News from May 2009
By Interior Newswire | May 27, 2009
The US Interior Department published a five page proposed rule on May 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | May 27, 2009
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on May 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | May 27, 2009
The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on May 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Interior Newswire | May 27, 2009
News Release: Release No.: 2009-19. Contacts: Andrew S. Muñoz, National Park Service, 702-293-8691. Edwin Lyngar, Nevada Department of Wildlife, 775-741-1004. MEDIA ADVISORY: BOATING ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO PROVIDE MEDIA RIDE-ALONGS, LIFE JACKET FASHION SHOW. WHO: National Park Rangers, Nevada Department of Wildlife...

By Interior Newswire | May 27, 2009
News Release: Shared Missions and Shared Challenges: Notes from a trip to the southern end of the Continental Divide.

By Commerce Newswire | May 27, 2009
News Release: GAITHERSBURG, Md. - The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced the availability of approximately $120 million in competitive grants for the construction of new or expanded scientific research buildings at higher education institutions and nonprofit...
By Interior Newswire | May 27, 2009
News Release: After several weeks of setting up a base camp and staging materials construction has begun to replace the pier at Bechers Bay on remote Santa Rosa Island. During construction the pier will be closed to the public with completion planned for December 2009.
By Interior Newswire | May 27, 2009
News Release: RANGERS RESCUE TWO LAS VEGAS RESIDENTS FROM LAKE MEAD.
By USDA Newswire | May 27, 2009
News Release: The national push for biofuels may encourage farmers to plant corn where environmentally friendly grasses are now grown. But those making the switch can still sequester soil carbon and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by not tilling the soil, according to Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists.

By DOL Newswire | May 27, 2009
News Release: BOSTON, MA - Senators Edward M. Kennedy and John F. Kerry announced today that Massachusetts will receive $666 million in economic recovery funds through the U.S. Department of Education’s State Fiscal Stabilization Fund. The funds are being made available under the American Recovery and Reinvestment...

By Interior Newswire | May 27, 2009
News Release: SCHEDULED MARINA CLOSURE AT TEMPLE BAR MAY 13-20.

By Interior Newswire | May 27, 2009
News Release: Petrified Forest National Park Science and Education Center Lecture Series-June 2009.
By Interior Newswire | May 27, 2009
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The National Park Service (NPS) is pleased to kick-off.
By Interior Newswire | May 27, 2009
News Release: How to Avoid Traffic Jams? Why, with Ferries and French Fries, of Course!.

By DOL Newswire | May 27, 2009
News Release: BOSTON, MA - Senators Edward M. Kennedy and John F. Kerry announced today that 50 grantees at seventeen biomedical research and research training institutions in Massachusetts have been awarded a total of $9,902,161 in federal funding. The funds come from the National Institute of Health through a program...
By Interior Newswire | May 27, 2009
News Release: BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. - The National Park Service has suspended dive operations in the search for the body of John Silva the 42-year-old El Monte resident that went missing on Monday. Rangers plan on continuing the search on Thursday using side scan sonar.
By Homeland Newswire | May 26, 2009
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 Framework Agreement on Integrated Cross-Border Maritime Law Enforcement Operations between the U.S. and Canadian Governments (Shiprider Agreement) (PDF, 17 pages - 1.16 MB) Detroit—The Honorable Janet Napolitano, U.S. Secretary ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2009
News Release: The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Newark, N.J., on behalf of U.S. Naval Reserve member George Lawton against the Newark Public Schools (NPS) alleging violations of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA).
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2009
News Release: Special Litigation Counsel Kristy Parker, a senior attorney in the Civil Rights Division’s Criminal Section, has been selected to receive the 2009 Top Prosecutor Award from the Women in Federal Law Enforcement (WIFLE).
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON — The Justice Department announced today that it has filed suit against convicted tax fraud promoter Daniel Andersen to enjoin him from promoting fraudulent tax schemes. The government’s complaint alleges that Andersen directed the activities of both the Institute for Global Prosperity (between ...