News from August 2009
By USDA Newswire | Aug 25, 2009
News Release: Controlling two species of semitropical bugs that damage a variety of fruit and nut crops is the objective of a joint research project between the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and Australian researchers.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 25, 2009
News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued three new certified reference materials for soil. Intended for use as controls in testing laboratories, the new Standard Reference Materials (SRMs)-gathered from the San Joaquin Valley in California and from sites near Butte and Helena in Montana-will aid in determining soil quality, detecting soil contamination, and monitoring cleanup efforts from accidental spills or atmospheric deposition.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 25, 2009
News Release: Join the National Park Service in celebration of Constitution Week by attending one of the free special events scheduled September 17-23, 2009 at Charles Pinckney National Historic Site at 1254 Long Point Road in Mount Pleasant. The park preserves the last 28 acres of Snee Farm, a plantation that was once owned by Charles Pinckney, a principal framer and signer of the U.S. Constitution.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 25, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Commitee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-Vista) today issued a statement regarding reassessments by the Office of Management and Budget and the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office that reveal a projected ten-year budget deficit of $9.1 trillion...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 25, 2009
News Release: After an extensive investigation, three individuals face multiple federal charges for poaching within Yosemite National Park. Over the past several years, Southern California residents Chad Gierlich, Chris Gierlich, and Kyle Narasky have allegedly poached multiple trophy-sized deer within the park boundaries.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 25, 2009
News Release: On Oct. 6, 2009, the Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO) will sponsor a technology transfer and commercialization showcase for bio-imaging technologies developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The showcase will...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 25, 2009
News Release: Editor’s Note: Glacier National Park officials wish to clarify that the death of the grizzly yearling on August 17th was indeed attributed to the tranquilizer dart injection field operation to immobilize the two grizzly yearlings at Old Man Lake in the Upper Two Medicine Valley. According to the necropsy...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 25, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Aug. 25, 2009 - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement regarding the Obama Administration’s Office of Management & Budget (OMB) report that its 10-year budget deficit projection will increase from $7.1 trillion to roughly $9 trillion and the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) report that the federal budget deficit for 2009 will total $1.6 trillion - the highest since World War II.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 25, 2009
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Glacier National Park officials are learning more about the loss of a park visitor Saturday, Aug. 22, 2009. Dr. William H. Labunetz, a 67-year-old retired neurologist from Great Falls, MT, had been hiking with four others and had climbed Iceberg Notch earlier in the day. Two of...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 25, 2009
News Release: Cape Hatteras National Seashore lifeguard beach operations at Buxton Beach, adjacent to the Old Cape Hatteras Lighthouse site, closed Friday, Aug. 21, 2009 for the 2009 season. NPS lifeguard operations at Coquina Beach on Bodie Island and Ocracoke Beach on Ocracoke Island will continue through Labor Day, September 7th, 2009. The hours of operation are 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 24, 2009
News Release: Due to low fire activity in the North Cascades National Park Complex this past week, this will be the last NOCA Fire update unless fire activity increases.
By State Newswire | Aug 24, 2009
News Release: Washington, D.C.-Ahead of tomorrow's presidential and provincial elections in Afghanistan, Senate Foreign Relations Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) released the following statement:
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 24, 2009
News Release: Attorney General Eric Holder has appointed U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota B. Todd Jones to chair the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee (AGAC) of U.S. Attorneys. Jones served as U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota from 1998-2001 and has previously served as a member, vice chair and chair of the AGAC (1999-2001).
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 24, 2009
News Release: Attorney General Eric Holder today announced that the Special Task Force on Interrogations and Transfer Policies, which was created pursuant to Executive Order 13491 on Jan. 22, 2009, has proposed that the Obama Administration establish a specialized interrogation group to bring together officials from ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 24, 2009
News Release: The Department of Justice today announced that Mohammed Jawad, a native of Afghanistan, has been transferred from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to Afghanistan.
By Fed Newswire | Aug 24, 2009
News Release: On Aug. 24, 2009, the Federal Reserve will offer $100 billion in 28-day credit through its Term Auction Facility. Additional information regarding the auction is listed below; the auction will be conducted as specified in this announcement, Regulation A, and the terms and conditions of the Term Auction Facility (www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/taf.htm).
By Commerce News Now | Aug 24, 2009
News Release: U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke today announced a $4.7 million Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant to the Arizona Board of Regents and the University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz., to build infrastructure to support phase-one development of the Arizona Bioscience Park. The project, made possible because of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), is expected to create additional jobs and private investment in the region.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 24, 2009
News Release: Workers in Alabama, Connecticut, Michigan, Ohio and South Dakota covered WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that approximately 1,400 workers laid off from specific companies in five states – Alabama, Connecticut, Michigan, Ohio and South Dakota – are eligible to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 24, 2009
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Aug. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 24, 2009
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Aug. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
