News from June 2012
By Interior Newswire | Jun 26, 2012
News Release: The Fire Island Lighthouse opened its 11th Annual Art Show on Thursday, June 21, unveiling a wide range of original art work for sale. The exhibition will run through July 15, and is available for viewing during regular hours of operation.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 26, 2012
News Release: Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial on South Bass Island will officially open for visitation after being closed for almost three years on Tuesday, July 3, 2012.Hours of operation will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.The fee to ride the elevator will remain at $3 per person. Children 15 years of age and under are still admitted free with adult supervision, said Superintendent Blanca Alvarez Stransky.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 26, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Obama Administration today announced 36 new states, local governments, and school districts have joined President Obama’s Better Buildings Challenge. These new commitments total nearly 300 million square feet in job-creating building energy upgrades, equivalent to more than 130 Empire State Buildings.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 26, 2012
News Release: According to park estimation, not since the 1200s has there been quite that big a crowd at Aztec Ruins. The National Park Service and the City of Aztec worked together to plan and host an event that made waves across the Four Corners after National Geographic chose Aztec Ruins National Monument as the...
By DOE Newswire | Jun 26, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today commented on the Inspector General’s investigation of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The report follows a letter and congressional testimony from the other members of the commission publicly criticizing NRC Chairman Gregory Jaczko’s behavior and management style.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 26, 2012
News Release: Mount Rainier Superintendent Randy King advises that park visitors will once again be able to utilize the free visitor shuttle for transportation into the park from Ashford, Longmire, and Paradise during the 2012 summer season running for 10 weekends beginning Friday June 29th and run through Sunday...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 26, 2012
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the selection of 28 recipients in rural communities for loans and grants to spur economic development and create or save jobs.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 26, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on TARP, Financial Services, and Bailouts of Public and Private Programs will hold two hearings this week examining the implementation of portions of the JOBS Act to ensure the proper elimination of government barriers to small business...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 26, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC- Members of the Senate and House today requested a Government Accountability Office study of the anti-fraud audits conducted by the Medicare program to identify and eliminate fraud and improper payments. Private contractors play an important role in Medicare’s fraud and improper payment prevention effort. The requested study focuses on the coordination and effectiveness of the anti-fraud work conducted by these contractors. The members wrote...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 26, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON-Today, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, heralded final passage of the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (S.3187), bipartisan HELP Committee legislation that...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 26, 2012
News Release: This week House Education and the Workforce Committee business includes a full committee markup and a Workforce Protections Subcommittee hearing. Both the markup and hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 26, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today requested the Government Accountability Office (GAO) evaluate the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) procedures for evaluating independent contractors charged with operations and management. Full Committee Chairman Fred...
By DOE Newswire | Jun 26, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Members of the House and Senate today requested a Government Accountability Office study of the anti-fraud audits conducted by the Medicare program to identify and eliminate fraud and improper payments. Private contractors play an important role in Medicare’s fraud and improper payment prevention effort. The requested study focuses on the coordination and effectiveness of the anti-fraud work conducted by these contractors. The members wrote...
By DOE Newswire | Jun 26, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today requested the Government Accountability Office (GAO) evaluate the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) procedures for evaluating independent contractors charged with operations and management. Full Committee Chairman Fred...
By DOE Newswire | Jun 26, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Members of the House and Senate today requested a Government Accountability Office study of the anti-fraud audits conducted by the Medicare program to identify and eliminate fraud and improper payments. Private contractors play an important role in Medicare’s fraud and improper payment prevention effort. The requested study focuses on the coordination and effectiveness of the anti-fraud work conducted by these contractors. The members wrote...
By DOE Newswire | Jun 26, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) issued the following statement in response to today’s ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on EPA’s regulation of greenhouse gases.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 26, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today requested the Government Accountability Office (GAO) evaluate the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) procedures for evaluating independent contractors charged with operations and management. Full Committee Chairman Fred...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 26, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today requested the Government Accountability Office (GAO) evaluate the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) procedures for evaluating independent contractors charged with operations and management. Full Committee Chairman Fred...
By DOE Newswire | Jun 26, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today requested the Government Accountability Office (GAO) evaluate the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) procedures for evaluating independent contractors charged with operations and management. Full Committee Chairman Fred...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 26, 2012
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, MA - Springfield, Massachusetts in the year 1800 and, specifically, the Springfield Armory are brought to life in Elaine Marie Cooper's newly released novel The Legacy of Deer Run. The compelling story is a gripping mix of romance and deception, faith and forgiveness, transgression and trial.
