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Jimmy Carter Dies: Longest-Living U.S. President Was 100ANCHORAGE, Alaska--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 19, 2024-- Cook Inlet Region, Inc. (CIRI), an Alaska Native regional corporation, announced the purchase of OSC Edge (OSC), a leading provider of IT engineering, integration and testing and data management services to government and private-sector businesses. “I applaud the Board’s decision to move forward with this acquisition. It reflects our shared commitment to growth, innovation and creating long-term value for our Shareholders,” CIRI CEO Swami Iyer said. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, OSC Edge provides expert solutions in Enterprise IT to the government and commercial organizations. OSC’s staff, comprising over 300 team members spanning 27 U.S. states, multiple countries, and 3 continents, is committed to providing the highest quality IT engineering, integration and testing, and data-management services. OSC Edge is a graduated 8(a) company. As a CIRI subsidiary, OSC will gain access to new networks, enhanced operational capabilities and the potential for increased scalability, positioning the company for greater success in a competitive environment. Co-founder Tiffany Bailey will remain as OSC’s president and CEO. “I’m incredibly excited about this new chapter and the opportunities that come with being part of the CIRI family,” Bailey said. “This acquisition marks a significant milestone for our company and I truly believe it will fuel our growth and success.” OSC adds to CIRI’s diverse and strategic business portfolio that currently exceeds $1 billion in assets. The acquisition aligns with CIRI’s long-term business strategy. View source version on : CONTACT: Lori Nelson 907-263-5131 KEYWORD: ALASKA GEORGIA UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: TECHNOLOGY SECURITY OTHER TECHNOLOGY PUBLIC POLICY/GOVERNMENT SOFTWARE NETWORKS INTERNET HARDWARE DATA MANAGEMENT OTHER POLICY ISSUES SOURCE: Cook Inlet Region, Inc. Copyright Business Wire 2024. PUB: 12/19/2024 04:30 PM/DISC: 12/19/2024 04:30 PM
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United Way of Tarrant County, founded in 1922, focuses on developing initiatives to improve social, economic and health access to underserved communities. The nonprofit reported over $25.3 million in revenue in 2023. King previously told the Fort Worth Report she has decided to transition roles as a way to broaden her mission of improving health care for all. Regina Williams, chief impact officer of United Way, served as interim CEO during the search process. Get essential daily news for the Fort Worth area. Sign up for insightful, in-depth stories — completely free. Powell said he’s honored to join United Way of Tarrant County with its “long history of impact in the community.” “Returning to Tarrant County, where I began my career in nonprofit service in Texas, makes this transition even more meaningful to me. I look forward to working collaboratively with UWTC’s stakeholders and talented staff,” Powell said in a statement. 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JOE BIDEN’S PARDON of his son Hunter has antagonised both sides of the US political divide, with Republicans crying hypocrisy and Democrats warning it undermines efforts to rein in Donald Trump. , after he entered the White House in 2021 vowing to restore the “integrity” of a justice system that Democrats said had been corrupted by Trump – and because he had specifically vowed not to reprieve his son. The president instead issued a “full and unconditional” pardon yesterday, absolving 54-year-old Hunter Biden of any wrongdoing over the last decade, charged or otherwise, just ahead of his looming sentencing over gun and tax convictions. Biden argued that his son had been targeted in a politicised prosecution launched under the Trump administration and that “there’s no reason to believe it will stop here.” But the backlash from his own side was swift. “I know that there was a real strong sentiment and wanting to protect Hunter Biden from unfair prosecution,” Glenn Ivey, a Democratic congressman in Maryland and an attorney, told CNN. “But this is going to be used against us when we’re fighting the misuses that are coming from the Trump administration.” Democrats and Republicans offer different justifications for suspicion of the Justice Department and presidents of both stripes have protected allies. Trump wielded the pardon power liberally in favour of convicts with whom he had personal relationships, including his daughter’s father-in-law Charles Kushner, his friend Roger Stone and his 2016 campaign chairman Paul Manafort. Biden announced Hunter’s pardon in a statement arguing that the charges against his son were brought in a process infected with “raw politics.” Hunter Biden was convicted by a jury in June of lying about his drug use when he bought a gun and pleaded guilty in a separate tax evasion trial in September. The president and his team had been adamant that he would not pardon his son, with White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre making the claim as recently as 7 November. Charges for the gun offense are rare, and the president – in language that CNN likened to Trump’s rhetoric on law and order – argued that his own Justice Department had been wielded unfairly for political purposes. Seeking to justify his about-face, Biden said that “Hunter was singled out only because he is my son.” But Republicans argued that the pardon demonstrated that the sitting president, and not his incoming replacement, was politicising the system. “He’s leaving office in complete and total disgrace. He is a liar and there’s no other way to spin this today,” conservative political strategist Scott Jennings, a White House staffer under George W. Bush, told CNN. Meanwhile Democrats worried that Trump would use Biden’s action to justify pardoning rioters jailed after the 6 January, 2021 assault on the US Capitol. “Does the Pardon given by Joe to Hunter include the J-6 Hostages, who have now been imprisoned for years?” Trump wrote in a post on his platform, Truth Social, yesterday. “Such an abuse and miscarriage of Justice!” Democratic Colorado Governor Jared Polis said Biden’s son had brought his legal woes on himself and accused the president of having “put his family ahead of the country.” “This is a bad precedent that could be abused by later Presidents and will sadly tarnish his reputation,” Polis posted on X. Political scientist Nicholas Creel, of Georgia College and State University argues however that nothing Biden does before leaving office will affect the actions of a successor who “simply does not care about precedent.” “Trump was never going to need an excuse to do whatever he wants once he takes office,” he told AFP. “So while I’m sure we’ll get plenty of pundits claiming that Biden pardoning his son opens the door for Trump to use his pardon power in overtly personal and political ways, I find it laughable that this wasn’t always going to be the case.”Francisco Nemenzo Jr. —INQUIRER FILE PHOTO Francisco “Dodong” Nemenzo Jr., renowned political scientist and one of the leading Marxist scholars in the country, died on Thursday. He was 89. Nemenzo’s daughter, Lian Nemenzo-Hernandez, announced his passing in a post on Facebook where the family recognized her father’s legacy as a radical educator and for leading modernization initiatives when he served as 18th president of the University of the Philippines (UP) from 1999 to 2005. “As the 18th President of the University of the Philippines, he left an indelible mark on the institution,” the family statement said. “He modernized the university and spearheaded initiatives that fostered critical thought and academic excellence.” Details of his memorial service will be announced soon, according to Nemenzo’s family and the UP System. Before assuming the leadership of the country’s premier state university, Nemenzo was first and foremost a political activist. “Dodong Nemenzo was a distinguished political scientist and Marxist scholar, known for his fearless views on Philippine society, politics and international affairs,” the family said. “A leading leftist intellectual, Dodong practiced his ideals—and was incarcerated for his actions during the martial law regime of Ferdinand E. Marcos. He advocated unwaveringly for social justice and reform. And played leadership roles in political organizations and social movements.” Nemenzo was married to Ana Maria “Princess” Ronquillo Nemenzo, a feminist and an antipoverty activist. Their three children—Fidel, Leonid and Lian—are all UP-educated with Fidel, a professor of mathematics, serving as the 11th chancellor of UP Diliman from 2020 to 2023. Most of Nemenzo’s career in the academe was spent in UP where he first joined as a research assistant before becoming a professor of political science in 1957. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in public administration in the state university and obtained his doctorate degree in political science from the University of Manchester. After his incarceration during the Marcos dictatorship, Nemenzo returned to UP where he served as dean of UP Diliman’s College of Arts and Sciences from 1976 to 1981, then as faculty regent from 1988 to 1989. From 1989 until 1992, he was designated as the third chancellor of UP Visayas before serveing as university president. “Nemenzo’s presidency came at a time of national optimism as the Philippines entered the 21st century,” the UP System said in its tribute to Nemenzo. His presidency in UP, it said, coincided with the centennial celebration of the Philippine Revolution, as well as during the “period of great anticipation, as both the country and the world looked forward to a fresh start following the economic crises of the 1990s.” The university acknowledged that Nemenzo’s administration faced several challenges, including deteriorating facilities, low faculty pay and even globalization pressures affecting UP’s academic standing. Nemenzo, according to the UP System, had always believed that a UP president should be an academic leader and not a businessman. He turned this belief into reality by focusing on the university’s modernization “to make it competitive in the new millennium,” it said. Nemenzo prioritized the upgrading of the university’s infrastructures by acquiring new equipment, improving libraries and laboratories, and promoting the use of technology, including internet connectivity across all UP campuses. It was also during Nemenzo’s term when the university saw the revival of the UP Newsletter and the launch of the Forum, a broadsheet for the entire UP community. The Forum was also a platform for Nemenzo where he regularly published his ideas and take on national and local issues, the UP System said. “Through his leadership, Francisco ‘Dodong’ Nemenzo Jr. left a lasting impact on the university, guiding it through modernization while preserving its activist spirit,” the UP System said. His family said: “Dodong Nemenzo’s life was a testament to the power of ideals and conviction. His contributions to academia and society will be remembered and celebrated by many.” READ: Former UP president, political scientist Francisco Nemenzo dies Education Secretary Sonny Angara, a UP alumnus, remembered Nemenzo as a “good friend” of his late father, former Senate President Edgardo Angara, who also served as UP president. Subscribe to our daily newsletter By providing an email address. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy . “President Dodong was a good friend of my late father and a dedicated educator,” Angara said. “We are saddened to hear of his passing as I’m sure the whole UP community will be as well.”
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