September 2007 Bulletins
Air Force Brass Irked With Drone Debate
Released 9/27/07 by Military.Com
Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England rejected a recommendation that the Air Force be the central authority for high and medium-altitude unmanned aerial vehicles, shifting oversight to a Pentagon task force. That doesn't sit well with some top Air Force commanders.
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Navy to Alter Swastika-Shaped Barracks
Released 9/27/07 by Military.Com
The Navy will spend as much as $600,000 to modify a 40-year-old barracks complex that resembles a swastika from the air, a gaffe that went largely unnoticed before satellite images became easily accessible on the Internet. Full release
HUD SECRETARY ANNOUNCES DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR ILLINOIS FLOOD VICTIMS
Released 9/26/07 by HUD
WASHINGTON – U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson today announced HUD will speed federal disaster assistance to certain flood-ravaged counties in Illinois and provide support to homeowners and low-income renters forced from their homes following severe storms and flooding. Full release
HUD AWARDS $300,000 FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN CEIBA, PUERTO RICO
Released 9/21/07 by HUD
SAN JUAN, PR – U.S. Housing and Urban Development Deputy Secretary Roy A. Bernardi today presented the “Corporation de Desarrollo Economico de Ceiba” (Ceiba Housing and Economic Development Corporation) with $300,000 to stimulate economic development, create jobs and produce more affordable housing. Awarded earlier this week, the grant Bernardi delivered today is part of $16.8 million in grants provided through HUD's Rural Housing and Economic Development (RHED) Program. Full release
BERNARDI ANNOUNCES $21 MILLION LOAN GUARANTEE TO DEVELOP PONCE CONVENTION CENTER AND PUBLIC AQUARIUM
Released 9/20/07 by HUD
PONCE, PR - Plans to create a downtown convention district and a new public aquarium are one step closer to reality today with the announcement that the U.S. Department Housing and Urban Development approved a nearly $21 million loan guarantee to the Municipality of Ponce. The federal loan guarantee will provide the Municipality access to private investment to develop a 92,000 square foot convention center and the new Oceanic Center of the Caribbean. Full release
HUD DIRECTOR EARNS DISTINGUISHED GOVERNMENT MEDAL FOR CREATING INNOVATIVE DATABASE
Released 9/20/07 by HUD
WASHINGTON – Nicole Faison, a U.S. Housing and Urban Development director, was awarded the prestigious Service to America Medal last night at a dinner and gala for winners at the Andrew Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C. Full release
HUD DEPUTY SECRETARY ADDRESSES ANNUAL HOUSING SUMMIT
Released 9/19/07 by HUD
CAROLINA, PR - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Deputy Secretary Roy A. Bernardi today addressed the 15th annual Housing Summit in Carolina, Puerto Rico and discussed HUD's commitment to affordable housing. The conference, sponsored by the Puerto Rico Bankers Association, the Puerto Rico Department of Housing, the Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) Association, and the Home Builders Association, brought together 300 participants from the private and public sector. Full release
