News from April 2009
By DOL Newswire | Apr 3, 2009
News Release: Rep. Howard P. “Buck" McKeon (R-CA), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, today highlighted provisions in both the House-passed and Senate-passed budget resolutions that support continuation of a longstanding and successful federal student financial assistance program.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 3, 2009
News Release: Goats are tough, spirited animals, but they're no match for scrapie, a form of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy. Now, with a "helping hand" from science, the animals' plight could take a turn for the better.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 3, 2009
News Release: Washington, DC -- Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) commented today on a recent GAO report that he commissioned regarding the Department of Commerce’s export promotion programs. The report recommends that the Department of Commerce improve its system of charging U.S. exporters fees...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 3, 2009
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. -Officials at Glacier National Park have received formal notification from S. Richard Fedrizzi, President, CEO and Founding Chairman of the U.S. Green Building Counsel (USGBC) that the Apgar Transit Center (ATC) has achieved the Gold certification level under the Leadership in Energy...
By DOE Newswire | Apr 3, 2009
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today issued a new Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to provide approximately $2.4 million in university nuclear science and engineering fellowships and scholarships.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 3, 2009
News Release: Harkers Island, NC -- Superintendent Russel J. Wilson reported that park staff have completed posting important nesting sites for the threatened piping plover. The nesting season for piping plovers and other beach nesting birds extends from April 1 to August 31. The nine sites on Core Banks include:...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 3, 2009
News Release: Fort Frederica National Monument Superintendent Mary Beth Wester is pleased to announce the details of several upcoming programs during National Park Week. National Park Week is an annual week proclaimed by the President of the United States for celebration and recognition of America’s National Parks. This year’s National Park Week is April 18- 26 and Fort Frederica National Monument is offering some special programs to highlight the park’s history.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 3, 2009
News Release: Rep. Howard P. “Buck" McKeon (R-CA), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education Committee, today welcomed the results of a new study from the U.S. Department of Education that confirmed the positive outcomes of the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP). The report found measurable achievement ...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 3, 2009
News Release: In response to a growing concern about a new malady that has killed an estimated 400,000 bats in the Northeast, managers at Great Smoky Mountains National Park have closed all of its caves to public entry until further notice.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 3, 2009
News Release: Bryce Canyon National Park Prepares for the 2009 Summer Season.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 3, 2009
News Release: What is the concern?. Charter vessel use in Glacier Bay is currently limited during June, July and August but not during the rest of the year. In 2005, charter vessel use in May and September (the “shoulder season") totaled about 40 vessel use days. In 2008 it had increased to over 225 vessel use days...
By State Newswire | Apr 3, 2009
News Release: Washington, DC - Rep. Howard L. Berman (D-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, last evening introduced bipartisan legislation establishing a new framework for U.S.-Pakistan relations.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 3, 2009
News Release: (Kelso, CA) - The Beanery lunch counter is open for business at the Kelso Depot Visitor Center in Mojave National Preserve. The counter’s operator, Mike Williams, is serving light food items and refreshments five days a week, Friday through Tuesday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
By State Newswire | Apr 3, 2009
News Release: Washington, D.C. - This evening, the Senate passed President Obama's FY2010 budget resolution, including $4 billion restored to President's international affairs budget by the April 1 passage of the Kerry-Lugar amendment. The $4 billion will make it possible for the Administration to pursue critical ...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 3, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Treasury Department today issued guidance to State and local governments to jump-start the use of Build America and school construction bond funding as included in H.R. 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (P.L. 111-5). This bond funding provides a critical...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 2, 2009
News Release: The National Park Service, Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SMMNRA or SAMO) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the SAMO Diamond X Ranch Student Intern Center and Keller House Stabilization and is now available to the public. The public comment period is open though April 30, 2009, and we welcome your comments on this EA.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 2, 2009
News Release: Cape Hatteras National Seashore beaches will be managed again this summer under the terms of the U.S. District Court approved consent decree. Park visitors can expect to see resource closures for breeding shorebirds in effect to varying degrees from mid-March to mid-to-late-August and turtle nesting...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON - Steven Michael Rubinstein, of Boca Raton, Fla., has been charged, via criminal complaint, with filing a false income tax return, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today. Rubinstein made his initial appearance this morning before Magistrate Judge Barry S. ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – Traian Bujduveanu has pleaded guilty in the Southern District of Florida to a charge of conspiring to illegally export military and dual use aircraft parts to Iran. Bujduveanu appeared on behalf of himself and his now defunct corporation, Orion Aviation, in federal court in Miami today to announce his guilty plea. Bujduveanu’s co-defendant, Hassan Keshari, and his corporation, Kesh Air International, pleaded guilty in January 2009, and are awaiting sentencing.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON - The United States has sued four Certified Public Accounts (CPA), 27 tax preparers and one other individual, seeking to bar them from promoting an alleged tax scam involving bogus income tax credits claimed for sham sales of methane from landfills, the Justice Department announced today.
