News from June 2012
By DOE Gazette | Jun 11, 2012
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on June 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Jun 11, 2012
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on June 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Jun 11, 2012
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on June 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Jun 11, 2012
The US Energy Department published a four page notice on June 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 11, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on June 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 11, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on June 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Interior Newswire | Jun 11, 2012
News Release: Hawaii National Park, Hawaiʻi - Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park will host the 32nd Annual Cultural Festival on Sat., July 14 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Park entrance fees will be waived all day.

By Interior Newswire | Jun 11, 2012
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - The Glacier Institute, an official partner of Glacier National Park, hosts several adult field courses and youth science adventure programs in the park throughout the summer. Visitors and locals are encouraged to connect with the park through one of the programs.

By Interior Newswire | Jun 11, 2012
News Release: Weather conditions have prompted National Park Service officials to declare extreme fire danger for Point Reyes National Seashore and Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) sites in Marin County for today, Monday, June 11, 2012.

By Homeland Newswire | Jun 11, 2012
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the below statement in response to a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) report on the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) use of Unmanned...

By Commerce Newswire | Jun 11, 2012
News Release: Washington, D.C. - In a keynote address delivered at the Bipartisan Policy Center today, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) laid out his vision for tax reform. Baucus said tax reform is an opportunity to cement America's lead in the 21st century global economy. He announced four goals...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 11, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON- On Wednesday, June 20, 2012, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will convene to consider a report holding Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress for his failure to produce documents specified in the Committee’s Oct. 12, 2011, subpoena. Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa issued the following statement on the scheduling of a Committee vote on contempt...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 11, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and 42 House Democrats today called on Interior Dept. Secretary Ken Salazar to advocate for the ban the international commercial trade of polar bear parts and stronger protections for the bears from trophy hunting. The iconic bears are already threatened by a loss...

By Commerce Newswire | Jun 11, 2012
News Release: Washington, D.C. - In a keynote address delivered at the Bipartisan Policy Center today, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) laid out his goals for comprehensive tax reform. Baucus said tax reform is an opportunity to cement America's lead in the 21st century global economy, and focusing reform on jobs, competitiveness, innovation and opportunity is the way to accomplish that. The full text of Baucus’s speech, as prepared for delivery, follows here...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 11, 2012
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed an administrative action under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) against Oasis Corporation.

By Interior Newswire | Jun 11, 2012
News Release: Lost Keys, a photography exhibit featuring the lesser-known islands of Biscayne National Park by Miami realtor Clair Holash, will be on display at the Park's Dante Fascell Visitor Center Gallery from June 15th to Sept. 3, 2012. A "meet the artist" opening reception will be held from 1-3 p.m. on Sunday, June 17, at the Dante Fascell Visitor Center located at 9700 SW 328 Street, 9 miles east of Homestead, Florida.

By Commerce Newswire | Jun 11, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - Representative Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement today in response to the Committee’s official notice scheduling a business meeting next week to consider holding Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr. in contempt of Congress.

By Interior Newswire | Jun 11, 2012
News Release: Fort Sumter National Monument will celebrate the 96th anniversary of Flag Day with free activities at Fort Moultrie on Thursday, June 14 from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Designed primarily for children and families, the activities will offer visitors the opportunity to learn about the heritage of the United States flag and other historical flags. Activities include coloring historical flags, designing your own flag, learning how to fold a flag, signal flag messages and others.

By Commerce Newswire | Jun 11, 2012
News Release: While President Bill Clinton and former Senior White House Advisor Larry Summers understand the devastating impact “Taxmageddon," will have on American families, small businesses and economy if the White House and Congress don’t act by the end of the year, the White House doesn’t seem to have gotten the memo.

By USDA Newswire | Jun 11, 2012
News Release: Op-Ed: “2012 Farm Bill includes a strong conservation title … the time for action is now"