News from August 2011
By Commerce News Now | Aug 1, 2011
The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on Aug. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Aug 1, 2011
The US Justice Department published a four page notice on Aug. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Aug 1, 2011
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Aug. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 1, 2011
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Aug. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 1, 2011
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MT. - New evidence has been found that is believed to be related to a 2008 incident of a missing hiker. In August of 2008 Glacier National Park Rangers and many other individuals and organizations were involved in an extensive search effort for a missing hiker, Yi-Jien Hwa, a native of Malaysia.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 1, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - A total of 11 research projects that will help find ways to extract more energy from unconventional oil and gas resources while reducing environmental risks have been selected totaling $12.4 million by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE).
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 1, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) released the following statement after the bipartisan House vote passing legislation to prevent default and cut spending...
By USDA Newswire | Aug 1, 2011
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the appointment of 19 members and three alternate members to the United Soybean Board.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 1, 2011
News Release: At about 3:30 p.m. on July 30, Great Smoky Mountains National Park Dispatch received a report that a young woman had been swept over the 15-foot high waterfall at the Sinks on the Little River about 10 miles west of Gatlinburg, TN.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 1, 2011
News Release: NOTE: Additional advisories will follow in the future with additional information including logistics of covering the event, contact information to arrange interviews with Flight 93 family members, project leaders, and fundraising campaign leadership, and more.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 1, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C.- On the tenth day of the Republican-led shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that has cost tens of thousands of American jobs and nearly $300 million in lost revenue, U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), top Democrat on the House Transportation and Infrastructure...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 1, 2011
News Release: Visitors to Olympic National Park’s Sol Duc Valley should expect one-lane traffic and delays of up to 20 minutes beginning Monday, August 8.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 1, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2560, “Cut, Cap and Balance Act of 2011.".
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 1, 2011
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A Cranston man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Providence to 60 months in federal prison to be followed by five years of supervised release, having pleaded guilty in June to possession of crack cocaine with the intent to distribute. Daniel Waite, 23, was arrested in April 2009 after a search of his apartment turned up 170 grams of crack cocaine and drug dealing paraphernalia.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 1, 2011
News Release: Camp, Brady Statements on Lifting of Mexico’s Retaliatory Tariffs.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 1, 2011
News Release: The Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area will host a series of day and evening programs on Saturdays in August. Park rangers and volunteers will present a wide variety of program topics in both Tennessee and Kentucky. The Tennessee programs will be held at the Bandy Creek Visitor Center and Bandy Creek Campground. In Kentucky, programs will be at the Blue Heron Mining Community and Blue Heron Campground. All programs are scheduled on Eastern Time.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 1, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - In response to a directive issued this afternoon by the IRS regarding the gift tax treatment of donations to 501(c)(4) organizations, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 1, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) released the following statement in reaction to a proposal put forward by Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) that would cut federal spending by more than $1 trillion and avoid a default on America’s debt - which the Treasury Department has warned could happen in less than 10 days.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 1, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, the Committee on Ways and Means held a non-markup of the three long-pending trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea to relay the views of the Committee to the Administration before the trade agreements and implementing bills are formally submitted to Congress. Following the non-markup, Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) issued the following statements...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 1, 2011
News Release: Camp: Weak Economy One More Reason to Pass Long-Pending Trade Agreements, Reform Tax Code.
