News from July 2011
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 19, 2011
News Release: (WASHINGTON)-Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) today released the following statement about the upcoming House of Representatives vote on the Cut, Cap, and Balance Act...
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 19, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. House Transportation Committee leaders will hold a press conference tomorrow, July 20th, to discuss the introduction of bipartisan legislation regarding the European Union’s unilateral decision to require participation of U.S. air carriers and other operators in the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 19, 2011
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - The Government Accountability Office released a report on the shortcomings of the Civil Rights Directorate in the United States Coast Guard (USCG), entitled "Coast Guard - Civil Rights Directorate Can Enhance Workforce Restructuring Efforts" (GAO-11-718). The report, requested by leaders...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 19, 2011
News Release: Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have released for public comment updated specifications for the Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP), which helps organizations find and manage computer-system vulnerabilities more effectively by standardizing the way vulnerabilities are identified, prioritized and reported.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 19, 2011
News Release: U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement on the Cut, Cap and Balance Act (H.R. 2560)...
By DOE Newswire | Jul 19, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Responding to concerns over recent cyber attacks and other data breaches, Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R-CA) has introduced legislation to ensure American consumers are appropriately protected from data theft. H.R. 2577, the Secure and Fortify Electronic (SAFE) Data Act, requires reasonable security policies and procedures to protect personal information, and to provide for nationwide notice in the event of a security breach.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 19, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Responding to concerns over recent cyber attacks and other data breaches, Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R-CA) has introduced legislation to ensure American consumers are appropriately protected from data theft. H.R. 2577, the Secure and Fortify Electronic (SAFE) Data Act, requires reasonable security policies and procedures to protect personal information, and to provide for nationwide notice in the event of a security breach.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 19, 2011
News Release: The lands of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area constitute natural viewing platforms from which to watch the America’s Cup races in 2012 and 2013. The National Park Service has been working with the City and race organizers to assure that this exciting international event, which will be viewed by millions of people worldwide, is conducted in a way that protects the resources of the park and provides for the best possible visitor safety and enjoyment.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 19, 2011
News Release: U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement today after cosponsoring the Protecting Jobs from Government Interference Act, introduced by Rep. Tim Scott (R-SC) earlier this afternoon. Reps. Phil Roe (R-TN), Joe Wilson (R-SC), and Trey Gowdy (R-SC) have signed on as original cosponsors of the legislation.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 19, 2011
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced that as part of an interagency partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to strengthen American energy security and develop new clean energy technologies, DOD will be installing and operating 18 fuel cell backup power systems at eight military...
By EPA Newswire | Jul 19, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Responding to concerns over recent cyber attacks and other data breaches, Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R-CA) has introduced legislation to ensure American consumers are appropriately protected from data theft. H.R. 2577, the Secure and Fortify Electronic (SAFE) Data Act, requires reasonable security policies and procedures to protect personal information, and to provide for nationwide notice in the event of a security breach.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 19, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), and Senator James Inhofe (R-OK), Ranking Member, released an outline for Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21), a bipartisan proposal to reauthorize the nation's transportation programs for two years.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 19, 2011
News Release: Roadwork along Graves Creek Road in Olympic National Park is scheduled to begin August 10.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 19, 2011
News Release: Yosemite National Park announces the opening of public scoping for the Ansel Adams Gallery Buildings Rehabilitation Environmental Assessment (EA). Public scoping will be open from July 20th through Sept. 2, 2011. The public is invited to attend two Open Houses at the Auditorium behind the Yosemite...
By DOE Newswire | Jul 19, 2011
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977
By Interior Newswire | Jul 19, 2011
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MT. - The hiker involved in a fatal fall on Monday, July 18 in Glacier National Park has been identified as 30-year old Nicholas Ryan from Omaha, Nebraska.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 19, 2011
News Release: Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated* a measurement technique that reliably determines three fundamental mechanical properties of near-nanoscale films. The technique, which highlights the challenge of making mechanical measurements on an object with...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 19, 2011
News Release: (Santa Monica Mountains, CA) Park Rangers seized over 3500 marijuana plants across a 9.6 acre area of park land in the heart of Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area this month. National Park Service, Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority and California State Park officials discovered...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – The owner of an investment planning company in Miami was sentenced today to 63 months in prison for his role in a scheme to defraud the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) of $5.2 million, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and Osvaldo L. Gratacos, Inspector General of the Ex-Im Bank.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – A District of Columbia federal court has entered a permanent injunction order against Steven McClain and the Trust for Architectural Easements Inc. (formerly known as the National Architectural Trust), the Justice Department announced today. The civil court order bars the defendants from ...
