News published on Federal Newswire in January 2012

News from January 2012


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Jan. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page rule on Jan. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a five page rule on Jan. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Jan. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page rule on Jan. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a two page rule on Jan. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on Jan. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page rule on Jan. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Drinking soy milk rather than cow's milk or mother's milk can result in better bones, at least in piglets, according to findings reported in the latest issue of the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Food and Nutrition Research Briefs and its Spanish-language edition (Informe de investigaciones de alimentos y nutrición).


Resource Advisors Needed

News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Oregon/Washington announced today that it is seeking public nominations for 15 open positions on its three Resource Advisory Councils (RACs). The RACs advise the BLM and the US Forest Service on public land issues. The BLM will consider nominations for 45 days after...


Highway 120 – Big Oak Flat Road Set to Reopen in Yosemite National Park

News Release: Road to Reopen Tomorrow, January 28 at 8:00 a.m.


Republicans vs. Reality: Who's not paying their fair share?

News Release: House Republicans would rather point the finger at middle- and lower-income Americans than ask the very wealthy to contribute a little bit more. Yet the facts couldn’t be more clear about who has benefited from the tax code in recent years...


California Firm Posts $30,000 Bond to Obtain PACA License

News Release: Washington - Joel Hernandez Torres, doing business as Master Produce in Los Angeles, Calif., posted a $30,000 surety bond with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).


Committee Leaders React to President's Remarks on Higher Education

News Release: U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) today issued the following statements in response to President Obama’s remarks on college costs at the University of Michigan...


News Release: Hawaii National Park, HI - Two adventurous programs offered by Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park will introduce a captivating landscape, biodiversity and history of the park's southernmost section to intrepid hikers.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and Senate Committee on Finance today sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services requesting an update on plans to change the calculation used to determine reimbursement rates for prescription drugs in Medicaid. The...


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and Senate Committee on Finance today sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services requesting an update on plans to change the calculation used to determine reimbursement rates for prescription drugs in Medicaid. The...


News Release: Visitors are invited to discover winter at Lassen Volcanic National Park through outdoor fun and film at the first annual Lassen Film Festival on Saturday, January 14. In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr., the film festival, as well as entry into the park from January 14-16, is free.


Mount Rushmore Prescribed Burning Reducing Slash Piles

News Release: KEYSTONE, SD: Mount Rushmore National Memorial has begun a series of prescribed burns to reduce accumulated slash piles in support of the park’s mountain pine beetle and fire management plans. The current prescription is restrictive and intended to function with minimal or no snow cover. Natural barriers...


News Release: Washington - With release of previously secret internal emails that indicate BP recognized that the amount of oil that could spill into the Gulf of Mexico as a result of the Deepwater Horizon explosion could have been up to 81,000 barrels a day - an amount much higher than what even the federal government...