News published on Federal Newswire in October 2011

News Release: WASHINGTON - A new report by the U.S. government's research division has found that key government assistance programs are not properly tracked or administered in Indian Country, reducing the effectiveness and timeliness of the programs. The report, conducted by the U.S. Government Accountability Office...

White House Refuses to Turn Over Internal Solyndra Documents

By DOE Newswire | Oct 17, 2011

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Stearns (R-FL) responded to the recent letter from White House Counsel Kathryn Ruemmler that the White House would not provide internal White House communications related...

Roberts’ Statement on Agriculture Committee Letter to Deficit Reduction Committee

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts (R-Kan.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee on Nutrition and Forestry, released the following statement today after submitting a letter with leaders of the Senate and House Agriculture Committees to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction...

Communications and Technology Subcommittee Leaders Welcome "Bill Shock" Agreement to Inform Consumers

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Reps. Greg Walden (R-OR) and Lee Terry (R-NE), the chairman and vice chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Communications and Technology Subcommittee, today welcomed news of an agreement reached by the Federal Communications Commission and the wireless industry to avert “bill shock" ...

Witnesses Decry NOAA’s Unsubstantiated Stellar Sea Lion Science Jeopardizing Commercial Fishing Industry, Coastal Economies

News Release: Seattle, WA, Oct. 17, 2011 - Today, the House Natural Resources Committee held a Full Committee field hearing on “NOAA's Steller Sea Lion Science and Fishery Management Restrictions - Does the Science Support the Decisions?" Members in attendance, including Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) and Rep. Don...

Communications and Technology Subcommittee Leaders Welcome "Bill Shock" Agreement to Inform Consumers

By EPA Newswire | Oct 17, 2011

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Reps. Greg Walden (R-OR) and Lee Terry (R-NE), the chairman and vice chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Communications and Technology Subcommittee, today welcomed news of an agreement reached by the Federal Communications Commission and the wireless industry to avert “bill shock" ...

Chairwoman Stabenow, Senator Klobuchar Issue Statements on EPA’s Decision Not to Impose Burdensome Dust Regulations on Farmers, Rural Communities

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) today made the following statements after Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson announced in letters to both senators ...

Senate and House Agriculture Committees Offer Bipartisan, Bicameral Recommendations for Deficit Reduction to the Joint Committee

News Release: Washington, DC - Today the leaders of the Senate and House Agriculture Committees sent a letter to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction recommending a $23 billion cut to mandatory spending within the committees’ jurisdiction. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Pat Roberts (R-KS), Chair and ...

Fireworks Eliminated from Independence Day Celebration

News Release: KEYSTONE, SD- Superintendent Cheryl Schreier announced today that planning is underway for the 2012 Independence Day Celebration at Mount Rushmore National Memorial. The successful outcomes from the 2010 and 2011 celebrations, along with continued resource concerns, have prompted National Park Service (NPS) officials to base the 2012 celebration on the same model, and will not include a fireworks component.

Senate and House Agriculture Committees Offer Bipartisan, Bicameral Recommendations for Deficit Reduction to the Joint Committee

News Release: Dear Chairwoman Murray and Chairman Hensarling...

Lewis: IRS Confirms GOP Budget Cuts Will Harm Taxpayers, Increase Deficit

News Release: WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Ranking Member John Lewis (D-GA) today issued the following statement in response to IRS Commissioner Douglas H. Shulman’s letter warning of cuts to essential services to taxpayers if the Republican budget proposals are enacted...

Rahall, Transportation Advocates to Hold Press Conference Tuesday to Discuss Dangerous Bridges

By US DOT Newswire | Oct 17, 2011

News Release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), top Democrat on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, will be joined by transportation organizations and advocates at a press conference under the Route 16 “Mabscott Overhead Bridge" in Beckley to discuss the importance of Congress passing a robust multi-year surface transportation bill.

SENATORS URGE AGENCIES TO EMPOWER CIOS TO IMPROVE MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATION

By Homeland Newswire | Oct 17, 2011

News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Maine, Monday urged federal agencies to hand over more responsibility to their chief information officers (CIO) to ensure effective management of their technology and information, and to comply with the law.

Denali Overflights Advisory Council Meeting in Anchorage

News Release: The tenth meeting of the Denali National Park Aircraft Overflights Advisory Council is taking place on Friday, October 28 from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. at the Marriott Residence Inn Midtown, located on 1025 E. 35th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska.

Nigerian man sentenced on drug smuggling charges

By Homeland Newswire | Oct 17, 2011

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - A federal judge sentenced a Nigerian man Tuesday to 30 months in prison on drug smuggling charges.

Yosemite National Park Herbarium Goes Online

News Release: Significant Park Collection Joins the Consortium of California Herbaria in Providing Online Access.

Richmond National Battlefield Park to Begin Road Improvement Project