News from May 2011
By Commerce News Now | May 3, 2011
The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on May 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | May 3, 2011
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on May 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 3, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a five page rule on May 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 3, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on May 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | May 3, 2011
The US Agriculture Department published a one page rule on May 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 3, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on May 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | May 3, 2011
The US Agriculture Department published a one page proposed rule on May 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 3, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on May 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 3, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a five page proposed rule on May 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Newswire | May 3, 2011
News Release: Oak Ridge, Tenn. - Today the Department of Energy dedicated the Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light Water Reactors (CASL), an advanced research facility that will accelerate the advancement of nuclear reactor technology. CASL researchers are using supercomputers to study the performance of light...
By State Newswire | May 3, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C. - This morning, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) chaired a hearing to discuss the end-state in Afghanistan, how the death of Osama bin Laden affects the conflict and its implications for our upcoming troop withdrawal, our transition strategy, and our partnerships in the region.
By Commerce Newswire | May 3, 2011
News Release: Dear Chairman Camp: We are writing to urge you to schedule a mark up in the near future to consider legislation to repeal tax subsidies for large integrated oil companies. As you know, Speaker Boehner recently said that Big Oil is going to pay its “fair share in taxes." The Big Five oil companies reported...
By Commerce Newswire | May 3, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, today delivered the following opening statement at a committee hearing examining the burdens and benefits of distribution within the U.S. tax code...
By Commerce Newswire | May 3, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., May 3, 2011 - Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources and the House Committee on Agriculture held a joint oversight hearing titled, “At Risk: American Jobs, Agriculture, Health and Species--the Costs of Federal Regulatory Dysfunction.".
By Commerce Newswire | May 3, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - During a Senate Finance Committee hearing examining the burdens and benefits of distribution within the U.S. tax code today, Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) unveiled a new analysis by the nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) that found 51 percent of U.S. households did not pay any federal income tax in 2009.
By Homeland Newswire | May 3, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Almost half of all illegal immigrants in the United States entered the country legally and then remained here after their visas expired, but the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) ability to track immigrants who stay past their visa expiration date is severely limited, according to a new report released Tuesday by Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me.
By Interior Newswire | May 3, 2011
News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) is requesting your input in developing a White-tailed Deer Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (plan/EIS) for Antietam National Battlefield, Monocacy National Battlefield and the Manassas National Battlefield Park. This plan is being developed for all three...
By Interior Newswire | May 3, 2011
News Release: Construction has begun on four new visitor boat slips for Garden Key in Dry Tortugas National Park. This construction will cause some temporary changes to the Garden Key shoreline.
By Commerce Newswire | May 3, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) convened a hearing today to discuss options to make the tax code fairer and increase economic opportunities. At the hearing, Baucus examined the relationship between the federal tax code and economic growth and economic mobility.
By Interior Newswire | May 3, 2011
News Release: Lowell, MA - The National Park Service is seeking to improve the trolley safety and operations at specific intersections within downtown Lowell. The improvements include detection systems and traffic signal modifications at three intersections: Market Street and Dutton Street, at Merrimack Street and Dutton Street, and at French Street and Arcand Drive.
