Undercover investigators posing as legitimate airline passengers for TSA and the IG also managed to smuggle fake explosives and other prohibited weapons through checkpoints in 95 percent of trials, the IG reported.
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Noticia LI No se utilizará más el nombre de East Garden City para dividir a la comunidad de Uniondale, así acordó la Oficina Nacional del Censo tras una reunión con autoridades y representantes de la comunidad llevada a cabo el último viernes. De esta forma, la Oficina del Censo de los Estados Unidos acordó devolver el nombre de Uniondale, al territorio equivocadamente llamado East Garden City, que causó el revuelo de la comunidad que no dudó en alzar su reclamo. La denominación de East Garden C...
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Uniondale will once again be whole, Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-Garden City) told a packed room after a meeting with members of the U.S. Census Bureau.
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By Tom Brune Newsday WASHINGTON - Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-Garden City) Monday passed her first bill as a member of Congress, a measure that would allow the Department of Veterans Affairs to give preference in awarding contracts to companies with high concentrations of veteran employees. The bill, supported by veterans groups and both parties, passed by a vote of 404-0. Now Rice must find someone to introduce her bill in the Senate, where it must be passed or die. An aide said Rice is working on fi...
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By Cristina Marcos The Hill The House approved a package of legislation on Monday to enhance federal assistance programs for veterans. One of the bills, passed 404-0, would authorize the Secretary of Veterans' Affairs (VA) to give preference to entities that employ veterans on a full-time basis when awarding federal procurement contracts. The measure's sponsor, Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-N.Y.), said it would provide an incentive for companies to employ veterans returning from wars in Iraq or Afghanis...
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By Rashed Mian Long Island Press The U.S. House of Representatives this week voted overwhelmingly to reign in the National Security Agency’s dragnet collection of Americans’ phone data—a measure that received full support from Long Island’s Congressional delegation. All five of LI’s Representatives backed the so-called USA Freedom Act, including staunch NSA defender Rep. Peter King (R-Seaford). Joining King was lone local congressional colleague from the same party, Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley),...
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By The Jewish Star South Shore Rep. Kathleen Rice traveled to Israel last week as a member of a bipartisan Congressional delegation led by Republican Texas Rep. Mike McCaul, Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security. In Jerusalem, the delegation met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Deputy Foreign Minister Daniel Ayalon, Minister of Defense Moshe Ya’alon and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro. The delegation spoke with Netanyahu about Israeli counterterrorism efforts and the ...
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By Matthew Daly Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Department of Veterans Affairs is improperly spending at least $5 billion a year for medical care and supplies being purchased in violation of required practices for competitive bidding and written contracts, a senior VA official said Thursday. "Gross mismanagement" by senior agency leaders has wasted billions of dollars and made a "mockery" of federal laws regarding purchasing of goods and services, said Jan Frye, deputy assistant secretar...
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It looks like nail salon workers everywhere have a champion in the U.S. Congress. Representative Kathleen Rice [D-4th Congressional District] is urging the Occupational Safety Administration [OSHA] to reform health standards for nail salon workers nationwide.
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