News from January 2012
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 27, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 27, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today announced that the Natural Resources Committee will hold a markup on Wednesday, February 1st that will include the energy portion of the American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act, legislation to link new American energy production with high-priority infrastructure projects.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 27, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts today blasted Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Gary Gensler’s role in developing recommendations for new regulations and rules following the bankruptcy of MF Global. These actions have occurred even though the CFTC’s own investigation is not complete, and despite the Chairman’s own recusal of enforcement matters pertaining to MF Global.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 27, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Stearns (R-FL) are pressing the Department of Defense for Solyndra related documents. Documents gathered during the investigation reveal that Solyndra officials and investors were seeking DOD contracts as a lifeline for the company. The request comes on the heels of a similar document request to the General Services Administration.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 27, 2012
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Acting Under Secretary of Energy Arun Majumdar joined with North Carolina Congressman Howard Coble (NC-6) to tour the Volvo Group’s truck headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina, and highlight the blueprint for an America built to last laid out by President Obama in his State...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 27, 2012
News Release: On Saturday, Feb. 18, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., join Sagamore Hill National Historic Site and the Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary & Audubon Center as they celebrate Theodore Roosevelt's love of birds by participating in the Great Backyard Bird Count and other special avian activities.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 27, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Stearns (R-FL) are pressing the Department of Defense for Solyndra related documents. Documents gathered during the investigation reveal that Solyndra officials and investors were seeking DOD contracts as a lifeline for the company. The request comes on the heels of a similar document request to the General Services Administration.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 27, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, was honored by the U.S. Coalition for Advanced Diesel Cars as the inaugural Champion for Technology Neutrality. The award recognizes leaders who support outcome-based federal automotive policy that fosters innovation and achieves real-world results.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 27, 2012
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...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 27, 2012
News Release: Washington - Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By EPA Newswire | Jan 27, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Stearns (R-FL) are pressing the Department of Defense for Solyndra related documents. Documents gathered during the investigation reveal that Solyndra officials and investors were seeking DOD contracts as a lifeline for the company. The request comes on the heels of a similar document request to the General Services Administration.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 26, 2012
News Release: House Education and the Workforce Committee Republicans today released the final in a series of videos that explore new draft legislative proposals to improve federal K-12 education law, known as No Child Left Behind.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 26, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, Jan. 26, 2012--The U. S. Department of Agriculture will release new 10-year agricultural projections Feb. 13 at 12:00 noon EST. The USDA Agricultural Projections to 2021 report will be released on the Office of the Chief Economist web site at www.usda.gov/oce. USDA publishes the projections each year in February.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 26, 2012
News Release: Secretary Vilsack Announces Release of Final Environmental Impact Statement by US Forest Service Audio WASHINGTON, Jan. 26, 2012 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today signaled the U.S. Department of Agriculture's intent to issue a new planning rule for America's 193-million acre National Forest System ...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 26, 2012
News Release: PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Jan. 26, 2012 – U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack held a roundtable meeting today with local business owners, agricultural leaders and state officials to discuss the vision laid out in President Obama's State of the Union address that will help grow the Pennsylvania economy. This meeting provided Secretary Vilsack with an opportunity to hear directly from Pennsylvanians on how to best implement the President's blueprint for an economy built to last.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 26, 2012
News Release: DOVER, De., Jan. 26, 2012 – U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack joined Delaware Governor Jack Markell today to highlight the vision laid out in President Obama's State of the Union address that will help grow the Delaware economy. Secretary Vilsack emphasized the importance of American manufacturing, homegrown energy development, education, and rewarding hard work and responsibility as a blueprint for an economy built to last.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 26, 2012
News Release: Project will Create Jobs, Expand Production of Biofuels WASHINGTON, Jan. 26, 2012 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA has approved a conditional commitment in the amount of $232.5 million to ZeaChem Boardman Biorefinery, LLC (ZBB) through the Biorefinery Assistance Program. ZBB will operate a 25 million gallon per year biorefinery, which will be constructed on an industrial site in Boardman, Oregon, along the Columbia River.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 26, 2012
News Release: GAINESVILLE, Fla., Jan. 26, 2012 - Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan today provided highlights on how Florida can build local and regional food systems which encourage job creation and economic development while increasing access to affordable, fresh and local food. Deputy Secretary Merrigan ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 26, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Justice Department today announced that it has entered into a comprehensive settlement agreement that will transform the Commonwealth of Virginia’s system for serving people with developmental disabilities, including intellectual disabilities, and will resolve violations of the Americans ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 26, 2012
News Release: A Barrio Azteca (BA) gang member currently serving a jail sentence on Texas state murder charges pleaded guilty today for his participation in a racketeering conspiracy, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Robert Pitman for ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 26, 2012
News Release: A U.S. military recruiter pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to obtain approximately $190,000 in fraudulent recruiting bonuses from various U.S. military components and their contractor, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.
