News from January 2010
By Interior Newswire | Jan 26, 2010
News Release: After more than 30 years of federal government service, Brad P. Bradley retired on Jan. 2, 2010.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 26, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - As the Obama Administration prepared to announce a new plan to address rising foreclosures, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) has called on the Obama Administration to put forward a viable plan to address the Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which were at the heart of the subprime housing collapse last fall that sent our economy into a tail-spin.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 26, 2010
News Release: Learn about the exceptional performance management practices and results of the 2009 recipients of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award at the Quest for Excellence XXII, April 12-14, 2010, at the Hilton Washington in Washington, D.C. The 2009 Baldrige Award recipients -listed with their category-are: ...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 26, 2010
News Release: Someday breeders will be able to choose cotton plants that can better withstand wind sandblasting, according to an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 26, 2010
News Release: Lake Superior is formidable, dangerous, and often deadly. No one knew that more than the courageous U.S. Lifesavers at Eagle Harbor that lived by the motto "you have to go out, but you do not have to come back." These lifesavers are being honored in a new Keweenaw County Historical Society museum. Join Mark Rowe, Keweenaw County Historical Society Trustee, as he shares the history of these brave men and describes the process of building a museum to highlight their history.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 26, 2010
News Release: National Park Service Northeast Regional Director Dennis Reidenbach has announced four winners of the Regional Director's Natural Resource Awards. The awards recognize outstanding contributions to natural resource stewardship in five categories that include park management,resource management, maintenance, and research.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 26, 2010
News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released its final report on the May 2, 2009, collapse during a severe thunderstorm of the fabric-covered, steel frame practice facility owned by the National Football League's Dallas Cowboys. The final report is strengthened by clarifications...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 26, 2010
News Release: Researchers at the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI), a collaboration of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland at College Park, can speed up photons (particles of light) to seemingly faster-than-light speeds through a stack of materials by adding a single, ...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 26, 2010
News Release: Every year, billions of dollars worth of vaccines are shipped to thousands of medical providers across the country, and every year doctors must dispose of tens of millions of dollars worth of those vaccines because they became too warm or too cold while in storage. Now, researchers at the National Institute...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 26, 2010
News Release: The Atlantic blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, long prized as a savory meal at a summer party or seafood restaurant, is a multi-million dollar source of income for those who harvest, process and market the crustacean along the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Unfortunately, the blue crab population has been...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 26, 2010
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), along with Senators Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) and George LeMieux (R-Fla.), hailed the Senate passage of legislation to provide $25 million in additional funding for...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 25, 2010
News Release: COLTON, Calif. - Today, the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry held a field hearing in Colton, California, to review federal nutrition programs. Representative Joe Baca, who represents Colton in the U.S. Congress, chaired today’s hearing.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 25, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON—Westar Energy has agreed to spend approximately $500 million to significantly reduce harmful air pollution from a Kansas power plant and pay a $3 million civil penalty, under a settlement to resolve violations of the Clean Air Act, the Justice Department and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today. As part of the settlement, Westar will also spend $6 million on environmental mitigation projects.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 25, 2010
News Release: The Department of Justice today announced that three detainees have been transferred from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to the Government of Slovakia.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 25, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice announced today that it will require Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. to license its ticketing software, divest ticketing assets and subject itself to anti-retaliation provisions in order to proceed with its proposed merger with Live Nation Inc. The department said ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 25, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – The United States has obtained a $10 million consent judgment against Los Angeles businessman Robert Bourseau and Dr. Rudra Sabaratnam for a Medicare and Medi-Cal fraud scheme arising from their former ownership of the Los Angeles City of Angels Medical Center, the Justice Department announced ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 25, 2010
News Release: Detroit-area resident Jessica Vigil pleaded guilty today for her role in a Detroit-area home health care fraud scheme, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer of the Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan Barbara L. McQuade; Special Agent in Charge Andrew G. Arena ...
By Fed Newswire | Jan 25, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve on Monday announced the availability of Electronic Applications, or "E-Apps," a new Internet-based system for financial institutions to submit regulatory filings. E‑Apps allows firms and their representatives to file applications online, eliminating the time and expense of printing, copying, and mailing the documents. Registered users can access the system at any time to upload additional documents or create new filings. There are no fees for using E-Apps.
By Fed Newswire | Jan 25, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and among Cornerstone Bancshares, Inc., a registered bank holding company, Cornerstone Bank, a state chartered bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve System, both of Overland Park, Kansas, the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, and the Kansas Office of the State Bank Commissioner.
By Commerce News Now | Jan 25, 2010
News Release: Report shows it harder to attain and maintain middle class status today than in 1990 The Commerce Department’s Economics and Statistics Administration today issued a new report for Vice President Biden’s Middle Class Task Force: Middle Class in America. The report, which identifies what it means to be ...
