News from May 2010
By Interior Newswire | May 25, 2010
News Release: The Bureau of Reclamation has announced the availability of funding for research and laboratory studies, pilot scale projects, and demonstration scale projects in desalination and water purification. Reclamation anticipates awarding a total of up to $1 million under this funding opportunity announcement.
By Commerce Newswire | May 25, 2010
News Release: Clocks in the Americas and the Caribbean Islands are now ticking in unison thanks to the work of the Sistema Interamericano de Metrologia (SIM), a regional metrology organization that works to promote accurate measurements throughout the Americas. Since 2005, SIM has been building a time network, designed by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), that now extends to 16 nations.
By Commerce Newswire | May 25, 2010
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) convened a hearing today to consider proposals for improving quality and reducing waste in the unemployment insurance program so valuable funds are available for unemployed workers who need them.
By Commerce Newswire | May 25, 2010
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D Mont.) and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R?Iowa) today praised the President’s signing of a law to boost recovery efforts in Haiti, following January’s devastating earthquake. Baucus and Grassley introduced the Haiti Economic Lift Program...
By Interior Newswire | May 25, 2010
News Release: Ellis Island Exhibit Examines the Lives of Japanese-American Soldiers.
By Commerce Newswire | May 25, 2010
News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is sponsoring a workshop on June 2 and 3 to discuss technical barriers to our ability to accurately measure, report and verify greenhouse gas emissions, a critical issue in addressing a major factor in climate change.
By Commerce Newswire | May 25, 2010
News Release: Duke Ellington said: “A problem is a chance for you to do your best.".
By DOL Newswire | May 25, 2010
News Release: Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s senior Republican member, issued the following statement today regarding launch of AmericaSpeakingOut.com, a new website created by House Republicans as part of the broader America Speaking Out initiative to engage the American people in a dialogue about policy ideas and priorities, including those that affect students, teachers, workers, and families...
By Interior Newswire | May 25, 2010
News Release: A public meeting to discuss Biscayne National Park’s Coral Reef Restoration Plan and Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (plan/EIS) has been scheduled for Thursday, June 10, 2010 from 6-8 pm at the Florida City City Hall, 404 West Palm Drive, Florida City. The meeting will provide the public with an overview of the plan so they can make informed comments during the comment period which runs through June 28, 2010.
By Commerce Newswire | May 25, 2010
News Release: May 25, 2010 | House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA)
By DOE Newswire | May 25, 2010
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977
By Interior Newswire | May 25, 2010
News Release: LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA WINS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD.
By Commerce Newswire | May 25, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., May 25, 2010 - House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA- 04) today praised the introduction of AmericaSpeakingOut.com by House Republicans, designed to directly engage the American people in an array of new policy discussions. This includes the ability to offer opinions and ideas on important natural resource issues such as American energy production, access to public lands, wildlife management and water resources.
By Homeland Newswire | May 25, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., Tuesday issued the following statement in reaction to the announcement from the White House that it would deploy the National Guard to the nation’s southern border.
By Interior Newswire | May 25, 2010
News Release: Some say time travel isn’t possible, but during Memorial Day weekend visitors will have the chance to do just that at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. The Wilderness Road that travels through the Cumberland Gap has seen hundreds of years of history and been witness to tales of heartbreak and...
By Commerce Newswire | May 25, 2010
News Release: Lancaster Intelligencer Journal: Sestak’s refusal to give answers
By Commerce Newswire | May 25, 2010
News Release: Improving the ease of use of information systems for the health care industry could significantly facilitate the adoption of technology that has great potential to improve the quality of health care while reducing costs. The goal is to allow medical professionals interact with health care information...
By US DOT Newswire | May 25, 2010
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today released a letter she received from the United States Department of Justice detailing steps the Department has taken to date to respond to the ongoing Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
By Interior Newswire | May 25, 2010
News Release: The National Park Service and Statue Cruises have announced dates for public night tours of America’s most iconic national monument.
By State Newswire | May 25, 2010
News Release: Washington, D.C.---Under the leadership of Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) and Senator Bob Corker (R-TN), ranking Republican on the subcommittee on international development and foreign assistance, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today approved bipartisan legislation that would support the rebuilding of Haiti following the devastation of the Jan. 12, 2010, earthquake.
