News from July 2012
By EPA 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 Commerce Newswire | Jul 17, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - Calling it vitally important to efforts by the federal government to fight online fraud, Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, and Ranking Member G.K. Butterfield (NC-1) today introduced bipartisan legislation (H.R. 6131) to reauthorize the U.S. SAFE WEB Act of 2006.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 17, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - Calling it vitally important to efforts by the federal government to fight online fraud, Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, and Ranking Member G.K. Butterfield (NC-1) today introduced bipartisan legislation (H.R. 6131) to reauthorize the U.S. SAFE WEB Act of 2006.
By Commerce 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 Interior Newswire | Jul 17, 2012
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - A short heavy rain event on Tuesday afternoon triggered several mud and rock slides on the Going-to-the-Sun Road prompting the closure of the road between Avalanche Creek and Logan Pass. The closure will be in effect through the night and it is unknown at this time when the closure will be lifted.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 17, 2012
News Release: Failures of Peregrine Financial Group and MF Global Continue Underscoring Urgency to Get the Rules Right
By DOE Newswire | Jul 17, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - Calling it vitally important to efforts by the federal government to fight online fraud, Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, and Ranking Member G.K. Butterfield (NC-1) today introduced bipartisan legislation (H.R. 6131) to reauthorize the U.S. SAFE WEB Act of 2006.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 17, 2012
News Release: Goals Include Improved Access, Seamless Park Experience for Visitors.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 17, 2012
News Release: Dear Chairman Wellinghoff: As you well know, our nation relies on the electric grid in almost every aspect of our lives. It powers our lights, our communications, our businesses, our hospitals, and our emergency first responders. Protecting the grid from accidental or intentional disruption is therefore...
By USDA Newswire | Jul 17, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts (R-Kan.), ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee today delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing examining the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection act after its second year as law.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 16, 2012
News Release: Handbook shows ways to better manage their lands and boost profits WASHINGTON, July 16, 2012 – Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan today released a first-of-its-kind practical agroforestry handbook that contains information to help establish, manage and market agroforestry projects that are ...
By USDA Newswire | Jul 16, 2012
News Release: Agriculture Officials Touring States Gripped by Disaster, Encouraging Congress to Restore Disaster Assistance by Passing Food, Farm and Jobs Bill WASHINGTON, July 16, 2012 —As serious drought conditions continue to creep across nearly two-thirds of the lower 48 states, U.S. Department of Agriculture ...
By USDA Newswire | Jul 16, 2012
News Release: More than 3,700 Schools Have Received Honors for Expanding Nutrition and Health WASHINGTON, July 16, 2012 – USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services Janey Thornton yesterday announced that 3,717 schools are now certified in the HealthierUS School Challenge (HUSSC), an initiative ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 16, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – The owner of a Detroit-area rehabilitation agency was sentenced today to 84 months in prison for his leading role in a $3 million Medicare fraud scheme, the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services (HHS) announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 16, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – Three individuals, including Alabama businessman Ronald Gilley, lobbyist Jarrod Massey and former Alabama state representative Terry Spicer were sentenced to prison today in Montgomery, Ala., for bribery-related offenses, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice ...
By Labor Gazette | Jul 16, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration have signed a memorandum of agreement to facilitate coordination and cooperation between agencies regarding the enforcement of the Federal ...
By Labor Gazette | Jul 16, 2012
News Release: FLORENCE, Ky. – In remarks today in Florence before representatives of several Midwest state aggregate associations, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health Joseph A. Main outlined a number of important initiatives and reforms his agency has undertaken over the last two years.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 16, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs today announced a $6 million competitive solicitation for a cooperative agreement to combat child labor in the rubber-producing areas of Liberia.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 16, 2012
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on July 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Jul 16, 2012
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on July 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
