News from July 2010
By Commerce News Now | Jul 23, 2010
The US Commerce Department published a one page proposed rule on July 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 23, 2010
The US Labor Department published a three page proposed rule on July 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 23, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Susan Collins congratulated a Maine volunteer organization, MyMainePrivacy, for winning the 2010 Department of Homeland Security’s National Cybersecurity Awareness Challenge in the category of Best Local/Community Plan. The Maine initiative tied for first-place with a submission from San Diego, California.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 23, 2010
News Release: Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement today in response to a proposed federal definition of “gainful employment" that would set federal caps on students’ ability to finance their higher education at certain institutions...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 23, 2010
News Release: Spend a part of your Saturday afternoon with local heroes. Members of the Tuskegee Air Men, a dedicated group who enlisted to become America’s first black military airman, will be at the Paul H. Douglas Center in Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Find out more about your hometown heroes during a special open house presentation at 2:00p.m.Saturday, July 24, 2010 at the Douglas Center on North Lake Street in the Miller section of Gary, Indiana.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 23, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) today issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Education released proposed regulations on the definition of “gainful employment." “Preparing students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation" is used in the Higher Education Act...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 23, 2010
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Officials from Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park invite the public to the 7th annual Waterton-Glacier Science and History Day on Tuesday, August 10 from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. at the Bayshore Inn Convention Centre in Waterton Lakes National Park of Alberta, Canada. The event is free-of-charge.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 23, 2010
News Release: Washington, DC - The Office of Fossil Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has launched a new public website called "Gasifipedia," a comprehensive online collection of resources to promote better understanding of gasification technology. Gasification offers an alternative to more established...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 23, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Ways and Means Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI) and Senate Finance Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-IA) sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner expressing concern that the Treasury Department might impose a tax policy change benefiting trial lawyers nationwide, bypassing Congress and the IRS’ own precedent in doing so.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 23, 2010
News Release: Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and their collaborators have improved on an existing method for removing contaminants from storm water runoff. These findings could provide surface waters additional protection against runoff containing pollutants from point sources such as construction sites, storm waters and other urban landscapes.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 22, 2010
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today the selections of six projects that aim to find ways of converting captured carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from industrial sources into useful products such as fuel, plastics, cement, and fertilizers. Funded with $106 million from the...
By DOE Newswire | Jul 22, 2010
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 22, 2010
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 Washington, D.C. - Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today marked the sixth anniversary of the issuance of the 9/11 Commission Report by releasing a 2010 progress report outlining advancements in ...
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 22, 2010
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today launched the “Blue Campaign”—a DHS-wide initiative to combat human trafficking through enhanced public awareness, victim assistance programs, and law enforcement training and initiatives.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 22, 2010
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 “Secretary Napolitano will travel to Oshkosh, Wis., on Monday, July 26, with Transportation Security Administration Administrator John Pistole to participate in the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture Convention ...
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 22, 2010
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 Washington, D.C. - Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today met with leaders of several veterans service organizations—at a meeting hosted by Disabled American Veterans—to discuss DHS' ongoing collaboration and engagement with America’s veteran community.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON - Champion Chemical Company, Imperial Oil Company Inc. and Imperial’s two former officers have agreed to pay at least $1.4 million to resolve actions to enforce a prior agreement to reimburse cleanup costs incurred by the federal government at the Imperial Oil Company Inc./Champion Chemical Company Superfund Site in Marlboro Township, N.J., the Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON — A former Department of State employee has been charged for his alleged role in a $147,000 wire fraud scheme involving the conversion of government-owned property for the employee’s use, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – Two individuals have pleaded guilty to charges related to their participation in an international group of child pornography traffickers who used a social networking site to share thousands of sexually explicit images, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer for the Criminal ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON –The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights today issued new technical assistance guidance for medical providers which will help people with mobility disabilities obtain accessible medical care. Access to ...
