News from October 2009
By Interior Newswire | Oct 11, 2009
News Release: When Christopher Columbus set off to find the “New World", he stumbled upon the beauty of the Virgin Islands. Now it’s your turn to discover U.S Virgin Islands with a visit to Fort Stanwix National Monument!.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 11, 2009
News Release: Petrified Forest, AZ―Park Superintendent Cliff Spencer announces that Petrified Forest National Park will be changing to shorter winter hours on Oct. 25, 2009. The park will open at 8:00 am and close at 5:00 pm Mountain Standard Time (MST) daily. The Painted Desert Visitor Center and the Rainbow Forest...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 10, 2009
News Release: Superintendent Jock Whitworth has announced that the hours for Zion Tunnel escorts for oversize vehicles will be reduced to 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. effective Tuesday, October 13 through October 24. This is a change from previously advertised hours. The change was required to address safety concerns related...
By DOL Newswire | Oct 10, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), today released the following statement reacting to the U.S. Department of Labor’s monthly jobs report. According to the report, the economy lost 263,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate rose to 9.8 percent.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 10, 2009
News Release: Rome, NY: Fort Stanwix National Monument received excellent marks for visitor satisfaction from park visitors. The park also received high marks by visitors demonstrating understanding of the fort’s national significance. The National Park Service, in partnership with the University of Idaho, conducted...
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 9, 2009
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 “Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano will travel to New York City on Monday, Oct. 12, to meet with cybersecurity stakeholders from the private sector to discuss coordinated efforts to protect the nation’s cyber infrastructure and promote cybersecurity as a shared responsibility.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 9, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice today announced that two detainees have been transferred from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to the control of the governments of Kuwait and Belgium.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 9, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON– The United States has asked a federal court in Kansas City, Kan., to bar Carlos Cruz, aka Carlos Ruano-Cruz, from preparing tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. According to the government complaint, Cruz’s business, Carlos Income Tax Services, prepares federal ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 9, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – Three Miami-Dade County, Fla., residents have been indicted in connection with an alleged $2.3 million Medicare fraud scheme operated out of X-Press Center, a Detroit-area clinic that purported to specialize in providing injection and infusion therapies, Assistant Attorney General of the ...
By Fed Newswire | Oct 9, 2009
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced the annual indexing of the reserve requirement exemption amount and of the low reserve tranche for 2010. These amounts are used in the calculation of reserve requirements of depository institutions. The Board also announced the annual indexing of the nonexempt deposit cutoff level and the reduced reporting limit that will be used to determine deposit reporting panels effective 2010.
By Commerce News Now | Oct 9, 2009
News Release: U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke issued the following statement on the release of the August 2009 U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services report by the Commerce Department’s U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Today’s report showed that U.S. exports increased by 0.2 percent to $128.2 billion since July 2009. Imports declined 0.6 percent to $158.9 billion.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 9, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that approximately 8,600 workers from companies in 17 states – Arizona, Arkansas, California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin – are eligible to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA).
By DOT News Wire | Oct 9, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Oct. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 9, 2009
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Oct. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 9, 2009
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Oct. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 9, 2009
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Oct. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 9, 2009
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Oct. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 9, 2009
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Oct. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 9, 2009
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Oct. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 9, 2009
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Oct. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
