News published on Federal Newswire in July 2011

News from July 2011


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on July 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on July 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on July 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on July 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on July 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on July 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on July 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on July 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on July 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Women's Rights National Historical Park announced today that it will offer several special events as part of the annual commemoration of the Seneca Falls First Women's Rights Convention, including the rededication of the Wesleyan Chapel where the convention was held on July 19 and 20, 1848.


Army Chief of Staff Tours Antietam Battlefield

News Release: General Martin Dempsey, who has been selected by the President to be the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, six other Army four star generals and the Sergeant Major of the Army toured Antietam National Battlefield on 29 June. Park Ranger Keith B. Snyder, who directs the Antietam Military Education Program...


Eight Advanced Coal Projects Chosen for Further Development by DOE's University Coal Research Program

News Release: Washington, DC - The Department of Energy has selected eight new projects to further advanced coal research under the University Coal Research Program. The selected projects will improve coal conversion and use and will help propel technologies for future advanced coal power systems.


News Release: A new report from the independent Congressional Research Service (CRS) raises concerns about the Secretary of Education’s recent proposal to grant conditional waivers of Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) requirements in exchange for reforms not authorized by Congress.


Boynton Beach Police Officer Indicted

News Release: MIAMI, FL. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, announce the indictment of Boynton (Fla.) Police Officer David Britto, 28. The indictment alleges that from June 2009...


Chairman Kerry On The Nomination Of Wendy Sherman For Under Secretary Of State

News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) praised President Obama’s intention to nominate Ambassador Wendy Sherman for the position of Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs:


News Release: The last of seven cotton gins is being tested this year as the fieldwork for a major 4-year cotton gin dust sampling project draws to a close. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists organized the project to intensively sample emissions from seven cotton gins across the Cotton Belt.


News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - Within the next week, fire crews expect to complete the second of two thinning projects which began this winter. Fire managers are now making plans to implement their spring thinning projects within the next few weeks, weather permitting.


News Release: WASHINGTON - House Republican appropriators today released their spending bills on issues related to energy, public lands, water, and the environment, and comprise a multi-front assault on America’s air, land, water and public health, said Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), the top Democrat on the Natural Resources Committee. Meanwhile, the Interior and Environment Appropriations bill restores $55 million in oil and gas subsidies.


Baucus Calls on China to End Restraints on Raw Material Exports

News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) applauded a World Trade Organization (WTO) panel’s finding announced today that China’s restraints on certain raw material exports violate WTO rules. These restraints unfairly raise costs for U.S. businesses in the steel, aluminum...


News Release: WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Jim McDermott (D-WA) today made the following joint statement regarding Thursday’s scheduled mock mark-up of the three pending FTAs. Also, Ranking Member Levin on Thursday intends to offer an amendment to include the Action Plan Related to Labor Rights in the Colombia FTA implementing bill...