News from March 2010
By Interior Newswire | Mar 30, 2010
News Release: As the National Park Service prepares for the sesquicentennial of the Civil War, the staff and volunteers of Fort Sumter National Monument will present monthly talks at the Fort Moultrie Visitor Center on Sullivan’s Island. Beginning in April 2010, these presentations will take a deeper look at themes...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 30, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ways and Means Committee Chairman Sander M. Levin (D-MI) issued the following remarks after attending the ceremony where President Barack Obama signed key health and education reforms into law...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 30, 2010
News Release: Superintendent Bob Dodson announced today that visitors to Fort Sumter on Saturday, April 10, 2010 will have the opportunity to see living history programs commemorating the 149th anniversary of the April 12-13, 1861 bombardment of Fort Sumter. This event marked a defining moment in American history: the beginning of the Civil War.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 30, 2010
News Release: A multidisciplinary research team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has found* that an organic semiconductor may be a viable candidate for creating large-area electronics, such as solar cells and displays that can be sprayed onto a surface as easily as paint.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 30, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) has sent letters to 75 Inspectors General (IG’s) requesting an update regarding thousands of open and unimplemented recommendations made by the Oversight and Government Reform Committee that could...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 30, 2010
News Release: Park visitors from eight states and three foreign countries recently submitted 466 photographs documenting Lowell National Historical Park and the City of Lowell as part of the Park’s inaugural photography contest. The Park utilized social media technology (Facebook, Twitter, Flickr) to help promote the contest, ultimately bringing an additional 4,378 unique visitors to the Park’s website.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 30, 2010
News Release: Road construction on the Wawona Road in Yosemite National Park is set to begin in May. This project will vastly improve 24.4 miles of the Wawona Road starting from the South Entrance of Yosemite. This improvement project will end at the junction of the Wawona Road and Bridalveil Straight in Yosemite Valley.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 30, 2010
News Release: Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s Senior Republican, issued the following statement today in response to President Barack Obama’s signing of the so-called health care “fix it" bill, legislation that pairs significant new taxes, Medicare cuts, and other health care modifications with a government takeover of student lending...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 29, 2010
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - From road and campground status, to park interpretation, fire, and search and rescue updates; learn the realm of communication possibilities through social media in Glacier National Park. On Tuesday, April 6th, from 12 - 12:45 pm at the West Glacier Community Building, Dave Restivo will present how Glacier National Park is joining in on social networking sites and how you can join in on the conversation.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 29, 2010
News Release: San Juan National Historic Site celebrated Women’s History Month with a special program for all employees at Castillo San Cristobal on March 18th. The program featured several keynote speakers including the First Lady of Puerto Rico, Mrs. Lucé Vela de Fortuño and Ms. Carmen G. Rodríguez Díaz, who recently...
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 29, 2010
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today met with National Academy of Sciences President Ralph Cicerone and National Academy of Engineering President Charles Vest to discuss ways to further increase the ongoing collaboration between DHS and the science and technology community to develop innovative initiatives to help protect our nation from threats.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice announced today that it will not challenge Cisco Systems Inc.’s acquisition of Tandberg ASA. The department has concluded that the proposed deal is not likely to be anticompetitive due to the evolving nature of the videoconferencing market and the commitments that Cisco has made to the European Commission (EC) to facilitate interoperability.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON - Six Michigan residents, along with two residents of Ohio and a resident of Indiana, were indicted by a federal grand jury in Detroit on charges of seditious conspiracy, attempted use of weapons of mass destruction, teaching the use of explosive materials, and possessing a firearm during ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – Pamrapo Savings Bank S.L.A., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pamrapo Bancorp Inc., based in Bayonne, N.J., pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey to conspiracy to violate the Bank Secrecy Act and has agreed to forfeit $5 million to the United States. The ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON - A Mississippi man was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola Jr., in the Southern District of Mississippi to 36 months in prison for involuntary manslaughter, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division. Kyle Palmer, 27, of Biloxi, Miss., was also ordered to serve three years of supervised release following the prison term, to pay $2,000 in restitution and to pay a $4,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – Daniel Cowart pleaded guilty today to eight counts in a federal indictment charging him with crimes related to a racially-motivated plot to murder dozens of people, the Justice Department announced.
By Fed Newswire | Mar 29, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and among Anchor Commercial Bank, Juno Beach, Florida, a state chartered member bank, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, and the State of Florida, Office of Financial Regulation.
By Fed Newswire | Mar 29, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and among Granvalor Holding, Ltd., Tortola, British Virgin Islands, International Bancorp of Miami, Inc., Coral Gables, Florida, both registered bank holding companies, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
By Commerce News Now | Mar 29, 2010
News Release: The U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis today released personal income and outlays for February 2010. Personal income and real disposable income were nearly unchanged in February. Real personal consumption expenditures increased 0.3 percent.
By Commerce News Now | Mar 29, 2010
News Release: Francisco J. Sánchez was sworn in today as Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade after receiving a recess appointment from President Obama. U.S. Commerce Deputy Secretary Dennis Hightower administered the oath of office to Sánchez who will direct the Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration (ITA).
