News from May 2012
By Interior Newswire | May 16, 2012
News Release: Thanking America's Armed Forces. Active Duty U.S. Military Offered Free Entrance to All National Parks. SULLIVAN'S ISLAND, SC - 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 offering free entrance...
By Commerce Newswire | May 16, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, chaired by Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), today continued its “where the jobs are" hearing series with a focus on American tourism, a relative bright spot in our nation’s economy. Tourism in the United States is a multibillion-dollar...
By DOE Newswire | May 16, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, chaired by Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), today continued its “where the jobs are" hearing series with a focus on American tourism, a relative bright spot in our nation’s economy. Tourism in the United States is a multibillion-dollar...
By Interior Newswire | May 16, 2012
News Release: To show our appreciation for those who serve in the U.S. military, on May 19--Armed Forces Day--the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will begin issuing an annual pass offering free access to all BLM-managed public lands for active duty military members and their dependents."We all owe a debt to those...
By Interior Newswire | May 16, 2012
News Release: Hawaii National Park, Hawai'i - 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 offering free entrance to all 397 national parks for active duty military members and their dependents.
By Homeland Newswire | May 16, 2012
News Release: "Thank you for yielding. Mr. Chairman as you know, the allocation for the FY 2013 Milcon/VA bill is flat. In my opinion the allocation is what we could have expected if the Republicans would have stuck to the bipartisan agreement that established $1.047 trillion as the Committee's allocation.
By Homeland Newswire | May 16, 2012
News Release: "Mr. Chairman, I want to begin by commending you for the open, collaborative, and bipartisan process you have led this spring, culminating with the fiscal year 2013 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations bill before us. While I appreciate your efforts, the fact remains our Subcommittee was forced...
By DOE Newswire | May 16, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Lisa Murkowski today questioned EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson about the agency’s expansion of a study of hydraulic fracturing beyond what was authorized by Congress.
By Homeland Newswire | May 15, 2012
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 “Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano will travel to Germany, Israel and Jordan on May 18-23. In Munich, Secretary Napolitano will join her counterparts and Attorney General Eric Holder at the G6+1 Conference of Home ...
By USDA Newswire | May 15, 2012
News Release: Department of the Interior-led effort will provide a Military Pass for Free Access to National Parks and Other Public Lands YORKTOWN, Va., May 15, 2012 – As part of the Joining Forces initiative to support our nation's service members and their families, several U.S. government agencies will announce ...
By USDA Newswire | May 15, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, May 15, 2012–Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made the following statement about the U.S-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement , or Colombia TPA, which enters into force today.
By USDA Newswire | May 15, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, May 15, 2012 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today marked the 150th anniversary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and highlighted the positive impact that USDA has on the life of Americans each day.
By DOJ Newswire | May 15, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – Two members of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas (ABT) have been sentenced to federal prison for their role in an aggravated assault that took place in Tomball, Texas, in September 2008, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson of the Southern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | May 15, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – A Japanese citizen was sentenced yesterday in Los Angeles to 17 years in prison and lifetime supervised release for conspiracy to advertise child pornography, Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney André Birotte Jr. of the ...
By Fed Newswire | May 15, 2012
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of the following enforcement action: Grand Bankshares, Inc. (PDF), West Palm Beach, Florida Written Agreement dated May 9, 2012 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions.
By Fed Newswire | May 15, 2012
News Release: On May 14, 2012, the Federal Reserve conducted an auction of $3 billion in 28-day term deposits through its Term Deposit Facility. Following are the results of the auction: TDF Auction ID: A24 Competitive Amount Offered: $3,000,000,000 Competitive Amount Tendered: $10,871,250,000 Competitive Amount Awarded: ...
By Commerce News Now | May 15, 2012
News Release: Commerce Secretary John Bryson Remarks to Steel Manufacturers Association Conference Thank you, John [Ferriola]. Thanks, also, to Tom Danjczek and everyone at the Steel Manufacturers Association for inviting me here.
By Commerce News Now | May 15, 2012
News Release: U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson made the following statement regarding the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement that enters into force today. Due to the agreement, 80 percent of U.S. exports of consumer and industrial products to Colombia are now duty-free, including agricultural and construction ...
By Labor Gazette | May 15, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $7,842,250 National Emergency Grant to assist more than 1,200 workers affected by layoffs that resulted from the closure of the Hovensa oil refinery on St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Hovensa was the largest private employer in the U.S. Virgin Islands and operated one of the largest oil refineries in the Western Hemisphere.
By DOT News Wire | May 15, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on May 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
