WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The Government Accountability Office has denied a bid protest filed by Servexo Protective Services Inc., Gardena, California, challenging the award of a security guard services task order to Valletta Industries, Covington, Louisiana, under a solicitation issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The procurement sought security guard services for the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility in Manhattan, Kansas, under a hybrid fixed-price and labor-hour task order with a one-year base period and four one-year option per more ST

TOPEKA, Kansas, June 26 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kelly Announces Administration Appointments * TOPEKA - Governor Laura Kelly announced on Friday 29 appointments to the following state boards, commission, committee, and cabinet. Kansas Children's Cabinet Purpose: To assist the governor in developing and implementing a coordinated, comprehensive service delivery system to serve the children and families of Kansas. Governor's Appointment: * Lori Blake, Assaria Board of Healing more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has proposed consolidating its Kansas City, Missouri Field Office into its regional office in Kansas City, Kansas, saying the move would reduce leasing and operating costs while maintaining public services and workforce levels. The notice, published in the Federal Register, would relocate the Kansas City, Missouri Field Office, which houses 25 employees, into the larger Kansas City Regional Office located about 5.2 miles away across the Kansas-Missouri state li more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, June 26 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * Panelists: New dietary guidelines could complicate health reporting * Flipping the food pyramid: Understanding the new U.S. dietary guidelines * Moderator: Alice Callahan, reporter, The New York Times * Grace Chamberlain, senior policy associate, Center for Science in the Public Interest * Joanne Slavin, Ph.D., RDN, Professor of food, agricultural and natural resource sciences, University of Minnesota By Me more PR