News from June 2006
By Labor Gazette | Jun 22, 2006
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on June 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 22, 2006
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on June 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 22, 2006
News Release: The Senators' letter to Commisser Everson regarding a comprehensive plan to close the tax gap is available in the printer-friendly version of this release.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2006
News Release: One year ago today, the United States Senate, on a bipartisan vote, approved a Sense of the Senate on climate change. That declaration was a major step in the congressional debate on climate policy and the result of significant cooperation between the Senate’s two leading voices on energy - Chairman Pete Domenici and Sen. Jeff Bingaman.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2006
News Release: Who: Public Lands & Forests Subcommittee
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 22, 2006
News Release: A new performance rating system for residential fuel cells developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) can help prospective buyers assess the economic value of alternative fuel-cell technologies.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 22, 2006
News Release: Two strains of a tiny, wormlike nematode could give citrus growers a more effective natural way to rein in the serious pest known as citrus root weevil (Diaprepes abbreviatus). Thanks to findings by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists, the commercial production of the nematode Steinernema riobrave has been licensed by BioControl Systems of Greendale, Ind.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 22, 2006
News Release: Lassen Volcanic National Park News Release June 22, 2006.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2006
News Release: Who: Full Committee When: Thursday, June 29 at 10:00 a.m. Where: SD-366 Why: To receive testimony on H.R. 5254, the Refinery Permit Process Schedule Act.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 22, 2006
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued a brief statement today following publication of a Senate Committee on Indian Affairs report entitled “Gimme Five: Investigation of Tribal Lobbying Matters." The committee’s report included a recommendation that the Finance Committee investigate and hold hearings on the tax activities of some non-profit organizations.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 22, 2006
News Release: June 22, 2006 For Immediate Release.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 22, 2006
News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology is requesting comments on a new draft guide that is intended to help organizations make wireless local area networks (WLAN) more secure. The draft document, Guide to IEEE 802.11i: Robust Security Networks, explains the security features of the Institute...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 22, 2006
News Release: Latest News: Of the three Piping Plover nests in the Cape Point/South Beach area, nest #1 has 3 chicks that are approximately 22 days old now and remain in the vicinity of the nest site. Nest #2 (4 eggs) hatched on or around June 13 just before the Alberto storm came through the area. The chicks have...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 22, 2006
News Release: The Association for Federal Information Resources Management (AFFIRM) recently awarded a team of NIST employees the Leadership in Service to the Government IT Community award for its outstanding achievements in developing a suite of security standards and guidelines in support of the Federal Information...
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2006
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The Senate Appropriations Committee today marked up H.R. 5521, the Legislative Branch Appropriations bill. The bill requires the use of ethanol-compatible vehicles and ethanol-based fuel in the legislative branch of government to the extent possible. The bill also requires the installation of an E85 fuel pump on the Capitol Complex.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 22, 2006
News Release: On Wednesday, June 21, 44 former immigrants became United States citizens at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 22, 2006
News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, with jurisdiction over international trade, today met with United States Trade Representative Susan Schwab. It was their first meeting since the Senate confirmed Schwab on June 8.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 21, 2006
News Release: At about 9:05 p.m. last night the Lake Mead National Recreation Area Dispatch Center received a report that a young man had gone into the water to swim with friends and never returned to shore.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 21, 2006
News Release: ATLANTA — The U.S. Labor Department announced today that Atlanta Erosion Consultants of Norcross, Ga., has agreed to pay $574,486 in overtime back wages to 193 workers after a Wage and Hour Division investigation found they had not been paid in accordance with the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Jun 21, 2006
News Release: Archived News Release Caution: Information may be out of date.
