News published on Federal Newswire in January 2011

News from January 2011


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Jan. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Jan. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a five page rule on Jan. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Chickasaw National Recreation Area is seeking a dynamic teacher to work as a uniformed park ranger as part of the Teacher-Ranger-Teacher program this summer. The teacher will assist with outreach, develop lesson plans, and take on projects. They will bring park resources into their classroom by developing and presenting curriculum-based lesson plans that draw on their summer’s experience.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) issued the following statement on President Obama’s appointment of Gene B. Sperling as Director of the National Economic Council. He will also announce Jason Furman as Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and Principal Deputy Director of the National Economic Council...


Alternative Transportation Program at Glacier Bay

News Release: Carpooling, Biking, and Walking to Save the Planet.


FEES CHANGE AT INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE

News Release: In 2011, the National Park Service will implement changes to fees at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. The public had a chance to comment on the proposed fee changes last fall. The fees were determined through application of National Park Service laws and policies, a comparison to those charged for similar services in this region, and public input.


U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard A. Schmidt Announce Next Steps to Enhance Online Security, Planned National Office for Identity Trust Strategy

News Release: At a forum with Silicon Valley business and academic leaders at Stanford University, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard A. Schmidt today announced plans to create a National Program Office to help foster an environment in which sensitive online transactions can be carried out with greater levels of trust.


Yosemite National Park to Waive Entrance Fees for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Weekend

News Release: In celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Yosemite National Park will offer free admission into the park starting Saturday, January 15 through Monday, Jan. 17, 2010. The fee free waiver is for all visitors in honor of the holiday weekend.


News Release: ALBANY, NY. - Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division United States Drug Enforcement Administration John P. Gilbride and District Attorney P. David Soares announced that GINO UZZELL a.k.a “G", ANTHONY DAVIS a.k.a. “Inf" and JASON BENN a.k.a. “Jay" were arraigned yesterday morning on a...


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, highlighted the need to repeal the job-killing health law following today’s Department of Labor jobs report that shows the national unemployment rate for December fell to 9.4 percent. Today’s report marks 20 straight months the nation’s jobless rate has topped 9 percent. The jobs report also follows news of the national debt eclipsing $14 trillion earlier this week.


News Release: (Washington, DC) - Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (MD-07), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and senior member of the Joint Economic Committee, today released a statement, following the Bureau of Labor Statistics Report that 103,000 more Americans have found work, sending the unemployment rate to 9.4 percent.


Jobs Report, $14 Trillion Debt Underscore Need for Repeal of Budget-Busting, Job-Killing Health Care Law

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, highlighted the need to repeal the job-killing health law following today’s Department of Labor jobs report that shows the national unemployment rate for December fell to 9.4 percent. Today’s report marks 20 straight months the nation’s jobless rate has topped 9 percent. The jobs report also follows news of the national debt eclipsing $14 trillion earlier this week.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today announced the Republican membership of the six Energy and Commerce subcommittees for the 112th Congress.


TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF HISTORIC ST. THOMAS TOWN SITE

News Release: Boulder City, Nev. -The National Park Service has announced a temporary closure of the historic town site of St. Thomas and access road in order to carry out a significant resource management project-the removal of invasive tamarisk plants. The project is being done to protect fragile historic features of the town site from root damage. The closure will be in effect weekdays January 10-Feb. 11, 2011.


Two Defendants Plead Guilty To Conspiring To Sell Prescription Drugs Unlawfully

News Release: BUFFALO, NY -. - Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division United States Drug Enforcement Administration John P. Gilbride and U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced late yesterday that Lindsay Lang, 18, of Orchard Park, N.Y., and Daniel Smythe, 21, of Cheektowaga, N.Y., pleaded guilty to conspiring to sell OxyContin pills. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, a $1,000,000 fine or both.


Kline Statement on December Jobs Report

News Release: U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement today after the U.S. Department of Labor reported an increase of 103,000 jobs in December and a national unemployment rate of 9.4 percent...


Jobs Report, $14 Trillion Debt Underscore Need for Repeal of Budget-Busting, Job-Killing Health Care Law

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, highlighted the need to repeal the job-killing health law following today’s Department of Labor jobs report that shows the national unemployment rate for December fell to 9.4 percent. Today’s report marks 20 straight months the nation’s jobless rate has topped 9 percent. The jobs report also follows news of the national debt eclipsing $14 trillion earlier this week.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today announced the Republican membership of the six Energy and Commerce subcommittees for the 112th Congress.


News Release: WASHINGTON - On Dec. 21, 2010, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD) requested that Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) hold a hearing on the foreclosure crisis. In particular, he requested that the Committee’s first hearing investigate “the widespread...