News from January 2010
By Commerce News Now | Jan 25, 2010
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Jan. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 25, 2010
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The House of Representatives today unanimously passed H.R. 4462, legislation that would allow individuals who make charitable contributions to victims of the earthquake in Haiti to claim an itemized charitable deduction on their 2009 tax return instead of having to wait until next...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 25, 2010
News Release: Rangel, Camp, Levin, Brady Urge Administration to Maintain Pressure on Taiwan to Fix Beef.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 25, 2010
News Release: Analysis: Democrat-Controlled House Passed At Least $1.171 Trillion in Net Tax Increases in 2009.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 25, 2010
News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) is considering the construction of a new small water system at the Green Mountain Housing Area, just west of Trail Ridge Road on the west side of Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP), approximately 2.2 miles from the west entrance to the park. The purpose of this action...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 25, 2010
News Release: Brady, Boren Press Administration to Collect Full Information on Chinese Tires Tariffs.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 25, 2010
News Release: A regional federal recreation advisory committee will hear proposals to establish or change user fees on three national forests when it meets on Tuesday, Feb. 2. The meeting will be held by teleconference. Those interested in participating, including members of the media, should contact Kathy Mitchell...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 25, 2010
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), joined by Senators Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) and George LeMieux (R-Fla.), today introduced the Emergency Aid to American Survivors of the Haiti Earthquake Act to provide...
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 25, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) has released the first of three reports on police training contracts in Iraq. The January 25 report, entitled, “Long-Standing Weaknesses in Department of State’s (DoS) Oversight of DynCorp Contract for Support the Iraqi Police Training Program," focuses on DoS administration of the $2.5 billion contract with DynCorp.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 25, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON-Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., Monday released the following statement on the report from the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (“Longstanding Weaknesses in Department of State's Oversight of DynCorp Contract for Support of the Iraqi Police Training Program ") that found repeated oversight weaknesses leading to untold amounts of wasted taxpayer dollars...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 25, 2010
News Release: Public Workshops on the Denali Park Road Vehicle Management Plan Scheduled for February 2010.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 25, 2010
News Release: Washington, DC - Ways and Means Republicans today sent Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Peter Orszag a letter voicing their concern about the Administration’s collection and interpretation of data on jobs they attribute to stimulus. Of particular concern to the Republican Members was the...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 25, 2010
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Officials at Glacier National Park and the Glacier Association are pleased to announce the winners of the 2009 postcard contest. In recognition of the quality of the submissions, which made the selection process very difficult, the judges included an “Honorable Mention" category.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 25, 2010
News Release: Washington, DC - Ways and Means Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI) today released the following statement in reaction to the President’s announced middle-class agenda...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 25, 2010
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), joined by Senators Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) and George LeMieux (R-Fla.), today introduced the Emergency Aid to American Survivors of the Haiti Earthquake Act to provide...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 25, 2010
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) research ecologist Daniel Fagre, PhD, and his research assistants, Lindsey Bengston, and Erich Peitzsch, will present ongoing research about climate change issues in the alpine landscape, including the Global Observatory Research in the Alpine (GLORIA)...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 25, 2010
News Release: Farmers cultivating organic produce often use winter cover crops to add soil organic matter, improve nutrient cycling and suppress weeds. Now these producers can optimize cover crop use by refining seeding strategies, thanks to work by an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 25, 2010
News Release: Washington, DC - According to today’s jobs report, another 11,000 jobs were eliminated in November as the unemployment rate was 10%. While these data may indicate that the worst of the jobs losses may be behind us, there is little indication that strong job growth is coming soon. Yet at yesterday’s White...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 25, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles B. Rangel (D-NY) issued the following statement in response to policy recommendations from President Obama’s Task Force on the Middle Class...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 25, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley is asking a second set of questions about the circumstances surrounding an AIG executive who received a multi-million severance package at the end of last year and reports of a second executive who may have received a million-dollar severance payment at year’s end following an apparent resignation, rather than termination.
