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Eight top republican senators introduced a bill on Thursday that they say is intended to beef-up the cybersecurity of critical infrastructure using a variety of strategies, from more draconian penalties for cyber-crimes to enhancing channels of communication between government security agencies and private-sector businesses. The proposed legislation would also mandate that federal contractors report potential cyber-threats to regulators and security agencies. Spearheaded by...
SAVANNAH, Ga., Nov. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- On Monday, November 14, 2011, U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss met with Mitsubishi personnel as he toured the Mitsubishi Power Systems Americas Inc.'s (MPSA) recently opened $325,000,000 gas turbine manufacturing and service facility at the company's Savannah Machinery Works in Pooler, Georgia. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111115/NY07110 ) Having served four terms in the House of Representatives before being elected to the Senate,...
ATLANTA, Nov. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- World Micro, a global distributor of electronic components serving the electronics, commercial, military, medical, and aerospace markets, announced today that it has been featured in an in-depth look at the ongoing threat of counterfeit military electronic parts, in an investigative news report by WSB-TV's Jim Strickland. The two-part video aired Tuesday as part of the station's evening news and can be viewed on the WSBTV.com website at...
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Senators Saxby Chambliss and Mark Warner have been selected as the co-recipients of The Concord Coalition's 2011 Paul E. Tsongas Economic Patriot Award in recognition of their leadership in the search for bipartisan solutions to our nation's fiscal challenges. "These two senators have demonstrated a strong commitment to fiscal responsibility, intergenerational equity and political civility," said Bob Kerrey, a co-chairman of Concord and...
WASHINGTON, May 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As the House Armed Services Committee begins consideration of H.R. 5136, the FY 2011 Defense Authorization Act, Pratt & Whitney has unveiled a new series of web videos highlighting the bipartisan opposition to the wasteful alternate engine for the Joint Strike Fighter. The web videos are available online at http://www.youtube.com/f135engine The first video in the series highlights the bipartisan opposition to the alternate engine during last...
Prominent Georgia Physicians Join AMA To Call on Congress to Preserve Health Care Choices for Seniors, Military Families WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Making a plea to Senators Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson, two prominent Georgia physicians who head national physician organizations joined with American Medical Association (AMA) President J. James Rohack, M.D. to call for Senate action this month to stop a 21 percent Medicare cut that will hurt seniors and military...
Senators Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) AND Johnny Isakson (R-GA) Join as Co-Sponsors ATLANTA, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, Lung Cancer Alliance-Georgia (LCA-GA) acknowledged Senators Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) and Johnny Isakson (R-GA) for their leadership and support in establishing the first ever multi-agency, comprehensive program targeted at lung cancer. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081016/LCALOGO) Entitled Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act of 2009, S.332 authorizes...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In an exclusive interview with Velvet Revolution ("VR"), a DC based non-profit dedicated to a clean and accountable government, a former Diebold vote machine contractor who was in charge of preparing the 2002 election between Saxby Chambliss and Max Cleland has stated that the software patches placed on the voting machines in the weeks prior to the election could have rigged the election in favor of Republican Chambliss. The contractor, Chris...
By Larry Copeland SMYRNA, Ga. -- Campaigning for the first time since his Election Day defeat, Sen. John McCain stumped here Thursday for a Republican senator facing a Dec. 2 runoff that could help Democrats move closer to a filibuster-proof 60-seat majority. "I didn't think I would be back on the campaign trail quite this early," McCain told more than 1,500 supporters of Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga. "But there's a lot at stake here. I'm asking you to go back one more...
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) is endorsing Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), a one-term incumbent representing Georgia, for re-election to the U.S. Senate. Bruce Roberts, RPh, executive vice president and CEO of NCPA, issued the following statement: "Senator Saxby Chambliss is a powerful advocate for Georgia and America's community pharmacies and the patients they serve. That is why the National Community Pharmacists...
