News from June 2011
By Labor Gazette | Jun 17, 2011
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on June 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 17, 2011
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on June 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 17, 2011
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on June 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 17, 2011
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on June 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 17, 2011
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on June 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 17, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Defense Department and related agencies would be prohibited from collecting information about political contributions made by businesses that wish to do business with the federal government under an amendment authored by U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Rob Portman (R-OH). The Senate Armed Services Committee has approved the amendment and it is now included in the Fiscal Year 2012 National Defense Authorization Act.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 17, 2011
News Release: Lowell, MA - Lowell National Historical Park is waiving museum fees at the Boott Cotton Mills Museum on Tuesday, June 21, 2011.Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that the NPS will waive admission fees on selected dates throughout 2011 and encouraged all Americans to make a New Year's resolution...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 17, 2011
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will lead the U.S. government’s delegation to the G-20 Summit of Agricultural Ministers in Paris on June 22 and 23. The focus of the summit is on international efforts to ensure global food security. The G-20 was established in 1999 to bring together major advanced and emerging economies to help bring stability to global markets. France chairs the G-20 in 2011.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 17, 2011
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Glacier National Park is participating in a long-term interagency program to monitor the trend of the grizzly bear population in the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem. Bait stations, automated cameras, and traps will be used to capture and monitor grizzly bears within the park. The program attempts to maintain a sample of up to 10 radio-marked female grizzly bears out of an estimated population of 300 grizzly bears living in the park.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 17, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - A new JASON Project geology unit, developed with assistance from the Office of Fossil Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), has earned a prestigious "CODiE Award" as the nation’s Best Science or Health curriculum.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 17, 2011
News Release: Today, on the fortieth anniversary of President Nixon declaring a “War on Drugs," Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) joined Dr. Ron Daniels, Rev. Jesse L. Jackson and others at the National Press Club for a forum entitled, “Declaring War on the War on Drugs," to discuss how Nixon’s initiative has too often made the American people the victims.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 17, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Jim McDermott (D-WA) issued the following statements today ahead of tomorrow’s one-year anniversary of China’s announcement that it would allow greater exchange rate flexibility. The anniversary comes as House Democrats prepare to force a vote on the Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act of 2011...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 17, 2011
Release: WASHINGTON, DC, June 17, 2011 - The Department of Agriculture today announced the publication of a proposed rule to strengthen program integrity of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by ending the practice called "water dumping." "Water dumping" involves buying beverages that require a container...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 17, 2011
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Park officials invite visitors to Glacier National Park for a fee free day on the summer solstice, Tuesday, June 21. All entrance fees are waived for entry into Glacier National Park. There are more campgrounds and services open in Glacier National Park this week. In the Many Glacier...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 17, 2011
News Release: NPS Seeks Input for Fire Island National Seashore Deer and Vegetation Management Plan: Newsletter now Available; Public Scoping Period Open from June 17 through July 24, 2011.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 17, 2011
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977
By Interior Newswire | Jun 17, 2011
News Release: Deep and persistent snow levels at higher elevations on Mount Rainier will delay the opening of the road to Sunrise until at least July 8. Park road crews, using bulldozers and a rotary snow blower, are working daily to remove snow from the road and expect to reach the parking area at Sunrise early next...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 17, 2011
News Release: U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, and House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.) issued the following statement in response to news that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will no longer accept applications for waivers from the Democrats’ health care law after Sept. 22, 2011. The agency also disclosed the list of employers that were denied an exemption from the law by the Obama Administration.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 17, 2011
News Release: CHARLOTTE, NC. - A federal criminal complaint filed today in U.S. District Court in Charlotte charged two men with cocaine trafficking offenses, announced Anne M. Tompkins, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. U.S. Attorney Tompkins is joined in making today’s announcement by John...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 17, 2011
News Release: Witnesses. Lafe Solomon. Acting General Counsel. National Labor Relations Board. Lewis F. Gossett. President & CEO. South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance. Neil Whitman. President. Dunhill Staffing Systems. Phil Miscimarra. Partner. Morgan Lewis & Bockius. Cynthia Ramaker. Employee. Boeing. Julius Getman. Professor...
