News published on Federal Newswire in October 2012

By Commerce News Now | Oct 18, 2012

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Oct. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOE Gazette | Oct 18, 2012

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Oct. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOE Gazette | Oct 18, 2012

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Oct. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Commerce Newswire | Oct 18, 2012

News Release: Washington, DC -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a new letter to Catherine Engelbrecht, President and Founder of True the Vote, requesting documents relating to the group’s plan to deploy hundreds of thousands of personnel across the country on Election Day to challenge access to the polls for people they believe should not be allowed to vote.

By Commerce Newswire | Oct 18, 2012

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the Coast Guard reported that BP’s subsea evaluation of the Macondo well showed that an oil sheen that has been linked to the BP spill is likely the result of oil being released from a failed device used by BP in an attempt to contain the well in 2010. Reports indicate that oil is...

By USDA Newswire | Oct 18, 2012

Release: The European Union (EU) is a relatively new market for U.S. beef exports. It wasn’t until August 2009 when the United States began exporting high-quality beef (marbled with a high fat content) to the EU under a negotiated tariff rate quota for non-hormone treated beef.

By Interior Newswire | Oct 18, 2012

News Release: Firefighters continue to monitor and patrol the Fern Lake Fire. The past few days of strong, gusty winds have caused a slight increase in fire behavior. Recent light precipitation and colder temperatures have helped moderate the drying effects of the wind. Puffs of smoke were more noticeable and the fire will continue to put up smoke until a heavy snow extinguishes it.

By Interior Newswire | Oct 18, 2012

News Release: ANDERSONVILLE, Georgia - On the evening of Saturday, Nov. 17, Andersonville National Historic Site will host a new program, "Night Museum.".

By Interior Newswire | Oct 18, 2012

News Release: As part of the 50th commemoration of the Cuban Missile Crisis, Everglades National Park is hosting a special tour on Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012, for U.S. Army veterans who served at Nike missile sites around the country as a result of the Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962.

By Commerce Newswire | Oct 18, 2012

News Release: WASHINGTON - In a letter today, U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, called on Treasury Secretary Geithner to outline the Obama Administration’s position on Chinese currency manipulation before the next round of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations...

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 18, 2012

News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) for New England Kevin L. Lane; United States Attorney for Rhode Island Peter F. Neronha; and Pawtucket Police Chief Paul King announced that Audi Pineda, 38, of Pawtucket, was convicted by a federal court jury on Wednesday of conspiracy and possession with the intent to distribute oxycodone.

By Interior Newswire | Oct 18, 2012

News Release: Fire Island National Seashore is offering a wide variety of guided tours and lectures this fall. From mid-October through December, several favorite seasonal programs are scheduled again at the Fire Island Lighthouse, William Floyd Estate, and Wilderness Visitor Center, along with several new programs.

By Interior Newswire | Oct 18, 2012

News Release: CONSTRUCTION UPDATES: ST THOMAS ROAD OPEN, LAKESHORE ROAD BEING RESEALED.

By Commerce Newswire | Oct 18, 2012

News Release: WASHINGTON - Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and several other House Democrats today asked multiple government agencies to prepare a report and a new plan to continue the cleanup of uranium on Navajo Nation lands leftover from the development of the atom bomb and the Cold War’s nuclear arms race. The current...

By Commerce Newswire | Oct 18, 2012

News Release: WASHINGTON - Continuing their recent examination of whether commodity index fund investments may run afoul of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), Reps. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and George Miller (D-Calif.) again wrote to the Department of Labor today expressing concern that the agency does not know the degree to which pensions plans are invested in potentially risky commodity index funds.

By Interior Newswire | Oct 18, 2012

News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - Grand Canyon National Park's interpretive orientation film, Grand Canyon: A Journey of Wonder, which debuted on April 18, 2011, recently won two prestigious awards: the National Association of Interpretation (NAI) First Place Award for Interpretive Media in the Long Video category and an Aurora Platinum Best of Show Award in the Nature / Environment category.

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 18, 2012

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Nine individuals, who allegedly participated in a Deming, N.M., based conspiracy to distribute large quantities of methamphetamine, have been charged with narcotics trafficking offenses in a federal indictment that was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico in Las Cruces.

By DOL Newswire | Oct 18, 2012

News Release: U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Senator Tom Coburn, M.D. (R-OK) today sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius requesting answers on a significantly delayed report intended to shed light on the long-term efficacy of the Head Start program.

By Homeland Newswire | Oct 18, 2012

News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Maine, have formally asked Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta for documents related to the security of the U.S. mission in Benghazi before the Sept. 11, 2012, attack that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens.

By Commerce Newswire | Oct 18, 2012

News Release: WASHINGTON - The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee today released a new video illustrating Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius’s convoluted scheme to mask ObamaCare’s $200 billion in cuts to the popular Medicare Advantage program. Without Sebelius’ $8.3 billion scheme...