Town Council balks at Murray's recommended IT consultant – Valley Breeze
Town Council balks at Murray's recommended IT consultantValley BreezeCUMBERLAND – Majority support on the Town Council that Mayor Bill Murray thought he'd won in last November's election wobbled last week when councilors voted 5-2 to table hiring an information technology firm to manage the town's lagging computer …
Cisco System's (CSCO) CEO John Chambers on Q2 2015 Results – Earnings … – Seeking Alpha (registration)
Cisco System's (CSCO) CEO John Chambers on Q2 2015 Results – Earnings …Seeking Alpha (registration)We saw our portfolio in cloud, security, consultant, and analytics all grew in double-digits. This quarter we launched Cisco Connected Analytics Strategy to manage the exclusive growth of data at the edge of the networks. As the Internet of Everything …and more »
This Washington Post Writer Has A Million Dollar Ethics Problem (Mediamatters)
The Washington Post_ has allowed opinion writer Ed Rogers to advocate for the positions and interests of his lobbying firm's clients in numerous anti- environmental pieces. The _Post_ and Rogers have not disclosed his major conflicts of interest even though his firm received over $1.6 million in fees in 2014 alone from energy and transportation clients like Chevron, Caterpillar, and the National Mining Association.
Rogers is a Republican strategist who chairs and co-founded the BGR Group with former Gov. Haley Barbour (R-MS) in 1991. As the _Post_ itself has reported, the firm is one of the top Washington D.C. Lobbying firms, having banked more than $15 million in 2014. The newspaper's reporters have described Rogers as a "Republican mega-lobbyist," "lobbyist extraordinaire," and "a go-to guy for Republicans."
One of BGR's practice areas is energy and transportation, where it professes to having "the industry expertise, Capitol Hill experience and knowledge of government to successfully advocate our clients' public policy goals." Rogers is listed as a group leader for the issue area.
On his _Post_ "Insiders" blog, Rogers frequently advocates for positions favored by his energy and transportation clients. While the _Post_ notes that Rogers is "a political consultant" and …
Fitch Affirms Florida Govt. Utility Auth (Unified Aqua Utility) Utility Revs at 'A-'; Outlook Stable
Fitch Ratings affirms the 'A-' ratings for the following Florida Governmental Utility Authority, Florida Unified Aqua Utility System (Unified Aqua or the sy.