US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Friday, March 7:
DynaLantic Wins $930,696 Contract
Mar 07, 2008 ... RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, March 7 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $930,696 contract to DynaLantic Corp., Sayville, N.Y., for MI-17 aircrew and maintenance training. The contract was awarded by USAF's Air Education & Training Command, Randolph Air Force Base, ...
U.S. SERVICE MEMBERS, JMSDF COMPETE IN ANNUAL EKIDEN
Mar 07, 2008 ... The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following official news story: Ekiden, or long distance relay, is a traditional Japanese winter sporting event dating back to 1917. The first race was between Tokyo and Kyoto to celebrate the move of Japan's capitol city to its current ...
MILITARY COMMUNITY RECEIVES FREE FINANCIAL SEMINARS
Mar 07, 2008 ... The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following official news story: Service members their families received a free financial education forum at McDougal Hall Feb. 26. Educators from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Investor Education Foundation provided seminars about ...
DEPOT MASCOT ENHANCES MORALE, COMMUNITY RELATIONS
Mar 07, 2008 ... The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following official news story: "Sit! Stay! Roll over! Salute!" These are all commands that I never thought would be given to any Marine when I arrived here at my first duty station, but that was before I met Cpl. Molly Marine, the depot's ...
USAF Awards $203,700 Contract to CONCORD XXI
Mar 07, 2008 ... RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, March 7 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $203,700 contract to CONCORD XXI Inc., Ontario, Canada, for AN-32 aircrew and maintenance training. The contract was awarded by USAF's Air Education & Training Command, Randolph Air Force Base, ...
CORPSMEN EVACUATION TRAINING SIMULATES 'FOG OF WAR'
Mar 07, 2008 ... The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following official news story: Station corpsmen left the serenity of their respective clinics Feb. 29, some hoping to learn to perform under fire and some in the mood for a little action. Whatever the motive, the seven life savers took their ...
FITNESS CENTER OFFERS MASSAGE THERAPY
Mar 07, 2008 ... The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following official news story: Service members and civilians aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego can indulge in the massage therapy offered at the Fitness Center. Sessions cost $45 per hour and are by appointment only from 9:30 a.m. to 7 ...
FORMER CORPSMAN FINDS FAMILY IN CORPS
Mar 07, 2008 ... The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following official news story: When Company C Marines leave Shepherd Memorial Drill Field today, many of them will head straight home. However, one graduate feels he is already there now that he is back with Marines. Pfc. Lawrence Santos, Platoon ...
PREPARING FOR THE FINAL TEST
Mar 07, 2008 ... The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following official news story: The new Marines of Company C stood tall and proud in their Service "A" uniform on Shepherd Memorial Drill Field for the battalion commander's inspection, March 4. The battalion commander's inspection is the final ...
Illinois Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Compactible Snow Shovel
Mar 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 7 -- Robert G. Kopp of Wheaton, Ill., has developed an ornamental design for a compactible snow shovel, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D563,182 on March 4. The patent has been assigned to Suncast ...
New York Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Saw Handle
Mar 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 7 -- Donald Gringer of New York has developed an ornamental design for a handle for a saw, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D563,189 on March 4. The patent has been assigned to Allway Tools Inc., ...
Texas Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Self-Adjusting Variable Grip Locking Pliers
Mar 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 7 -- Stanley L. McNatt of Muldoon, Texas, has developed an ornamental design for self-adjusting variable grip locking pliers, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D563,183 on March 4. The original ...
South Korean Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Grinding Wheel Tip
Mar 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 7 -- Jang Hyuk Ahn of Osan, South Korea, has developed an ornamental design for a tip for a grinding wheel, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D563,186 on March 4. The patent has been assigned to Ehwa ...
Chinese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Drill Chuck
Mar 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 7 -- Zhenqian Hu of Zhejiang Province, China, has developed an ornamental design for a drill chuck, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D563,188 on March 4. The original application was filed on Feb. 26, ...
Maryland Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Cordless Drill
Mar 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 7 -- Gabriel E. Concari of Eldersburg, Md., has developed an ornamental design for a cordless drill, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D563,185 on March 4. The patent has been assigned to Black & ...
Chinese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Drill Chuck
Mar 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 7 -- Zhenqian Hu of Zhejiang Province, China, has developed an ornamental design for a drill chuck, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D563,187 on March 4. The original application was filed on Feb. 26, ...
Synthes Wins $80,620 Contract
Mar 07, 2008 ... EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla., March 7 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $80,620 contract to Synthes, West Chester, Pa., for battery powered drills. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Materiel Command's 96th Contracting Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. For more ...
REP. WALBERG HOSTING SMALL BUSINESS EXPO IN JACKSON MARCH 7
Mar 07, 2008 ... Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Mich. (7th CD), has issued the following statement: I am hosting a Small Business Expo Friday, March 7, from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. at the Alro Steel Conference Center located at 2500 Enterprise Drive in Jackson. The program will consist of presentations and Q&A ...
Marriott Recognized With 2008 Energy Star Sustained Excellence Award From U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Mar 07, 2008 ... Marriott International issued the following news release: Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE:MAR) announced today that it has been recognized for the fourth consecutive year as a recipient of the 2008 Energy Star "Partner of the Year" award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Charge-Coupled Device
Mar 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 7 -- Masataka Yoshimura of Ichinomiya, Japan, and Masaaki Ohashi of Ogaki, Japan, have developed a charge-coupled device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A charge-coupled device (CCD) shift register capable of switching between two-phase ...
Raytheon Missile Systems Wins $9.7 Million Contract
Mar 07, 2008 ... EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla., March 7 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $9.7 million contract to Raytheon Missile Systems Co., Tucson, Ariz., for communication, detection and coherent radiation equipment. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Materiel Command's Air Armament Center, ...
Alutiiq International Solutions Wins $21.22 Million Contract
Mar 07, 2008 ... SILVERDALE, Wash., March 7 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded a $21.22 million contract to Alutiiq International Solutions LLC, Anchorage, Alaska, for facility improvements at the Naval Air Station, Whidbey Island. The contract was awarded by the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, ...
Welch Allyn Wins $86,602 Contract
Mar 07, 2008 ... EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla., March 7 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $86,602 contract to Welch Allyn Inc., Skaneateles Falls, N.Y., for medical, dental and veterinary equipment and supplies. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Materiel Command's 96th Contracting Squadron, Eglin Air ...
General Dynamics Wins $49.84 Million Contract Modification
Mar 07, 2008 ... WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded a $49.84 million contract modification to General Dynamics, Groton, Conn., for consolidated planning yard, engineering and technical support for nuclear submarines. The contract was awarded by the Naval Sea Systems Command. Work will be ...
Rogers-Quinn Construction Wins $14.79 Million Contract
Mar 07, 2008 ... SAN DIEGO, March 7 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded a $14.79 million contract to Rogers-Quinn Construction Inc., Bonsall, Calif., to design and build a temporary lodging facility at Area 20, Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton. The contract was awarded by ...
Northrop Grumman Systems Wins $24.91 Million Contract Modification
Mar 07, 2008 ... PANAMA CITY, Fla., March 7 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded a $24.91 million contract modification to Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Melbourne, Fla., for a second Low Rate Initial Production lot of three units for the Airborne Laser Mine Detection System.The contract ...
Sen. Dorgan Introduces Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act
Mar 07, 2008 ... AMBRESH RANJAN US Fed News WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Byron L. Dorgan, D-North Dakota, has introduced the Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (S. 2706), legislation that would "impose a limitation on lifetime aggregate limits imposed by health plans." The bill was ...
Sen. Cardin Introduces Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Continuing Authorization Act
Mar 07, 2008 ... AMBRESH RANJAN US Fed News WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin, D-Maryland, has introduced the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Continuing Authorization Act (S. 2707), legislation that would "amend the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998 to provide for ...
Sen. Dole Introduces Regulatory Relief and Fairness Act
Mar 07, 2008 ... AMBRESH RANJAN US Fed News WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Elizabeth Dole, R-North Carolina, has introduced the Regulatory Relief and Fairness Act (S. 2703), legislation that would "reduce the reporting and certification burdens for certain financial institutions of sections 302 and ...
Sen. Durbin Introduces Troops to Nurse Teachers Act
Mar 07, 2008 ... AMBRESH RANJAN US Fed News WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, has introduced the Troops to Nurse Teachers Act of 2008 (S. 2705), legislation that would "authorize programs to increase the number of nurses within the Armed Forces through assistance for service as ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Radio Signal Receiving Method
Mar 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 7 -- Kenichi Mizugaki of Kokubunji, Japan, and Hideya Suzuki of Ichikawa, Japan, have developed a radio signal receiving method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A radio signal receiving method grasps features of a propagation path at the start of ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Frequency Error Correction Device
Mar 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 7 -- Takeo Ohseki, Masato Furudate, Yoshio Kunisawa, Hiroyasu Ishikawa and Hideyuki Shinonaga, all from Saitama, Japan, have developed a frequency error correction device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A frequency error correction device for ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Phase Error Correction Circuit
Mar 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 7 -- Hideki Nakahara and Koichiro Tanaka, both of Takaraduka, Japan, Kenichi Mori of Ibaraki, Japan, Yoshio Urabe of Ikoma, Japan, and Hitoshi Takai of Toyono-gun, Japan, have developed a phase error correction circuit. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
Illinois Inventor Develops Banking Envelope Utilization Method
Mar 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 7 -- David L. Fisher of Lombard, Ill., has developed a banking envelope using system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A banking envelope is made from a blank of material such as paper. The blank has a rectangular back panel, a front panel, a ...
Taiwanese Inventors Develop Automatic Gain Control Method
Mar 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 7 -- Kuang-Ping Ma, Chia-Yung Chiu, Wen-Tso Huang and Albert Chen, all from Hsin-Chu, Taiwan, has developed an automatic gain control and its controlling method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automatic gain control and its method are ...
Massachusetts Inventor Develops Direct Digital Synthesis Circuit
Mar 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 7 -- Jaso Messiern of Boston has developed a direct digital synthesis (DDS) circuit with arbitrary frequency control clock. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "test system using direct digital synthesis for generation of ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Sheet-Cutting Apparatus
Mar 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 7 -- Tetsuya Oketani of Gifu, Japan, and Mitsutaka Hori of Obu, Japan, have developed a sheet cutter for conducting complete-cutting. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sheet cutter for cutting a sheet with a cutting blade held by a cutting ...
California Inventor Develops Flash Memory Device
Mar 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 7 -- Raz Dan of San Jose, Calif., has developed a flash memory device within a business card. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A flash memory device including a housing, having a form factor of a business card bearing printed information, a ...
Illinois Inventor Develops Wearable Personal Item Carrier
Mar 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 7 -- Worth Brown of Chicago has developed a personal item carrying device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An assembly that enables a person to flexibly position and hold in place an item of personal property for which the user desires to have ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Demodulation Timing Generation Circuit
Mar 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 7 -- Masataka Wakamatsu of Kanagawa, Japan, has developed a demodulation timing generation circuit. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "demodulation timing generation circuit capable of generating correctly and with high ...
New Jersey, Texas, Maryland, New York Inventors Develop Digital Compression System
Mar 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 7 -- Elliot L Gruenberg of West New York, N.J., Patrick Antaki of Plano, Texas, Dhadesugoor Vaman of Frederick, Md., and David N. Judelson of New York, have developed a digital compression system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention ...
California Inventor Develops Frequency Estimation Method
Mar 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 7 -- Ke Han of Fremont, Calif., has developed an optimal one-shot phase and frequency estimation for timing acquisition. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and system for an optimal one-shot estimate of phase and frequency for timing ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Electric Fastener Driver
Mar 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 7 -- Hiroyuki Oda, Takashi Ueda, Yoshihiro Nakano and Hideyuki Tanimoto, all from Hitachinaka, Japan, have developed a fastener driver. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A stationary annular abutting member is provided with a first projecting ...
Florida Inventor Develops Prepaid Reloadable Debit Card Operating System
Mar 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 7 -- Enrique Pallares of Wellington, Fla., has developed a prepaid reloadable debit card operating method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a system for operating a prepaid reloadable debit card. The system includes providing ...
New York Inventors Develop Cross-Correlation Signal Detector
Mar 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 7 -- Karen E. Petzold of Tioga Center, N.Y., and Stephen C. Smith of Vestal, N.Y., have developed a cross-correlation signal detector. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method, system, and computer program product are provided for detecting at ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Stapler with Feeding Device
Mar 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 7 -- Eric Tsai of Taichung Hsien, Taiwan, has developed a stapler capable of cutting staple legs one after another. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A stapler includes a base, a cover, two clips, a feeding device and a bending and cutting ...
New York Inventors Develop Digital Baseband Radio Frequency Receiver
Mar 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 7 -- Alpaslan Demir of Commack, N.Y., Leonid Kazakevich of Plainview, N.Y., and Tanbir Haque of Long Island City, N.Y., have developed a digital baseband (DBB) radio frequency (RF) receiver. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates ...
Ohio Inventors Develop Automated Banking Machine
Mar 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 7 -- Steven Shepley of Uniontown, Ohio, and Glenda Griswold of North Canton, Ohio, have developed a cash dispensing automated banking machine diagnostic method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automated banking machine includes a lockable ...
Dutch, British Inventors Develop Data Storage, Access Systems
Mar 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 7 -- Hermen-ard Hulst of Amsterdam, Netherlands, and Patrick Sandor Racz of St. Heller, Great Britain, have developed a method of controlling access to content data. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Data storage and access systems are described ...
Massachusetts Inventors Develop Stapling Unit for Endolumenal Stapling System
Mar 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 7 -- Gary McAlister of Natick, Mass., and Robert L. Sakal of Bolton, Mass., have developed a stapling unit for an endolumenal stapling method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A stapling unit for use with an endoscopic stapling system adapted ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Store Management System
Mar 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 7 -- Junichi Iijima of Kawasaki, Japan, has developed a store management method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A store management system executes store operations, employing a communication apparatus In the store, connected with at least one ...
Mississippi Inventor Develops Multi-Channel Data Signal Processing Method
Mar 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 7 -- Billy G. Echols Jr. of Jackson, Miss., has developed an apparatus for signal processing of multi-channel data. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and apparatuses for processing multi-channel data are provided. A group of input ...
Healy Tibbitts Builders Wins $10.91 Million Task Order
Mar 07, 2008 ... PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii, March 7 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded a $10.91 million task order to Healy Tibbitts Builders Inc., Aiea, Hawaii, for the overhaul of the intermediate caisson and general repair at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. The contract was awarded ...
Rep. Hinchey Introduces TCE Reduction Act
Mar 07, 2008 ... AMBRESH RANJAN US Fed News WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Maurice Hinchey, D-New York, has introduced the TCE Reduction Act of 2008 (H.R. 5527), legislation that would "amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to protect the health of susceptible populations, including pregnant women, ...
Sen. Feingold Introduces Resolution Concerning National School Breakfast Program
Mar 07, 2008 ... AMBRESH RANJAN US Fed News WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wisconsin, has introduced a resolution (S.Res. 474) "expressing the sense of the Senate that providing breakfast in schools through the National School Breakfast Program has a positive impact on the lives and ...
Rep. King Introduces Next Generation Radiation Screening Act
Mar 07, 2008 ... AMBRESH RANJAN US Fed News WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Pete King, R-New York, has introduced the Next Generation Radiation Screening Act of 2008 (H.R. 5531), legislation that would "amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to clarify criteria for certification relating to advanced ...
Rep. Lynch Introduces Bill Naming Post Office in Brockton
Mar 07, 2008 ... AMBRESH RANJAN US Fed News WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, D-Massachusetts, has introduced a bill (H.R. 5528) to "designate the facility of the U.S. Postal Service located at 120 Commercial Street in Brockton, Massachusetts, as the 'Rocky Marciano Post Office ...
Rep. Markey Introduces International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Act
Mar 07, 2008 ... AMBRESH RANJAN US Fed News WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Ed Markey, D-Massachusetts, has introduced the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Act of 2008 (H.R. 5529), legislation that would "direct the President to seek to establish an international renewable energy agency ...
Rep. Farr Introduces Peace Corps Reauthorization Act
Mar 07, 2008 ... AMBRESH RANJAN US Fed News WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Sam Farr, D-California, has introduced the Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2008 (H.R. 5535), legislation that would "amend the Peace Corps Act to provide continued funding for the Peace Corps, to increase the readjustment ...
Rep. Sarbanes Introduces Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Continuing Authorization Act
Mar 07, 2008 ... AMBRESH RANJAN US Fed News WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, has introduced the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Continuing Authorization Act (H.R. 5540), legislation that would "amend the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998 to provide for ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Radio Base Station Apparatus
Mar 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 7 -- Takahiro Naito of Saitama, Japan, has developed a radio base station apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A decoding apparatus includes a radio section, Transport Format Combination Indicator (TFCI) decoding characteristic feedback ...
Rep. Murphy Introduces Juvenile Justice Improvement Act
Mar 07, 2008 ... AMBRESH RANJAN US Fed News WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, has introduced the Juvenile Justice Improvement Act of 2008 (H.R. 5537), legislation that would "amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 with respect to juveniles ...
Rep. Fortuño Introduces Bill to Establish Task Force on Medical Facility Improvements in Puerto Rico
Mar 07, 2008 ... AMBRESH RANJAN US Fed News WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Luis G. Fortuño, R-Puerto Rico, has introduced a bill (H.R. 5526) to "direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Task Force on Medical Facility Improvements in Puerto Rico." The bill, introduced on ...
Rep. Nunes Introduces Bill Concerning Suspension of Duty on Sleeping Bags
Mar 07, 2008 ... AMBRESH RANJAN US Fed News ASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Devin Nunes, R-California, has introduced a bill (H.R. 5538) to "suspend temporarily the duty on certain sleeping bags." The bill was introduced on March 5. It was referred to the House Ways and Means ...
Sen. Stabenow Introduces Resolution Concerning National Support the Troops and Their Families Day
Mar 07, 2008 ... AMBRESH RANJAN US Fed News WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, has introduced a resolution (S.Res. 473) "designating March 26, 2008, as 'National Support the Troops and Their Families Day' and encouraging the people of the U.S. to participate in a moment of ...