News published on Federal Newswire in June 2010

News from June 2010


The US Commerce Department published a one page proposed rule on June 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on June 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on June 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on June 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page proposed rule on June 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a three page proposed rule on June 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on June 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on June 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on June 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on June 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Baucus Hails First Step In Closing Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage Gap

News Release: Washington, DC- Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today applauded plans to begin distributing $250 rebate checks this Thursday, June 10, to seniors who reach the coverage gap, also known as the donut hole, in the Medicare Part D prescription drug program this year. Chairman Baucus...


ARS Launches Redesigned Kids Site

News Release: Sci4Kids, an educational website operated by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) at /is/kids, now has a new look and "feel.".


Chip and Seal Project at Wind Cave National Park Rescheduled Due to Weather

News Release: WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK, S.D. - A chip and seal project on U.S. Highway 385 and South Dakota Highway 87 in Wind Cave National Park has been rescheduled to begin Monday, June 14. Work will start on Highway 87 and then move to Highway 385 later in the week or early in the week of June 21. Inclement weather forced the rescheduling of the project.


Trends Revealed in Nearly 30 Years of Monitoring Kelp Forests

News Release: During the June “From Shore to Sea" lectures, National Park Service Biologist David Kushner will discuss changes and trends seen after 28 years of monitoring the kelp forest ecosystems around the Channel Islands.


News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Glacier National Park officials today announced that the revision of the park's Bear Management Plan and Bear Management Guidelines are complete and the final versions are now available on the park's website. These tandem documents collectively provide the ongoing basic framework...


Grassley Seeks Accounting of Stimulus Spending for Clean Energy Jobs

News Release: WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley is asking the Department of Labor to account for the way federal tax dollars are being spent on clean energy jobs through the 2009 economic stimulus bill. Grassley said the stimulus package included $80 billion for clean energy jobs, yet the apparent imprecision surrounding eligibility for the money might have led to spending on other items.


LIEBERMAN COMMENT ON CLAPPER NOMINATION

News Release: WASHINGTON--Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., made the following statement Friday on the President’s reported decision to nominate James Clapper to be the next Director of National Intelligence.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following weeks of controversy surrounding the White House’s role in efforts to manipulate primary elections in Pennsylvania and Colorado, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) today challenged President Obama to come forward and directly...


News Release: St. Jude Medical Inc., a heart device manufacturer; Parma Community General Hospital; and Norton Healthcare have paid the United States $3,898,300 to resolve false claim allegations that St. Jude paid illegal kickbacks to two hospitals to secure heart-device business, the Justice Department announced ...


News Release: WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today additional details regarding the June 25 public workshop in Madison, Wis., which will examine competition and regulatory issues in the dairy industry. The workshop will be held in the Union Theater at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, 800 Langdon Street, Madison, Wis.