News from April 2012
By Interior Newswire | Apr 5, 2012
News Release: NEWBURY PARK, Calif. - Smartphone users at select sites in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area can now scan a Quick Response Code for a free digital map. The pilot program is believed to be the first of its kind within the National Park Service.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 5, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., April 5, 2012 - Today, the Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs held an oversight field hearing in Fairbanks, Alaska to examine the hardships local Alaska Natives face with high energy prices and how federal laws and regulations are affecting energy prices in rural Alaska...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 5, 2012
News Release: Perry's Victory & International Peace Memorial is looking for highly-dedicated volunteers (ages 16+) to assist NPS staff in operating the park's carronade (cannon) and musket firing demonstrations.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 5, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., April 5, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today issued the first subpoena to the Department of the Interior for documents related to the Committee’s more than year-long investigation into the Obama Administration’s rewrite of a coal production regulation...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 5, 2012
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking grant applicants for the 2012 Farmers Market Promotion Program.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 5, 2012
News Release: Harkers Island, NC -- Federal legislation, passed in 1998, protects the wild horses within Cape Lookout National Seashore and requires an annual report on the status of the herd. This report covers the period from April 2011 through March 2012. The horses are cooperatively managed by the National Park Service and the Foundation for Shackleford Horses, Inc., pursuant to the legislation and a Memorandum of Understanding updated in 2007.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 5, 2012
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - On Sunday, April 22, 2012, Grand Canyon National Park will celebrate the 42nd anniversary of Earth Day with demonstrations, games, information on local and national environmental initiatives, and much more. All Earth Day activities are free of charge and will take place at the Grand Canyon Visitor Center near Mather Point between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 5, 2012
News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) is hosting two open houses on April 30, 2012 to kick off planning efforts for Fort Monroe National Monument. The monument was added to the national park system by presidential proclamation on Nov. 1, 2011. The open houses provide an opportunity for the public to learn...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 5, 2012
News Release: Winning Video Skit from Taxpayer Funded Luxury Las Vegas GSA Convention
By DOL Newswire | Apr 5, 2012
News Release: U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement on the two year anniversary of the Upper Big Branch mining disaster...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 4, 2012
News Release: Today the bipartisan working group of Senators Harkin, Enzi, Alexander, Bennet, Blumenthal, Burr, Casey, Corker, Franken, Hagan, Isakson, Kirk, Klobuchar, Merkley, Mikulski, Murkowski, Murray, and Roberts release a bipartisan Prescription Drug Shortages Draft: Click here to view the pdf.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 4, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - Researchers participating in the National Energy Technology Laboratory Regional University Alliance (NETL-RUA) are using a familiar piece of medical equipment - a CT scanner - to evaluate cutting-edge improvements to enhanced oil recovery (EOR) techniques. Results from these studies could be used to help increase domestic oil supplies from EOR while helping to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted to the atmosphere.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 4, 2012
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 PHOENIX - Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today traveled to Phoenix to meet with state and major urban area fusion center leaders and deliver remarks on information sharing and analysis, and collaboration with federal, state, local, tribal and territorial partners at the 2012 National Fusion Center Training Event.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 4, 2012
News Release: Association joins the Rural Community College Association as Key Partners with USDA WASHINGTON, April 4, 2012 – Agriculture Under Secretary for Rural Development Dallas Tonsager today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the American Association of Community Colleges that is designed to highlight one of the goals of the White House Rural Council—to expand access to training and higher education for rural citizens and strengthen the rural economy.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – A former executive of Ocean Bank, a financial institution headquartered in Miami, was sentenced today for participating in a scheme to accept bribes and for failing to report income on federal income tax returns, the Department of Justice announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – At a Chicago summit highlighting a new high-tech war against health care fraud, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Attorney General Eric Holder today discussed how the Affordable Care Act and the Obama Administration’s Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today that five officers from the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) were sentenced in connection with the federal civil rights prosecution of a police-involved shooting that occurred on the Danziger Bridge in the days after Hurricane Katrina, leaving two ...
By Labor Gazette | Apr 4, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is soliciting applications under the Susan Harwood Training Grant Program to fund training for workers and employers in recognizing workplace hazards and control measures, and understanding their rights and responsibilities. ...
By Labor Gazette | Apr 4, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration today announced that it is seeking applications from nonprofit organizations for authorization to provide standard classroom instruction on occupational safety and health as part of the OSHA Training Institute Education Centers Program. The national program serves private sector workers, supervisors and employers within OSHA's jurisdiction.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 4, 2012
News Release: ARLINGTON, Va. – Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today issued the following statement regarding the second anniversary of the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster: "Tomorrow marks the second anniversary of the worst U.S. coal mine disaster in nearly four decades, as well as the single most heartbreaking ...
