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BALLYBUNION
6 days ago

St.joseph's Secondary School, Ballybunion: JUDO STARS: Michael Doherty and David Foley who are both third year students competed in the 'All Ireland Open' in Galway in the end of January and the 'Galway Open' at Easter. They both competed in their respec Full Article at Kerryman
BALLYDONOGHUE LISSELTON
3 weeks ago

ST BATT'S WELLThe Annual Pilgrimage to St Batt's Well takes place on Saturday next, April 28th. Rosary will be recited at 4.00pm. BEREAVEMENT SUPPORTThe monthly meeting of the Bereavement Support Group takes place tonight, Wednesday, April 25th in The Fa Full Article at Kerryman
Ex-GSA Chief Apologizes For $800,000 Las Vegas Conference
1 month ago

WASHINGTON, DC -- A government official at the center of lavish spending at a Las Vegas conference claimed his Fifth Amendment rights against testifying before congressional hearing Monday, while his boss said she mourned her departure from public servic Full Article at KTLA.com
GSA Execs To Testify On Vegas Spending Scandal
1 month ago

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- General Services Administration officials involved in a lavish $800,000 Las Vegas conference are expected to speak out about the controversial gathering for the first time Monday before a House committee investigating it. The House Ov Full Article at WRTV Indianapolis
A behind-the-scenes look at the GSA investigation
1 month ago

Congressional hearings set for GSA STORY HIGHLIGHTS Government officials involved in lavish Las Vegas conference to speak for the first time They are expected to testify at a House Oversight Committee hearing Chairman Darrell Issa and his aides spent Sun Full Article at CNN
A behind-the-scenes look at the GSA investigation
1 month ago

Congressional hearings set for GSA STORY HIGHLIGHTS It was anything but quiet in the office of the House Oversight Committee on Sunday Chairman Darrell Issa of California and his aides are preparing for GSA hearings General Services Administration is roc Full Article at CNN
GSA acting chief outlines more steps to halt wasteful spending
1 month ago

STORY HIGHLIGHTS An employee awards program cited for overspending is halted "Indefensible" violations must not happen again, the acting GSA chief says The controversy involves a 2010 Las Vegas conference that cost more than $800,000 The General Services Full Article at CNN
Another GSA official placed on leave in spending controversy
1 month ago

GSA Administrator Martha Johnson resigned after reports of excessive spending on a 2010 training conference. STORY HIGHLIGHTS General Services Administration says official appeared to make light of congressional oversight Newly released video footage con Full Article at CNN
Another GSA Official Is Put on Leave After Spending Scandal
1 month ago

By Peter Landers The General Services Administration has put on administrative leave David Foley , another official involved in the 2010 conference at the center of the agency’s spending scandal. GSA chief Martha Johnson resigned last week after firing t Full Article at Wall Street Journal Blogs
GSA scandal engulfs another top official
1 month ago

A week after revelations of extravagant spending at a General Services Administration training conference broke, another top official at the agency has been placed on administrative leave. David Foley, deputy commissioner of the Public Buildings Service, Full Article at GovExec.com
Video plays up GSA revelry in Vegas
1 month ago

It won top prize — and was showcased at a red-carpet awards ceremony during the conference’s closing dinner. In another clip, a top official with the GSA’s Public Buildings Service rewards 28-year-old Hank Terlaje by making him honorary commissioner for Full Article at Small Business Blog | Washington Post
Dover Express published MP calls for 'wacky' ideas to share £40m
2 months ago

INNOVATIVE, even "wacky", ideas, and plans involving export trade, could help small businesses grab a slice of a £40 million fund for east Kent. The cash, an award from the Government's Regional Growth Fund, is aimed at creating or safeguarding 5,000 job Full Article at Kent Online
Dover Express published French link 'may have saved stores'
2 months ago

DOVER'S strategic position on the English Channel may well have been a factor in the decision by Edinburgh Woollen Mill (EWM) to buy the town's Peacocks store and concession, says Dover District Chamber of Commerce chief executive David Foley. Last Wedne Full Article at Kent Online