News published on Federal Newswire in July 2010

News from July 2010


SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES FEMA MEETINGS WITH LOCAL MAINE TOWNS FACING FLOOD MAP UPDATES

News Release: WASHINGTON - Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, announced today that her staff will meet with Federal Emergency Management Administration officials and local leaders to help ensure that the next phase of flood map updating in Maine is completed with local input, coordination and a spirit of collaboration and openness.


Novel Ion Trap with Optical Fiber Could Link Atoms and Light in Quantum Networks

News Release: Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated an ion trap with a built-in optical fiber that collects light emitted by single ions (electrically charged atoms), allowing quantum information stored in the ions to be measured. The advance could simplify quantum computer design and serve as a step toward swapping information between matter and light in future quantum networks.


Windy Weekend Leads to Moderate Growth on the Saffron Fire

News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - Windy conditions on Saturday and Sunday led to moderate growth on the Saffron Fire which is being managed for multiple objectives on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Eric Jon Eisenhower, a resident of Fairfax Station, Va., was arraigned in federal court in Alexandria, Va., on an indictment that alleges that he failed to collect, account for and pay over to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) more than $200,000 in withholdings from employees’ paychecks between 2004 and 2008, the Justice Department and IRS announced today.


News Release: WASHINGTON—Three men were sentenced today in federal court in Flagstaff, Ariz., for illegally possessing a protected golden eagle, the Justice Department announced.


News Release: WASHINGTON – Four defendants were sentenced today in connection with their participation in an online child pornography conspiracy, while a fifth defendant was sentenced for receiving child pornography, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Timothy M. Morrison of the Southern District of Indiana.


Written agreement with Cecil Bancorp and Cecil Bank

News Release: Note: The Written Agreement attached to the July 2 press release contained clerical errors. On Nov. 10, 2010, it was replaced with the corrected version of the Written Agreement. It is attached. The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and among Cecil ...


Statement of US Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on June Employment Numbers

News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis issued the following statement on the June 2010 Employment Situation report released today: "This past June, the economy gained 83,000 jobs in the private sector. Overall, employment declined by 125,000 and the unemployment rate dropped to 9.5 percent. ...


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on July 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on July 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on July 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page proposed rule on July 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page proposed rule on July 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page proposed rule on July 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page proposed rule on July 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page proposed rule on July 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on July 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on July 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on July 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on July 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.