News from April 2010
By DOE Newswire | Apr 22, 2010
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 22, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON - As Americans celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day and in recognition of the federal government's continuing commitment to saving energy and taxpayers' money, Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) along with Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), Rep. Russ Carnahan (D-MO), and Rep. Judy Biggert (R-IL) introduced...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 22, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., April 22, 2010 - The House Natural Resources Committee’s Republican website has been recognized by theCongressional Management Foundation (CMF) for having one of the best websites in Congress. CMF analyzed all 620 congressional websites, including those of all Senate and House Members...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 22, 2010
News Release: Estimating crop yields based on available water in semi-arid regions has been made easier for several hundred farmers who are using a special calculator computer program developed by an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 22, 2010
News Release: Chairman Boxer spoke today on the Senate floor to recognize the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. Below is the full text of Chairman Boxer's remarks as prepared for delivery...
By DOE Newswire | Apr 22, 2010
News Release: Washington, DC - An exceptional waste management project at a Texas Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) site following Hurricane Ike in 2008 has won a DOE Environmental Sustainability (EStar) Award for Waste/Pollution Prevention.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 22, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC. - The Department of the Interior announced today that the Bureau of Reclamation has awarded $12.2 million to contractor Abhe & Svoboda for the recoating of the Flatiron penstocks above Flatiron Powerplant in Loveland, Colo.
By State Newswire | Apr 22, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) today chaired a hearing to explore the steps that Congress and the Administration can take to lessen world hunger and improve food security.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 22, 2010
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the results of a producer and processor referendum to amend the federal marketing order regulating tart cherries grown in Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 22, 2010
News Release: PUBLIC COMMENT SOUGHT. Park Superintendent Connie Rudd announced today that Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Curecanti National Recreation Area are beginning a management plan for wilderness and backcountry for both parks. “The plan will explore and address many issues," said Rudd. “It...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 22, 2010
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - Each year in the spring (April - June) water turbidity increases in the drinking water within Grand Canyon National Park. This increased turbidity is caused by the snow melt and by the spring rains recharging the aquifer and by the increased water flows through the rock formations...
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 22, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., Thursday introduced legislation to renew a highly effective, competitive grant program to help prevent disaster-related damage before it happens.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 22, 2010
News Release: On Saturday, May 8, 2010 Fort Moultrie will hold the fourth annual National Junior Ranger Day. Families with children ages 12 and younger are invited to come outside and play games and learn about history from 10:00-12:00 and 2:00-4:00. This program is free.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 21, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Claim: “Collaborative work between DOI staff and DHS (Department of Homeland Security) has allowed for border security infrastructure to be strategically located, including on federal lands, to meet DHS security requirement and goals." (Deseret News, 4/14/10 ).
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 21, 2010
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 DOI, 202-208-6416 USDA, 202-720-4623 Washington, D.C.— Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, and Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today announced the formation of a federal partnership with state, regional, local and tribal leaders to develop a strategy to more effectively address America’s wildland fire challenges.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2010
News Release: Michael S. Sherfick, a former local law enforcement official, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana to a criminal information charging him with conspiracy to commit bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – Christine Varney, Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division, will participate in the ninth annual International Competition Network (ICN) conference in Istanbul, Turkey, from April 27-29, 2010. At the conference, senior government antitrust officials, private-sector antitrust experts and representatives of intergovernmental organizations will meet to discuss competition issues.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2010
News Release: Attorney General Eric Holder today met with commissioners of the African Union in an effort to underscore the United States government’s commitment to Africa, particularly efforts to promote rule of law and to combat transnational crime, the Justice Department announced. This marks the first meeting of its kind between a U.S. Attorney General and the African Union.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2010
News Release: A U.S. Army sergeant pleaded guilty today to accepting approximately $1.4 million in illegal gratuities from private contractors during his deployment to Kuwait in 2002 and 2003, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Jeffrey B. Lang of the Central District of Illinois.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today that it has entered into a consent decree with Troy University of Montgomery, Ala., to resolve the department’s complaint alleging violations of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA).
