News published on Federal Newswire in September 2009

News from September 2009


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Sept. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Sept. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Sept. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Sept. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


YCC Program Big Success at Petrified Forest

News Release: Petrified Forest, AZ-This past summer Petrified Forest National Park hired nine youth from areas near the park in a Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) program. “Students were recruited from local high schools to assist with a number of critical park projects," said Superintendent Cliff Spencer.


Obey Statement on Recovery Act CEA Report

News Release: "The Recovery Act is doing what it was intended to do.".


News Release: Coin will be thirty-second in a series released by the U.S. Mint.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 10, 2009 - Today, the White House Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) will release a report on the numbers of jobs saved or created due to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. In advance of this report, below is a list of jobs that the Obama Administration could save or create - without having to spend $787 billion - by simply supporting commonsense all-of-the-above energy policies.


Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Has a Safe Summer Season

News Release: Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore completed a busy summer season on Labor Day with more than 1 million visitors coming to the national park: the top tourism destination in Indiana.


Artist in Residence 2009

News Release: Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is pleased to announce the Artist In Residence for 2009 is John Agnew from Cincinnati, Ohio.


News Release: STATUE OF LIBERTY AND ELLIS ISLAND HOLD FIRST PUBLIC NIGHT TOURS SEPTEMBER.


News Release: James Brown, 48, of Coto de Caza, California died from what appear to be natural causes while participating in a ranger-led Discovery Hike near the Teklanika River on Wednesday, September 9, in spite of the lifesaving efforts by fellow hikers and rangers on scene.


News Release: Providence’s African-American History. Comes to Life at. Roger Williams National Memorial. On Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009, at 11:00 am, Roger Williams National Memorial will be the setting for the lecture, HOW PROVIDENCE BECAME A CITY: The Impact of the Hardscrabble & Snowtown Race Riots of 1824 and 1831...


U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Statement on President Obama's Intent to Nominate Patrick Gallagher as Director of NIST

News Release: WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama today announced his intent to nominate physicist Patrick Gallagher to be the 14th director of the U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Gallagher, 46, is currently the NIST deputy director.


Chairman Berman’s opening statement at hearing, “Outlook for Iraq and U.S. Policy

News Release: Six months ago, President Obama set out his vision and timetable for U.S. involvement in Iraq.


LIEBERMAN, COLLINS UNDERSCORE NEED FOR SPEED, FRAUD PROTECTION VIS A VIS RECOVERY SPENDING

News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., Thursday asked the Administration to accelerate the spending of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) money and urged close monitoring of stimulus dollars to prevent fraud and abuse.


CASS SUNSTEIN CONFIRMED BY FULL SENATE

News Release: WASHINGTON-Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., Thursday applauded the confirmation of Cass Sunstein by the full Senate. Sunstein, who will lead the Office of Management and Budget’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), was confirmed by a vote of 57-40.


Obey Statement on Recovery Act CEA Report

News Release: "The Recovery Act is doing what it was intended to do.".


Chairman Berman today delivered remarks on U.S.-Iran policy and pending legislation.

News Release: We are all here today because we share the same goal, and that is stopping Iran from acquiring a nuclear-weapons capability. That does not mean containing or deterring or regulating or living with an Iran with nuclear weapons, but actually stopping Iran from achieving its nuclear ambition. And I know the Administration, which just yesterday declared that Iran has already achieved possible breakthrough capacity, shares that commitment.


Finding of No Significant Impact Determined for New Backcountry Trail System

News Release: (Keystone, SD) - The National Park Service(NPS) issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for a Mount Rushmore National Memorial environmental assessment (EA) titled Yellow Wolf Loop Trail. The FONSI was signed by Acting NPS Midwest Regional Director David Given on July 31, 2009.