News published on Federal Newswire in December 2012

News from December 2012


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Dec. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Dec. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Dec. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Dec. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Dec. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Park Programs December 2012

News Release: Join park rangers for a variety of fun and interesting interpretive programs. Park rangers will lead special guided tours of park sites and share personal stories of those who fought in the Pacific War. Programs provide visitors an opportunity to learn about park resources, the people we honor, and how events of the past still influence us today. For specific program details, please see the below schedule of events.


Landscape Workshop Report Released

News Release: Dec. 3, 2012 -- The NPS Chesapeake Bay Office and the Chesapeake Conservancy hosted a two day workshop in August 2012 for conservation practitioners in the Chesapeake watershed. Fifty-six people representing non-profit organizations and local, state, and federal agencies met to discuss large landscape...


News Release: SAN DIEGO - This morning, the Drug Enforcement (DEA) San Diego Field Division’s Narcotics Task (NTF) along with the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department and Health Advocates Rejecting Marijuana, (HARM) announce the total amount of illegal marijuana plants seized in San Diego County in 2012.


Olympic National Park Announces Thirteenth Annual “Perspectives” Program Series

News Release: Olympic National Park is pleased to announce this season's Perspectives series. Presenters will offer windows into a wide range of Olympic National Park topics, from sediment monitoring on the Elwha River to Japanese Tsunami Debris tracking efforts and recent archeological discoveries on the Olympic Peninsula.


News Release: Watching cable television you might not know it, but the Senate is on the eve of a major decision that - either way - will ripple around the globe. It's time for action in the Senate on the Disabilities Treaty, and it's time for grassroots action to help push us across the finish line.


Tulare County Marijuana Cultivator Convicted

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - The third of nine defendants charged over the summer in connection with a large marijuana cultivation operation in Alpaugh, pleaded guilty today to participating in a drug conspiracy, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Anthony D. Williams and U.S. Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.


Saturday, December 15, Backyard Rangers are for the Birds!

News Release: Looking for an unforgettable experience? Join Lorrie Schumacher and her feathered friends from Cornell University's Lab of Ornithology at the Backyard Ranger program Saturday, Dec. 15, from 10:00 am to 11:30 am and from 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm at Fort Stanwix National Monument. You will become a Junior Ornithologist and.


More Than 570 Pounds Of Crystal Methamphetamine Seized

News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - In what is one of the largest seizures of methamphetamine ever in the United States, more than 570 pounds of crystal methamphetamine with a street value of over $6 million; more than $160,000 in U.S. currency, 10 firearms, and seven automobiles were seized during the arrest of eleven...


Levin -- Republicans Remain in State of Denial

News Release: WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) today made the following statement...


Jan. 16 Workshop to Review Design for National Manufacturing Innovation Network

News Release: The first public workshop devoted to reviewing and refining the suggested design for a new National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI), an initiative proposed by President Obama, will be held Jan. 16, 2013, at the Davidson Center for Space Exploration in Huntsville, Ala.


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - United States District Judge Edward J. Garcia sentenced Michael Giang, 39 of San Francisco, today to two years and eight months in prison for mortgage fraud in an indoor marijuana growing scheme, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Anthony D. Williams and U.S. Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.


Issa Statement on Operation Fast and Furious Figure Gary Grindler’s Departure from DOJ

News Release: WASHINGTON - House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa issued the following statement on the departure of Gary Grindler from the Department of Justice. Grindler had served the Department of Justice as Interim Deputy Attorney General and later as Chief of Staff to Attorney...


News Release: Copper Center, AK -Pete Dalton, Copper River District Ranger at Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, retired on November 30 following 37 years with the National Park Service.


News Release: Outfitting soldiers with clothing that effectively repels or kills insects is one of the strategies U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists are using to help protect U.S. military personnel deployed overseas against disease-transmitting mosquitoes and sand flies.


News Release: National Park Service News Release. - DECEMBER 3, 2012. ED CUMMINS, CHIEF RANGER, MOCA/TUZI, 928-567-3322 X227. Sunday Bird Walks at Montezuma Well. Beginning Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012, the National Park Service will offer guided bird walks at the Montezuma Well unit of Montezuma Castle National Monument.