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XeDAR Corporation Wins National Park Service Contract for Secure Records Management Project: DENVER -- XDAR Corporation (OTCBB: XDRC) provides homeland security and defense consulting and IT management and security services to the Departments of Homeland Security, Defense and others; the national intelligence agencies; and the U.S. Military. It announced today the receipt of a contract from the National Park Service NPS to...; Tags: FINANCE, Government, National Park Service; Research articles 2008-09-23
New plan would scrap ban on loaded weapons in parks: WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration formally proposed Wednesday to scrap a longtime ban against bringing loaded weapons into national parks and wildlife areas. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne announced the beginning of a 60-day public comment period on the proposed update to the nation's gun regulations. Under...; Tags: Government, National Park Service, refuge, regulation, Regulations; Research articles 2008-05-01
Valley Forge gets $375,000 in grants: Valley Forge National Historical Park hit a $375,000 jackpot yesterday as the winners were announced in the first round of grants under the National Park Service's new Centennial Challenge. All three projects submitted by the park were selected for funding: a new connector trail and multimedia show at Washington's Headquarters...; Tags: Government, National Park Service; Research articles 2008-04-25
7 ex-parks chiefs back gun ban: WASHINGTON -- Seven former directors of the National Park Service -- including the Bush administration's first park chief -- have signed a letter opposing the Interior Department's plan to reconsider regulations restricting loaded guns in national parks. The former park officials say current regulations requiring that visitors to...; Tags: Government, National Park Service, Regulations; Research articles 2008-04-05
Interior may allow loaded guns in parks: WASHINGTON -- Park rangers, retirees and conservation groups are protesting a plan by the Interior Department to reconsider regulations restricting loaded guns in national parks. The groups say current regulations requiring that visitors to national parks render their weapons inaccessible were working and have made national parks...; Tags: Government, National Park Service, Regulations; Research articles 2008-02-26

$2.4 billion budget proposed for U.S. Park Service: WASHINGTON -- The White House proposed a $2.4 billion budget Monday for the National Park Service, which could grow by an additional $200 million based on the Centennial Challenge. Utah's national parks and areas controlled by the Bureau of Land Management or other federal agencies are subject to...; Tags: FINANCE, Government, National Park Service, president, Taxes, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2008-02-05
NPS Retirees: Current Gun Rules for National Parks are Working, Should Not Be Weakened: To: POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: Patrick Mitchell, +1-703-276-3266, pmitchell@hastingsgroup.com, for the Coalition of National Park Service Retirees U.S. Senators Urged to Stick With Current 'Common Sense' Rule Permitting Unloaded, Stored Guns in Parks; Increased Poaching and Risks to Campers, Rangers and Historic Sites Seen Under Looser Approach. WASHINGTON, Feb. 4...; Tags: Government, National Park Service, regulation, Regulations; Research articles 2008-02-04
An ugly Heritage: the poor man's national park; the citizen's burden: A FEW years ago, Lee Ott was driving around his vegetable farm in Yuma, Ariz., when he spotted a crew of surveyors putting stakes in his land. "I stopped and asked them what was going on," he recalls. It turned out they were marking the boundaries of the Yuma Crossing...; Tags: Arizona, farm, Government, National Park Service, preservation, SOFTWARE, Transportation, U.S. Congress, Virginia; Research articles 2008-01-28
National parks robbed of heritage: Looting of fossils and archaeological artifacts from national parks -- such as Native American pottery and Civil War relics -- is increasing as demand for such items rises on the Internet and the world market, National Park Service officials say. Over the past decade, an average...; Tags: artifact, FBI, Government, INTERNET, National Park Service; Research articles 2008-01-24
Senators push to allow guns in parks: WASHINGTON AP -- Nearly half the Senate is pushing the Bush administration to let gun owners carry handguns and other firearms into national parks and wildlife refuges. Forty-seven lawmakers have signed a letter asking Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to lift Reagan-era restrictions that prevent citizens from carrying readily...; Tags: Government, Idaho, National Park Service, Regulations, secretary, senator; Research articles 2008-01-11
Remarks by the First Lady at the National Park Foundation Leadership Summit on Partnership and Philanthropy Inaugural Founders Award Dinner: AUSTIN, Texas -- Four Seasons Hotel Austin, Texas October 15, 2007 7:42 P.M. CDT MRS. BUSH: Thank you, David, for that very kind introduction, and thank you for the extraordinary service you and your family have given to our national parks. I want to say...; Tags: Austin, Benefits, FINANCE, Government, laughter, leadership, National Park Service, partnership, secretary, SOFTWARE, Strategy, Texas, White House; Research articles 2007-10-16
A brighter future?(PRESIDENT'S OUTLOOK): As readers of this magazine and frequent visitors to the national parks, you are well aware of the annual funding shortfalls under which our parks have suffered for decades. We have seen the decline in ranger-led programs in many of the parks, dirtier bathrooms, and insufficient...; Tags: annual, director, Government, Groupware, National Park Service, president, SOFTWARE, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2007-09-22
August 25th Birthday of America's National Parks Highlights Popularity, Unmet Needs: To: ENVIRONMENTAL EDITORSContact: Patrick Mitchell, +1-703-276-3266, pmitchell@hastingsgroup.com, for CNPSR WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Park Service - - America's premier conservation agency -- turns 91 years old this week with millions of citizens enjoying historic treasures from Independence Hall to Mesa Verde and famous natural sanctuaries such as...; Tags: Administration, FINANCE, Government, Investment, National Park Service, Park, superintendent, Taxes; Research articles 2007-08-22
Cape Hattaras National Seashore Remains Open to ORVs: RALEIGH, North Carolina ENS — --> The National Park Service is not going to close Cape Hatteras National Seashore to off-road vehicles, while it considers how to respond to a federal judge's ruling last Tuesday that ORVs on the seashore are illegal. Park Superintendent Mike...; Tags: beach, Government, HARDWARE, National Park Service, Regulations, Transportation; Research articles 2007-07-23
Innergy helps map parks: Innergy Helps Map Parks: Innergy Power, a local solar power company, is participating in a federal government project to create detailed maps of the nation's 400 national parks. The private San Diego firm is providing National Park Service mapping teams with solar battery rechargers to keep equipment charged in...; Tags: Government, National Park Service, team; Research articles 2007-06-11
A goddess for victims: the Victims of Communism Memorial comes to fruition: A DOZEN years ago, Lev Dobriansky and Lee Edwards met with National Park Service official John Parsons to learn what it takes to build a public memorial in Washington, D.C. Parsons gave them a document that outlined a 24-step program--a long march that included congressional permission, site selection, design approval,...; Tags: Communism, Government, National Park Service, SOFTWARE; Research articles 2007-05-28
2007 Ad: April 20, 2007 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Americans take great pride in our country's natural beauty, and our Nation is blessed to have a park system of more than 80 million acres that belongs to us all. During National Park...; Tags: advertisement, conservation, Government, National Park Service, SOFTWARE, U.S.; Research articles 2007-04-30
Official collects Flight 93 stories: Some tell stories of what their family members were like growing up, long before they died fighting back aboard a hijacked airplane on Sept. 11, 2001. Others talk about how that awful day has forever changed their lives. Whatever the stories are that relate to the 40...; Tags: Government, National Park Service; Research articles 2007-04-29
Official collects Flight 93 stories for memorial: Some tell stories of what their family members were like growing up, long before they died fighting back aboard a hijacked airplane on Sept. 11, 2001. Others talk about how that awful day has forever changed their lives. Whatever the stories are that relate...; Tags: Government, National Park Service; Research articles 2007-04-28
Official to collect Flight 93 stories for memorial: Some tell stories of what their family members were like growing up, long before they died fighting back aboard a hijacked airplane on Sept. 11, 2001. Others talk about how that awful day has forever changed their lives. Whatever the stories are that relate to the 40...; Tags: Government, National Park Service; Research articles 2007-04-28