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Published February 22, 2021, 9:33 AM PLDT and its wireless arm Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) continue to reinforce integrated telco superiority, bagging a total of 19 citations at the 56 th Anvil Awards, including the coveted Company of the Year distinction. This honor is awarded to an organization for garnering the greatest number of accumulated points based on the value of each Anvil trophy received.  Considered as the “Oscars” of public relations in the country, the Anvil Awards ar...

An audit of FMCSAs National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners found that the agency has not met oversight requirements, partly due to a seven-month outage of the database.

Jan 19, 2021 The seven-month outage of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners in late 2017 and half of 2018 has limited the agencys ability to properly oversee its medical certificate program due to missing driver records and outdated medical examiner credentials, according to the U.S. DOT’s Office of Inspector General, who this month released the results of an audit of the program. Without proper oversight, OIG says FMCSA co...

Submitted by Oklahoma Department of Transportation Dec 20, 2020 Dec 20, 2020 The Oklahoma Department of Transportation is hosting a virtual open house to provide information and gather input on proposed improvements to a segment of U.S. 69 in Muskogee. This will focus on the U.S. 69 corridor from just north of the Peak Boulevard intersection to Okmulgee Avenue, for a total distance of just over two miles. Several alternatives are being considered to improve traffic flow and safety a...

Quick Hits Department of Commerce found that agency head Wilbur Ross did not notify the Ethics Law and Programs Division about his participation in meeting that included discussion of sectors in which Ross has significant personal investments. The report did not allege any criminal conduct but did say some of Rosss activities created an "appearance of impropriety." The IG report also looked at Rosss many short sales of stock, and found "evidence supporting a finding he used his office for priv...

Farm Progress CAREER IN CONSERVATION: After starting his career as a field soil scientist, Craig Derickson has held several positions with NRCS in Nebraska and at the national level. After more than 35 years of federal service, Craig Derickson will step aside at the end of 2020. Dec 10, 2020 Craig Derickson, Nebraska state conservationist for USDAs Natural Resources Conservation Service, is announcing his retirement. Derickson has served as the Nebraska state conserva...

Avoided framing any of his policies that specifically targeted black america and people of color. for that reason today felt like a real break-through. here it was first black president with black boys behind him talking about the brute fact life for them in america is more difficult. the question now is, will what the president announce today succeed in making it easier? from washington, d.c., senior adviser with the u.s. programs division. open society foundations. he was at the launch in the ...

For that reason today felt like a real break-through. here it was first black president with black boys behind him talking about the brute fact life for them in america is more difficult. the question now is, will what the president announce today succeed in making it easier? from washington, d.c., senior adviser with the u.s. programs division. open society foundations. he was at the launch in the presidents unusual i have the today and is participating in its implementation. and here with me i...