News from December 2012
By Interior Newswire | Dec 31, 2012
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Dec. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 31, 2012
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Dec. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Dec 31, 2012
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Dec. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 31, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Dec. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 31, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 31, 2012
News Release: Limantour Road at Point Reyes National Seashore has been closed due to the failure of a culvert beneath it. A large gap appeared in the roadway, making it impassable. Limantour Road will remain closed until park engineers and road crew can assess the damage and begin repair work.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 31, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Maine, on Dec. 31, 2012, released their final, bipartisan work product together, a report on the security deficiencies at the temporary U.S. Mission in Benghazi that led to the deaths of four Americans, including Libyan Ambassador Chris Stevens.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 31, 2012
News Release: Washington - Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 140,000 metric tons of soybeans to unknown destinations during the 2012/2013 marketing year.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 31, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) expressed concern that a Shell Oil drilling rig has run aground in Alaska after it broke free from its moorings and from the towboats that had been pulling it to safety. Rep. Markey, the top Democrat on the Natural Resources Committee, which oversees oil drilling, previously questioned the safety of drilling in the Arctic, most recently following the failure of a containment dome test for Arctic drilling.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 31, 2012
News Release: MUNISING, Mich. Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Park Ranger Dave Kronk - known to almost everyone in the community as simply "Ranger Dave" - has retired from his work with the National Park Service after a career that spanned more than 31 years. Recognized nationally as an outstanding environmental educator, Kronk's work at Pictured Rocks dates back to the summer of 1977, when he first worked at Pictured Rocks as a seasonal park aide, making $3.96 an hour.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 30, 2012
News Release: Attorney General Eric Holder today welcomed the confirmation of Bill Baer as the Department of Justice’s Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 30, 2012
News Release: Women's Rights National Historical Park continues its second annual Winter Film Festival by showing the third episode of the documentary film The National Parks on Friday, January 4, and Saturday, January 5, 2013.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 29, 2012
News Release: Women's Rights National Historical Park is pleased to announce that the Winter issue of its quarterly newsletter, The Center of the Rebellion, is available for online viewing. You can learn about the park's latest activities by reading its most recent newsletter at.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 29, 2012
News Release: Boaters calling at San Juan Island National Historical Park's English Camp unit next summer will step onto a new era when they tie up at the park's new dinghy dock on Garrison Bay.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 28, 2012
News Release: The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) just completed a successful second year of its Nuclear Forensics Undergraduate Scholarship Program (NFUSP) — a program designed to attract top undergraduate students in physics, chemistry, and nuclear engineering and introduce them to nuclear forensics related research at national laboratories.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 28, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, Dec. 28, 2012—The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently published a Notice of Intent to Renew the Charter for its Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers in the Federal Register dated Dec. 19, 2012. This notice also included a request for nominations for two-year membership terms.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 28, 2012
News Release: A Nevada federal court has permanently barred Benyam Tewolde from preparing tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. Tewolde and his wife, Yordanos Kidanits, are the alleged co-owners of an Instant Tax Service franchise that operates at multiple locations in the Las Vegas area. Instant Tax Service is a nationally franchised tax preparation company based in Dayton, Ohio.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 28, 2012
News Release: BOISE, Idaho – The Department of Justice and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management announced today – Dec. 28, 2012 – a settlement of the United States’ federal court lawsuit against Custer County and the State of Idaho concerning county action on roads and trails on federal land in Custer County. The Environment ...
By Labor Gazette | Dec 28, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $300,000 National Emergency Grant to assist with cleanup and recovery efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 28, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $1.4 million National Emergency Grant increment award to the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet's Department for Workforce Investment. The award will provide partial premium payments for health insurance coverage for eligible unemployed individuals.
