What Is Back Pain? Fast Facts

What Is Back Pain? Fast Facts: "Fast Facts: An Easy-to-Read Series of Publications for the Public"

PandemicFlu.gov: Interim Guidance on Planning for the Use of Surgical Masks and Respirators in Health Care Settings during an Influenza Pandemic

PandemicFlu.gov: Interim Guidance on Planning for the Use of Surgical Masks and Respirators in Health Care Settings during an Influenza Pandemic: "the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has received numerous comments and inquiries regarding infection control recommendations that relate to surgical mask and respirator use (e.g., N-95 respirator"

Department of State to Introduce Passport Card

Department of State to Introduce Passport Card: "To meet the documentary requirements of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI), the Department of State, in consultation with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), today announced and submitted for public comment a federal rule proposing the development of a card-format passport for international travel by U.S. citizens through land and sea ports of entry between the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Bermuda."

Sony Computer Entertainment America Announces Extensive Line Up Of Game Titles For Playstation®3

Sony Computer Entertainment America Announces Extensive Line Up Of Game Titles For Playstation®3: "Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) today announced its debut game titles and unveiled the online strategy for its highly anticipated PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™) system, the company’s groundbreaking computer entertainment system which will be available in North America on November 17, 2006."

ATTENTION - FRAUDULENT EMAIL PURPORTED TO BE REPRESENTING CONGRESSIONAL INTERESTS

ATTENTION - FRAUDULENT EMAIL PURPORTED TO BE REPRESENTING CONGRESSIONAL INTERESTS The author advises the recipient of the email is to receive refund money from outstanding bills as sited by the U.S. Senate. The bills are based on loans and disbursement agreements signed between the U.S. government and governments of various debtor United Nation countries.

Drug Abuse:State Estimates of Past Year Methamphetamine Use

In the United States, methamphetamine abuse and trafficking have been spreading eastward over the past decade, and the number of methamphetamine laboratories seized by U.S. law enforcement agencies increased 25 percent between 2001 and 2004

Social Security Announces 3.3 Percent Benefit Increase

Monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income benefits for more than 53 million Americans will increase 3.3 percent in 2007, the Social Security Administration announced today.

Grant Notice: Crime Scene Tools, Forensic Techniques, and Technologies Grant Opportunity

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is the research, development, and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice and a component of the Office of Justice Programs (OJP). NIJ provides objective, independent, evidence-based knowledge and tools to enhance the administration of justice and public safety

Grant Notice: Crime Scene Tools, Forensic Techniques, and Technologies Grant Opportunity

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is the research, development, and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice and a component of the Office of Justice Programs (OJP). NIJ provides objective, independent, evidence-based knowledge and tools to enhance the administration of justice and public safety

White Collar Crime: Operation Targets Bankruptcy Fraud

As part of an ongoing effort to maintain the continued integrity of the U.S. bankruptcy system, the FBI and other federal agencies announced on Wednesday that 78 defendants had been named in bankruptcy fraud cases across the nation in the past two months.

CDC Urges Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities to Increase Efforts to Reduce Drug-Resistant Infections

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today released new guidelines outlining strategies to prevent the spread of drug-resistant infections in healthcare settings. The new guidelines seek to halt the rising rates of drug-resistant infections by calling on hospitals and other healthcare facilities to make comprehensive infection control programs a priority and to take aggressive steps to reduces rates of drug resistance.

FAA Safety Organization Takes Off With ISO 9001

On October 16, the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Aviation Safety organization was recognized as the first federal agency to achieve certification to the prestigious International Organization for Standardization “ISO 9001:2000” quality management standard of a single corporate management system that covers multiple services, including national and international sites encompassing 6,462 employees.

FirstGov.gov Adds Two New Search Capabilities

FirstGov.gov Adds Two New Search Capabilities: "Two key features designed to allow citizens to locate news and images across federal government sources are now on FirstGov.gov, the government's official web portal, the U.S. General Services Administration today announced. "

New Federal Publication: Interest-Only Mortgage Payments and Payment-Option ARMs — Are They for You?

New Federal Publication: Interest-Only Mortgage Payments and Payment-Option ARMs — Are They for You?: "The federal bank, thrift, and credit union regulatory agencies today announced the publication of a new resource that can help consumers make more informed choices when considering nontraditional mortgage loans. Interest-Only Mortgage Payments and Payment-Option ARMs — Are They for You? features a glossary of lending terms, a mortgage shopping worksheet, and a list of additional information sources. This information can help consumers, whether buying a house or refinancing a mortgage, decide if an interest-only mortgage (an I-O mortgage) or an adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) with the option to make a minimum payment (a payment-option ARM) is right for them. "

Workers' Compensation Premium Fraud: California Arrests of Four Suspects in Alleged $39 Million Workers' Compensation Premium Fraud Case

Workers' Compensation Premium Fraud: California Arrests of Four Suspects in Alleged $39 Million Workers' Compensation Premium Fraud Case: "Investigation exposed what is likely the largest amount of fraud committed against an insurance company in California; one suspect still at large"

Los Angeles Area Real Estate Scam: California Announces Felony Arrests...

Los Angeles Area Real Estate Scam:Attorney General Lockyer Announces Felony Arrests in Los Angeles Area Real Estate Scam That Takes Homes from Elderly, Infirm: "Attorney General Bill Lockyer today announced the felony arrests of two Monterey Park residents in connection with a “squatter” scam in which the defendants victimized elderly and other homeowners by unlawfully taking possession of roughly 100 houses, and subsequently renting out the property and keeping the income for themselves. "

IRS Formalizes Appeals Arbitration Process

IRS Formalizes Appeals Arbitration Process: "The Internal Revenue Service announced today that the Appeals arbitration process is no longer a pilot program but part of business as usual at the IRS. In arbitration the IRS and the taxpayer agree to have a third party make a decision about a factual issue that will be binding on both of them."

Scam Alert:: FEMA Urges Residents to Beware of Scam Artists

Scam Alert:: FEMA Urges Residents to Beware of Scam Artists: "State and federal disaster officials warn that every disaster has its share of con artists trying to take advantage of disaster victims, so residents of Lake and Vanderburgh counties should be careful who they let into their homes or hire to make repairs. "

HUD Awards $47 Million In Grants To Help Families Across The U.S. Get Job-Training And Employment

HUD Awards $47 Million In Grants To Help Families Across The U.S. Get Job-Training And Employment: "U.S. Housing and Urban Development Deputy Secretary Roy A. Bernardi announced today that public housing agencies in 48 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico will receive $47,494,003 in funding to help low-income people get job training, employment and homeownership counseling. "

Reverse Mortgages: New Ginnie Mae Mortgage-Backed Security Could Help Lower Costs of Reverse Mortgages for Older Americans

Reverse Mortgages: New Ginnie Mae Mortgage-Backed Security Could Help Lower Costs of Reverse Mortgages for Older Americans: "Ginnie Mae today announced it is creating a Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Mortgage-Backed Security (HECM MBS). The HECM MBS will allow approved issuers to securitize and sell their Federal Housing Administration (FHA) insured home equity conversion mortgage loans in the form of a Ginnie Mae MBS. HECMs are commonly referred to as reverse mortgages, and are designed to allow older homeowners to convert the equity in their homes to monthly streams of income or lines of credit"