News published on Federal Newswire in October 2002

News from October 2002


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Oct. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Oct. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Oct. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Oct. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Oct. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Oct. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page rule on Oct. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a three page rule on Oct. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a six page rule on Oct. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Oct. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Oct. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Senator Frank H. Murkowski (R-AK), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today released the following statement after the House energy conferees made a second offer regarding the safe energy development of a portion of Alaska’s North Slope: “We are headed in ...


Four New NIST Guides Counter Cyberattacks Furthers Administration's Commitment to Secure Cyberspace

News Release: The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published four new computer security guides that are the latest in a continuing series designed to provide the federal government with timely information in countering cyberattacks.


News Release: The National Park Service is beginning planning for a wetlands restoration project at the Giacomini Ranch in Marin County, California. To initiate the public scoping process, Point Reyes National Seashore will be holding a public scoping as an agenda item at the next Citizens Advisory Commission meeting...


President Signs Bill Granting Commerce's NIST New Authorities to Investigate Major Building Failures

News Release: President Bush late yesterday signed into law legislation giving the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) authorities to investigate major building failures in the United States. The authorities assigned to NIST under the National Construction Safety Team Act are modeled after those of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) for investigating transportation accidents.


Nelson-Chafee-Breaux Amendment to Gramm-Miller Substitute

News Release: The bipartisan Nelson-Chafee-Breaux amendment is a reasonable compromise solution to two of the most glaring failures of the Gramm-Miller substitute amendment. COLLECTIVE BARGAINING • The Gramm-Miller substitute would allow the union rights of thousands of future employees of the Department of Homeland...


Grassley, Baucus Bill Language Redirects Money to Uninsured Kids

News Release: WASHINGTON -- Medicare legislation from Sens. Max Baucus and Chuck Grassley would prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services from allowing states to divert federal funds that are dedicated to children’s health to instead cover childless adults.


News Release: The bipartisan Nelson-Chafee-Breaux amendment is a reasonable compromise solution to two of the most glaring failures of the Gramm-Miller substitute amendment.


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News Release: Hearing: The Final Report produced by the President's Commission to Strengthen Social Security.


News Release: A new web site and publication feature how the Bt corn/monarch butterfly controversy was resolved. The electronic and print material present a case study of a controversial issue that was settled by scientifically developed facts.