News from May 2010
By DOT News Wire | May 19, 2010
The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on May 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 19, 2010
The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on May 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 19, 2010
The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on May 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 19, 2010
The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on May 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | May 19, 2010
News Release: Superintendent Mike Murray announced today that several exploratory archeological excavations begin, under the terms of an archeological permit, at Fort Raleigh National Historic Site and Cape Hatteras National Seashore during the months of May and June.
By Interior Newswire | May 19, 2010
News Release: Harkers Island, NC -- Superintendent Russel J. Wilson is pleased to announce that Cape Lookout National Seashore’s Volunteer Coordinator, Richard Meissner, received the 2009 George and Helen Hartzog Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service, Enduring Service Category.
By Interior Newswire | May 19, 2010
News Release: SACRAMENTO, CA. - The Bureau of Reclamation, an agency of the Department of the Interior, awarded a $780,859 contract under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to the Delta Diablo Sanitation District (DDSD), of Antioch, Calif., for the Antioch Recycled Water Project in Contra Costa County.
By Interior Newswire | May 19, 2010
News Release: Superintendent Mike Murray announced today that several exploratory archeological excavations begin, under the terms of an archeological permit, at Fort Raleigh National Historic Site and Cape Hatteras National Seashore during the months of May and June.
By Interior Newswire | May 19, 2010
News Release: Richmond National Battlefield Park, in cooperation with the Department of Veterans Affairs, is sponsoring a Memorial Day wreath-laying program to honor and remember those who have died in our nation's service-especially those soldiers and sailors from the Civil War. This annual event is scheduled for...
By Interior Newswire | May 19, 2010
News Release: As a special experience for the visiting public and local communities, the National Park Service will be offering Full Moon Tours of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse the evening of May 27. Two tours will be given, one at 8:15 p.m. and a second at 9:15 p.m., and each tour is limited to 30 people. Tickets...
By Commerce Newswire | May 19, 2010
News Release: Senator Chuck Grassley issued the comment below about his vote with a bipartisan group of senators to continue debate on S.3217, the Financial Stability Bill.
By DOL Newswire | May 19, 2010
News Release: Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s senior Republican member, issued the following statement regarding the DC Children and Youth Investment Trust Corporation assuming leadership of the popular DC Opportunity Scholarship Program...
By USDA Newswire | May 19, 2010
News Release: Potatoes come in all shapes, sizes and colors-including tubers with red, yellow, orange and purple flesh. This diversity also applies to phytonutrients, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Prosser, Wash., are discovering.
By Interior Newswire | May 19, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Department of the Interior announced today that the Bureau of Reclamation has awarded a $12.7 million contract for the third and final phase of the Contra Costa Canal Fish Screen at Rock Slough project under the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The work was awarded to Flat Iron West, Inc., of Benicia, Calif.
By Commerce Newswire | May 19, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., May 19, 2010 - House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement regarding Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar’s most recent proposal to divide the Minerals Management Service (MMS) into three separate agencies.
By Commerce Newswire | May 19, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) sent a letter today to White House Counsel Robert Bauer calling on him to explain the Obama Administration’s role in bailing out ShoreBank of Chicago.
By Commerce Newswire | May 19, 2010
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) praised the efforts of Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) Special Inspector General Neil Barofsky and his team today following the oversight office’s first annual achievement award ceremony honoring the office’s outstanding work...
By Interior Newswire | May 19, 2010
News Release: Seneca Falls - The M'Clintock House, located at 14 East Williams Street in Waterloo, will reopen for tours beginning Friday, May 28. The site will be open Friday through Monday, 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM, throughout the summer. Interpretive programs about the M'Clintock family will be offered at 2:00 and 3:00 on those days. The house is part of Women's Rights National Historical Park.
By USDA Newswire | May 19, 2010
News Release: Washington - An independent study by IHS Global Insight, Inc. found that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's international market development programs have had a positive and significant impact on U.S. agricultural trade, USDA announced today. The study evaluated the effects of the Market Access Program (MAP) and the Foreign Market Development Program (FMD) administered by USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS).
By Interior Newswire | May 19, 2010
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Glacier National Park officials today announced that park employee Jeffrey Harker earned state recognition for his work with Glacier’s water systems. Harker recently received the Operator’s Meritorious Service Award from the American Water Works Association (AWWA) Montana Section. The annual award is given by the AWWA for consistent and outstanding service in providing a quality water supply to the public.
