Harford IT chief fired, department investigated
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:52:35 -0800

13 meeting that they had concerns with some procurement policies, especially the large number of sole-source contracts in the procurement department . Those comments were made as the auditors delivered their annual financial report to the council in a ...

Bahrain Grand Prix again in doubt as US State Department moves staff due to ...
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:34:06 -0800

Just days after Bernie Ecclestone insisted he had no concerns about taking Formula One back to Bahrain, April's grand prix has been thrown into doubt by reports that the US State Department is moving American Embassy employees to safer locations in the ...

State Department vs. space junk
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:39:41 -0800

Some of it is dead satellites or spent booster rockets the oldest piece of junk still in orbit, the State Department says, is the Vanguard I satellite, launched in 1958. And there's hundreds of thousands of other objects too small to track that can ...

Chicago Police Cmdr. John Kupczyk suffered heart attack off-duty
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:30:46 -0800

By james scalzitti staff Reporter January 23, 2012 12:32AM Chicago Lawn District police Cmdr. John Kupczyk, a 28-year-veteran of the Chicago Police Department , died Saturday January 21, 2012 after suffering a heart attack while off-duty.

Draper's top cop retiring
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:36:41 -0800

Now, as I prepare to retire from the Draper Police Department , I am filled with some sadness, but also a deep sense of accomplishment. Before coming to Draper, Connole spent 34 years with the Salt Lake City Police Department , retiring as assistant ...

Cyber attack crashes Irish government website
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:21:17 -0800

The Department of Justice said it had experienced a distributed denial of service attack. This is not an attempt to extract information from the website but is instead an attempt to stop access to a service. It said: "There seems to be no damage done ...

At least 1763 US military deaths in Afghanistan since 2001
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:04:03 -0800

The AP count is seven less than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Tuesday at 10 am EST. At least 1475 military service members have died in Afghanistan as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

Top civil servant to retire on EU54000 after pension boost
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:59:55 -0800

By Fionnan Sheahan Political Editor THE Department of Health's top civil servant is retiring on a package of EU54000 after securing a boost to his pension. But secretary general Michael Scanlan is not availing of the early retirement scheme for the ...

Connecticut police charged with abuse of authority toward Latinos
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:43:04 -0800

The charges against four East Haven police officers follow a Justice Department report last month that found a pattern of discrimination against Latinos and their supporters. "We know and understand how difficult police officers' jobs are and how ...

State Department preparing to close embassy in Syria
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:13:18 -0800

The State Department is preparing to close the US embassy in Damascus amid worsening security conditions in Syria, senior US officials said Friday. The officials stressed that no final decision has been made. The Obama administration is first asking ...

Years since 9-11 have been busiest at FDNY
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:59:01 -0800

11 terrorist attack have been the busiest in history at the nation's largest fire department . On average, the department has responded to more than 42000 emergency calls every year since 2002. Last year, it responded to 488017 calls, the third highest ...

President Obama Drops Interior Department Nomination Of Rebecca Wodder After ...
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:54:27 -0800

Rebecca Wodder, whose nomination by President Barack Obama as assistant secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks was blocked in the last congressional session, will not be re-nominated this year, the Interior Department said.

Mo. insurance office touts record aid levels
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:30:27 -0800

The Missouri insurance department says it helped consumers locked in disputes with insurance companies recover a record amount of money this past year. The state agency says its complaint resolution employees helped people receive an additional $21 ...

Committee points to problems with Kane Animal Control
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:25:10 -0800

By Matt Brennan For The Beacon-News January 24, 2012 2:22Pm geneva the Kane County Public Health Committee used the issue of hiring a new kennel manager as an opportunity on Tuesday to discuss other issues that have been plaguing the department .

New Pennsylvania department to target drug, alcohol addiction | Philadelphia ...
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:06:54 -0800

By Angela Couloumbis harrisburg - Despite facing another difficult budget year, the Corbett administration has agreed to launch a new state department with a goal of streamlining drug- and alcohol-addiction programs in Pennsylvania.

Sundance documentary examines rape in US military
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 02:30:04 -0800

PARK CITY, Utah The Department of Defense estimates that more than 19000 military men and women were sexually assaulted by fellow troops in 2010 while serving in the United States armed forces. At least 20 percent of servicewomen and one percent of ...

Protecting those who douse flames
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:03:21 -0800

No one called the fire department indeed, firefighters were already there, nearly a dozen, from departments across the country, watching the progress of the blaze on television monitors in a nearby room. The world headquarters campus of UL ...

NYC Sanitation Department Fining More Slobs
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:47:20 -0800

The Sanitation Department said the crackdown on junk jerks was a direct result of more complaints from residents and elected officials. City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D-Queens) says the city still needs to dive deeper to guard its 25000 litter ...

Provincial health department in ICU
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:48:39 -0800

Massive overspending by the Eastern Cape health department has forced the provincial treasury to oversee the hiring of its staff and introduce drastic cost-cutting. With the department almost R700-million in the red for the 2010-2011 financial year, ...

South Carolina attorney general informs Justice Department of dead voters
Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:41:43 -0800

COLUMBIA, SC South Carolina's attorney general has notified the US Justice Department of potential voter fraud. Attorney General Alan Wilson sent details of an analysis by the Department of Motor Vehicles to US Attorney Bill Nettles.