Government Departments News

12:53 PM EST
2/10/2012 U.S. Post Office posts $3.3 billion loss in latest quarterThe struggling U.S. Postal Service posted a $3.3 billion loss on Thursday and projected it would run out of cash in October as its fiscal woes continued to widen.

Source:AHN Topics:Economy, Business And Finance, Company Information, Losses, Politics, Government, Government Departments

12:33 PM EST
2/10/2012 Report: Air pollution kills thousands in Bangladesh capitalAir pollution in the Bangladesh capital annually kills thousands of urban poor and millions more suffer from respiratory diseases, a burden on the country's inadequate health budget, says a newly-released report.

Source:AHN Topics:Environmental Issue, Environmental Pollution, Air Pollution, Health, Government Health Care, Medicare, Politics, Government, Government Departments

10:58 PM EST
2/7/2012 Ambassador-designate to India presents rosy picture of bilateral relationsThe next top American diplomat to India batted confidently as the Obama administration nominee while fielding questions from lawmakers on subjects ranging from trade agreements to Iran sanctions at a confirmation hearing on Tuesday.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Diplomacy, International Relations, Government, Government Departments, Economy, Business And Finance, Macro Economics, Exports

2:04 PM EST
2/2/2012 Attorney General faces Congressional subpoena deadlineAtttorney General Eric Holder on Thursday denied knowing U.S. law enforcement agents were allowing guns to be smuggled into Mexico during "Operation Fast and Furious."

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Government, Government Departments, Crime, Law And Justice, Organized Crime, Diplomacy, International Relations

11:57 AM EST
1/20/2012 Anonymous claims responsibility in revenge attacks on government, other websitesHackers that support the global cyber-collective known as Anonymous have claimed responsibility for Thursday's massive cyber attack against the United States government and anti-piracy websites.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Politics, Government, Government Departments, Science And Technology, IT/computer Sciences

10:47 AM EST
1/19/2012 TSA admits violating policies in searches of elderly womenThe Transportation Security Administration has admitted violating its own policies when it screened two elderly women late last year. In a letter to New York state Sen. Michael Gianaris, Betsy Markey, assistant secretary for intergovernmental affairs at the Department of Homeland Security, said it is against standard procedure to examine medical devices, and that agents had wrongly done so during screenings of the women.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Justice And Rights, Politics, Government, Government Departments, Lifestyle And Leisure, Travel And Commuting

2:33 PM EST
1/18/2012 State Department to deny permit for Canada-U.S. oil pipeline projectThe U.S. State Department is reportedly denying a permit for the construction of Keystone XL, a 1,700-mile oil pipeline between Canada and the U.S. The news sent shares of TransCanada Corp., which will undertake the project, falling on Wednesday.

Source:AHN Topics:Environmental Issue, Environmental Politics, Economy, Business And Finance, Energy And Resource, Energy, Politics, Government, Government Departments

7:57 AM EST
1/17/2012 Explosions rock Italy tax agencyItaly’s tax agency, Equitalia, which is infamous for using strong-arm tactics to collect overdue taxes and fines, was bombed in Naples on Monday.

Source:AHN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Act Of Terror, Politics, Government, Government Departments

4:59 PM EST
1/13/2012 President Obama urges Congress to grant him presidential powers to trim administrationPresident Barack Obama on Friday launched an effort to trim extra fat from governmental machinery with a first list of agencies under the Department of Commerce.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Government, Government Departments, Politics, Political Development, Economy, Business And Finance, Macro Economics, Business Enterprises

8:41 PM EST
1/10/2012 FAA says ultralight pilots can resume flights with whooping cranesThe interrupted migration of a group of whooping cranes may continue to its destination at a wildlife preserve in Florida. The ultralight-led flight of the nine cranes was halted last week after the Federal Aviation Administration ruled that the pilots of the kite-like craft could not be compensated.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Government, Government Departments, Environmental Issue, Nature, Lifestyle And Leisure, Outdoors