News from December 2009
By DOL Newswire | Dec 15, 2009
News Release: U.S. Senators Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) and Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and U.S. Reps. John Kline (R-MN) and Brett Guthrie (R-KY) today wrote college and university presidents regarding their legislation that would preserve critical student loan options for another year. The Members are working to extend the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFEL) which has successfully helped millions of Americans realize the dream of a college education since 1965.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 15, 2009
News Release: Solitary waves that run a long distance without losing their shape or dying out are a special class of waves called solitons. These everlasting waves are exotic enough, but theoreticians at the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI), a collaboration of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) ...
By USDA Newswire | Dec 15, 2009
News Release: A device developed by an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist to sort wheat has been successfully used to detect and remove popcorn kernels that have been damaged by fungi.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 15, 2009
News Release: If you've seen an Internet ad for capacitor-type power factor correction devices, you might be led to believe that using one can save you money on your residential electricity bill. However, a team including specialists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have recently explained* why the devices actually provide no savings by discussing the underlying physics.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 15, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 15, 2009 - On Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009 the House Natural Resources Committee will hold a markup on H.R. 2314, the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2009. This bill would recognize Native Hawaiians as a separate governing entity, providing them with the ability to transfer lands, negotiate with other government entities and set their own criminal and civil jurisdictions separate from the United States.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 15, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON-Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joseph Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., were briefed by Department of Defense (DOD) officials Tuesday on U.S. Army personnel policies and information sharing procedures as part of the Committee’s investigation into the circumstances surrounding the Fort Hood shootings.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 14, 2009
News Release: Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park will be increasing the fee to tour the "Texas White House," President and Mrs. Johnson’s home on the LBJ Ranch, to $2.00 beginning on March 1, 2010. The current fee is $1.00, which went into effect on October, 1, 2008. The fee is charged only for individuals aged 18 years and older.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 14, 2009
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 FY 2010 Preparedness Grant Program Overview: Transit Security Grant Program (TSGP) (PDF, 6 pages - 345 KB) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today announced the release of application guidance for ...
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 14, 2009
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Alejandro Mayorkas today announced that DHS has fully implemented recent legislation allowing USCIS ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON - Micheal Fisher, a former co-owner of Fisher Sand & Gravel Co. Inc. (FSG) based in Dickinson, N.D., was sentenced to 37 months in prison today by Judge Daniel L. Hovland in Bismark, N.D., the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Judge Hovland also ordered Fisher to pay a $90,000 fine and to pay restitution of $308,069.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2009
News Release: Ehsanul Islam Sadequee, 23, of Roswell, Ga., and Syed Haris Ahmed, 25, of Atlanta, were sentenced today in federal court following their convictions earlier this year in separate but related criminal trials, the Justice Department announced.
By Fed Newswire | Dec 14, 2009
News Release: On Dec. 14, 2009, the Federal Reserve will offer $75 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 Labor Gazette | Dec 14, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON On Dec. 11, the Interagency Council on Veterans Employment held its first meeting to discuss ways of expanding the participation of veterans in the nation's federal workforce. The meeting was co-chaired by Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis and Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki. John Berry, director of the Office of Personnel Management, serves as the council's vice chair and chief operating officer.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 14, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that nearly 4,000 workers in auto-related industries across Ohio are eligible to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA).
By Labor Gazette | Dec 14, 2009
News Release: Boston - The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment ordering Yongsik Lee, president and owner of the now-defunct United Automation Technologies Inc. of Westborough, Mass., to properly administer and bring to termination the company's 401(k) plan.
By State News Post | Dec 14, 2009
The US State Department published a two page notice on Dec. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Dec 14, 2009
The US State Department published a one page notice on Dec. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 14, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Dec. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 14, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Dec. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Dec 14, 2009
The US State Department published a one page notice on Dec. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
