PR Newswire Summary of Technology Copy, Jan. 11, 2007 SYS-CON Media
Following is a summary of high technology news releases mitted today by PR Newswire. The full text of these releases is available at the PR Newswire for Journalists, http://media.prnewswire.com/.
Tuesday, January 09, 2007 OregonLive.com
FEMA completes flood maps for Clackamas County OREGON CITY -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has completed a new floodplain study and maps for Clackamas County showing what areas in the county would be affected by significant flooding.
Council selects judge Odessa American
The Odessa City Council named Carol Gregg as its new presiding Municipal Court judge Tuesday night. Gregg beat out six other applicants for the post vacated by now 70th District Court Judge Denn Whalen. She will be paid $78,000 a year.
Gateway Commons cleared for Phase Il Mountain Messenger
The Lewisburg Planning Commission Thursday approved a preliminary plat plan for Phase II of Gateway Commons’ development. Specific tenants were not named in the application.
Year in Review: Dear old 2006, it seems like we hardly knew ya North Platte Bulletin
The year 2006 was the Chinese Year of the Dog, and it’s definitely time to put this puppy down.
The Windsor Times News Sonoma West Times and News
The year 2006 started wet and ended with several traffic tragedies in December. In between, there were plenty of memorable events. The following is a synopsis of the year's highlights.
HMS Technologies, Inc. Awarded Medical Device GSA Federal Supply Schedule For Vidacare's EZ-IOR Intraosseous Product Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
SAN DIEGO & MARTINSBURG, W. Va.----HMS Technologies, Inc. announced today that they have been awarded a medical device GSA Federal Supply Schedule for the EZ-IO® product system manufactured by Vidacare Corporation.
Fact Sheet: Select Homeland Security Accomplishments For 2006 Department of Homeland Security
TSA Responds to Liquid Explosive Threat in London: In response to the foiled terror plot in England, TSA trained its 43,000 security officers to address the threat of liquid explosives in a matter of hours. After two days security wait times returned to normal levels.
Welcome to Public Opinion - Chambersburg, PA Public Opinion
Tragedy and hope shared the headlines in 2006. Local families felt the heartbreak and anxiety of the war in Iraq. Sgt. Edward W. Shaffer, Mont Alto, died in December after being burned in an explosion in Ramadi.
Katrina relief efforts mired in scam EARTHtimes.org
The relief efforts post-Katrina is assuming scam proportions. While federal investigators had earlier estimated that the administration has doled out nearly $1 billion in disaster aid to fraudulent persons and agencies, it now pires that a major part of clean-up contracts valued above $500,000 were awarded without any proper bids.

$400 Million FEMA Contracts Now Total $3.4 Billion
FEMA valued the contracts at $2 billion last fall and winter, In May, numerous protests of inflated prices and awards to a Fluor subsidiary led Sens.
FCW.com News - FAA awards GTSI $63M contract
FAA awards GTSI $63M contract. BY David Hubler Published on Dec. 6, 2006 FEMA hires SiloSmashers to build disaster relief program
FEMA awards $1.5 billion in hurricane contracts
Posted in the Fluor Forum, 1 comment in this discussion.
Review of Hurricane Wilma Activities, Miami-Dade County, Florida
million to be retained by the County and billed to FEMA, based on total contract awards of $69.6. million, represents duplicate funding and is not eligible
CorpWatch : KATRINA: Complaints put FEMA trailer contracts on hold
A batch of lucrative federal travel trailer contracts along the Gulf Coast entity formed on April 21, just three days before FEMA announced its award.
Gulf Coast contracts still proving difficult to track (10/11/05)
The Army Corps of Engineers posts weekly summaries of contract awards, USA Today reported that FEMA awarded no-bid contracts to All American Poly for
USATODAY.com - Ex-FEMA chief's client won contract
FEMA, which had requested the services, modified the AmeriCold award on Sept. 3 into a larger contract of up to $85 million, she said.
Michael Baker Corporation: Inside Baker: News Room
$1.7 million of litigation and legal costs related to the protest of the FEMA housing inspection contract award and an unfavorable contract settlement of
AWARD RESULT Contract No. : W91278-06-D-0027 Solicitation No
TEMPORARY ROOF REPAIRS IN SUPPORT OF USACE/FEMA DISASTER. RESPONSES IN MD, VA, NC, SC, AWARD RESULT. Contract No.: W91278-06-D-0031. Solicitation No.
=> Nachrichten | Protest of Baker's FEMA Housing Inspection
::► Protest of Baker's FEMA Housing Inspection Services Contract Award Dismissed by GAO; Stop Work Order Remains in Effect During Proposal award+contract+fema: award+contract+fema