News published on Federal Newswire in June 2010

News from June 2010


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on June 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on June 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on June 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on June 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on June 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on June 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on June 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park's Annual Cultural Festival will take place on Saturday, July 10, 2010 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. The free event will be held on the front lawn of Kilauea Military Camp.


News Release: When Senators Lieberman, Collins, and Carper proposed legislation last week to deal with the risk of a large-scale attack on our computer infrastructure, the libertarian-privacy attack was not long in coming. Declan McCullagh, a committed libertarian journalist for Cnet, posted a long story full of angst about the bill.


Murkowski's opening statement at electric vehicles hearing

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News Release: Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve Acting Superintendent Craig Smith announced today that a vessel speed limit of 13 knots through the water is being implemented in Whidbey Passage in Glacier Bay to protect numerous humpback whales that have been sighted in the area. In addition, vessels greater...


LIEBERMAN PRAISES ORSZAG’S LEADERSHIP AT OMB

News Release: WASHINGTON-Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., issued the following statement Tuesday in response to the resignation of Peter Orszag as director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)...


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Senate Confirmation of Sherry Glied as HHS Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation and Jim Esquea as HHS Assistant Secretary for Legislation

News Release: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) issued the following statement today after the Senate confirmed by unanimous consent Sherry Glied to be Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation and Jim Esquea to be Assistant Secretary for Legislation, both at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). From Chairman Baucus...


Computer Fun Helps Improve Girls' Food Choices, Fitness

News Release: Lively, educational comic strips, geared to 8- to 10-year-old African-American girls, can help these young viewers make better food choices and improve their physical fitness. That's what happened in a preliminary study, reported several years ago, with 78 Internet-savvy African American girls age 8...


News Release: MILL CREEK SEWAGE CONTINUES TO PRESENT HEALTH RISKS.


Statement on J.S. Tissainayagam’s pardon by Senators Kerry, Lugar and Casey

News Release: Washington, D.C.--Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry, Ranking Member Dick Lugar and Subcommittee Chairman on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs Senator Robert P. Casey, Jr., today welcomed Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s decision to pardon journalist J.S. Tissainayagam, who had been convicted last year and sentenced to 20 years of hard labor.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today President Obama announced the enactment of new consumer protections included in the Affordable Care Act, adding to the growing list of implementation accomplishments since the bill was signed into law 90 days ago. The new regulations will eliminate discriminatory practices that for years have prevented Americans from receiving the care they deserve.


Rural America Solutions Group Co-Chairs Call for Committee Hearings on Federal Power Grab of Clean Water Act

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., June 22, 2010 - Today, Co-Chairs of the Rural America Solutions Group Frank Lucas (R-OK), Sam Graves (R-MO) and Doc Hastings (R-WA) sent a to Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman James Oberstar, Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson, Small Business Committee Chairwoman Nydia Velazquez and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Nick Rahall asking for hearings on H.R. 5088, America's Commitment to Clean Water Act.


News Release: In an effort to conserve critical natural and cultural marine resources, the U.S. Departments of Interior and Commerce are partnering with federal, state and territorial agencies to add 29 existing marine protected areas (MPAs) to the National System of Marine Protected Areas. Gateway National Recreation...