News from May 2009
By DOT News Wire | May 20, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on May 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | May 20, 2009
The US Agriculture Department published a four page rule on May 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 20, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on May 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 20, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on May 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 20, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on May 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 20, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on May 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 20, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on May 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | May 20, 2009
The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on May 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | May 20, 2009
News Release: University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), Professor James Kennett will be the featured speaker at the “From Shore to Sea" June lecture. Kennett will talk about the remarkable, widespread geological and archaeological evidence researchers have discovered of a major extraterrestrial collision over North America from their work at the Channel Islands and other locations.
By Commerce Newswire | May 20, 2009
News Release: In its first decade of work, a research effort at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop novel and improved "combinatorial" techniques for polymer research-an effort that became the NIST Combinatorial Methods Center (NCMC)-realized economic benefits of at least $8.55 for every dollar invested by NIST and its industry partners, according to a new economic analysis.
By Interior Newswire | May 20, 2009
News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ - The nineteenth annual Grand Canyon Star Party will be held from Saturday, June 13 through Saturday, June 20, 2009 on the South and North Rims of Grand Canyon National Park. This event is sponsored by the National Park Service, the Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association (South Rim), and...
By Interior Newswire | May 20, 2009
News Release: Superintendent George Price announced today that the Barnstable County AmeriCorps Cape Cod received the Northeast Region’s George B. Hartzog Award for Outstanding Volunteer Group Service. One of 16 nominees from the 13 states of National Park Service’s Northeast Region, from Maine to Virginia, AmeriCorps...
By Commerce Newswire | May 20, 2009
News Release: While today's law enforcement officers don't wear utility belts full of crimefighting gadgets like Batman, they do rely on a variety of state-of-the-art technologies to do their jobs efficiently and safely. Two of these devices-down-the-road (DTR) radar used in speed enforcement and the ballistic chronograph, ...
By Commerce Newswire | May 20, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - At a hearing today of the House Judiciary Committee that featured testimony from FBI Director Robert Mueller, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member and Judiciary Committee member Darrell Issa (R-CA) called on Director Mueller to initiate an investigation into whether the CIA lied to Members of Congress.
By Commerce Newswire | May 20, 2009
News Release: Dear Attorney General Holder: In recent days, serious questions have arisen about the actions and involvement ofCharles Millard, former director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), in that agency’s procurement processes. Attached is an audit report by the PBGC’s Inspector General that...
By Interior Newswire | May 20, 2009
News Release: This Memorial Day weekend visitors will be able to escape the warmer temperatures of the valley and enjoy the beautiful springtime weather at Lassen Volcanic National Park. “Even though the road through the park is not completely open, visitors can drive ten miles in from Manzanita Lake to the Devastated...
By Interior Newswire | May 20, 2009
News Release: Two canoeists arrived safely at Burnt Mill Bridge in Big South Fork NRRA as a search for them was underway after they were reported overdue on Tuesday, May 19, 2009. Kevin Adcock and Kevin Mezick, both of Knoxville, Tennessee, began their one day trip around noon on Monday, May 18, 2009. When they failed...
By DOE Newswire | May 20, 2009
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977
By Interior Newswire | May 20, 2009
News Release: On March 30, 2009, President Barack Obama signed into law the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 which designated 124,406 acres as wilderness within Zion National Park. The legislation also transferred ownership and management of over 640 acres of wilderness from the Bureau of Land Management to Zion National Park. These lands are located on the west slope of The Watchman and Johnson Mountain near the Town of Springdale.
By Commerce Newswire | May 20, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., May 20, 2009 - House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) spoke on the House floor today urging Members to restore Americans’ Second Amendment rights on federal lands. Full video and text of the speech, as prepared for delivery, follows.
