News from October 2010
By DOT News Wire | Oct 20, 2010
The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Oct. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Oct 20, 2010
The US Energy Department published a one page rule on Oct. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Oct 20, 2010
The US Transportation Department published a six page rule on Oct. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 20, 2010
The US Interior Department published a one page rule on Oct. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 20, 2010
The US Labor Department published a three page rule on Oct. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Oct 20, 2010
The US Agriculture Department published a one page proposed rule on Oct. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Oct 20, 2010
The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Oct. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Oct 20, 2010
The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Oct. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 20, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON -- Sen. Chuck Grassley and Sen. Tom Coburn are asking 13 federal agencies to explain why they have posed roadblocks to their agencies’ independent watchdogs, according to the watchdogs.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 20, 2010
Release: To amend the miscellaneous rural development provisions of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make loans to certain entities that will use the funds to make loans to consumers to implement energy efficiency measures involving structural improvements and investments in cost-effective, commercial off-the-shelf technologies to reduce home energy use.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 20, 2010
News Release: Zion National Park is working with the St. George Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to develop a comprehensive river management plan and environmental assessment for the Virgin Wild and Scenic River. Segments of the Virgin River, La Verkin Creek, Taylor Creek, and North Creek within...
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 20, 2010
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) released the following statement today in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In the statement, he applauded the significant gains made in improving women’s health, most recently illustrated by the free mammograms and other preventive...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 20, 2010
News Release: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists in West Virginia and Maine are working closely with a collaborator to save water as part of an effort to develop recirculating water systems for cool- and cold-water fish production.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 20, 2010
News Release: Join park rangers as they present walks and talks on numerous aspects of Lowell's history. These popular programs will be offered beginning October 16 and offered throughout the winter.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 20, 2010
News Release: In August of 2008, California Fish and Game Wardens received an anonymous report via CalTip about suspected poaching activity in the Virginia Canyon area of Yosemite National Park. Based on this tip, the National Park Service (NPS) and the California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) opened a joint investigation. As the investigation progressed, Chad Gierlich, his 14-year old son, his brother Chris Gierlich, and Kyle Narasky were identified as suspects.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 20, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ways and Means Social Security Chairman Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) today released the results of a study from the Chief Actuary of Social Security analyzing several proposals, including those advanced by Republican Congressional leaders, as ways to reduce the long-term cost of Social Security.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 19, 2010
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 Washington, D.C. - U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today met with Brazilian Minister of Defense Nelson Jobim to reaffirm the shared commitment of the United States and Brazil to strengthening ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Justice Department today announced that it has entered into a comprehensive settlement agreement that will transform the state of Georgia’s mental health and developmental disability system and resolve a lawsuit the United States brought against the state. The lawsuit alleged unlawful ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – Rodney K. Justin, a medical doctor from Woodleaf, N.C., was sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to pay over $600,000 in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for obstructing the internal revenue laws and for failing to file tax returns for several years, the Justice Department and IRS announced today. The sentence was imposed by Chief Judge James A. Beaty Jr. in Winston-Salem, N.C.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON –Attorney General Eric Holder and Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the settlement of a class action lawsuit filed against USDA by Native American farmers alleging discrimination by USDA. The settlement ends litigation concerning discrimination complaints from Native Americans generally covering the period 1981-1999.
