News from November 2009
By Commerce News Now | Nov 6, 2009
The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Nov. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Nov 6, 2009
The US State Department published a five page notice on Nov. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Nov 6, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Nov. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 6, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) released the following statement this morning as the U.S. Department of Labor reported the nation’s unemployment rate rose in October from 9.8 percent to 10.2 percent - a loss of 190,000 jobs...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 6, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., November 6, 2009 - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement regarding the Department of Labor’s report that the U.S. economy lost 190,000 jobs in October, raising the unemployment rate to 10.2 percent.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 6, 2009
News Release: Climate forecasts are becoming more useful to farmers and ranchers, thanks to research by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and their cooperators.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 6, 2009
News Release: Washington - A report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) showing that 16 critical federal IT projects will cost $3 billion more than originally estimated is proof of lax oversight and underscores the need for immediate corrective action, Sens. Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Susan Collins (R-Me.) said Friday.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 6, 2009
News Release: Families can join a Park Ranger for a free round-trip ride aboard the Lowell National Historical Park Trolley. The Trolley Express departs from the Boott Cotton Mills Museum on Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009 at 11:00am, 12:00pm, 1:00pm, 2:00pm and 3:00pm. While riding the rails, listen to a reading of the...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 6, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Oversight and Government Reform Committee Republicans released a video today asking the Obama Administration a question that has gone unanswered for months: “Where are the Jobs?" The video was released as news broke reporting the nation’s unemployment rate rose in October from 9.8 percent to 10.2 percent - a loss of 190,000 jobs.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 6, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Ranking Member Darrell Issa and Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Howard P. “Buck" McKeon today, in a letter to President Barack Obama, expressed concern that over 270 days of the new Administration’s tenure have passed and the White House has still not put forward the National Security plan that Federal law stipulates should have been delivered to Congress 150 days after taking office.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 6, 2009
News Release: Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, pointed to the latest employment report as further evidence that Democrat-controlled Washington is failing to focus on economic recovery even as families and small businesses continue to struggle. The figures, released this morning by the U.S. Department of Labor, showed a loss of 190,000 jobs in October, with the national unemployment rate reaching 10.2 percent, a 26-year high.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 6, 2009
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has signed a cooperative agreement with Hydrogen Energy California LLC (HECA) to build and demonstrate a hydrogen-powered electric generating facility, complete with carbon capture and storage, in Kern County, Calif. The new plant is a step toward commercialization of a clean technology that enables use of our country's vast fossil energy resources while addressing the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 6, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley said today that an opinion from the American Law Division at the Congressional Research Service says the online initiative of the Department of Health and Human Services called “State Your Support" may violate federal prohibitions on the use of official funds in at least three specific ways, despite the Secretary’s assertion that the campaign is “entirely legal and proper.".
By DOL Newswire | Nov 6, 2009
News Release: Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, testified before the House Committee on Rules today to highlight the bureaucratic maze created by Speaker Pelosi’s government takeover of health care. Citing a series of specific new powers and authorities granted ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 6, 2009
News Release: Rome, NY: Fort Stanwix National Monument received two awards last week for hiring and working with people that have disabilities. On Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, Fort Stanwix received the first ever Statewide Employment First Award from the New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental...
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 6, 2009
News Release: "Deficits will not go down as long as the unemployment rate is rising".
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 6, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today welcomed the enactment of legislation he co-sponsored to help members of the military benefit from the first-time homebuyer tax credit. The President signed the provision into law today.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 6, 2009
News Release: Rome, NY: On Veteran's Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11, join the staff of Fort Stanwix National Monument in paying tribute to the people who have defended our country in the past, and continue to defend the country today. The park will host its sixth "School's Out" program for 2009 from 1 to 2 p.m. inside the Willett Center with Junior Ranger activities from the USS Arizona Memorial in Hawaii.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 5, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today at the White House Tribal Nations Conference, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu highlighted the Department of Energy's continued commitment to partnering with Native Americans to support the development of clean energy projects on tribal lands that will help reduce energy use, limit carbon pollution, and create new jobs for tribal communities across the country.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 5, 2009
News Release: "Welcome everyone. Today our Committee will hear testimony on an important piece of civil rights legislation - the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, also known as ENDA.
