News from May 2011
By Interior Newswire | May 17, 2011
News Release: The National Park Service has completed a new long-range plan designed to guide the interpretive and educational programs and media at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. The development of the plan included extensive input from partners, neighbors, stakeholders, and the general public.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2011
News Release: CINCINNATI, OH - The U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Robert L. Corso announced today the immediate suspensions of the DEA Certificate of Registration for four physicians and a pharmacy operating in Scioto County, Ohio. The DEA served Immediate Suspension (ISO) on physicians Margy...
By Commerce Newswire | May 17, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) convened a hearing today to chart the road forward on creative solutions to improve financing of an infrastructure for the 21st century. At the hearing, Baucus said making investments in infrastructure will create much-needed jobs,...
By DOL Newswire | May 17, 2011
News Release: "I am pleased to convene this hearing today on a very important issue-defending our Nation against public health threats.
By Interior Newswire | May 17, 2011
News Release: Empire, MI - Northern Michigan is "bear country" and seeing one of these magnificent creatures may be a highlight of your visit to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) this summer as bear sightings have increased, particularly near the Platte River Campground. In 2010, park rangers...
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2011
News Release: Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) commended Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano for granting his request for an extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti nationals. Effective July 23, 2011, the extension will allow eligible Haiti nationals to remain in the U.S. for an additional 18 months and expand TPS designation to Haitians who arrived to the U.S. up to one year after the earthquake.
By USDA Newswire | May 17, 2011
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will award more than $346 million in international assistance grants, which includes transportation and freight costs, under the Food for Progress and McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition programs in fiscal year 2011, benefiting more than 5.2 million people.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2011
News Release: FAJARDO, P.R. - Drug Enforcement (DEA) special agents, U.S. Immigration and Customs (ICE), Homeland Security (HSI) special agents and Puerto Rico Police (PRPD) officers stopped "The Islander," a ferry boat carrying vehicles from neighboring island Vieques, for a routine inspection. That inspection led to the seizure of nearly 560 kilograms of cocaine with an estimated street value of nearly $13 million.
By Homeland Newswire | May 17, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON-Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., is supporting a proposal to require gun dealers in southwest border states to report multiple sales of certain semi-automatic rifles.
By Commerce Newswire | May 17, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - In a speech on the Senate floor today, U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, railed against partisan legislation that fails to address the current energy crisis and lower prices at the pump for American consumers. The Senate is slated to vote on an energy tax bill, S. 940, that would hit American energy producers with a $21 billion tax hike later today.
By DOE Newswire | May 17, 2011
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977
By Commerce Newswire | May 17, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY), and Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Ranking Member James M. Inhofe (R-OK) today sent the following letter to the Obama administration urging additional time for public comment on the proposed Utility MACT rule.
By Commerce Newswire | May 17, 2011
News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is hosting a workshop on usability of electronic health records (EHR) on June 7, 2011, at NIST's campus in Gaithersburg, Md. "A Community-Building Workshop: Measuring, Evaluating and Improving the Usability of Electronic Health Records" will bring together industry, government, academia and healthcare providers to identify models and methods for collaborating to improve the usability of EHR systems.
By Commerce Newswire | May 17, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON- Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Fla., chairman of the oversight subcommittee on labor policy, are concerned labor union political influence may have compromised independence of the group charged with mediating airline labor disputes.
By EPA Newswire | May 17, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - As American families are confronted with soaring gas prices, Energy and Commerce Committee leaders will commence a tour of the Gulf region on Wednesday to showcase the critical role the Gulf of Mexico plays in our nation’s energy future. Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton...
By DOE Newswire | May 17, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY), and Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Ranking Member James M. Inhofe (R-OK) today sent the following letter to the Obama administration urging additional time for public comment on the proposed Utility MACT rule.
By DOE Newswire | May 17, 2011
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977
By DOE Newswire | May 17, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - As American families are confronted with soaring gas prices, Energy and Commerce Committee leaders will commence a tour of the Gulf region on Wednesday to showcase the critical role the Gulf of Mexico plays in our nation’s energy future. Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton...
By Commerce Newswire | May 17, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - As American families are confronted with soaring gas prices, Energy and Commerce Committee leaders will commence a tour of the Gulf region on Wednesday to showcase the critical role the Gulf of Mexico plays in our nation’s energy future. Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton...
By Interior Newswire | May 17, 2011
News Release: Road repairs to the "Fisherman's Corner" section of Olympic Hot Springs Road within Olympic National Park will begin on Tuesday, May 31. Contractors will begin preparatory work early next week, and the road will remain open through the Memorial Day weekend.
