News from November 2011
By Commerce News Now | Nov 16, 2011
The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on Nov. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Nov 16, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Nov. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Nov 16, 2011
The US Energy Department published a one page proposed rule on Nov. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 16, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings sent a letter to Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Acting Director Edward DeMarco requesting information about $150 million in fees that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac imposed on mortgage servicing companies last year for failing to conduct foreclosures fast enough.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2011
News Release: NEW HAVEN, CT. - David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Kevin L. Lane, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration in New England, Guy N. Thomas, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Boston Field...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 16, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, the National Park Service and the National Park Foundation announced that television and radio personality Carson Daly will host the 201 1 National Christmas Tree Lighting. In addition, the platinum selling band OneRepublic will perform along with country music star Rodney Atkins...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 16, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa today released a new report, “Government-Sponsored Moguls: Executive Compensation at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac." Highlights of the report include...
By DOE Newswire | Nov 16, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Geologic capacity exists to permanently store hundreds of years of regional carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in nine states stretching from Indiana to New Jersey, according to injection field tests conducted by the Midwest Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership (MRCSP).
By DOL Newswire | Nov 16, 2011
News Release: Thirty-six House Republicans have filed an amicus brief in support of legal efforts to overturn an unlawful National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) regulation. The controversial regulation requires every employer under the board’s jurisdiction to post in the workplace a biased and vague notice of employees’ labor rights. Numerous organizations representing workers and employers initiated a legal challenge to nullify the board’s rule.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 16, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Committee Democrats this month unveiled the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act (H.R. 3346 ), legislation to extend federal unemployment insurance programs through 2012. The federal programs begin to expire in six weeks, and by early February more than two million...
By DOE Newswire | Nov 16, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today recognized four leading organizations for expanding the market for electricity produced from renewable energy sources during the 11th annual Green Power Leadership Awards in San Francisco, Calif. These organizations’ innovative “green power" programs provide consumers with the opportunity to purchase clean energy from environmentally-preferred sources, such as wind and solar energy.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 16, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Members of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee heard testimony Wednesday about the underuse by federal agencies of their authority to suspend or debar incompetent, unethical, criminal, or otherwise irresponsible contractors from additional government awards.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 16, 2011
News Release: Contact: USDA Office of Communications (202) 720-4623.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 16, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa today released the following statement on the White House’s newest proposed CAFE standard rule...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 16, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement today after the nation’s debt surpassed $15 trillion...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2011
News Release: MISSOULA, MT. - - The United States Attorney for the District of Montana, Michael W. Cotter, announced today the culmination of a 12‑month multi‑agency investigation into the drug trafficking activities of a criminal enterprise operating in the State of Montana. A total of 12 criminal search warrants...
By DOL Newswire | Nov 16, 2011
News Release: Today, the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), held a hearing entitled “Education Research: Identifying Effective Programs to Support Students and Teachers."
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 16, 2011
News Release: BOSTON - A Massachusetts man was convicted Thursday of production, distribution and possession of child pornography in a case investigated cooperatively with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
By DOE Newswire | Nov 16, 2011
News Release: We celebrate Native American Heritage Month to honor Native Americans, their rich heritage, and their present accomplishments. Native Americans are innovators, entrepreneurs, leaders, and scholars, and our debt to them is immense.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 16, 2011
News Release: Today, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on H.R. 3261, the “Stop Online Piracy Act." The bill protects American jobs by modernizing criminal and civil statutes to meet new intellectual property enforcement challenges presented by the proliferation of websites dedicated to intellectual property theft and fraud. Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) made the following statement after the hearing...
