News from July 2010
By Interior Newswire | Jul 27, 2010
News Release: Rehabilitation of the historic village of Glen Haven in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is continuing this week with repairs to the foundation of the Cannery Boat Museum, and restoration of native dune grasses in the area. The project is funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
By Interior Newswire | Jul 27, 2010
News Release: Counting osprey chicks, saving diamondback terrapins and sweeping for insects are all in a day’s work and adventure for Nena Shaheed. Shaheed has been keeping busy at Gateway National Recreation Area since she started work on June 23, 2010, as part of the National Park Service’s Teacher-Ranger-Teacher program.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 27, 2010
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 27, 2010
News Release: A comprehensive review of the nexus between cybersecurity challenges in the commercial sector and innovation in the Internet economy that is being conducted by The Department of Commerce's Internet Policy Task Force is the subject of the referenced Notice of Inquiry. The Commerce Department's National...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 27, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON -- Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, is urging the Treasury Department to set measurable goals and benchmarks for a housing assistance program that is failing to help struggling homeowners.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 27, 2010
News Release: Portland, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Oregon State Office has fully entered the world of Social Media with today’s announcement that it will be offering regular news and updates on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Flickr.“For an agency whose roots extend all the way back to the early 1800s...
By USDA Newswire | Jul 27, 2010
News Release: Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have developed a new tool for deciphering the genetics of a native prairie grass being widely studied for its potential as a biofuel. The genetic map of switchgrass, published by Christian Tobias, a molecular biologist at the ARS Western Regional Research Center in Albany, Calif., and his colleagues, is expected to speed up the search for genes that will make the perennial plant a more viable source of bioenergy.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 27, 2010
News Release: Extreme fire danger conditions exist in several area of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park due to Hawai`i County's prolonged dry spell.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 27, 2010
News Release: -Summary of Senate Amendment.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 27, 2010
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Four projects that will demonstrate an innovative technology that could eventually enhance hydrogen fuel production, lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, improve efficiencies and lower consumer electricity costs from advanced coal gasification power systems have been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 27, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON D.C. - Later today, the House is expected to pass a H.R. 4899, the War Supplemental Appropriations Act. Tucked away in this war funding bill is a provision to provide the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (FCIC) with a 22-percent funding increase ($1.8 million). In light of this additional...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 27, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON D.C. - Rep. Darrell Issa, the Ranking Member of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, today demanded answers from the Obama Administration to explain the purpose and how the American people will benefit from Section 9291 of the “Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 27, 2010
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) lauded unanimous Senate passage today of a package of trade bills designed to help U.S. companies import the products they need to manufacture goods in the United States. This package, known as the U.S. Manufacturing Enhancement...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 27, 2010
News Release: Cape Hatteras National Seashore's Bodie Island Lighthouse, located south of Nags Head just off of N.C. Hwy. 12, is undergoing a massive restoration project this summer. Although the site is a busy and active construction area, the Bodie Island complex remains open to the visiting public. The park visitor center and Eastern National bookstore are open and offer a variety of interpretive programs from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm, seven days a week, to the visiting public.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 26, 2010
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 Also Announce New Streamlined Process for Vetting International General Aviation Travel Oshkosh, Wis. - Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator ...
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 26, 2010
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON—Department of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today spoke with Iowa Governor Chet Culver following the breach of the Lake Delhi Dam in eastern Iowa on Saturday.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – Univision Services Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Univision Communications Inc., pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud in connection with a scheme to obtain increased radio broadcast time, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and U.S Attorney André Birotte Jr. of the Central District of California.
By Fed Newswire | Jul 26, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and between NOVA Financial Holdings, Inc., Berwyn, Pennsylvania, a registered bank holding company, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
By Fed Newswire | Jul 26, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced that it is seeking nominations for appointments to its Consumer Advisory Council.
By Commerce News Now | Jul 26, 2010
News Release: Statement from Commerce Under Secretary Rebecca Blank on New Residential Sales in June 2010 The Commerce Department’s U.S. Bureau of the Census today released new home sales data for June 2010. Sales of new single-family houses jumped 23.6 percent in June to 330,000 units, well above private-sector expectations ...
