News from June 2009
By DOE Gazette | Jun 11, 2009
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on June 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 11, 2009
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By Commerce Newswire | Jun 11, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Kevin Brady, Ranking Member of the House Ways & Means Trade Subcommittee, issued the following statement regarding the Pakistan Enduring Assistance and Cooperation Enhancement Act (H.R. 1886)...
By State Newswire | Jun 11, 2009
News Release: Washington, DC - The House today approved comprehensive legislation to strengthen U.S. foreign policy efforts, the Foreign Relations Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011 (H.R. 2410).
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 11, 2009
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, every Republican Member of the Ways and Means Committee signed a petition and letter led by Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI). They request that Ways and Means Committee Democrats join Republicans to assert the Committee’s jurisdiction on H.R. 2454, which imposes a national energy...
By State Newswire | Jun 11, 2009
News Release: Washington, DC - The House today approved bipartisan legislation increasing assistance to Pakistan, moving a step forward to create a new, more positive framework for U.S.-Pakistan relations.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 11, 2009
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By Interior Newswire | Jun 11, 2009
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - In mid-June 2009, the National Park Service, in conjunction with the Bureau of Reclamation, the Grand Canyon Wildlands Council, the Arizona Game and Fish Department, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Servicewill translocate 300 juvenile humpback chub previously removed from the Little...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 11, 2009
News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in partnership with the Department of Defense (DOD), the Intelligence Community (IC), and the Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS), has released the first installment of a three-year effort to build a unified information security framework...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 11, 2009
News Release: Today, the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research held a hearing to review the credit conditions in rural America. Congressman Tim Holden of Pennsylvania is Chairman of the Subcommittee.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 11, 2009
News Release: Camping at Chaco Culture National Historical Park will be interrupted when emergency repairs begin at the Gaool Campground to replace the septic system. When construction begins, the park will suspend all camping in the park. Visitor will need to make alternative arrangements for their Chaco visit and...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 11, 2009
News Release: Dear Special Inspector General Barofsky: The U.S. Government is approaching majority owner status for several U.S. companies through equity investments made pursuant to the Troubled Asset Relief Program and several Federal Reserveprograms. The companies subject to large government ownership positions...
By DOE Newswire | Jun 11, 2009
News Release: Washington, DC - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the selection of nine projects that will develop pre-combustion carbon capture technologies that can reduce CO2 emissions in future coal-based integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) power plants. The projects, totaling nearly $14.4 million, will be managed by the Office of Fossil Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 11, 2009
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - Two lightening strike fires are currently burning within Grand Canyon National park. All roads and services within Grand Canyon National Park are open.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 11, 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 Interior Newswire | Jun 11, 2009
News Release: Zion National Park will be closing some of the climbing routes at the area known as the “Practice Cliffs", north of the Court of the Patriarchs. The closure will take effect June 22, 2009. The closure is necessary to protect sensitive archeological resources. Other climbing routes in the same vicinity will remain open unless additional impacts to the archeological resources are identified. The closed areas will be clearly marked with signs and barriers.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 11, 2009
News Release: With an additional 345,000 Americans out of work last month and unemployment reaching its highest level in more than a quarter-century, congressional Democrats are contemplating a pair of proposals that will drive up costs for employers and taxpayers and erode job creation at a time when it is needed ...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 11, 2009
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - At approximately 8:00 this morning, the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a 9-1-1 call with a report of a broken propane line adjacent to the Grand Canyon Visitor Center. The break occurred when a backhoe being operated by a construction worker hit the line.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 11, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.- The following statement was issued by Kevin Brady (R-TX), Ranking Member of the House Ways & Means Trade Subcommittee, in response to news of the U.S. victory in the NAFTA investment case filed by Glamis Gold Ltd...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 11, 2009
News Release: Zion National Park is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2009. The final event of the year long celebration will be an employee reunion, scheduled for October 16-18, 2009. The reunion will include present and former employees of Zion National Park including the National Park Service, Zion Natural History Association, Parks Transportation, Inc., and park concessioners, both past and present.
