Federal government of the United States

NAIFA Assists on NBEOC Task Force and Works with Public Officials to Keep Americans Safe from Scams in Troubling Times

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Friday, March 27, 2020
Government, Cyberwarfare, Cybercrime, Computer network security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Computer security, United States Department of Homeland Security, Coronavirus, Federal government of the United States, Ministries

NAIFA is providing the site, as well as the resource of its financial professional members, to legislators and their constituents.

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  • NAIFA is providing the site, as well as the resource of its financial professional members, to legislators and their constituents.
  • The website is financialsecurity.org/scams , and it provides coronavirus-related cybersecurity links from the SEC, Homeland Security, the FTC and FEMA.
  • Beyond its work with the task force, NAIFA government relations staff is personally reaching out to a range of government officials on the issue.
  • To protect you and your family from scams and access credible counseling, please visit the @NAIFA security webpage at: security.naifa.org/covid-19 ."

FSA Federal Names Tim Prange to Head DHS Administrative Services Division

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Friday, March 27, 2020
Defense, Homeland security, White House, Federal Government, Public policy, Government, Contracts, Government, Immigration to the United States, Federal government of the United States, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, United States Department of Homeland Security, Homeland security, United States

Forfeiture Support Associates, LLC d/b/a FSA Federal announced today that federal government contract management veteran Tim Prange has joined the company to lead its new division providing support services to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security United States Citizenship and Immigration Services.

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  • Forfeiture Support Associates, LLC d/b/a FSA Federal announced today that federal government contract management veteran Tim Prange has joined the company to lead its new division providing support services to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security United States Citizenship and Immigration Services.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200327005053/en/
    Tim Prange, lead/program manager for FSA's DHS administrative services division (Photo: Business Wire)
    As USCIS division lead and program manager reporting directly to FSAs Managing Director George Mendiola, Prange will oversee all operational aspects of its growing homeland security services business, which builds upon FSAs 15-year history of industry-leading records management and other support to the U.S. Department of Justice.
  • Tim is a strong leader with deep expertise in business process services to drive FSAs expansion into adjacent customer spaces, said Mendiola.
  • FSA serves the U.S. federal law enforcement and national security communities by providing high-quality administrative, legal and investigative support services.

Draganfly Board Member and Former Whitehouse Chief of Staff and US Secretary of Transportation, Andrew H. Card, Jr., and Draganfly CEO Cam Chell to be Featured on Yahoo Finance

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Friday, March 27, 2020
Executive branch of the United States government, Presidency of the United States, Federal government of the United States, Cabinet of the United States, Executive Office of the President of the United States, White House Chief of Staff, Card, George H. W. Bush, Chief of staff

Mr. Card, the second longest tenured White House Chief of Staff, has served in senior government roles under three U.S. Presidents.

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  • Mr. Card, the second longest tenured White House Chief of Staff, has served in senior government roles under three U.S. Presidents.
  • Mr. Card also served as Deputy Chief of Staff and then as a Cabinet Member for President George H.W.
  • Draganfly is honored to work on such an important project given the current pandemic facing the world with COVID-19.
  • Health and respiratory monitoring will be vital for not only detection, but also utilizing the data to understand health trends.

Visteon to Conduct 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on June 3, in Van Buren Township, Michigan

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Friday, March 27, 2020
Visteon, Van Buren Township, Martin Van Buren, Presidency of the United States, Politicians, Federal government of the United States

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich., March 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Visteon Corporation(Nasdaq: VC) will conduct its 2020 annual shareholders meeting at11 a.m. EDTonJune 3, 2020, atGrace Lake Lodgeon the campus ofVisteon'sheadquarters and innovation center inVan Buren Township,Michigan.

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  • VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich., March 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Visteon Corporation(Nasdaq: VC) will conduct its 2020 annual shareholders meeting at11 a.m. EDTonJune 3, 2020, atGrace Lake Lodgeon the campus ofVisteon'sheadquarters and innovation center inVan Buren Township,Michigan.
  • Further details will be included in the company's proxy materials for the annual meeting, which will be made available in April.
  • Headquartered inVan Buren Township, Michigan,Visteonhas approximately 11,000 employees at more than 40 facilities in 18 countries.Visteonhad sales of approximately$3 billionin 2019.
  • Learn more at www.visteon.com .

Pharmacies Welcome Trump Administration Call to Governors for Steps to Empower Health Professionals - Urge Removal of More Pharmacy Barriers Now

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Thursday, March 26, 2020
Medicinal chemistry, Pharmacy, Alex Azar, Pharmacist, Azar, Federal government of the United States, Health, Executive branch of the United States government

NACDS urged the Administration and the states to remove more barriers to assure pharmacies and pharmacists are fully ready for the escalating demands of the pandemic.

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  • NACDS urged the Administration and the states to remove more barriers to assure pharmacies and pharmacists are fully ready for the escalating demands of the pandemic.
  • In a letter to the nation's governors, Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar, asked for "assistance to extend the capacity of the healthcare workforce to address the pandemic."
  • Several of the state policy changes that Azar urged are consistent with NACDS' March 24 open letter to the White House, to Congress and to the governors.
  • When a point-of-care test, treatment and vaccine for COVID-19 are readily available, it will be essential to leverage the accessibility of pharmacies and pharmacists.

HUD Secretary, FHA Commissioner Provide Coronavirus Update in Podcast

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Thursday, March 26, 2020
Public housing in the United States, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, Urban planning in the United States, Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Housing, Coronavirus, Brian D. Montgomery, Economy of the United States, Federal government of the United States, Local government in the United States

This podcast is part of a special series that Brian Buffini has created to help real estate professionals and consumers survive the uncertainty of the national crisis related to coronavirus.

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  • This podcast is part of a special series that Brian Buffini has created to help real estate professionals and consumers survive the uncertainty of the national crisis related to coronavirus.
  • In this exclusive podcast interview with Carson and Montgomery, several current issues impacting the real estate industry were discussed.
  • As a member of the Presidents Coronavirus Task Force, Carson still believes that, This too will pass.
  • Brian Montgomery is the HUD Assistant Secretary for Housing and the Federal Housing Commissioner, a position he has held twice under three different administrations.

Our Money: MMT for State and Local Governments During COVID-19 Crisis

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Tuesday, March 24, 2020
Federal government of the United States, Federalism in the United States, Inflation

Our Money urges state and local governments to be cognizant of the fact that the federal government is in a position to responsibly appropriate new money and disburse it to state and local governments to assist them in meeting constituents' needs, simply by issuing new money.

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  • Our Money urges state and local governments to be cognizant of the fact that the federal government is in a position to responsibly appropriate new money and disburse it to state and local governments to assist them in meeting constituents' needs, simply by issuing new money.
  • State and local officials should pressure Congress to provide federal money to state and local governments, with the knowledge that Congress need not raise taxes, nor make any interest payments it does not wish to make, in order to fund its spending.
  • However, unlike the federal government, state and local governments do not have the capacity to issue money.
  • State and local governments should not tolerate the federal government failing to provide needed funding to address the COVID-19 crisis, particularly so long as inflation is not an issue.

Pallet Industry Designated Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce During COVID-19

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Monday, March 23, 2020
Freight transport, Packaging, Government, Federal government of the United States, Pallet, Executive branch of the United States government, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, United States Department of Homeland Security

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) late last week designated manufacturers and distributors of packaging materials, including the pallet industry, as essential workforce critical infrastructure.

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  • ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) late last week designated manufacturers and distributors of packaging materials, including the pallet industry, as essential workforce critical infrastructure.
  • As state and local officials work to designate essential business operations in their districts, NWPCA urges government agencies to follow the DHS guidance.
  • "The continued development, use and reuse of pallets provides a critical piece of our supply chain," said Brent McClendon, President and CEO, NWPCA.
  • The increase in demand for food, essential medicines, sanitizers and other critical items that are shipped on pallets is a clear demonstration of how essential the pallet industry is at this time.

Patriot Gold Group Announces Fee Reimbursements on Many Retirement Accounts In Response to Global Health Crisis

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Monday, March 23, 2020
107th United States Congress, Patriot Act, Patriot, Politics by country, National security, Federal government of the United States

In response, Patriot Gold Group is waiving many of their fees to make it easier to add physical precious metals to their accounts.

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  • In response, Patriot Gold Group is waiving many of their fees to make it easier to add physical precious metals to their accounts.
  • Patriot Gold Group is dedicated to working overtime at a time when most of America is paralyzed with fear and concern over their health and their retirement.
  • Patriot Gold Group initially rolled out the "2020 Election Protection" with our NO FEE FOR LIFE IRA on qualifying IRA's.
  • Jack Hanney is the CEO & Co Founder of Patriot Gold Group and a nationally featured financial speaker and guest.

Carranza Implements Automatic Deferment on Existing SBA Disaster Loans Through End of 2020

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Monday, March 23, 2020
Jovita Carranza, Federal government of the United States, Executive branch of the United States government, Small Business Administration, Agencies of the United States government, Loans, Student loans in the United States

WASHINGTON, March 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Today, U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Jovita Carranza announced changes to help borrowers still paying back SBA loans from previous disasters.

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  • WASHINGTON, March 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Today, U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Jovita Carranza announced changes to help borrowers still paying back SBA loans from previous disasters.
  • By making this change, deferments through December 31, 2020, will be automatic.
  • Now, borrowers of home and business disaster loans do not have to contact SBA to request deferment.
  • Automatically deferring existing SBA disaster loans through the end of the year will help borrowers during this unprecedented time," said Administrator Carranza.