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ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ARC announced today that Lauri Reishus has been promoted to vice president and chief operating officer. Reishus, who joined ARC in 2005, has most recently been vice president of operations and has been the driving force behind the updating of ARC's Agency Reporting Agreement, announced earlier this year. She will continue her responsibilities in overseeing ARC's agency and carrier participation programs, including agency accreditation,...

ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Warning that "we're getting closer to a 'Thelma and Louise' moment, when we careen off into the void," AIA President and CEO Marion C. Blakey told attendees at AIA's Year-end Luncheon today that "the time for real work, real negotiation and a real solution" to sequestration "is now." Blakey devoted most of her remarks to 300 members of the news media and industry at the association's 48th annual Year-end Luncheon to the need for...

ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Hundreds of students in grades 2-4 created biodiversity-themed art as part of a national contest, presenting everything from whales, turtles, deer, zebras, and sharks to butterflies and eucalyptus trees. With the theme "The World's A Place of Living Things," the 17(th) annual art contest of the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) invited students to share their impressions of biodiversity. Over 400 children...

ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ARC President & CEO Michael J. Premo announced today that IATA Senior Vice President, Industry and Financial Services, Aleks Popovich, has accepted an invitation to join ARC's Travel Executive Council. "We established the Council earlier this year to bring together senior leaders of the travel agency community with ARC to network, sponsor dialogue with thought leaders on industry challenges, and ensure ARC focuses its energies on the...

ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Tom Rosenstiel, a distinguished journalist, author and researcher, today was named the new Executive Director of the American Press Institute, the foundation of the Newspaper Association of America. Rosenstiel, the founder and Director of the Project for Excellence in Journalism at the Pew Research Center, is one of the country's most widely recognized thinkers about the evolving role of journalism in the 21st century. Rosenstiel will...

ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- GridPoint, Inc., presents proven data-driven solutions for achieving sustained, significant energy and operational savings for customers in key retail sectors. Derived by experience gained with industry-leading retail customers, GridPoint has developed a series of sector-specific best practices and packages which have demonstrated predictable savings and ROI, while supporting other sustainability goals. (Logo:...

ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- On the heels of a patent award on June 19, 2012, Vector Technologies, LLC has been awarded a General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule Contract Number GS-29F-0009Y, further solidifying Vector Technologies' position as the leader in secure PED countermeasures storage solutions. Positioned to be the Leader in PED Security Management SystemsAs NSA has stated, anyone carrying a PED, such as a cell phone, is also unknowingly...

ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Air Force Association is pleased to announce Gen. William L. Shelton, Commander of Air Force Space Command, as the guest speaker for the November session of AFA's 2012 Air Force Breakfast Program. This event will be held on Wednesday, November 7, 2012, from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., at the Sheraton Crystal City in Arlington, Virginia. In his position, he is responsible for organizing, equipping, training and maintaining...

Briefing to Highlight Participation, Unique Runners and Marine Organization QUANTICO, Va., Oct. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Marine Corps Marathon (MCM) is hosting a press brief on Friday, Oct. 26 at 12:30 p.m. at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. featuring MCM starter, actor and Marine Lt. Col. Rob Riggle. The press brief will be held just two days prior to the 37(th) MCM on Sunday, Oct. 28. During the briefing, MCM organizers will address the U.S. Marine...

ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PAE has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Department of State (DoS) Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) to provide administrative, technical, maintenance, training, and logistics/procurement support to the Colombian National Police Aviation Program (ARAVI), which supports counternarcotics efforts throughout the country. The value of the contract is approximately $149M for a period of performance...