News from September 2009
By Interior Newswire | Sep 23, 2009
News Release: Help Us Make America’s Best Idea Even Better!.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 23, 2009
News Release: On Friday and Saturday, October 2-3, 2009 Fort Moultrie will present a Soldiers Through Time living history event from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. each day. Park rangers and reenactors will portray soldiers of the major time periods of Fort Moultrie’s history from the Revolutionary War through World War II.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 23, 2009
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By Commerce Newswire | Sep 23, 2009
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman John Lewis (D-GA), today sent a letter to Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Douglas Shulman, requesting swift action to provide all possible assistance to the victims of the severe storms and flooding in Georgia. Text of the letter can be found below...
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 23, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON- Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., said Wednesday continued systemic weaknesses at the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), three years after they were first brought to light, were unacceptable. The Senators suggested that the DCAA might need to be separated from the Department of Defense (DOD) to ensure its independence.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 23, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley said it was good news that the Food and Drug Administration has commissioned the Institute of Medicine to examine the agency’s 510(k) system for clearing medical devices.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 23, 2009
News Release: An Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist is looking for cover crop perennials that provide the best balance in biofuel production between agronomic success and environmental sustainability. This work is being supported by the Sun Grant Initiative, a national network of land-grant universities and federally funded laboratories working together to study, produce, and commercialize renewable, biobased energy technologies.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 23, 2009
News Release: Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, today joined colleagues in pressing for a vote on a proposal that would give Members of Congress and the American people at least 72 hours to review legislation before it could receive a vote on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 23, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles B. Rangel (D-NY) and Health Subcommittee Chairman Pete Stark (D-CA) today introduced H.R. 3631, the "Medicare Premium Fairness Act" with U.S. Representative Dina Titus (D-NV), as well as Energy and Commerce Chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA), Chairman Emeritus John Dingell (D-MI) and Health Subcommittee Chairman Frank Pallone (D-NJ).
By DOL Newswire | Sep 23, 2009
News Release: Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, is calling for a congressional oversight hearing into allegations that officials with the National Endowment for the Arts, the Corporation for National and Community Service, and the White House inappropriately ...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 22, 2009
News Release: Mr. Chairman, first of all, I want to applaud you for your efforts to reform the health care system. Few people have worked as hard as you have on this issue. Your tireless dedication to moving ahead can be seen in everything you have done to get to this day.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 22, 2009
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Alejandro Mayorkas and Federal Chief Performance Officer Jeff Zients today launched a redesigned USCIS ...
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 22, 2009
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today announced more than $380 million in grants—funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)—to pay for fire station construction and port and transit security initiatives nationwide while creating jobs and stimulating local economies.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 22, 2009
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today applauded President Obama’s intent to nominate Alan Bersin—currently serving as DHS Assistant Secretary for International Affairs and Special Representative for Border Affairs—as U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 22, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced today that they will solicit public comment and hold joint public workshops to explore the possibility of updating the Horizontal Merger Guidelines that are used by both agencies to evaluate the potential competitive effects of mergers and acquisitions.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 22, 2009
News Release: Patrick Cochran, 47, of Lake Jackson, Texas, was sentenced late on Monday in Phoenix to 76 months in prison for travel with intent to engage in sex with minors and possession of child pornography. In addition to the prison term, Cochran was sentenced to lifetime supervised release by U.S. District Judge Stephen M. McNamee of the District of Arizona.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 22, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – Eric Ian Baker pleaded guilty today in federal court in Nashville, Tenn., for his role in burning and vandalizing the Islamic Center of Columbia, Tenn., on Feb. 9, 2008. Baker was charged with violating civil rights that protect religious property and for using fire in the commission of a felony. Two other defendants, Michael Corey Golden and Jonathan Edward Stone, had previously pleaded guilty in November 2008 for their roles in the arson.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 22, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Alabama and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today jointly announced an agreement with the owners and managers of Pina’s Mobile Home Park in Daphne, Ala., to settle ...
By Fed Newswire | Sep 22, 2009
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and between AmericanWest Bancorporation, Spokane, Washington, a registered bank holding company, and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
By Fed Newswire | Sep 22, 2009
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and between Northern Star Financial, Inc., Mankato, Minnesota, a registered bank holding company, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.
