News from October 2011
By DOT News Wire | Oct 28, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Oct. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Oct 28, 2011
The US Commerce Department published a three page proposed rule on Oct. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 28, 2011
News Release: Davison Road, off U.S. 101 in Orick, Calif., will be closed to the public beginning Monday, October 31 for seasonal grading and road surface repairs. Road crews will work Monday-Thursday, and anticipate the project to take at least two weeks.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 28, 2011
News Release: Superintendent Dan Kimball announced today that all mooring balls within the Research Natural Area (RNA) at Dry Tortugas National Park are now operational.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 28, 2011
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the statement below in response to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on federal courthouse security. The report, entitled Federal Courthouses: Improved Collaboration Needed...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2011
News Release: MIDLAND, TX. -- - Joseph D. Arabit, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration -- El Paso Division and United States and Attorney Robert Pitman announced that 12 individuals have been indicted on cocaine trafficking charges. Ten of the 12 are now in custody.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 28, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today urged Alaskans to consider all options for commercializing the state’s huge natural gas resources on the North Slope, including expediting construction of a pipeline as far as Fairbanks.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 28, 2011
News Release: Harkers Island, NC - Cape Lookout National Seashore is pleased to announce that Michael Baker has been selected as the new Chief of Maintenance. Mr. Baker will arrive at Cape Lookout National Seashore on Nov. 2, 2011.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 28, 2011
News Release: ANDERSONVILLE, Georgia - As the changing color of the leaves outside denotes the arrival of cooler weather, the staff at Andersonville National Cemetery would like to remind the public of the following seasonal changes to the floral decoration policy.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 28, 2011
News Release: Free Admission to National Parks Veterans Day Weekend.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 28, 2011
News Release: Dear Mr. Chairman: As I have stated repeatedly, I believe Operation Fast and Furious was a terrible mistake with tragic consequences. As I have also stated, I support a fair and responsible investigation that follows the facts where they lead, rather than drawing conclusions before evidence is gathered...
By DOE Newswire | Oct 28, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Stearns (R-FL) today responded to news reports that the White House is conducting a 60-day review of Energy Department loan guarantees in the wake of the high-profile bankruptcy of the program’s first recipient, Solyndra. Energy...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 28, 2011
News Release: In summer 2010, the Alaska Region of the National Park Service, through its Abandoned Mine Lands program, initiated the process of physically closing dangerous mines at Radovan Gulch, located in Wrangell-St. Before personnel could begin sealing adits, they had to comply with the National Historic Preservation...
By DOE Newswire | Oct 28, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today announced the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations is preparing to hold a business meeting on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011, to consider a resolution authorizing the issuance of a subpoena for internal White House communications relating...
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 28, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Stearns (R-FL) today responded to news reports that the White House is conducting a 60-day review of Energy Department loan guarantees in the wake of the high-profile bankruptcy of the program’s first recipient, Solyndra. Energy...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart and Attorney General Eric Holder joined other Federal, state and local law enforcement partners to announce the results of coordinated enforcement actions today against 22 individuals and one pharmacy allegedly involved in the illegal distribution of prescription drugs. This enforcement action, known as Operation Pill Nation II, also included U.S. Attorney Robert E. O’Neill for the Middle District of Florida.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2011
News Release: BALTIMORE, MD. - U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett, sentenced Kambreh Jones, age 35, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, late yesterday to 15 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute heroin.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 28, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Stearns (R-FL) today responded to news reports that the White House is conducting a 60-day review of Energy Department loan guarantees in the wake of the high-profile bankruptcy of the program’s first recipient, Solyndra. Energy...
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 28, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, the Obama Administration announced it is taking two important steps to help U.S businesses create jobs and strengthen their competitiveness in a global economy. Through two Presidential Memoranda issued today, the Obama Administration will take steps to speed up the transfer...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 28, 2011
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - Grand Canyon National Park Superintendent Dave Uberuaga has announced the availability of a new business opportunity in the park to provide bicycle rentals, guided bike tours, and "grab and go" food service at the Grand Canyon Visitor Center plaza on the South Rim. A prospectus was released today that outlines this business opportunity, describes the existing bike rental business, and provides details on how to submit a responsive proposal.
