News from May 2012
By Commerce Newswire | May 7, 2012
News Release: On Tuesday, May 22, 2012, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) will host "Creating Usable Electronic Health Records: A User-Centered Design Best Practices Workshop." The workshop will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at NIST's Gaithersburg, Md., campus.
By Interior Newswire | May 7, 2012
News Release: The John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site will host a variety of events to honor Kennedy's 95th birthday.
By Commerce Newswire | May 7, 2012
News Release: Gaithersburg, Md.-An international team of researchers including scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has found what may be the first known example of a "spin-orbital liquid," a substance in a never-before-seen quantum mechanical state.
By Homeland Newswire | May 7, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON- House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rep. Norm Dicks made the following comments after release of the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs FY2013 bill text.
By Homeland Newswire | May 7, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON- House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rep. Norm Dicks made the following comments after release of the FY2013 Defense bill text.
By Interior Newswire | May 7, 2012
News Release: Hawaii National Park, HI -Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park has earned the national Safety and Health Group Award from the National Park Service for its work in monitoring air quality within the park, and communicating the information to the public and employees.
By Interior Newswire | May 7, 2012
News Release: Digging ginseng has been an Appalachian tradition for generations, but rangers at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park want visitors to know that "what grows in the park, stays in the park.".
By Commerce Newswire | May 7, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC-Today, Representative Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, joined Representatives Judy Chu, Mike Honda, and other House Members in introducing legislation to prevent hazing in our armed services. The Harry Lew Military Hazing Accountability and Prevention Act of 2012 would...
By Interior Newswire | May 6, 2012
News Release: On Saturday, May 12, Oregon Caves National Monument will host its annual Community Open House.Free tours of the cave, the Oregon Caves Chateau, and nature walks will be offered between 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.Besides your sense of adventure, we request that you bring a non-perishable food item to donate.All collected food will be given to the local food bank.
By Interior Newswire | May 5, 2012
News Release: Petrified Forest, AZ- The national parks are the place to be on May 20, 2012, to see the first solar eclipse in the United States in 18 years. Petrified Forest National Park is within the pathway of the eclipse, making it a perfect spot to watch this remarkable event. The eclipse begins over the Pacific...
By Interior Newswire | May 5, 2012
News Release: Washington, D.C.-The National Christmas Tree, located on the Ellipse south of the White House, has been lost due to complications resulting from transplant shock according to the National Park Service (NPS). The deceased tree will be removed at approximately 7:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 5, 2012.
By Homeland Newswire | May 4, 2012
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 BRISBANE, Australia—Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today traveled to Brisbane, Australia where she led the Presidential delegation, which included U.S. Ambassador to Australia Jeff L. Bleich and Commander of the United States 7th Fleet Vice Admiral Scott H. Swift, at the 70th Anniversary Commemoration of the Battle of the Coral Sea.
By USDA Newswire | May 4, 2012
News Release: Final Rule provides conservation for 4.2 million acres of National Forest roadless areas WASHINGTON, May 4, 2012 – On Wednesday, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper announced the final Environmental Impact Statement for the final Colorado Roadless Rule, which provides conservation for 4.2 million acres of National Forest roadless area within Colorado.
By USDA Newswire | May 4, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, May 4, 2012 – Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan and Deputy Secretary of the Interior David Hayes today announced that collaboration between the agencies is again providing funds to improve the efficiency of agricultural water use throughout the State of California.
By USDA Newswire | May 4, 2012
News Release: Georgia Loan Moves USDA Closer to Secretary's Smart Grid Goal WASHINGTON, May 4, 2012 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that rural electric cooperative utilities in 10 states will receive loans to install smart grid technologies and make improvements to generation and transmission facilities. ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 4, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – Mohammad Hassan Khalid, 18, a Pakistani citizen and U.S. lawful permanent resident who resided in Maryland, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, stemming from his participation in a scheme to support, recruit and coordinate members of a conspiracy in their plan to wage violent jihad in and around Europe.
By DOJ Newswire | May 4, 2012
News Release: Barbara Murry, Douglas Murry, Douglas Murry III, Yolanda Moses, Lee Moses, Veronica Temple, Jeffrey Temple, Almetta Johnson and Courtney Johnson were charged in an indictment by a federal grand jury in the Middle District of Alabama on a variety of counts stemming from an identity theft and tax fraud ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 4, 2012
News Release: Lawrence Etsitty, 30, a former police officer with the Navajo Police Department, pleaded guilty today in federal court to two charges related to the sexual abuse of a woman who was in his custody on Jan. 25, 2009. Etsitty pleaded guilty to violating the civil rights of the victim when he touched and ...
By Labor Gazette | May 4, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis issued the following statement on the April 2012 Employment Situation report released today: "Our nation's labor market added 130,000 private sector jobs in the month of April, while the unemployment rate fell to 8.1 percent, its lowest level in three years.
By Commerce News Now | May 4, 2012
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on May 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
