WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service is conducting five-year status reviews for 14 plant and six animal species in the Mountain-Prairie Region. This review is required by the Endangered Species Act and is intended to assess each species' status based on the best scientific and commercial data available. The listed species are from the states of Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana,  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (TNSFR) -- The Office of Personnel Management has issued a final rule regarding management standards for the senior executive service. The move is intended to increase the rigor of performance appraisals for executives by removing a past prohibition on forced distribution of rating levels. This change allows for a wider array of ratings, which the agency believes will lead to more accurate assessments of performance. The initiative addresses concerns that past appraisal dat  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (TNSFR) -- The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved amendments to the National Market System Plan that governs public reporting of monthly execution quality in national market system (NMS) stocks. These amendments update the plan to align with changes made earlier to the related Rule 605, which expands who must report and improves the detail and presentation of data on trade execution. The plan sets uniform procedures for market centers, brokers, and dealers to p  more