News from October 2011
By DOL Newswire | Oct 7, 2011
News Release: U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement after the Department of Labor released employment data for September...
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 7, 2011
News Release: The Institutes of Medicine (IOM) today released its Essential Health Benefit (EHB) recommendations to Health & Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, which the Secretary could use in designing what mandated services each insurance plan offered to small employers and individuals must cover.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 7, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement today in response to the U.S. Office of Special Counsel’s (OSC) proposed legislative changes to the Hatch Act, which limits partisan activity of government employees...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2011
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Brian R. Crowell, the Special Agent in Charge of the New Jersey Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and Paul J. Fishman, the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, announced that an alleged leader of the Sex Money Murder set of the Bloods street gang appeared in court to face charges that he conspired to distribute heroin and cocaine and possessed 11firearms, including two firearms tied to homicides in Newark, N.J.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 7, 2011
News Release: Dear Mr. Chairman: Today marks the six-month anniversary of my first letter to you requesting that the Committee investigate widespread and systemic abuses by mortgage servicing companies, including illegal foreclosures, inflated fees, and fraud against American homeowners. This is now my fourth letter...
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 7, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform today released a new video asking a simple question: who is accountable for the Obama Justice Department’s failed Operation Fast and Furious? Oversight Committee Watchdogs and Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) have pushed Attorney General...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 7, 2011
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - The staff on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park will begin to shut down most visitor services and facilities on Saturday, October 15; but the North Rim will remain open to visitors through November 27 or until snow closes Highway 67 leading into the park.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 7, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Stearns (R-FL) have uncovered new information as part of their ongoing investigation into the $535 million loan guarantee to now-bankrupt Solyndra about the level of...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 7, 2011
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. -Glacier National Park, in partnership with the Flathead Community of Resource Educators (CORE), and Project Learning Tree, is sponsoring a free one-day workshop for early childhood teachers and youth group leaders on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 7, 2011
News Release: Tomales Bay and Samuel P. Taylor State Parks, on the list of state parks to be closed in 2012, will be kept open several days per week as part of a pilot project through agreements signed this week by the National Park Service (NPS) and California State Parks. Samuel P. Taylor State Park is located within...
By DOE Newswire | Oct 7, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Stearns (R-FL) have uncovered new information as part of their ongoing investigation into the $535 million loan guarantee to now-bankrupt Solyndra about the level of...
By EPA Newswire | Oct 7, 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 documents the committee received late today from the Obama administration regarding the investigation into the $535 million Solyndra bust.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 7, 2011
News Release: The public is invited to join the staff at Congaree National Park in celebration of its 35th anniversary as a national park unit. The park will celebrate with cake and a showing of ETV's documentary about the creation of the park, "Roots in the River."Young visitors are also invited to complete the Congaree National Park Junior Ranger program during the celebration.The event will take place at the Harry Hampton Visitor Center from 12:00-12:30 pm on Tuesday, October 18.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 7, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) joined every member of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations in once again calling on the Secretary of Energy to turn over information on the financial condition of each loan guarantee funded with stimulus dollars in...
By EPA Newswire | Oct 7, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Stearns (R-FL) have uncovered new information as part of their ongoing investigation into the $535 million loan guarantee to now-bankrupt Solyndra about the level of...
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 7, 2011
News Release: (WASHINGTON)-House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) today released the following statement regarding the latest federal unemployment data reported this morning...
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 7, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., October 7, 2011 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement after the Department of Labor released the September jobs report.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 7, 2011
News Release: Visitors are invited to join us for the 1st Annual Harvest Festival on Oct. 22, 2011 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm at the park's Tower House Historic District. This fun and family-friendly event will feature apple tasting, a harvest-themed bake-off contest, games for all ages, tours of the historic Camden...
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 7, 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 documents the committee received late today from the Obama administration regarding the investigation into the $535 million Solyndra bust.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 7, 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 documents the committee received late today from the Obama administration regarding the investigation into the $535 million Solyndra bust.
