News published on Federal Newswire in June 2012

News from June 2012


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on June 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on June 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a four page proposed rule on June 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a seven page proposed rule on June 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page proposed rule on June 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on June 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on June 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on June 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on June 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


FACTSHEET: Energy Department Launches Open-Source Online Training Resource to Help Students, Workers Gain Valuable Skills

News Release: WASHINGTON -- As part of the Obama Administration’s commitment to invest in skills for American workers, the Energy Department officially launched today its National Training and Education Resource (NTER), an open-source platform that brings together information technologies to support education, training...


Peterson Statement: Senate Approves 2012 Farm Bill

News Release: U.S. House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Collin C. Peterson, D-Minn., today made the following statement after the U.S. Senate approved the 2012 Farm Bill, “The Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012.".


Corpus Man Receives 11 Years For Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering

News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, TX - Jose Angel Yanez III, 30 of Corpus Christi, Texas, has been sentenced to federal prison for conspiring to distribute cocaine in the Corpus Christi area and concealing the proceeds by purchasing and renovating homes and reselling them, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Javier F. Peña and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. Mr. Yanez pled guilty on March 23, 2012.


News Release: WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK, SD - A chuck wagon dinner, with a visit from President Teddy Roosevelt, highlights a day of activities at Wind Cave National Park's new land. Saturday, July 7th, visitors and local residents will have an opportunity to hear updates of current planning efforts, experience tours of the ranch and nearby buffalo jump, and hike to a scenic viewpoint, all as part of the park's first annual Sanson Ranch Celebration Day.


Baucus Says to Create Thousands of U.S. Jobs, Congress Must Pass Russia PNTR by August

News Release: It’s baseball season, and we should remember the old baseball adage “keep your eye on the ball.".


Civil War to Civil Rights Trading Cards

News Release: Trading cards have been popular with kids for generations, from images of sports figures to movie stars. Now, Andersonville National Historic Site is offering nine free trading cards featuring different individuals, places, or stories which explore the story of the Andersonville prison. Officially known...


News Release: When a patch of unwanted grass discolors a putting green, it can cause headaches for golf course managers and for the sod farmers who supply them. But a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist has developed a tool to help minimize the damage.


News Release: Kenai Fjords National Park invites you to an open house on Friday, June 29, 2012 at the Exit Glacier Nature Center. The park will be highlighting recent improvements in the Exit Glacier area, including our newly installed Exit Glacier Nature Center exhibits, fuel cell, pavilion, picnic area, wayside...


Markey, Waxman Denounce GOP’s Giveaways to Big Oil, Protection of Subsidies

News Release: WASHINGTON - House Republicans today passed a bill that would transfer hundreds of thousands of square miles of America’s public lands to oil companies, while protecting the $4 billion in subsidies the biggest oil companies receive from taxpayers each year. Reps. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Henry A. Waxman...


News Release: Washington, DC - This morning, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) delivered the following statement at a hearing that analyzed implementation of the New START Treaty to date. The Foreign Relations Committee held 12 hearings over several months before voting New START out of ...


Baucus, Hatch Introduce Bill to Support Jobs, Strengthen Trade Ties with Sub-Saharan Africa and Central America

News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) introduced legislation today to continue expanding U.S. trade with sub-Saharan Africa and Central America. The bill will extend a key provision of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)...