October Is National Cyber Security Awareness Month
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Washington, DC - The cyber threat is real. No country, industry, community, or individual is immune to cyber risks, so the Navy is supporting a national cyber security awareness campaign during the month of October.
Congress Should Do its Job and Pass a Serious Budget
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Washington, DC - In this week's address, the President emphasized that we need to do everything we can to strengthen economic growth and job creation. This week, despite the fact that more than half of Republicans in Congress voted to shut down the government for the second time in two years, Congress managed to pass a last-minute bill to keep the government open for another ten weeks. That means that in December, we could face yet another Republican threat to shut down the government.
President Obama on the 50th Anniversary of the Immigration and Nationality Act
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Washington, DC - President Barack Obama: "Fifty years ago, at the foot of the Statute of Liberty, President Johnson signed the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The new, bipartisan law ended an unfair quota system, prohibited discrimination based on country of origin, and officially recognized our immigration system's role in reuniting families and attracting skilled workers, all of whom help fuel our economy.
USDA seeks nominations for National Organic Standards Board
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Washington, DC - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking nominations to fill a vacancy on the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) for an environmentalist or resource conservationist. The board positions are specifically designated to represent various sectors of the organic community, including those who have expertise in areas of environmental protection and resource conservation, own or operate an organic production or handling operation, or own or operate a retail establishment with significant trade in organic products.
Departure of Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman
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Washington, DC - Secretary of State John Kerry: "Today marks the final day of Ambassador Wendy Sherman’s distinguished tenure as Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs. She is departing after more than four event-filled years to accept a residential fellowship at Harvard University’s Institute of Politics. I know I speak for the entire State Department family in extending to her and to her loved ones our warmest best wishes and profound thanks for her many accomplishments and tireless work in service to our nation.
Department of State Announces Global Partnerships Week 2016
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Washington, DC - The U.S. Department of State announced today at the Concordia Summit in New York City that Global Partnerships Week 2016 (GPW) will take place from March 7-13, 2016.
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