NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MORNING REPORT


Monday, October 29, 2007


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INCIDENTS


No new incident reports received.


OTHER NEWS


The following stories (among others) can be read on InsideNPS:


Ford's Theatre NHS - Officials at Ford's Theatre plan to transform the site of Abraham Lincoln's assassination into a six-building complex that will include multimedia educational displays designed to immerse visitors in 1860s Washington and the legacy of the nation's 16th president.

HYPERLINK "http://washingtontimes.com/article/20071027/METRO/110270036/1004" http://washingtontimes.com/article/20071027/METRO/110270036/1004


Office of Legislative and Congressional Affairs - This week's update on past and upcoming hearings and the status of legislation pertinent to the National Park Service.

HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Announcements&id=5928" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Announcements&id=5928


Sagamore Hill NHS - Thomas E. Ross has been selected as the superintendent of Sagamore Hill. Ross will begin his assignment in January 2008. Phil Selleck, currently chief ranger at Delaware Water Gap, will be acting superintendent until that time.

HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=PeopleNews&id=1726" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=PeopleNews&id=1726


Midwest Region - Midwest Region has issued an announcement for a GS-0025-14/15 superintendent for Jefferson National Expansion Memorial.

HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Jobs&id=3012" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Jobs&id=3012


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Prepared by the Division of Law Enforcement, Security and Emergency Services, Washington Office, with the support of the Office of the Chief Information Officer and Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Edited by Bill Halainen ( HYPERLINK "mailto:Bill_Halainen@nps.gov" Bill_Halainen@nps.gov, 570-686-3828).


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