News from February 2010
By Labor Gazette | Feb 11, 2010
News Release: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending Feb. 6, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 440,000, a decrease of 43,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 483,000. The 4-week moving average was 468,500, a decrease of 1,000 from the previous week's revised average of 469,500.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 11, 2010
News Release: Labor certification for temporary agricultural employment of H-2A workers in US to strengthen worker protection for both American and foreign workers WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today announced a new rule regarding the H-2A program. The Labor Department will publish in the Feb. ...
By Commerce News Now | Feb 11, 2010
The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Feb. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Feb 11, 2010
The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Feb. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 11, 2010
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 11, 2010
News Release: Harkers Island, NC - Superintendent Russel J. Wilson announced that Cape Lookout National Seashore annual reports for protected species have been completed and are available to the public on the park service planning (PEPC) web site under the Off-Road Vehicle Management Planning project at.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 11, 2010
News Release: For some vacationers, planning a trip involves making reservations and packing up the car and kids or grandkids then heading out on the road. A traveler with a disability needs to know more about an actual destination and accommodations before starting their trip. Though many destinations indicate that...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 11, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Bureau of Reclamation, an agency of the Department of the Interior, has awarded a $1,160,000 contract to Safe and Secure Construction of Phoenix under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).
By Interior Newswire | Feb 11, 2010
News Release: As the Bodie Island Lighthouse restoration project progresses, the National Park Service will provide periodic updates. This week many park visitors and community members noticed the elaborate and impressive exterior scaffolding which surrounds the beacon from top to bottom. Despite inclement weather conditions, the exterior scaffolding work is 98% complete and installation of the interior scaffolding has begun.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 11, 2010
News Release: Backcountry Tours Offered at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in March 2010.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 11, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) sent a letter today to Committee Chairman Edolphus Towns (D-NY) asking him to extend an invitation to Toyota President Akio Toyoda to participate in the panel’s February 24th hearing, “Toyota Gas...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 11, 2010
News Release: The Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) is Friday February 12 through Monday Feb. 15, 2010 and you can consider Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore your backyard. Over 350 species of birds spend some time at the national lakeshore and winter is a great time to see birds that traditionally summer farther north.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 11, 2010
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - The Bureau of Reclamation, an agency of the Department of the Interior, has awarded a $826,051 contract under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to Yerba Buena Engineering and Construction, Inc., a heavy construction company based in San Francisco, to rebuild a heavily-used public access road immediately adjacent to and atop Upper Stillwater Dam. Upper Stillwater Dam is located approximately 40 miles northwest of Duchesne, Utah in Duchesne County.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 11, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Bureau of Reclamation, an agency of the Department of the Interior, announced today the award of a contract under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The $843,000 award to Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, N.C. will support scientific investigations...
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 11, 2010
News Release: Physicists at JILA have for the first time observed chemical reactions near absolute zero, demonstrating that chemistry is possible at ultralow temperatures and that reaction rates can be controlled using quantum mechanics, the peculiar rules of submicroscopic physics.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 11, 2010
News Release: Today, the BLM Colorado State Office sold five of 11 parcels offered at its quarterly oil and gas lease sale, totaling 1,388 acres. The highest per-acre price was for a 432-acre parcel in Weld County that sold to Martin Real Estate Company for $160 per acre. The high bonus bid of $69,280 was also made by Martin Real Estate Company for the same parcel. Overall, the lease sale earned $139,233 in total proceeds, with 49 percent to go to the State of Colorado.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 11, 2010
News Release: The National Park Service announced today that it has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the proposed construction and operation of the Anthony C. Beilenson Visitor Center at King Gillette Ranch in Calabasas, CA. The public comment period will be open through March 15, 2010. The National Park Service seeks broad public participation in the review of this document.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 11, 2010
News Release: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)today issued the following statement after releasing the draft Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 10, 2010
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today called state and local leaders from the east coast region impacted by the current snow storm—relaying the Department's continued support and underscoring the importance of ongoing partnerships between local first responders and the federal government.
By Commerce News Now | Feb 10, 2010
News Release: U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke issued the following statement on the release of the December 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 in December 2009 increased by 3.3 percent to $142.7 billion since November 2009. Imports in December increased 4.8 percent over November to $182.9 billion.
