News from December 2009
By USDA Wire | Dec 22, 2009
The US Agriculture Department published a one page rule on Dec. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Dec 22, 2009
The US Energy Department published a two page rule on Dec. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 22, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Dec. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Dec 22, 2009
The US Commerce Department published an eight page rule on Dec. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 22, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a one page proposed rule on Dec. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Dec 22, 2009
The US Commerce Department published a one page proposed rule on Dec. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Dec 22, 2009
The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on Dec. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Dec 22, 2009
The US Commerce Department published a one page proposed rule on Dec. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 22, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is no. 16 on a list of 100 individuals who this year “impacted the world of business ethics in ways that will continue to resonate for many years.".
By Interior Newswire | Dec 22, 2009
News Release: Kenai Fjords National Park announces that the Exit Glacier area is open for snowmachine use effective immediately. Please recreate responsibly to avoid damaging park resources.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 22, 2009
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) today regarding adjournment of the first session of the 111th Congress without extending...
By USDA Newswire | Dec 22, 2009
News Release: In Oregon, California and other western states, infestations of medusahead have marched across rangeland habitats like the Genghis Khan of grasses. But at the base of Steens Mountain in southwestern Oregon, a small but stubborn band of defenders-desert wheatgrass plantings- have held fast against the invader, offering hope of a new, ecologically based approach to controlling it.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 22, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me. - who are investigating the circumstances surrounding the Fort Hood shootings - received a closed briefing Tuesday from the Department of Justice.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 22, 2009
News Release: Park rangers and maintenance crews are busy removing debris, clearing roads, and conducting safety checks as a result of heavy snows which fell across the region the evening of December 18. The park received approximately six inches of snow which hampered visibility, covered park roads, and caused numerous...
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 22, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., Tuesday issued the following statement in reaction to the appointment of Howard Schmidt to be the nation's cyber security coordinator...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 22, 2009
News Release: Everglades National Park is pleased to announce that Sarasota artist, Kathy Wright, has been awarded a Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant in the amount of $25,000 in support of her Everglades Project, a series of paintings based on her experience as Artist in Residence (AIRIE) in the Everglades National...
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 22, 2009
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Mark Udall and a bipartisan group of his colleagues introduced a bill to spur small business growth and create jobs by increasing access to loans from credit unions. The Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2009 was co-sponsored by Senators Charles Schumer (D-NY), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY).
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 22, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Continuing the investigation into the removal of the Corporation for National and Community Service’s (CNCS) Inspector General Gerald Walpin for conducting an investigation that found significant wrongdoing and allegations of sexual misconduct by President Obama’s good friend Sacramento...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 21, 2009
News Release: Between December 26 and Jan. 2, several winter hikes and other special programs are offered at Fire Island National Seashore facilities.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 21, 2009
News Release: Former New York State Supreme Court Justice Thomas J. Spargo was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Gary Sharpe in Albany, N.Y. to 27 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release for attempted extortion and bribery, Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and Special Agent in Charge John F. Pikus of the FBI’s Albany office announced.
