News from November 2006
By Interior Newswire | Nov 13, 2006
The US Interior Department published a three page proposed rule on Nov. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 13, 2006
The US Interior Department published a four page proposed rule on Nov. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Nov 13, 2006
The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Nov. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Nov 13, 2006
The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Nov. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 13, 2006
News Release: IT’S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS AT FORT VANCOUVER NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 13, 2006
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing on Wednesday, Nov. 15, at 2:30 p.m. in Dirksen 106 to hear testimony regarding a report released last December by a presidential task force on the status of Puerto Rico.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 13, 2006
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Russ Feingold (D-WI) along with a number of their Senate Colleagues, have introduced legislation to extend the term of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR). Without this legislation, the SIGIR’s term would expire next year, on...
By DOE Newswire | Nov 13, 2006
News Release: Thank you for inviting me to speak with you today. I regret that I can’t be there in person, but the Congress is reconvening this week to finish up its business for the year.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 13, 2006
News Release: Who: National Parks Subcommittee When: ***POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE*** Where: SD-366 Why: The purpose of this hearing is to receive testimony of the following bills: S. 2148, a bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Chattahoochee ...
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 13, 2006
News Release: Senate Homeland Security Chairman Susan Collins (R-Me.) and Ranking Member Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.) today announced that on Thursday, November 16th, the Committee will consider a bill to extend the term of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR). Earlier today, Senators Collins...
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 13, 2006
News Release: Following Senator Susan Collins’ (R-ME) success in delaying implementation of new border identification requirements, known as the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI), the Senator is encouraging the Department of State and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to carefully consider ways to implement...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 13, 2006
News Release: Seneca Falls - Women’s Rights National Historical Park Superintendent Tina Orcutt announced today that the park will unveil a temporary exhibit on the 1856 National Women’s Rights Convention, which was held in New York City, in the park’s visitor center on Nov. 25, 2006. "Women’s Rights National Historical Park is proud to offer this special exhibit on the struggles of the movement begun in Seneca Falls in 1848, during the turbulent year of 1856," said Orcutt.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 13, 2006
News Release: Even as rain continues to fall, Olympic National Park staff work to make damage assessments and re-open damaged roads where possible. Staff and engineers from the Federal Highway Administration completed initial inspections over the weekend.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 13, 2006
News Release: They whistle, puff their chests and strut like peacocks. But for all their attention-getting efforts, greater sage grouse are slowly disappearing from the American West. Once estimated to be in the millions, the birds may now number only about 150,000.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 13, 2006
News Release: ***ROOM CHANGE to SD-106*** Washington, D.C. - The Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing on Wednesday, Nov. 15, at 10 a.m. in Dirksen 106 to hear testimony regarding a report released last December by a presidential task force on the status of Puerto Rico. The Committee will ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 11, 2006
News Release: Kick off the Holiday Season by Stepping Back into the Past.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 10, 2006
News Release: As the campaign season of 1778 draws to a close, find out what the Continental Army had to do to garrison troops for the winter. Visit with Fort Stanwix National Monument living history staff and volunteers to discuss the campaign and how they winterize the fortress for the upcoming season.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 10, 2006
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Ranking Democrat on theSenate Finance Committee, commented today on an announcement that the United Statesand Russia have reached an agreement in principle on Russia’s accession to the WorldTrade Organization (WTO).
By Interior Newswire | Nov 9, 2006
News Release: Superintendent Mike Murray announced today the National Park Service will host an Open House at the Wright Brothers National Memorial on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2006 from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm to seek comments from park neighbors and surrounding communities on the possible re-establishment of a commercial...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2006
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Caused Up To $25 Million in Losses to Software Industry WASHINGTONThe operator of a for-pay Internet site that reproduced significant amounts of pirated computer software pleaded guilty today in federal court, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Chuck Rosenberg of the Eastern District of Virginia, announced today.
