News from February 2012
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 28, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations today continued its hearing series examining current cyber threats and vulnerabilities to our nation’s infrastructure. The hearing entitled, “Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity: Assessments of Smart Grid Security" ...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 28, 2012
News Release: KEYSTONE, S.D. - A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that more than 2,331,000 visitors in 2010 spent $77.1 million in Mount Rushmore National Memorial and in communities near the park. That spending supported more than 1,100 jobs in the area.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 28, 2012
News Release: Dinosaur National Monument (CO, UT) - A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 197,812 visitors spent $6,717,000 in Dinosaur National Monument and communities near the Monument in 2010. That spending supported 77 jobs in the local area.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 28, 2012
News Release: An updated roadmap for the Smart Grid is now available from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), which recently finished reviewing and incorporating public comments into the NIST Framework and Roadmap for Smart Grid Interoperability Standards, Release 2.0.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 28, 2012
News Release: Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow. U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry. Feb. 28, 2012. Good morning and thank you all for being here as we continue our hearings on the 2012 Farm Bill. For us in Michigan, protecting the Great Lakes is part of our DNA, and that’s why this hearing ...
By DOE Newswire | Feb 28, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee today requested additional information regarding the interference dispute between LightSquared and GPS and the actions taken by federal agencies, including the Federal Communications Commission, in approving LightSquared’s terrestrial...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 28, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC -U.S. Senator Pat Roberts (R-Kan.), ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, today said the Conservation title of the 2012 Farm Bill should streamline programs while maintaining options for producers and eliminating burdensome regulations.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 28, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee today requested additional information regarding the interference dispute between LightSquared and GPS and the actions taken by federal agencies, including the Federal Communications Commission, in approving LightSquared’s terrestrial...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 28, 2012
News Release: SOMERSET, PA- A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 643,000 visitors in 2010 spent $28 million in the five national parks in Western Pennsylvania and in communities near the parks. That spending supported 421jobs in the local area. These numbers are expected to grow significantly as annual visitation to the newly dedicated Flight 93 National Memorial grows to 400,000. The figures also do not include construction spending for the Memorial.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 28, 2012
News Release: Patchogue, New York- A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 17,389,242 national park visitors in New York in 2010 spent $490,911,000 and supported 5,780 jobs in the state.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 28, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations today continued its hearing series examining current cyber threats and vulnerabilities to our nation’s infrastructure. The hearing entitled, “Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity: Assessments of Smart Grid Security" ...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 28, 2012
News Release: SALEM, Massachusetts. - A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that visitors to Salem Maritime National Historic Site spent $52.1 million in Salem and adjacent communities in 2010. More than 806,000 visitors toured Salem's national park in 2010, with out-of-town visitors contributing $48.5 of the $52.1 million dollars to the local economy. Visitor spending supported 687 jobs in the area during 2010.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 28, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations today continued its hearing series examining current cyber threats and vulnerabilities to our nation’s infrastructure. The hearing entitled, “Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity: Assessments of Smart Grid Security" ...
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 28, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations today continued its hearing series examining current cyber threats and vulnerabilities to our nation’s infrastructure. The hearing entitled, “Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity: Assessments of Smart Grid Security" ...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 28, 2012
News Release: New York, NY - A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that more than 17.5 million visitors in 2010 spent $462.3 million in the National Parks of New York Harbor and the communities surrounding them. That spending supported more than 5,300 jobs in the local area.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 28, 2012
News Release: "Even though the economy continues to show signs of a recovery to many people continue to on hang by a thread. Families are barely making ends meet, and in many cases the reason they still are putting food on the table-or do not have to choose between paying bills or food---is because food programs such as SNAP and WIC are there to help.".
By Interior Newswire | Feb 28, 2012
News Release: Put-in-Bay, Ohio - A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that approximately 92,000 visitors in 2010 spent approximately $7,150,000 in Perry's Victory and in communities near the park. That spending supported 145jobs in the local area.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 28, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today released the following statement in response to calls to release oil from the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) in an attempt to lower gasoline prices:
By Interior Newswire | Feb 28, 2012
News Release: Carlsbad, N.M- A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that more than 428,524 visitors in 2010 spent over $23 million in Carlsbad Caverns National Park and in communities near the park. That spending supported more than 346 jobs in the area.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 28, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations today continued its hearing series examining current cyber threats and vulnerabilities to our nation’s infrastructure. The hearing entitled, “Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity: Assessments of Smart Grid Security" ...
