News from January 2009
By Labor Gazette | Jan 6, 2009
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Jan. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 6, 2009
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Jan. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 6, 2009
News Release: NEWS RELEASE u.s. department of the interior.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 6, 2009
News Release: Three significant changes will further increase transparency and reduce funding levels for earmarks, building on reforms brought about in the last Congress.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 6, 2009
News Release: Winter weather has settled in across the Upper Peninsula and ice is returning to inland lakes and Munising Bay. Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore invites ice fishing enthusiasts back to the Lakeshore and asks that you keep a few things in mind to ensure a safe and enjoyable ice fishing season.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 6, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., Tuesday met with Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano to discuss homeland security priorities for the 111th Congress and the incoming Administration. Lieberman described his 47-minute meeting with the nominee for Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security as a “very good discussion" and said the nominee was a “superb" choice.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 6, 2009
News Release: Three significant changes will further increase transparency and reduce funding levels for earmarks, building on reforms brought about in the last Congress.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 6, 2009
News Release: ATLANTA - Stanley C. Bond, Ph.D., has been named Superintendent of Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park in Kennesaw, Ga. His assignment will be effective January 5, 2009. Bond is currently the Superintendent of the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail, headquartered in Oakland, Calif., where he has served for almost four years.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 6, 2009
News Release: By Gregg Bruff. (Munising, Mich.) A 68 year old woman twists her ankle at the base of the Log Slide and needs to be evacuated. Someone finds an $800 Nikon digital camera and turns it in to the visitor center. A hiker encounters a marijuana grow operation while on a trail. There is a call for firefighters...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 6, 2009
News Release: GAITHERSBURG, Md.-The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced nine awards for new research projects to develop advanced sensing technologies that would enable timely and detailed monitoring and inspection of the structural health of bridges, roadways and water systems that...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 6, 2009
News Release: Everglades National Park is home to over 90 species of butterflies. These beautiful and fascinating insects will be shown in a macro photography exhibit, courtesy of the Miami Blue Chapter of the North American Butterfly Association (NABA), at the Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center, Everglades National Park...
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 6, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., and Senators Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, introduced the D.C. House Voting Rights Act Tuesday, the first day of the 111th Congressional session, to provide equal voting representation to the citizens of the District of Columbia and the state of Utah.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 6, 2009
News Release: Washington, DC - Rep. Darrell Issa issued the following statement on the Unimplemented IG Recommendations issued today by Democratic Staff...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2009
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, January 5, 2009 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AG (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 "Judge Bell’s long record of public service, especially his efforts to enact FISA and champion civil rights, exemplified his dedication, integrity, and fearless pursuit of justice. He was not only an outstanding Attorney General, but also a true gentleman. The Justice Department mourns his passing." 09-001
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2009
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, January 5, 2009 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – John B. Sawyer, a former trooper with the South Carolina Highway Patrol, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Charleston, S.C., to using excessive force during an arrest.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2009
News Release: "Judge Bell’s long record of public service, especially his efforts to enact FISA and champion civil rights, exemplified his dedication, integrity, and fearless pursuit of justice. He was not only an outstanding Attorney General, but also a true gentleman. The Justice Department mourns his passing."
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – John B. Sawyer, a former trooper with the South Carolina Highway Patrol, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Charleston, S.C., to using excessive force during an arrest.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 5, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – In fiscal year (FY) 2008, the U.S. Department of Labors Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) won a record $67,510,982 in back pay, salary and benefits for an unprecedented 24,508 American workers who had been subjected to unlawful employment discrimination.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 5, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON — In fiscal year (FY) 2008, the U.S. Department of Labors Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) won a record $67,510,982 in back pay, salary and benefits for an unprecedented 24,508 American workers who had been subjected to unlawful employment discrimination.
By DOT News Wire | Jan 5, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Jan. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
