News published on Federal Newswire in May 2011

News from May 2011


The US Agriculture Department published a two page rule on May 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on May 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on May 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page rule on May 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page proposed rule on May 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a four page proposed rule on May 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on May 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page proposed rule on May 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Democratic Ways and Means Committee Members Join Call for Five-year Reauthorization of Trade Adjustment Assistance

News Release: Dear Mr. President: We write to express our strong support for the immediate enactment of a five year reauthorization of the 2009 Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) reforms. The Trade Expansion Act of 1962 created the Trade Adjustment Assistance program to assist workers laid off as a result of international...


News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - The road into the Many Glacier Valley was opened on Monday, May 16. There are no facilities open in the valley therefore visitors should be prepared to bring in their own food and water. The Bowman Lake road and the campground (no potable water available) will open Friday morning...


2011 Trails and Rails Program Schedule

News Release: Chickasaw National Recreation Area Superintendent Bruce Noble is pleased to announce the 2011 season for the Trails & Rails program aboard Amtrak’s Heartland Flyer. Trails & Rails is a partnership between the National Park Service (NPS) and Amtrak to provide on-board education programs to train passengers. The program is coordinated through the Volunteer-In-Parks Program at Chickasaw National Recreation Area in Sulphur, Oklahoma.



News Release: Dear Mr. Dodaro: It has been one year since you issued a report entitled Firms Reported in Open Sources as Having Commercial Activity in Iran’s Oil, Gas, and Petrochemical Sectors. This report identified seven foreign firms that had investments in Iran’s energy sector that also had contracts with the...


2011 Research Fellows for Alaska National Parks Selected

News Release: The Murie Science and Learning Center (MSLC) has selected eleven research fellows for 2011. Six researchers are recipients of Discover Denali Research Fellowships for research in or near Denali National Park and Preserve. Five additional researchers are receiving Murie Science and Research Fellowships...


Congressman Howard Berman’s Statement on President Obama’s Middle East and North Africa Address

News Release: Washington, DC - Congressman Howard L. Berman, Ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement in response to President Obama’s speech delivered earlier today on the Middle East and North Africa.


News Release: U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement after an independent investigative panel released a preliminary report on the 2010 Upper Big Branch mining disaster...


CLICK IT OR TICKET AT LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, SPECIAL SEAT BELT ENFORCEMENT MAY 23-JUN 5

News Release: LAS VEGAS - Lake Mead National Recreation Area will join local and national law enforcement officers and highway safety advocates all across the country for the 2011 national Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement mobilization, May 23-June 5.


Harkin Reveals Deceptive Marketing Employed by For-Profit Colleges to Profit Off Veterans and Servicemembers

News Release: WASHINGTON-Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, spoke on the Senate floor today to reveal strategies that for-profit education companies use to enroll veterans and active-duty service members in order to profit off their Post 9/11 G.I. Bill...


RESOLUTION TO DETER TERRORIST TRAVEL

News Release: Introduced by Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairmen Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Members Susan Collins, R-Me., and co-sponsored by Senators Dianne Feinstein, D-Ca., and Jon Tester, D-Mont., the resolution stresses the value of sharing Passenger Name Recognition (PNR) data...


News Release: Gateway National Recreation Area is now hiring interns to promote health and fitness activities at the park in the Spanish-speaking communities in Brooklyn and Queens. Interns must be fluent in both Spanish and English. The pilot program "Tu Parque, Tu Salud" funded in part by the local American Heart Association's "Tu corazon" initiative, will meet four days a week at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn. The deadline for the park to receive applications is Friday, June 10.