News from March 2009
By USDA Wire | Mar 20, 2009
The US Agriculture Department published a two page rule on March 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Mar 20, 2009
The US Agriculture Department published a three page rule on March 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 20, 2009
The US Labor Department published a two page rule on March 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Mar 20, 2009
The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on March 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Mar 20, 2009
The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on March 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Mar 20, 2009
The US Commerce Department published a one page proposed rule on March 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Mar 20, 2009
The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on March 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 20, 2009
News Release: The National Park Service will conduct five prescribed fires this spring at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. The areas prescribed for burns are: Mnoké Prairie, Cowles Dunes, Dune Ridge, Hobart Prairie Grove and multiple research project areas. Two burn areas, Mnoké Prairie, along Beam Street and U.S...
By State Newswire | Mar 20, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Senator John Kerry (D-MA) released the following statement today in response to President's Obama's videotaped remarks to the people of Iran in celebration of Nowruz:
By USDA Newswire | Mar 20, 2009
News Release: Corrugated plastic bins like the kind sold for handling mail and packages can be quickly and easily converted into a durable "nursery" for wild bees, according to an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) research entomologist.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 20, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - H.R.1 / Bureau of Reclamation Funding - “For an additional amount for `Water and Related Resources', $1,000,000,000." (P.L. 111-5, Title IV).
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 20, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's budget would generate deficits averaging almost $1 trillion a year over the next decade, according to the latest congressional estimates, significantly worse than predicted by the White House just last month.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 20, 2009
News Release: Due to overwhelming response last spring, Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park announces the second annual LBJ 100 Bicycle Tour on Saturday, March 28 on the LBJ Ranch near Stonewall. Luci Baines Johnson, younger daughter of Lyndon and "Lady Bird" Johnson, will officially start the 32, 45, and 62-mile (100 kilometer) rides at 9:00 a.m. from the historic ranch airstrip adjacent to the famed Texas White House.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 20, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON - Acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns can now add “honorary park ranger" to a resume that already includes two Academy Award nominations, seven Emmy Awards, and 20 honorary degrees.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 19, 2009
News Release: Washington, DC --In a test sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), a Delphi auxiliary power unit employing a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) successfully operated the electrical system and air conditioning of a Peterbilt Model 386 truck under conditions simulating idling conditions for 10 hours.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – A former Nazi concentration camp guard who settled in Racine, Wis., after World War II and acquired U.S. citizenship, has been removed to Austria due to his participation in Nazi-sponsored acts of persecution during World War II, Acting Assistant Attorney General Rita M. Glavin of the Criminal Division and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Assistant Secretary John P. Torres announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – Attorney General Eric Holder issued comprehensive new Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) guidelines today that direct all executive branch departments and agencies to apply a presumption of openness when administering the FOIA. The new guidelines, announced in a memo to heads of executive ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – The sister of a U.S. Army officer has pleaded guilty for her participation in a money-laundering scheme related to bribes paid for contracts awarded in support of the Iraq war, Acting Assistant Attorney General Rita M. Glavin of the Criminal Division and Acting Assistant Attorney General Scott D. Hammond of the Antitrust Division announced today.
By Fed Newswire | Mar 19, 2009
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced that the set of eligible collateral for loans extended by the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF) is being expanded to include four additional categories of asset-backed securities (ABS): * ABS backed by mortgage servicing advances * ABS backed ...
By Labor Gazette | Mar 19, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced an $877,096 grant to assist approximately 150 workers affected by layoffs at Northwood Manufacturing located in LaGrande, Ore.
