Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Latest News Feb 9, 2013 Obama Lauds Panetta for Decades of Public Service Citing nearly 50 years of public service that began in the uniform of an Army lieutenant, President Barack Obama said soon-to-retire Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta has kept alive and protected the dream his parents sought when they came to the United States from Italy. ... Read more... DOD Official: Cuts, Lack of Budget Form 'Nightmare Scenario' Major across-the-board defense spending cuts set to kick in March 1 and the possibility of the government operating under a continuing resolution instead of a budget for the rest of the year pose a "nightmare scenario" for the Defense Department, a senior Pentagon official said in New York this week. ... Read more... India developing Agni-VI ballistic missile India on Friday said it is developing a long-range nuclear-capable Agni-VI ballistic missile that would carry multiple warheads allowing one weapon system to take out several targets at a time. ... Read more... Featured Free Resource Information Week Government Newsletter Helps you keep up with the latest developments in the Government IT space. Iraq Hit by Multiple Bombings Four car bomb explosions shook parts of Iraq Friday, killing at least 26 people. Read more... French Troops Capture Key Airport in Northern Mali French forces battling Islamist militants in northern Mali have taken a strategic airport near the Algerian border. Read more... Tunisians Mourn Slain Opposition Leader Clashes between police and protesters broke out in Tunis Friday during the funeral of a slain secular opposition leader. Tens of thousands of mourners poured into the streets of the Tunisian capital for the burial procession for Cholri Belaid, gunned down earlier this week as he left his Tunis home. ... Read more... Featured Free Resource Fierce Government Reports on the people, technology and processes that are making government more collaborative, transparent and efficient. Call for humanitarian access after clashes in North Darfur The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) is calling for better access to tens of thousands of people displaced by recent inter-tribal fighting in gold-mining areas of Sudan's North Darfur State. ... Read more... Saakashvili Gives Controversial Address Amid Protests Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili delivered an annual address in Tbilisi amid a growing political crisis in the country that forced him to change the venue and time of his speech.' ... Read more...