News published on Federal Newswire in June 2009

News from June 2009


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on June 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a three page notice on June 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on June 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on June 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on June 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on June 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on June 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a four page notice on June 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Grassley Asks How FINRA Handled Allegations of Insider Trading

News Release: WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley is asking the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority - the securities industry’s own regulator - to explain how it handled allegations made in April 2008 about insider trading and other violations of the rules and regulations that govern capital markets.


Chairman Kerry Urges Larger US-Pakistan Relief Effort For The Humanitarian Crisis In Pakistan

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) released the following statement today in response to the deteriorating humanitarian situation among Pakistanis displaced by fighting in the Swat Valley:


NIST Physicists Demonstrate Quantum Entanglement in Mechanical System

News Release: BOULDER, Colo.-Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated entanglement-a phenomenon peculiar to the atomic-scale quantum world-in a mechanical system similar to those in the macroscopic everyday world. The work extends the boundaries of the arena where quantum behavior can be observed and shows how laboratory technology might be scaled up to build a functional quantum computer.


Subcommittee Reviews the Future of U.S. Forestry

News Release: Today, Congressman Joe Baca, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry, held a hearing to review the future of U.S. forestry policy in the United States.


Democrat Leaders Twist Arms to Defeat Republican Motion on H.R. 31, The Lumbee Recognition Act

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., June 3, 2009 - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings issued the following statement regarding H.R. 31, the Lumbee Recognition Act.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) today sent letters to Chrysler Chairman and CEO Bob Nardelli and Counselor to the Secretary of the Treasury Steven Rattner expressing concern about “the lack of transparency surrounding the decision to reduce the number of existing Chrysler dealerships by 25 percent that was reportedly made under pressure from the Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry."


Grassley works to improve Medicare quality with improved QIO system

News Release: WASHINGTON --- Senator Grassley is asking the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to explain how it justifies using a government auditing firm that the Government Accountability Office has found to be “non-compliant" for its audits of the Quality Improvement Program, which is responsible for improving Medicare quality.


News Release: This season Bryce Canyon National Park will be offering a daily guided tour to Rainbow Point, free of charge, from now until late September. Operated by the Bryce Canyon Shuttle, this 4 - hour roundtrip tour covers 40 miles with stops along many of the park’s scenic viewpoints. The tour begins at 11:00 AM and ends at 3:00 PM.


Fee Free Weekends

News Release: Bryce Canyon National Park Will Waive Entrance Fees on Three Summer Weekends.


Yosemite National Park Celebrates the 130th Anniversary of the Yosemite Chapel

News Release: The Yosemite Chapel, located in Yosemite Valley, will be celebrating its 130th anniversary this Sunday, June 7. This date is purportedly the actual date that services were first held in 1879. The Yosemite Chapel is the oldest structure in Yosemite Valley. It was originally constructed along the south...


News Release: Everglades National Park is pleased to announce the release of the Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Cape Sable Canals Dam Restoration Project. This project is intended to provide sustainable solutions to issues associated with saltwater intrusion into and degradation of freshwater and brackish marshes...


Baucus Comments on Health Care Reform Letter from President Obama

News Release: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D Mont.) made the following comments today after receiving a letter from President Obama regarding health care reform.