News from May 2009
By Interior Newswire | May 8, 2009
News Release: The Glacier Point Road opened for the season on May 5, 2009 at 12 noon. Limited services at Glacier Point, including vault toilets and hand washing stations, are available. The Glacier Point concessions stand is not open at this time.
By Interior Newswire | May 8, 2009
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Glacier National Park officials report that additional park roads are now open or are anticipated to open providing increased access to the park for this weekend.
By Interior Newswire | May 8, 2009
News Release: Four Olympic National Park rangers were honored for their courageous rescue of a lost skier at Wednesday’s Honor Convocation at the Department of the Interior’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. Receiving the prestigious Department of the Interior Valor Award were Olympic National Park ranger Bryan Bell, Michael Danisiewicz and Sanny Lustig and Scot Bowen, retired Olympic National Park ranger.
By Commerce Newswire | May 8, 2009
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) in a nomination hearing today urged Deputy Secretary of Treasury Designate Neal Wolin to maintain focus on key Finance Committee items as he looks to his new role at the Treasury Department, such as improving tax compliance and enforcement,...
By Commerce Newswire | May 8, 2009
News Release: The author Georges Bernanos said: “A thought which does not result in an action is nothing much, and an action which does not proceed from a thought is nothing at all.". Today, we have before us Neal Wolin, whom President Obama has nominated to be Deputy Secretary of Treasury. Mr. Wolin, in your new...
By US DOT Newswire | May 8, 2009
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today made the following remarks regarding the Department of Interior's (DOI) decision to retain the current rule for protecting polar bears under the Endangered Species Act (ESA)...
By DOL Newswire | May 7, 2009
News Release: Following the release today of additional details on President Obama’s FY 2010 budget, Rep. Howard P. “Buck" McKeon (R-CA), the top Republican on the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement...
By Homeland Newswire | May 7, 2009
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 “I am proud to announce President Obama’s intent to nominate Dr. Tara O’Toole as Under Secretary for the Science and Technology Directorate. Dr. O’Toole is an expert on environmental protection and biosecurity, and brings critical experience in health, safety and technology to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
By Homeland Newswire | May 7, 2009
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano unveiled the Department’s $55.1 billion FY 2010 budget request today, focused around five major priorities—counterterrorism; border security; enforcement of immigration laws; disaster preparedness, response and recovery; and Department unification—designed to create a leaner, smarter, more effective agency.
By Homeland Newswire | May 7, 2009
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 Press Secretary Sara Kuban: Good afternoon, everyone. My name is Sara Kuban and I'm the press secretary at the Department of Homeland Security [DHS]. Today the purpose of this conference call is to discuss the upcoming year fiscal budget that has been announced today by President Obama.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – Attorney General Eric Holder announced today that the President’s FY 2010 budget proposal totals $26.7 billion for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to increase support for the Department’s traditional missions while strengthening national security efforts. The request represents a 3.8 percent increase in budget authority and an increase of 3,977 positions over the FY 2009 enacted appropriation.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON - The United States has filed a lawsuit against New York attorney Thomas B. Pruzan, d/b/a the Pruzan Law Firm, seeking to put an end to Mr. Pruzan’s repeated failure to timely deposit and pay the employment and unemployment taxes due from his law firm, as well as his failure to timely file employment and unemployment tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON—Anadarko Petroleum Co., and two related oil production companies have agreed to pay a civil penalty of more than $1 million and implement injunctive relief, develop facility response plans, and revise spill prevention as well as containment plans at a cost of more than $8 million during the term of the settlement in order to resolve violations of the Clean Water Act, the Justice Department and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON — The Justice Department today announced the filing of a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Salt Lake City on behalf of Jose A. Ortega, a Utah National Guard member, against Synapse Data and Telecom Inc., and Matthew Mossbarger, Synapse’s owner and operator, alleging violations of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA).
By Fed Newswire | May 7, 2009
News Release: The results of a comprehensive, forward-looking assessment of the financial conditions of the nation's 19 largest bank holding companies (BHCs) by the federal bank supervisory agencies were released on Thursday.
By Fed Newswire | May 7, 2009
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the approval of an application by Standard Chartered Bank, London, England, to establish a representative office in Houston, Texas.
By Commerce News Now | May 7, 2009
News Release: Thank you, Carl, for that kind introduction. And I want to thank you and the Kauffman Foundation for hosting this meeting, giving me this opportunity to hear from so many business leaders and entrepreneurs and for the pioneering research you’re doing on innovation and entrepreneurship.
By Labor Gazette | May 7, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON — Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today, through a national online discussion with stakeholder groups, the general public and the news media, will outline the president's fiscal year (FY) 2010 budget for the U.S. Department of Labor, which begins to restore worker protection programs and revitalize employment opportunities for the American workforce.
By Labor Gazette | May 7, 2009
News Release: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending May 2, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 601,000, a decrease of 34,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 635,000. The 4-week moving average was 623,500, a decrease of 14,750 from the previous week's revised average of 638,250.
By Labor Gazette | May 7, 2009
News Release: Washington – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) will sponsor “Getting It Right – Know Your Fiduciary Responsibilities” webcasts on May 12 and 13. The webcasts are part of the agency’s national fiduciary education campaign to increase awareness and understanding of basic responsibilities associated with operating private sector retirement plans.
