News from March 2011
By DOT News Wire | Mar 8, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a six page proposed rule on March 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Mar 8, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on March 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Mar 8, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a one page proposed rule on March 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Mar 8, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a one page proposed rule on March 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Mar 8, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on March 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 8, 2011
The US Labor Department published a four page proposed rule on March 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2011
News Release: -. PHOENIX, AZ. - This spring, the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and its state, local and tribal law enforcement partners will give the public another opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. On Saturday, April...
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 8, 2011
News Release: Thank you, Chairwoman Emerson, and I too would like to welcome Karen Mills, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, to this hearing of the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee. Because of the crucial part that small businesses play in job creation and our continued economic recovery, the SBA has a very important role in promoting job growth.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 8, 2011
News Release: Redwood National and State Parks Superintendents Steve Chaney and Jeff Bomke announced today that whale watching activities will be presented during the month of March, beginning Monday, March 7th, at the park's Klamath River Overlook.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 8, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, led by Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., held a nomination hearing Tuesday afternoon for Heather Higginbottom, who has been nominated by the President to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
By DOL Newswire | Mar 8, 2011
News Release: On Thursday, March 10 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN), will hold a hearing entitled, "The Pressures of Rising Costs on Employer Provided Health Care." The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 8, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment today held an oversight hearing on the Administration’s budget request and priorities for fiscal year 2012 for the Army Corps of Engineers, Tennessee Valley Authority, and the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 8, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Democrats will push a new strategy to deploy and enhance the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve to provide short-term relief from high prices, and long-term security for the nation’s oil reserve. The details of this new strategy will be announced at a press conference tomorrow with lead author Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), and co-sponsors Lois Capps (D-Calif.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.).
By Interior Newswire | Mar 8, 2011
News Release: The National Park Service and Eastern National will be hosting author Bob O'Connor at the National Prisoner of War Museum at Andersonville National Historic Site on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, March 11, 12, and 13th from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm. His recent book, U.S. Colored Troops at Andersonville Prison, is a tribute to the soldiers who suffered the hardships of one of the most notorious prisons of the Civil War.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 8, 2011
News Release: Wheat farmers in eastern Oregon and Washington who use no-till production systems can substantially stem soil erosion and enhance efforts to protect water quality, according to research by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 8, 2011
News Release: The White House has announced that the White House Egg Roll will be held on Monday, April 25, 2011. This year's event, with the theme of "Get Up and Go!", will feature live music, sports courts, cooking stations, storytelling and, of course, Easter egg rolling. All of the activities will encourage children to lead healthy and active lives and follow the First Lady's 'Let's Move!' initiative, a national campaign to combat childhood obesity.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 8, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, today delivered opening remarks at a committee hearing examining how the current U.S. tax code supports economic growth and job creation. Today’s hearing is the second in a series this Congress examining America’s inefficient and burdensome tax code and ways to improve it to spur economic growth and job creation.
By State Newswire | Mar 8, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C.-Beginning today, Serbia and Kosovo will hold direct talks for the first time since Kosovo declared independence three years ago. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) released a statement commending the European Union sponsored talks to address a number of disputed issues, including border transit.
By State Newswire | Mar 8, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C. -To mark the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) released the following statement:
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2011
News Release: BOSTON, MA. - Steven W. Derr, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that EUGENE ARGRAVES, 42, formerly of Ridge Road, Wethersfield, was sentenced yesterday, March 7, by United...
