News from July 2012
By DOE Gazette | Jul 17, 2012
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on July 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Jul 17, 2012
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on July 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 17, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today the Senate passed by unanimous consent H.R. 205, the HEARTH Act, which allows Indian tribes to lease their lands for residential, business and other economic development purposes without federal oversight under certain circumstances. Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), the Ranking Member of the Natural Resources Committee, praised the passage of the bill, which was authored by Rep. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.).
By DOE Newswire | Jul 17, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today reiterated her support for the Strengthening and Enhancing Cybersecurity by Using Research, Education, Information, and Technology Act (SECURE IT), S. 3342, to protect and secure the United States against cybersecurity attacks.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 17, 2012
News Release: On Saturday, July 21st, members of the Tolowa Nation will present a Tolowa Dance Demonstration at 1:00 pm at the Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park day use area, located off US 199, just west of the community of Hiouchi, California. The demonstration is open to the public, free of charge, and will last about an hour.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 17, 2012
News Release: Time: Saturday, July 28, 2012 12-2 p.m.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 17, 2012
News Release: A new report by a national committee of U.S. industry and university leaders details 16 recommendations "aimed at reinventing manufacturing in a way that ensures U.S. competitiveness, feeds into the nation's innovation economy, and invigorates the domestic manufacturing base."
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 17, 2012
News Release: Dear Commissioner Shulman: Every year, taxpayers rely more and more on information technology (“IT"), such as electronic filing and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) website (www.irs.gov), to alleviate some of the burdens of tax compliance. Each year, the IRS’s budget reflects increases in operations...
By USDA Newswire | Jul 17, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - July 17, 2012-Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced a proposed regulation that will to help rural homeowners and businesses make affordable energy improvements to their homes and buildings. This effort is expected to expand job opportunities in the construction industry and save...
By DOE Newswire | Jul 17, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - Underscoring the Obama Administration’s commitments to restarting the nation’s nuclear industry and promoting education in science, technology, engineering and math, the Energy Department announced today nearly $13 million in new nuclear energy innovation investments.
By State Newswire | Jul 17, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - Congressman Howard L. Berman, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, praised House passage of the U.S.-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act, which clears the measure for the President’s signature. Berman was the Democratic manager during the debate on this bill in Congress today.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 17, 2012
News Release: Copies of "Straight Talk: The Real Stories of the U.S.-Mexican War" are now available. This two-day symposium set the record straight on common misconceptions and myths about this time period. Four history professors and noted published authors cut through the legends and misrepresentations and gave an entertaining, but complete view of history.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 17, 2012
News Release: FRIDAY HARBOR, WA-A regional historian and international scholar/mediator will each explore the nature of borders and their impacts on American Indian, First Nations and Inuit peoples in successive lectures scheduled for 7 p.m., Friday July 20 and Sunday July 22 at Skagit Valley College's Friday Harbor campus.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 17, 2012
News Release: BUSHKILL, PA - Today, the National Park Service published for public review the draft Statement of Findings (SOF). This document accompanies the environmental review of PPL Electric Utilities Corporations (PPL) and Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) Susquehanna-Roseland Transmission Line...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 17, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - In a speech on the Senate floor today, U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, said a new report released by Ernst & Young confirms the President’s small business tax hike plan will further cripple the American economy and hurt much-needed job growth. The study found that the President’s tax hike proposal would shrink the economy by 1.3 percent and shed 710,000 from the American workforce.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 17, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy and the Subcommittee on Energy and Power have scheduled a joint hearing on Tuesday, July 24, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The title of the hearing is “NRC Policy and Governance Oversight." Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Allison Macfarlane will testify along with Commissioners Kristine Svinicki, William Magwood, and William Ostendorff.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 17, 2012
News Release: Last week, I had the honor to join Secretary Steven Chu for a roundtable discussion with Tribal leaders at the forefront of clean energy efforts in Indian Country. In Milwaukee, we met with government and corporate leaders from three Wisconsin Tribes -- Forest County Potawatomi Nation, Oneida Nation...
By State Newswire | Jul 17, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - This morning, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) delivered the following statement at a hearing entitled, “The Next Ten Years in the Fight Against Human Trafficking: Attacking the Problem with the Right Tools." The hearing explored the major factors that enable ...
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 17, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON- House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rep. Norm Dicks made the following comments after release of the FY2013 Labor, HHS, Education bill text.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 17, 2012
News Release: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today released a modified Chairman’s Mark of his bill to establish permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) with Russia and remove Russia from the 1974 Jackson-Vanik amendment. The modified mark includes the Magnitsky Act, as passed by the Senate...
