News from January 2010
By Interior Newswire | Jan 8, 2010
News Release: The National Park Service would like to invite the public to a public comment meeting, at the park’s Travertine Nature Center at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010. The meeting will be to discuss proposed changes to the flow rate of the Vendome Well.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 8, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) welcomed Committee Chairman Edolphus Towns’ (D-NY) interest in new questions raised by Issa’s investigation surrounding Tim Geithner and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s decision to pay billions of dollars to AIG counterparties.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 8, 2010
News Release: Growing the oilseed plant called cuphea the year before growing wheat results in better wheat seedling survival and grain that is 8 percent higher in protein, according to an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) study.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 8, 2010
News Release: National Park Service fire managers hope to implement prescribed fires within the recreation area during a period beginning Jan. 15, and extending through April 1, 2010. The date of the burning will depend on weather conditions but is hoped to be the last week of January. The areas targeted are the...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 8, 2010
News Release: GAITHERSBURG, Md.-The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today awarded $34.12 million in grants for measurement science and engineering research. The NIST Measurement Science and Engineering Research Grants Program, made possible through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, will fund 27 projects at higher-education, commercial, and nonprofit organizations in 18 states.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 8, 2010
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO, CA-The Department of Public Works (DPW) temporarily realigned lanes of the southbound Great Highway south of Sloat Boulevard near Lake Merced Boulevard to allow city and federal crews to continue stabilizing a coastal bluff there. Regular seasonal storm activity has caused anticipated erosion and the agencies took action to ensure public safety, protect the roadway and to maintain access to Ocean Beach.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 8, 2010
News Release: Rep. John Kline (R-MN), Senior Republican on the House Education and Labor Committee, released the follow statement this morning as the Department of Labor announced an additional 85,000 jobs were lost in the month of December, and the unemployment rate remained at 10 percent.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 8, 2010
News Release: The snow covered trails of Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore are a perfect place to come and burn off those pesky pounds from extra holiday calories.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 8, 2010
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977
By Interior Newswire | Jan 8, 2010
News Release: WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK, S.D. - Programs for exploring nature with children and discovering the park’s backcountry will be offered this spring at Wind Cave National Park. Programs are free and will conclude in April.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 8, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Responding to House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Edolphus Towns’ (D-NY) latest revelation that he has always supported conducting hearings into the Christmas-day terrorist attempt, Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) issued the following statement...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 8, 2010
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Reps. Charles B. Rangel (D-NY), Henry A. Waxman (D-CA), and George Miller (D-CA), the chairmen of the three committees with jurisdiction over health policy in the U.S. House of Representatives, issued the following statement today on a new report released by the Center for American...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 8, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., January 8, 2010 - In response to the Department of Labor’s report that 85,000 jobs were lost in December and the national employment rate remains at 10-percent, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement today in advance of the President’s announcement of government funding to help create green jobs.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 8, 2010
News Release: Yosemite National Park received 3,866,970 visitors in 2009. This marks the highest level of visitation in the park since 1996.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 8, 2010
News Release: GAITHERSBURG, Md. - The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today awarded more than $123 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grants to support the construction of new scientific research facilities at 11 universities and one non-profit research organization.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 8, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., Friday announced the witness list for the first in a series of hearings the Committee will hold to discuss how to further improve the nation’s security in light of the Christmas Day terrorist attack.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 8, 2010
News Release: Coronado cave and cave trail will be closed Monday through Friday due to the repaving of Montezuma Canyon Road. Heavy equipment will be operating in the wash and on the road west of the visitor center during the project causing visitor safety concerns. The cave and trail will be open on Saturdays and Sundays and the Martin Luther King Holiday on Jan. 18, 2010.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 8, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Ranking Member, Senator Susan Collins, R-Me., voiced her continuing concerns Friday about the Department of Homeland Security’s ability to administer and oversee Recovery Act grants.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 8, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., Friday announced the witness list for the first in a series of hearings the Committee will hold to discuss the impact of the 2004 reforms on the intelligence community, how they might have played out against the December 25 attempted terrorist attack, and whether changes may be needed.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 8, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Members Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Patrick McHenry (R-NC) today sent a letter to Committee Chairman Edolphus Towns (D-NY) calling on him to “bring Secretary Geithner before the Committee, and to subpoena his appearance should he refuse...
