News from July 2010
By Interior Newswire | Jul 1, 2010
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received an insufficient number of applicants for positions on Resource Advisory Councils (RAC) in central and eastern Oregon during their earlier call for nominations. RAC members meet to advise and recommend management strategies for BLM and US Forest Service federal...
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2010
News Release: Washington, DC - Congressman Howard L. Berman (D-CA), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today praised President Obama’s commitment to thwarting Iran’s goal of producing nuclear weapons as he signed into law H.R. 2194, the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 1, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., July 1, 2010 - House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) today sent a to NOAA’s Northwest Regional Administrator Will Stelle, Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) Administrator Steve Wright, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Brigadier General Jon McMahon expressing on-going concerns with the 2010 Summer Fish Operations plan.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 1, 2010
News Release: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., and Federal Financial Management Subcommittee Chairman Thomas Carper, D-Del., welcomed this additional vote of support from a major national industry trade association.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 1, 2010
News Release: With the recent drop in water levels following the region’s later than.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 1, 2010
News Release: Liz Friedlander (202) 225-1564. James Ryder (202) 225-0020. Today, Congressman Tim Holden, D-Pa., Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research, held a hearing to review the administration and delivery of conservation programs. "Technical assistance...
By USDA Newswire | Jul 1, 2010
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA has finalized tougher new standards for ground beef purchased by the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) for Federal food and nutrition assistance programs including the National School Lunch Program.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 1, 2010
News Release: Washington, DC - The House of Representatives today passed H.R. 5618, the Restoration of Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act, critical legislation to extend unemployment insurance benefits to millions of American workers through the end of November 2010. Ways and Means Committee Chairman Sander M. Levin (D-MI), a sponsor of the bill, gave the following remarks on the House Floor today in support of the legislation...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 1, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC -Oversight and Government Reform Committee Ranking Member Darrell Issa today, in a letter to the Office of the Special Counsel (OSC), asks for information about an OSC investigation into the White House Office of Political Affairs (OPA). According to individuals with knowledge of the investigation, ...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 1, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley is calling on the Treasury Secretary to explain and further study IRS proposals that would undermine legislation Grassley authored four years ago to make the IRS whistleblower program more effective in cracking down on tax cheats and collecting taxes owed to the Treasury.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 1, 2010
News Release: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) made the following statement today after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced its projected savings for the first round of the Medicare competitive bidding program for durable medical equipment. Baucus helped to create this...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 1, 2010
News Release: Rome, NY: To celebrate Fort Stanwix National Monument’s 75th birthday the park will host a special Mother and Daughter Encampment on August 7 and 8, 2010. This is one of a series of special events throughout the year.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 1, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) released a report todayentitled, “How the White House Public Relations Campaign on the Oil Spill is Harming the Actual Clean-Up," that reports the conclusions from the Committee’s recent fact-finding...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 1, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., July 1, 2010 - Today, the House of Representatives will vote on the FY 2010 Supplemental Appropriations bill that contains a provision allowing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to transfer an unlimited amount of funds to the Department of the Interior (DOI) in the form of environmental...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 1, 2010
News Release: Portland, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) did not receive enough applicants for open positions on the Eastern Washington Resource Advisory Council (RAC) during an earlier call for nominations. Five terms expire this September, and we also need nominees for the unexpired term of a vacant position.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 1, 2010
News Release: While 20/20 vision is a symbol of visual acuity, between now and the year 2020, more and more people will experience some extent of vision loss due to age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and other sight-robbing diseases.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 1, 2010
News Release: Senator Chuck Grassley has sent letters to 16 pharmaceutical companies about the False Claims Act, which offers whistleblower protections to private-sector employees who identify fraud against the taxpayers.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 1, 2010
News Release: Harkers Island, North Carolina. Superintendent Russ Wilson announces the following summer activities during the month of July at the Cape Lookout National Seashore. Additional programs may be offered. Programs will run on schedule, unless there is inclement weather. For more information on these programs and other program offerings call the Harkers Island Visitor Center at (252) 728-2250 for a complete schedule.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 1, 2010
News Release: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., and Federal Financial Management Subcommittee Chairman Thomas Carper, D-Del., said they were grateful for the support of notable IT players because it provides momentum as the legislation moves forward.
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - In response to the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) report emphasizing the need for comprehensive strategic planning to meet workforce needs at USAID, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) and Ranking Member Dick Lugar (R-IN), who authored the Foreign Assistance Revitalization and Accountability Act of 2009 to help address USAID’s gaps in capacity, today issued the following statements:
