News from February 2011
By Commerce News Now | Feb 1, 2011
The US Commerce Department published a two page proposed rule on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Feb 1, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a one page proposed rule on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Feb 1, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 1, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - A private sector model with a state rather than Federal-based regulatory framework is the approach that will "most likely result in a robust CO2 [carbon dioxide] pipeline system" in the United States, according to a new report developed with funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (DOE/NETL).
By USDA Newswire | Feb 1, 2011
News Release: Besides their appealing orange color and sweet flavor, there's another reason to give tangerine tomatoes a try this year. A one-month study led by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists in California has provided new evidence to suggest that, ounce for ounce, these heirloom tomatoes might be a better source of a powerful antioxidant called lycopene than are familiar red tomatoes.
By State Newswire | Feb 1, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -Senator John Kerry (D-MA), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, wrote an op-ed on the situation in Egypt that appears in The New York Times today.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 1, 2011
News Release: In December 2010, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar set in motion a plan to experimentally test the principles of ecological restoration, as developed by Drs. Norm Johnson and Jerry Franklin, on BLM lands within the Roseburg, Medford, and Coos Bay Districts. The goal of the pilot projects is to determine...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 1, 2011
News Release: GREENBELT, MD. - U.S. District Judge Roger W. Titus sentenced Bryon Anthony Grey, Jr., age 26, of Germantown, Maryland, yesterday to 25 years in prison followed by eight years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine, and possession of a gun in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 1, 2011
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977
By Interior Newswire | Feb 1, 2011
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - The National Park Service is now accepting applications for noncommercial river trip permits to raft the Colorado River through Grand Canyon National Park. The permits are for specific launch dates within calendar year 2012. A total of 436 permits will be awarded for 12- to 25-day...
By State Newswire | Feb 1, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) released the following statement after President Mubarak announced that he will not run for reelection:
By Interior Newswire | Feb 1, 2011
News Release: Cornerstone of Yosemite Village Receives New Wood Shingle Siding.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 1, 2011
News Release: NORWALK, CT. - Steven W. Derr, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DOMENICO SANDALO, also known as “Dominick," 36, of Mohackemo Drive, Norwalk, pleaded guilty today before United States District Judge Mark R. Kravitz in New Haven to one count of possession with intent to distribute oxycodone, a narcotic drug sold under the brand name OxyContin.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 1, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - The current inventory of the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve will be converted to cleaner burning ultra low sulfur distillate to comply with new, more stringent fuel standards by some Northeastern states, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) said today.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 1, 2011
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement in response to news from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) that it will begin testing new software with privacy enhancements on its advanced imaging technology (AIT) machines...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 1, 2011
Release: Lexington Park, MD, Feb. 1, 2011 - Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan joined U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) today at George Washington Carver Elementary School in Lexington Park, Md. to highlight the rapid implementation and importance of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, signed into...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 1, 2011
News Release: LOS ANGELES, CA - The Drug Enforcement (DEA) announced today that nearly 800 law enforcement officers this morning targeted members and associates of the 38th Street gang, arresting dozens of defendants, many of whom are named in a federal racketeering indictment that alleges a host of violent crimes, large-scale drug trafficking and extortion of both drug dealers and legitimate businesses.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 1, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Senator Susan Collins, the Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, praised the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for its positives steps to install at three airports screening technology to enhance the security and privacy of American air travelers.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 1, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., and Senator Tom Carper, D-Del., issued the following statement Tuesday about the Internet shut down in Egypt and pending cybersecurity legislation that would protect...
By State Newswire | Feb 1, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) today released a staff report raising questions about the ability of the United States to protect its thousands of diplomats and contractors in Iraq once U.S. troops complete their withdrawal at the end of 2011. The report, ...
