News published on Federal Newswire in October 2011

News from October 2011


Markey Urges Adoption of NRC Staff Recommendations on Post-Fukushima Safety Updates

News Release: WASHINGTON - Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Mass) today backed the safety recommendations of Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff who today endorsed all of the near-term upgrades called for by the commission's post-Fukushima safety task force. NRC staff also recommended that additional measures be...


Valley Forge Wins National Award for Volunteer Program

News Release: Congratulations and thanks to our outstanding park volunteers, partners, and staff for winning the national George and Helen Hartzog Award for Outstanding Volunteer Program in the National Park System.


Bipartisan Committee Leadership Continues to Examine Cybersecurity of Communications Networks

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee today sent a bipartisan letter to the U.S. Government Accountability Office to examine the government’s role in addressing cybersecurity challenges.


News Release: Event: Press conference for members of Congress to accept over 1.6 million petitions from American citizens who are urging Congress to immediately repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, known as ObamaCare. Ken Hoagland, chairman of Restore America’s Voice Foundation, will deliver the petitions to the Capitol.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee today sent a bipartisan letter to the U.S. Government Accountability Office to examine the government’s role in addressing cybersecurity challenges.


Say What? President Obama Finally Answers for Solyndra

News Release: No Regrets? Hindsight is Always 20/20? It Went Through the Regular Review Process, and People Felt Like this Was a Good Bet?


News Release: No Regrets? Hindsight is Always 20/20? It Went Through the Regular Review Process, and People Felt Like this Was a Good Bet?


News Release: No Regrets? Hindsight is Always 20/20? It Went Through the Regular Review Process, and People Felt Like this Was a Good Bet?


Say What? President Obama Finally Answers for Solyndra

News Release: No Regrets? Hindsight is Always 20/20? It Went Through the Regular Review Process, and People Felt Like this Was a Good Bet?


News Release: Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced that it has received the first official submission by a manufacturer to a voluntary challenge for a new generation of high-efficiency cost-effective air conditioners for commercial buildings. The Department will begin testing the...


News Release: Event: Press conference for members of Congress to accept over 1.6 million petitions from American citizens who are urging Congress to immediately repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, known as ObamaCare. Ken Hoagland, chairman of Restore America’s Voice Foundation, will deliver the petitions to the Capitol.


News Release: (WASHINGTON) - House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) today issued the following statement regarding a newly-released Department of Labor Inspector General report that documents costs and missed objectives of a department “green jobs" program...


Sen. Murkowski Files Critical Minerals Amendment to Currency Bill

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Dean Heller, R-Nevada, today filed an amendment promoting the domestic production of critical minerals to the Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform bill currently being debated on the Senate floor. The amendment (S. Amdt. 673) would help create jobs by addressing the domestic critical minerals supply chain in a comprehensive way.


News Release: No Regrets? Hindsight is Always 20/20? It Went Through the Regular Review Process, and People Felt Like this Was a Good Bet?


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee today sent a bipartisan letter to the U.S. Government Accountability Office to examine the government’s role in addressing cybersecurity challenges.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, today reiterated his commitment to advancing legislation to make more efficient and effective use of spectrum, expressing his intent to advance a proposal by the end of this...


1.6 Million Petitions to Repeal ObamaCare to be Delivered to Congress

News Release: Event: Press conference for members of Congress to accept over 1.6 million petitions from American citizens who are urging Congress to immediately repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, known as ObamaCare. Ken Hoagland, chairman of Restore America’s Voice Foundation, will deliver the petitions to the Capitol.


Bipartisan Committee Leadership Continues to Examine Cybersecurity of Communications Networks

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee today sent a bipartisan letter to the U.S. Government Accountability Office to examine the government’s role in addressing cybersecurity challenges.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, today reiterated his commitment to advancing legislation to make more efficient and effective use of spectrum, expressing his intent to advance a proposal by the end of this...


News Release: Unveiling at Dodge City Ruts: Signage and Kiosk Enhancement along the Santa Fe Trail.