News from June 2011
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 22, 2011
News Release: A method developed by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado at Boulder for making thin, flexible, high-temperature superconducting (HTS) cables* has won a 2011 R&D 100 Award from R&D Magazine. The prestigious annual awards salute the 100 most technologically significant products introduced into the marketplace over the past year.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 22, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. House of Representatives voted to create jobs and strengthen America’s energy security today with passage of H.R. 2021, the Jobs and Energy Permitting Act. The measure, which is part of the GOP’s American Energy Initiative, passed the House with bipartisan support by a vote of 253 to 166.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 22, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Responding to urgent calls from job creators across a range of industries, bipartisan members of the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce have introduced H.R. 2250, the EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011. The proposal, which directs EPA to develop achievable standards affecting...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 22, 2011
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced that The Scotts Company LLC, a seed company operating out of Marysville, Ohio, has paid $2,275 to settle alleged violations of the Federal Seed Act. The company settled the case in agreement with AMS officials. The company neither admitted nor denied the charges brought against them.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 22, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), today continued efforts to protect jobs and innovation and discussed ways to ease regulatory burdens. The subcommittee discussed draft legislation to reform the Federal Communications Commission’s processes, codifying best practices to ensure consistency from issue to issue and from one commission to the next.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 22, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), today continued efforts to protect jobs and innovation and discussed ways to ease regulatory burdens. The subcommittee discussed draft legislation to reform the Federal Communications Commission’s processes, codifying best practices to ensure consistency from issue to issue and from one commission to the next.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 22, 2011
News Release: Watch Upton’s speech on the House floor...
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 22, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., delivered the following statement on the floor of the Senate on S.679, The Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011. The legislation - authored by Senators Charles Schumer, D-N.Y.,...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 22, 2011
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT.- Officials at Glacier National Park welcome Myra Messick Simons and Helene Fischman for the 2011 Artist-in-Residence Program. These artists were selected to work with the park’s interpretation and education staff to develop artwork to be used in park exhibits and programs.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), will hold a hearing on Friday, June 24, 2011, at 9:30 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “OMB’s Role in the DOE Loan Guarantee Process."
By USDA Newswire | Jun 21, 2011
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on three produce businesses for failure to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 21, 2011
News Release: The Department of Commerce's Internet Policy Task Force is requesting comments on a report that proposes voluntary codes of conduct to strengthen the cybersecurity of companies that increasingly rely on the Internet to do business, but are not part of the critical infrastructure sector.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 21, 2011
News Release: Berlin, MD - The National Park Service (NPS) is considering replacing the Sheepshead Creek Bridge, which is located on Beach Road in Accomack County, Virginia, and provides the only public access to the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge and Tom's Cove recreational beach within Assateague Island National...
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 21, 2011
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 LONDON—Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today visited London to meet with her counterparts and underscore the importance of strengthening collaboration between the United States and United Kingdom to ensure the security, efficiency, and resiliency of the global supply chain, which is integral to the safety and prosperity of both nations.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – A Pittsburgh man has pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of conspiring to conduct a racketeering enterprise related to his membership in a Pittsburgh Crips gang, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney David J. Hickton of the Western District of Pennsylvania.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON — A former co-owner of an Illinois-based technology company, Global Networking Technologies Inc. (GNT), was sentenced today to serve one year and a day in prison for his participation in a conspiracy to defraud the federal E-Rate program, the Department of Justice announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – The former chief executive officer (CEO) of Taylor, Bean & Whitaker (TBW) was sentenced today to 40 months in prison for his role in a more than $2.9 billion fraud scheme that contributed to the failure of TBW. At one time, TBW was one of the largest privately held mortgage lending companies in the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2011
News Release: NEW YORK – One month after assuming the position, September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) Special Master Sheila L. Birnbaum today published draft regulations to govern the VCF, and asked the public to give her feedback on the proposals before victims can begin submitting claims to the fund later this year.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – ATexas man was sentenced today in federal court in Wichita on felony charges of conspiracy, wildlife trafficking and obstruction of justice related to the illegal sale of guided deer hunts in southern Kansas, announced Ignacia S. Moreno, Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division and Barry Grissom, U.S. Attorney for the District of Kansas.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – A Nashville, Tenn., man pleaded guilty today to conspiring to participate in racketeering activity related to his membership in the Bloods criminal enterprise , announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee Jerry E. Martin.
