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GAO Finds Rampant Waste in $18B Federal Job-training Program - The New American

2012-05-19

GAO Finds Rampant Waste in $18B Federal Job-training ProgramThe New AmericanA Government Accountability Office (GAO) study, commissioned by Sen. Tom Coburn (Okla.), is bringing to question whether taxpayers should finance an $18-billion annual "investment" in federal programs that provide training to unemployed Americans.Coburn highlights report showing $800M in federal grant money collecting dustFox NewsFDA to consider employees' timeliness in product evaluationsModernHealthcare.comTom Coburn Reveals Report Showing $800M In Unspent Federal Grant MoneyThe Inquisitrall 5 news articles »

May

'Runaway millionaire' wants day in court - New Zealand Herald

2012-05-19

New Zealand Herald'Runaway millionaire' wants day in courtNew Zealand HeraldBy Carolyne Meng-Yee So-called runaway millionaire Leo Gao has broken his silence to tell of his conflicting emotions over watching his former lover and alleged accomplice face justice this week. Hui "Leo" Gao, 31, is banned by a court order from ...New Zealand 'accidental millionaire' found guiltyBBC News'Puppet master' controlled $10mStuff.co.nz$10m Westpac blunder: accused found out about error on TV, court hearsSydney Morning HeraldSky News -Toronto Star -3News NZall 37 news articles »

May

GAO Study Finds Rampant Waste and Abuse - NewsMax.com

2012-05-18

News TribeGAO Study Finds Rampant Waste and AbuseNewsMax.comThe GAO report found since 2004, only five of the 47 job training programs have bothered to find out if participants ever secured a job, concluding "Little is known about the effectiveness of most programs."GAO: Most of $18 Billion in Jobs Training MisspentNewsroom AmericaThere are "49 different federal job training programs that report to eight ...PolitiFactGAO: Homeless Programs Are Inefficient Due to Fragmentation, OverlapTargeted News Service (subscription)all 11 news articles »

May

'Accidential millionaire' relieved despite guilty verdicts - TVNZ

2012-05-18

BBC News'Accidential millionaire' relieved despite guilty verdictsTVNZHurring denied she knew where the $10 million accidentally transferred into her then partner Leo Gao's bank account had come from before the pair flew out of New Zealand to China. However, a jury in Rotorua District Court took less than an hour to find ...The accidental millionaire finally made to payThe IndependentNew Zealand 'accidental millionaire' found guilty of theft, attempted fraud ...Washington Postall 381 news articles »

May

GAO: Doctors should submit more data to get meaningful use money - American Medical News

2012-05-17

GAO: Doctors should submit more data to get meaningful use moneyAmerican Medical News“It is more effective and efficient to prevent improper payments than to detect and recoup them later,” wrote Linda Kohn, director of the GAO's health care team and author of the GAO report. Though neither the report nor CMS placed a deadline on when ...and more »

May

Highland Park's Gao Lee adds state title to No. 1 badminton ranking - Pioneer Press

2012-05-17

Highland Park's Gao Lee adds state title to No. 1 badminton rankingPioneer PressBy Tim Leighton Gao Lee isn't sure if she is going to show off her newest accessory at school on Friday, May 18. The Highland Park junior said matching clothes to the blue-ribboned gold medal she earned Thursday by winning the individual badminton ...and more »

May

China faces pressure to reverse economic slump - BusinessWeek

2012-05-15

China faces pressure to reverse economic slumpBusinessWeekBy JOE McDONALD and ELAINE KURTENBACH Gao Runping, who makes mechanical components for the oil industry, founded his business in the central city of Taiyuan with equipment bought from failing companies after the 2008 global crisis.and more »

May

Is Al-Qaeda Beefing Up Its Presence in Mali? - TIME

2012-05-18

Independent OnlineIs Al-Qaeda Beefing Up Its Presence in Mali?TIMEOutside the governor's compound in downtown Gao — a dusty administrative center of adobe architecture and open skies — he saw a fleet of armored vehicles with foreign fighters standing guard. "I saw [militants] from Niger, Pakistan, Algeria, ...Opposition to Islamists appears in northern Malimagharebia.comMali: Political Paralysis in MaliAllAfrica.comAnmesty International: Mali suffering 'worst crisis' in its history, after ...Washington PostThe Guardianall 47 news articles »

May

GAO Report Slams FHFA For Computer Security Failures - Mortgageorb

2012-05-17

GAO Report Slams FHFA For Computer Security FailuresMortgageorbby MortgageOrb.com on Thursday 17 May 2012 The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has issued a report that criticizes the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) for numerous problems in its information security program and for not establishing ...

May

13.56 MHz Proximity UID Reader for Access & Security Control - MeasurementDevices

2012-05-19

13.56 MHz Proximity UID Reader for Access & Security ControlMeasurementDevicesToronto, Canada - GAO RFID Inc.now is offering a 13.56 MHz proximity UID reader which is an ideal hardware solution for integration into access control and security systems. This advanced high frequency RFID reader, model 213002, features fast data ...and more »

May

'Runaway millionaire' wants day in court

2012-05-19

So-called runaway millionaire Leo Gao has broken his silence to tell of his conflicting emotions over watching his former lover and alleged accomplice face justice this week.Hui "Leo" Gao, 31, is banned by a court order from having...

May

China Biologic Products Names Chairman David Gao to Additional Post of CEO

2012-05-11

BEIJING, May 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ China Biologic Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBPO, "China Biologic" or the "Company"), one of the leading plasma-based biopharmaceutical ...

May

Gao nets Olympic badminton berth

2012-05-18

Grace Gao is off to London to chase Olympic gold.

May

GAO cites bad bookkeeping in Guard's State Partnership Program

2012-05-16

Sloppy bookkeeping has made it nearly impossible to measure the effectiveness of the National Guard’s State Partnership Program, which over the past decade has emerged as a central part of combatant command efforts to foster ties with foreign militaries, according to a Government Accountability Office report.

May

Highly Stable Handheld Fiber Optic Light Source

2012-05-17

GAO Instruments is offering its handheld fiber optic light source which is designed for the maintenance of CATV and telecommunications networks. It can be used in conjunction with other types of test equipment such as power meters and fiber identifiers to test fiber optic cables

May

Crown: Gao told Hurring 'I’m f**king rich'

2012-05-14

The trial for the alleged 'runaway millionairess' has begun in Rotorua this morning.

May

Northern Mali residents protest against armed groups

2012-05-14

Hundreds of residents of Gao in northern Mali took to the streets Monday to protest against the Tuareg rebels, Islamists and an Al-Qaeda group that took control of the city after a March coup, witnesses told AFP.

May

Mali: Gao Hospital Operational Again

2012-05-10

[ICRC] Access to health care is a major challenge for people in northern Mali affected by armed violence. In Gao the hospital is operational again thanks to the efforts of the ICRC, which among other things has delivered surgical supplies.

May

GAO: Doctors should submit more data to get meaningful use money

2012-05-17

CMS is taking the recommendation into consideration as it prepares to conduct audits to see whether practices qualify for bonuses.

May

CIC Stops Buying Europe Government Debt on Crisis Concern

2012-05-09

Gao Xiqing, president of China Investment Corp., said the nation’s sovereign wealth fund has stopped buying European government debt on concerns about the region’s financial turmoil.

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