News from May 2012
By DOT News Wire | May 17, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on May 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 17, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on May 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | May 17, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC- Today, Oversight and Government Reform Committee Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings and Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman sent a letter to Wal-Mart CEO Michael Duke after an examination of hundreds of internal documents relating to the Wal-Mart bribery allegations.
By Homeland Newswire | May 17, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., Thursday issued the following statement in reaction to the U.S. Postal Service announcement that it would delay closing mail processing plants until 2013.
By Interior Newswire | May 17, 2012
News Release: Crater Lake National Park will be hosting an astronomy event celebrating the Annular Solar Eclipse on Sunday, May 20th, 2012. Crater Lake lies just north of the "Ring of Fire" line, where the moon will pass directly in front of the sun, creating a partial annular eclipse. Weather permitting, visitors...
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2012
News Release: House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) released this statement following the vote on H.R. 4970, a Republican-authored Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) reauthorization bill that weakens current laws protecting immigrant crime victims and excludes protections for vulnerable Native American women and LGBT persons contained in a bipartisan bill passed by the Senate.
By DOE Newswire | May 17, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today released the following comment in response to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) issuance of a policy statement on the commission’s role regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) mercury and air toxics standards:
By Commerce Newswire | May 17, 2012
News Release: World Metrology Day celebrates the signing of the Treaty of the Meter on May 20, 1875.* By signing the treaty, representatives from 17 nations, including the United States, recognized the importance of worldwide uniformity of measurements and established a collaborative global framework for the advancement...
By Interior Newswire | May 17, 2012
News Release: To show our appreciation for those who serve in the U.S. Military, on May 19 - Armed Forces Day - the National Park Service will begin issuing an annual pass entrance to all 397 national parks for active duty military members and their dependents.
By Interior Newswire | May 17, 2012
News Release: Active Duty U.S. Military Offered Free Entrance to All National Parks.
By State Newswire | May 17, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Rep. Howard L. Berman, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, spoke out in strong support of a Congressional Resolution he co-authored that passed the House of Representatives opposing Iran’s efforts to acquire a nuclear weapons capability.
By Commerce Newswire | May 17, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, today delivered the following opening statement at a committee hearing examining the Social Security Administration...
By Interior Newswire | May 17, 2012
News Release: Marjorie Hall; mhall@nationalparks.org; 202-354-6480.
By USDA Newswire | May 17, 2012
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) announced today that it continues to accept fiscal year 2012 applications for two export market development programs: the Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops (TASC) Program and the Quality Samples Program (QSP).
By USDA Newswire | May 17, 2012
News Release: In a search to find better ways to control viral enteric diseases in birds, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have unearthed a treasure trove of previously known and unknown viruses in poultry by using a powerful new molecular tool called metagenomics.
By USDA Newswire | May 17, 2012
Release: Washington - Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By Interior Newswire | May 17, 2012
News Release: ANNAPOLIS, MD-Joined by Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley and other leaders in a ceremony at Sandy Point State Park, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar yesterday designated four water trails as new historic connecting components of the existing Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail.
By Interior Newswire | May 17, 2012
News Release: DNC Parks & Resorts at Kalaloch, Inc. has been selected to be awarded a new 10-year concession contract to operate overnight accommodations, food and beverage, retail, fuel, and firewood sales all located within the Kalaloch area of Olympic National Park.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2012
News Release: Today, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the Implementation of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, a patent reform bill that President Obama signed into law in September 2011. The Honorable David Kappos, Undersecretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) testified before the Committee. Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) released this statement following the hearing.
By Homeland Newswire | May 17, 2012
News Release: Thursday, May 17th, 2012. Press Contact: Ryan Nickel (202) 225-3481. WASHINGTON- House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rep. Norm Dicks made the following comments after release of the Legislative Branch bill text: "Today the Republican Majority released their Legislative Branch bill text for...
