News from May 2012
By Interior Newswire | May 9, 2012
News Release: Armed Forces Day is Saturday May 19, 2011 and the solemn tune Taps will be sounded at every National Cemetery and U.S. Veterans cemetery worldwide at 11:00 a.m. This tribute to veterans is called EchoTaps and is sponsored by the organization Bugles Across America.Since 1949, the third Saturday in May has been designated as Armed Forces Day. This day will honor all those who have served and continue to serve in uniform.
By Commerce Newswire | May 9, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - In response to more than a year of Justice Department stonewalling Congress and the American people on Operation Fast and Furious, the U.S. House of Representatives today passed by voice vote an amendment cutting Justice Department salaries until they fully answer questions on the failed...
By Interior Newswire | May 9, 2012
News Release: Bandelier Advising of Upcoming Closure May 22 or 23.
By Commerce Newswire | May 9, 2012
News Release: (WASHINGTON)-A new report released by two House Committees offers a critical examination of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) management and its procurement, deployment and storage of airport security screening technologies. Viewed in light of the recent bomb interdiction operation in Yemen, ...
By Interior Newswire | May 9, 2012
News Release: Days are growing longer and birdsong is filling the mountain air as the North Cascades awaken from the long winter. With the Washington State Department of Transportation hard at work reopening the North Cascades Highway (State Route 20), North Cascades National Park Complex is ready to welcome you.
By Commerce Newswire | May 9, 2012
News Release: Scientists, industry leaders and public officials came together this week for a dialogue on innovation at The Atlantic's "From Inspiration to Innovation Summit," held at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va. Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Director Patrick Gallagher was among the invited speakers on the panel, "Advanced Manufacturing: Made in America. Again?"
By Interior Newswire | May 9, 2012
News Release: Who started the war between the United States and Mexico? Who were the men who fought that war? What documents explain what really happened in this conflict? And is Texas really as unique as it claims? These are some of the questions that will be answered in the symposium "Straight Talk: What Really Happened in the U.S.-Mexican War" sponsored by Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park and hosted by the Brownsville ISD.
By Interior Newswire | May 9, 2012
News Release: In the second of a series of short web videos, viewers have a front row seat at major milestones that have been accomplished over the past year of Elwha River Restoration.
By Interior Newswire | May 9, 2012
News Release: MUNISING, Mich. On Saturday, May 19 and May 26, please join a naturalist on a Wildflower and Woodlands Walk at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. The program begins each Saturday at 1 p.m.
By Commerce Newswire | May 9, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Republicans are preparing to approve a Reconciliation Bill this week that would permanently eliminate the Social Services Block Grant, ending a program signed into law by President Reagan that is vital for at-risk children, seniors and people with disabilities at the same time as they...
By Homeland Newswire | May 9, 2012
News Release: Full Committee Ranking Member Rep. Norm Dicks.
By Commerce Newswire | May 9, 2012
News Release: (WASHINGTON)- House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., cosponsor of the House postal reform legislation (H.R. 2309 ) offered the following statement on today’s announcement by the United States Postal Service (USPS):
By USDA Newswire | May 9, 2012
Release: Washington, DC, May 9, 2012 - Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan today announced awards to help States expand availability of wireless technology in farmers' markets not currently participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The $4 million in funding provides SNAP participants greater access to fresh and healthy food, while supporting American farmers and local economies.
By Interior Newswire | May 9, 2012
News Release: Bonus bids at the Bureau of Land Management's May 8 oil and gas lease sale in Billings totaled $3,950,025.The highest single-parcel bid was $238,400 submitted by Western Land Service, Inc. of Sheridan, Wyo., for a 596-acre BLM parcel managed by the Miles City Field Office and located in Richland County...
By Interior Newswire | May 9, 2012
News Release: The remodel of Rocky Mountain National Park's Beaver Meadows Visitor Center lobby and porch is complete. Please join park staff for an open house on Saturday, May 19, at 7:00 p.m. and see the changes to the visitor desk, new lift, bathroom remodel, and porch addition. Our special program given by Jim Disney will highlight the evening and spotlight the new audio-visual system in the auditorium.
By Commerce Newswire | May 9, 2012
News Release: The Social Security Administration does a difficult job well, and has had a number of information technology successes. At the same time, long-range strategic planning for large-scale technology modernization, which can be a challenge for any large enterprise, presents a unique challenge for SSA - which handles over 32,000 new benefit applications, and serves 180,000 Americans in person and well over 300,000 Americans by phone, each and every business day.
By Homeland Newswire | May 9, 2012
News Release: Full Committee Ranking Member Rep Norm Dicks.
By DOJ Newswire | May 9, 2012
News Release: Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) applauded President Obama’s support for marriage equality for same-sex couples. Ranking Member Conyers is an original cosponsor of H.R. 1116, the “Respect for Marriage Act" which would repeal the so-called “Defense of Marriage Act" (DOMA). As Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee during the 104th Congress, Representative Conyers opposed DOMA in 1996.
By Interior Newswire | May 9, 2012
News Release: The Spruce Railroad Trail Environmental Assessment (SRRT EA) was released today by Olympic National Park and is available for public review and download at.
By Commerce Newswire | May 9, 2012
News Release: Botnet activity is on the rise around the globe, and to help understand this problem the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is hosting a free, day-long workshop May 30, 2012, at its Gaithersburg, Md., campus. Technical Aspects of Botnets will bring stakeholders together to discuss...
