News from February 2012
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 27, 2012
News Release: Today, President Obama lectured Governors across the country to invest more resources in education. “…the fact is that too many states are making cuts to education that I believe are simply too big," he said during a meeting with the National Governors Association (NGA).
By EPA Newswire | Feb 27, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today released the following statement after TransCanada announced it would begin construction on the southern segment of the Keystone XL pipeline.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 27, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, and Ranking Member Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Ks.) today urged the Internal Revenue Service to provide former MF Global customers, who may need to file their taxes with incomplete ...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 27, 2012
News Release: Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, and Ranking Member Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Ks.) today urged the Internal Revenue Service to provide former MF Global customers, who may need to file their taxes with incomplete information, ...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 27, 2012
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) license of Mass Produce Inc., Racine, Wis., was not suspended on Jan. 27, 2012.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 27, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today released the following statement after TransCanada announced it would begin construction on the southern segment of the Keystone XL pipeline.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 27, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - Support for The Cybersecurity Act of 2012, S. 2105, continues to accumulate with a new endorsement from a global internet service provider that could be covered critical infrastructure under the bill.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 27, 2012
News Release: Tomorrow, the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to consider the Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act (H.R. 2117). Sponsored by Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), the bipartisan legislation will repeal two unnecessary federal regulations that impose additional costs on institutions of higher education.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 27, 2012
News Release: The reliability of trapped-ion quantum information systems - a promising candidate technology for an eventual quantum computer - can be dramatically improved by giving the trap electrodes a good scrub.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 27, 2012
News Release: STEUBENVILLE, OH, Feb. 27, 2012 - Today, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held a oversight field hearing in Steubenville, Ohio entitled, “Natural Gas--America’s New Energy Opportunity: Creating Jobs, Energy and Community Growth." Members of the Committee heard testimony from witnesses...
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 26, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the Natural Resources Committee and dean of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation, today sent letters to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) asserting that NRC...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 26, 2012
News Release: While enjoying Whiskeytown, please take care when leaving your vehicle at trailheads and other areas away from your view. You can easily prevent theft from your vehicle by leaving no valuables or personal property visible within the vehicle while away and recreating. Remember to lock your vehicle prior to your departure! Please report any suspicious activity to the park communications center at (530) 242-3431.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2012
News Release: House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) issued a report finding that Michigan’s emergency manager’s law was unconstitutional, that the emergency managers were not working and had engaged in mismanagement and abuse, and that included a series of recommendations to remedy the ...
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 24, 2012
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 “Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Acting Commissioner David Aguilar, and Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary for International Affairs Alan Bersin will travel to ...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 24, 2012
News Release: Assistance to be Provided to Renters in USDA-Funded Multi-Family Housing Developments ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 24, 2012 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today met with lenders, public officials, and community leaders in central Florida to encourage eligible homeowners to take advantage of historically ...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 24, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, Feb. 24, 2012--The U.S. Department of Agriculture has been taking extra steps to meet the needs and ensure the success of some of its most important customers—U.S. exporters.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 24, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – Allan Wright, 45, of Russellville, Ohio, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Cincinnati to violating the Lacey Act by trafficking in and making false records for illegally harvested white-tailed deer, the Department of Justice announced. Wright committed the Lacey Act crimes while he ...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 24, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – The former chairman of a Taiwan aftermarket auto lights manufacturer has agreed to plead guilty for his participation in an international conspiracy to fix the prices of aftermarket auto lights, the Department of Justice today announced. Aftermarket auto lights are incorporated into an automobile after its original sale, often as repairs following a collision or as accessories and upgrades.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 24, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – A patient recruiter for a Houston durable medical equipment (DME) company was convicted today by a federal jury in Houston of health care fraud related to an “arthritis kit” fraud scheme, the Department of Justice, FBI and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 24, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against the state of Alabama and its chief election official seeking relief to help ensure that military servicemembers, their family members and U.S. citizens living overseas have the opportunity to participate fully in Alabama’s Mar. 13, 2012, federal primary election.
