News from June 2012
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 12, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.), International Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member John Thune (R-S.D.), Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Armed Services Committee Ranking Member John McCain (R-Ariz.) unveiled legislation today to enable...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 12, 2012
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Access to Logan Pass via the Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park is anticipated to be available to the public by the middle of next week. A weekend storm dumped another 10 inches of snow prompting additional snow slides on the road.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 12, 2012
News Release: 2012, the 25th anniversary year of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, will see 39 organizations vying for the honor. Applicants for the Baldrige Award, the nation's highest recognition for organizational performance excellence through innovation and improvement, include one manufacturer, three service companies, two small businesses, three educational organizations, 25 health care organizations and five nonprofits or governmental organizations.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 12, 2012
News Release: Old Fall River Road in Rocky Mountain National Park is expected to open this Friday, June 15, for the season. Old Fall River Road normally opens by the Fourth of July holiday weekend but due to the minimal snow this spring the road will be opening more than two weeks early. There are no good long term records of the opening dates of Old Fall River Road prior to 1985.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 12, 2012
News Release: WILLIAMS, Ariz. - US Forest Service (USFS) and National Park Service (NPS) fire crews are responding to the Grand Fire on the Tusayan Ranger District of the Kaibab National Forest.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 12, 2012
News Release: The writer Hunter S. Thompson once wrote, “Anything worth doing is worth doing right.".
By DOE Newswire | Jun 12, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today congratulated the Bering Straits Native Corp. on its purchase of the Rock Creek Mine, outside of Nome, from NovaGold Resources.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 12, 2012
News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued the final version of the Guide to Bluetooth Security (NIST Special Publication 800-121 Rev. 1). The publication is a revision of the original guide, which was released in September 2008.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 12, 2012
News Release: After standing empty for many years, the historic Spence Cabin in Great Smoky Mountains National Park has been restored and is available to the public for day-use. The cabin is located in the Elkmont Historic District, about 9 miles from Gatlinburg, TN.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 12, 2012
News Release: A powerful color-based imaging technique is making the jump from remote sensing to the operating room-and a team of scientists* at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have taken steps to ensure it performs as well when discerning oxygen-depleted tissues and cancer cells in the body as it does with oil spills in the ocean.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 12, 2012
News Release: Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today issued the following statement regarding confirmation from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid that the Senate will begin debate on Farm Bill amendments tomorrow. The Senate will begin with consideration ...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 12, 2012
News Release: The hiking and walking trail at Myrick Creek, at Parkway milepost 145, just south of Highway 429 is closed until further notice. This closure is necessary to protect park visitors. The trail has been damaged as a result of the recent heavy rains and beavers building a dam in the area causing the area to flood and undermine the trail. The trail will be re-opened after repairs can be made. The Parkway regrets any inconvenience this closure may cause.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 12, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, today called a Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) report a resounding repudiation of the President’s health law. The report, The 2012 National Health Expenditure Projections released annually by CMS’ Office of the Actuary, found that the growth in health care spending will double by 2014, despite the President’s promise that this law would reduce health care costs.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 12, 2012
News Release: As part of the Administration's effort to spark a renaissance in American manufacturing, the Energy Department today announced it will invest more than $54 million in 13 projects to develop innovative technologies and materials for the industrial sector. This investment will help to provide American manufacturers with the cutting-edge tools, techniques and processes they need to compete successfully in the global marketplace.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 12, 2012
News Release: Superintendent Mike Murray announces that effective Tuesday, June 12, 2012, Ramp 44 and 0.2 of a mile south of the ramp, has reopened to pedestrian access.In addition, the beach between Ramp 43 and Ramp 44 has reverted to the prenesting area configuration and is open to pedestrian shoreline access below the high tide line.Pets and kites are prohibited on the shoreline adjacent to the prenesting area. Ramp 43 remains open with ORV and pedestrian access 0.4 of a mile north.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 12, 2012
News Release: CALABASAS, Calif. - The National Park Service, along with its partners, dedicated a new interagency visitor center in Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SMMNRA) on Saturday, June 9. Located at in the historic heart of the Santa Monica Mountains, the interagency building unifies the local, state and federal park system for SMMNRA's 35 million annual visitors.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 11, 2012
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON—Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today met with community leaders of the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) from across the nation at the White House to underscore the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) commitment to partnering with faith-based communities to prevent, prepare for and respond to threats.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 11, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, June 11, 2012 —Today, President Obama will announce investments to help rural small businesses expand and hire. Home to some of the most diligent and self-reliant Americans, rural communities and our nation's agriculture industry are vital contributors to employment and exports from the United ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today that it will monitor primary elections on June 12, 2012, in Fairfield and Williamsburg Counties in South Carolina to ensure compliance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The Voting Rights Act prohibits discrimination in the election process on the ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2012
News Release: Jason W. Leas, a resident of Crookston, Minn., and co-founder of Best Used Trucks of Minnesota Inc., pleaded guilty today to one count of failing to pay federal excise taxes, one count of failing to file a federal excise tax return and one count of filing a false individual federal income tax return ...
