Today, the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) applauds the Senate for approving H.R. 3204, the Drug Quality and Security Act, which will create a single, uniform and national solution to safeguard the nation’s pharmaceutical supply chain against criminal counterfeiting. The bill, which passed the House of Representatives on September 28th, now will be sent to President… Keep reading →
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BIO Praises Senate for Passing Single, Uniform and National Traceability System to Safeguard U.S. Pharmaceutical Supply Chain
By businesswireThe Colorado Statewide Internet Portal Authority (SIPA) and its partner, Colorado Interactive dba Colorado.gov, have offered up a new content management system (CMS) using Drupal. Drupal provides a modern, easy-to-use CMS that allows government partners across the State of Colorado to create content rich websites. SIPA serves more than two hundred CMS sites for state… Keep reading →
Lisa A. Rickard, president of the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR), made the following statement today applauding House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) for holding a hearing on patent litigation reform. “The business community is concerned about several patent litigation abuses including demand letters designed to hold up innocent users and sellers… Keep reading →
NRL Demonstrates Capabilities of Coupled Oceanic and Atmospheric Prediction Tools at 2013 Navy Fleet Exercise
By businesswireU.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) scientists at the Monterey Marine Meteorology Division and the Stennis Space Center Oceanography Division, working with other Navy and academic institutes, took part In the Navy fleet experiment TRIDENT WARRIOR 2013 (TW13), July 13-18, demonstrating in-situ atmospheric and oceanic sensing systems and real-time operational mesoscale numerical weather prediction models. “These… Keep reading →
Today is the first day of Medicare’s annual Open Enrollment season, which runs until Dec. 7. The National Council on Aging (NCOA) encourages all people with Medicare to review their plan options and make an informed decision about their 2014 coverage. This year’s Open Enrollment coincides with two other events that may be confusing to… Keep reading →
Historically Low Health Care Price Inflation Holds Health Spending Growth to 3.8% in August
By businesswireNational health care prices in August 2013 were 1.0% higher than in August 2012, down one-tenth from the July 2013 level and equal to the May 2013 rate, which was the all-time low in our series that extends back to January 1990. The 12-month moving average, at 1.5%, is a new low for our data…. Keep reading →
Healthcare Trends Institute Introduces Tools to Help Users Understand Public Insurance Exchanges
By businesswireThis week marked the historic launch of the health insurance marketplaces (also known as “public insurance exchanges”). The Healthcare Trends Institute, an educational platform for employers, consumers and other healthcare benefits stakeholders, has developed two tools for understanding public exchanges: ReformWatch interactive map, and an infographic titled The State of the Exchanges. The ReformWatch interactive… Keep reading →
In The New Deal and Modern American Conservatism: A Defining Rivalry, Davenport and Lloyd Highlight a Back-to-Basics Approach for Reviving the Conservative Movement
By businesswireHoover Institution Press today released The New Deal and Modern American Conservatism: A Defining Rivalry, by Hoover research fellow David Davenport and Pepperdine professor of public policy Gordon Lloyd. This thought-provoking book illustrates how the twenty-first-century discourse between progressives and conservatives grew out of the Roosevelt-Hoover debate of the 1930s. Providing an often-overlooked historical perspective, the authors… Keep reading →
Obama’s Justification for Closing the Small Business Administration Doesn’t Add Up, According to the American Small Business League
By businesswireASBL President Lloyd Chapman issued the following: Ronald Reagan tried to permanently close the Small Business Administration (SBA) during his administration. His plan to permanently close the SBA was to combine it with the Department of Commerce. In November of 2008, I predicted President Obama would try and close the SBA by combining it with… Keep reading →
Purdue University Software Toolkit Provides Visual Analytics to Aid Law Enforcement, First-Responders
By businesswirePurdue University researchers have developed a new tool for law enforcement officers and disaster assistance first-responders to reduce crime and assist people. The tool is called the Visual Analytics Law Enforcement Toolkit, or VALET. Developed at Purdue’s Homeland Security Center of Excellence, the toolkit software provides real-time data so officers can analyze high-volume criminal, traffic… Keep reading →