News from February 2010
By DOE Newswire | Feb 24, 2010
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 24, 2010
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today applauded Senate passage of H.R. 2847, the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act. The bill,.
By State Newswire | Feb 24, 2010
News Release: Washington, DC -- Today Chairman Howard L. Berman (D-CA) hosted a joint meeting between the Foreign Affairs Committees of the U.S. House of Representatives and the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. The Russian delegation was led by Chairman Konstantin Kosachev, who was accompanied by five Duma members.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 24, 2010
News Release: Dear Secretary Napolitano: We have long been concerned about the extensive reliance of the Department of Homeland Security on contractors to carry out the Department’s critical missions. We have repeatedly asked the Department to quantify that reliance. We thank you for your recent effort to do so -...
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 24, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., Wednesday questioned the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security about the high ratio of contractors to civilian employees within the DHS workforce.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 24, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) released the following statement regarding today’s hearings in which the Committee heard testimony from Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Toyota CEO and President Akio Toyoda...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 24, 2010
News Release: The U.S. House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing today on expanding access to high-quality charter schools, a top priority for the panel’s Republicans as Congress begins exploring potential reforms to federal K-12 education laws. The hearing examined legislation designed to replicate effective charter schools, giving more students access to the choices charter schools offer.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 24, 2010
News Release: Dear Ms. Braly: As Chairman and Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, we have spent a great deal of time working on ways to reduce health care spending and improve access to coverage. In order to develop meaningful solutions, we have a duty to stay current on issues and trends in the...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 24, 2010
News Release: Another milestone in the restoration project for the Bodie Island Lighthouse became obvious this week as the entire top of the lighthouse was enveloped in a white “shroud" and work continues on the historic landmark.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 24, 2010
News Release: Dear Secretary Napolitano: We have long been concerned about the extensive reliance of the Department of Homeland Security on contractors to carry out the Department’s critical missions. We have repeatedly asked the Department to quantify that reliance. We thank you for your recent effort to do so -...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 24, 2010
News Release: The popular Saturday and Sunday afternoon snowshoe hikes at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore will continue into March as long as snow conditions permit. March often provides some of the best snowshoeing conditions of the winter. If interested, meet at the Philip A. Hart Visitor Center on M-72 in...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 24, 2010
News Release: OAKLAND, California - The Pacific West Region’s Acting Regional Director, Rory Westberg, announced today that Craig Kenkel has been selected as the Superintendent of San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park. Kenkel, Acting Deputy Superintendent of Golden Gate National Recreation Area, will assume...
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 24, 2010
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today released the following statement following the Senate's passage of the jobs package, which passed through the U.S. Senate this morning with a bipartisan vote of 70 to 28. The Hiring ...
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 24, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Assistant Secretary John Morton presented six cultural items to the Ambassador of Iraq to the United States, Samir Sumaida'ie, in a ceremony at the Iraqi Embassy in the nation's capital. The items ranged the timeline of Iraq's history, from its ancient past to its recent political history.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 24, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., on Wednesday questioned the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security about the high ratio of contractors to civilian employees within the DHS workforce.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 24, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON DC -Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles B. Rangel (D-NY), Oversight Subcommittee Chairman John Lewis (D-GA) and Committee Member Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) issued the following statements today, expressing their condolences to employees of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) working in the Austin Echelon Building and pledging continued support to the Administration in dealing with this event.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 23, 2010
News Release: An international group of researchers that includes three Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists has sequenced the genome of the pea aphid, an achievement expected to lead to better controls and a deeper understanding of a major agricultural pest. The work was published this week in PLoS Biology by the International Aphid Genomics Consortium, a group that includes researchers from the United States, France, Japan, Spain and Australia.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 23, 2010
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 “Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano will travel to San Francisco on Wednesday, March 3, to deliver remarks about the Department’s broad mission to protect the nation’s cyber infrastructure, systems and networks, ...
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 23, 2010
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano and U.S. Ambassador to Ireland Daniel M. Rooney today announced the expansion of preclearance services for private aircraft departing Shannon Airport for the United States beginning March 1—enhancing global aviation security by providing DHS the ability to clear passengers and their luggage prior to takeoff.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 23, 2010
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 New Orleans—Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Deputy Secretary Jane Holl Lute today delivered remarks highlighting the Department’s continued commitment to sustaining and supporting fusion centers and the key role they play in facilitating information sharing among federal, state, local and tribal and private sector partners at the fourth annual National Fusion Center Conference in New Orleans.
