickinson (BD) & Company that cited several violations of federal law, including marketing significantly modified versions of certain BD Vacutainer blood collection tubes...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that it is requiring safety labeling changes to limit the use of prescription opioid cough and cold medicines containing codeine or hydrocodone in children younger than 18 years old because the...

Today, January 11, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights released Public Education Funding Inequity in an Era of Increasing Concentration of Poverty and Resegregation. Based on extensive research and expert testimony, including that collected at the...

A new Long Island University Hornstein Center for Policy, Polling and Analysis poll showed widespread disapproval of the Executive and Legislative branches. The poll showed that the majority of Americans disapprove of the President (60 percent), the...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today released new data in its Antibiotic Resistance (AR) Investment Map, which shows early progress by states to combat AR. This year's AR Investment Map features more than 170 state-reported...

U.S Small Business Administration Administrator Linda McMahon today announced the appointment of six SBA Regional Administrators. SBA has 10 regions covering the United States and U.S. territories. These offices, which are managed by politically...

As America prepares to celebrate the life of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the federal agency responsible for AmeriCorps, Senior Corps, and the nation's volunteer efforts calls on Americans to honor Dr. King's legacy through volunteer service. The...

The U.S. Small Business Administration has announced the availability of two new grant opportunities for established and aspiring Women's Business Center host organizations to provide outcome-oriented business services for women entrepreneurs....

NASA and its partners will host a news conference at noon EST (9 a.m. PST) Thursday, Jan. 18, at the National Atomic Testing Museum in Las Vegas, to discuss a recent experiment involving a new power source that could provide the safe, efficient and...

There are about 3,500 sleep-related deaths among U.S. babies each year, including sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), accidental suffocation, and deaths from unknown causes. In the 1990s, there were sharp declines in...

AJC is urging the Trump Administration to reconsider its decision to end the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program for Salvadorans. Nearly 200,000 Salvadorans, who came to the United States after two devastating earthquakes struck their country in...

Attorneys for the Second Amendment Foundation and its partners in a challenge of an Alameda County, California zoning ordinance that effectively bans gun stores have filed a writ of certiorari seeking review by the Supreme Court of the United States....

Media are invited to see a test version of NASA's Orion spacecraft and the hardware that will be used to recover the spacecraft upon its return from space, and talk with team members involved in the recovery operations at 9 a.m. PST Thursday, Jan....

After delivering more than 4,800 pounds of science and supplies to the International Space Station, a SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft will depart the orbiting laboratory on Saturday, Jan. 13. NASA will provide live coverage of Dragon's departure...

A self-selected committee of psychiatrists led by Bandy X. Lee, M.D., M.Div., is declaring a state of emergency that "could be the end of humankind" requiring the removal of President Donald Trump from office, states the Association of American...

The following statement was issued by Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) President Dan Stein in response to the announcement by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen that the administration is ending...

Itinerary for the Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, for Sunday, January 7, 2018: Revelstoke, British Columbia Personal   SOURCE Prime Minister's Office

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on Orthodox Christmas: "Today, we join Orthodox Christians in Canada and around the world to celebrate Christmas. "Christmas commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ and is a...

Itinerary for the Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, for Saturday, January 6, 2018: Revelstoke, British Columbia Personal   SOURCE Prime Minister's Office

After nearly 48 years of federal service, veteran NASA astronaut and Earth and planetary scientist Mario Runco Jr. has retired from NASA; his last day with the agency was Dec. 31. "Mario has had a tremendous career as an...

Several hundred students from 30 schools across Puerto Rico will speak with a NASA astronaut living, working and doing research aboard the International Space Station at 11:15 a.m. EST Friday, Jan. 12. The 20-minute, Earth-to-space call will air live...

In an effort to increase the visibility and awareness of the U.S. Small Business Administration, and hear directly from the nation's small businesses, Administrator Linda McMahon has embarked on a tour (Ignite) to visit all 68 SBA District Offices...

Media are invited to NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston at 2 p.m. EST Wednesday, Jan. 10, to hear about the results of recent cryogenic vacuum tests on the James Webb Space Telescope, and the next steps on the observatory path to space....

The Mega Millions® and Powerball® jackpots, now with respective annuity values of $445 million and $550 million, have never been this high at the same time. For only $4, players can play both games and chase separate jackpots totaling $995 million....

Today, the American Trucking Associations said it welcomed a proposal by the U.S. Department of Labor making it easier for small businesses and self-employed individuals to purchase high-quality, lower cost health insurance through expanded...

Itinerary for the Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, for Friday, January 5, 2018: Revelstoke, British Columbia Personal   SOURCE Prime Minister's Office

As we enter the new year and pass the 100-day mark from when Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico, we want to provide an update on the current recovery efforts, the state of existing drug shortages that resulted from the impact of the storm...

Primary school students in Indianapolis will speak live with astronauts living and working on the International Space Station at 12:15 p.m. EST Thursday, Jan. 11. The 20-minute, Earth-to-space call will air live on NASA Television and the agency's...

The FDA is committed to ensuring the U.S. food supply remains among the safest in the world. We've been working hard to implement the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), the biggest overhaul of our nation's food safety laws in more than 70...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today posted a warning letter issued to American CryoStem Corporation of Monmouth Junction, New Jersey, and its Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, John S. Arnone, for marketing an adipose derived stem cell product...

Feinstein Institute for Medical Research Professor Haichao Wang, PhD, received a $1.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) National Institute for General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) to continue his search to identify different...

Itinerary for the Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, for Thursday, January 4, 2018: Revelstoke, British Columbia Personal   SOURCE Prime Minister's Office

Technology Solutions Provider, Inc. (TSPi) announced the hiring of Brad Wintermute into a Vice President role at the company. Mr. Wintermute was previously the Deputy CIO at the US Food and Drug Administration. At FDA he led the delivery of...

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement to mark the 20th anniversary of the Great Ice Storm: "On this day, twenty years ago, freezing rain began to fall in Eastern Canada. For the next five days, the rain fell,...

The FDA today announced additional steps to encourage generic competition as part of our continued implementation of the Drug Competition Action Plan. This plan has three main components: reducing gaming by branded companies that can delay generic...

Itinerary for the Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, for Wednesday, January 3, 2018: Revelstoke, British Columbia Personal   SOURCE Prime Minister's Office

Leidos , a FORTUNE 500® science, information technology, and engineering company, was awarded a prime contract by the Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division (NSWCCD) to support the Southeast Alaska Measurement Facility (SEAFAC) signature...

On December 21, 2017, the CDC released the most recent data related to suicide for the year 2016. According to these data, suicide is still the tenth leading cause of death and the rate of suicide in 2016 increased by 1.8 percent. In 2015, the last...

Itinerary for the Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, for Tuesday, January 2, 2018: Revelstoke, British Columbia Personal   SOURCE Prime Minister's Office

Itinerary for the Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, for Monday, January 1, 2018: Lake Louise, Alberta Personal   SOURCE Prime Minister's Office

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement to mark the New Year: "Happy New Year, Canada! "This past year, we marked the 150th anniversary of Confederation, and looked back on the remarkable achievements Canadians...

Itinerary for the Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, for Sunday, December 31, 2017: Lake Louise, Alberta Personal Media appearances An interview with the Prime Minister will air during the Infoman 2017 spécial on Radio-Canada at 10 p.m.   SOURCE...

As we move into the final hours of Canada 150, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Canadian Heritage reflected on this past year that saw Canadians come together and celebrate what it means to be Canadian. Canadians were invited to participate,...

Itinerary for the Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, for Saturday, December 30, 2017: Lake Louise, Alberta Personal   SOURCE Prime Minister's Office

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, today announced 125 new appointments to the Order of Canada. The new member list includes 4 Companions (C.C.), 35 Officers (O.C.) and 86 Members (C.M.). Recipients will be...

Transport Canada continues to take action to help ensure navigational safety and to protect the marine environment. A penalty of $6,000 has been issued to the vessel Federal Cardinal for alleged non-compliance with a temporary mandatory vessel...