News published on Federal Newswire in March 2003

News from March 2003


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on March 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on March 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on March 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on March 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on March 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on March 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on March 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a five page notice on March 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on March 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on March 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page proposed rule on March 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Senators Seek IRS Response to Enron Revelations

News Release: Dear Commissioner Wenzel: On Feb. 13, 2003, the Senate Finance Committee received the official report of the investigation by the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) relating to the collapse of the Enron Corporation. The JCT report entitled, "Investigation of Enron Corporation and Related Entities...


Grassley, Kennedy Will Re-Introduce Bill to Help Disabled Children

News Release: WASHINGTON -- Senator Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, and Senator Edward Kennedy, ranking member of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, today plan to re-introduce their bipartisan legislation to help disabled children.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) and Ranking Member Joe Lieberman (D-CT) today announced that on Thursday, March 20, 2003, the committee will hold a hearing to examine the federal government’s efforts to ensure that the millions of cargo containers entering the United States are not used as weapons of terrorism.


News Release: A new, improved honey bee diet developed by Agricultural Research Service scientists could provide bees with an early spring jump start as they prepare to pollinate the annual $1-billion California almond crop.


Baucus Works Together to Achieve a Responsible Economic Stimulus Package

News Release: Today's agreement on the amount of economic stimulus is a real breakthrough forall of us who are worried about the economy and the growing deficit. By placing a floorand ceiling of $350 Billion for a fiscal year 2004 economic stimulus package, we'reproviding enough of a financial boost to strengthen the economy while not burdeningfuture generations with an overwhelming deficit.


Commerce's NIST Reports Significant Advances Made in Facial Recognition Technology

News Release: Computers have become much more adept at "recognizing" human faces during the past two years, states a report released today by the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).


News Release: WASHINGTON - Governmental Affairs Committee Ranking Member Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., and Senator Russell Feingold, D-Wisc., Thursday introduced the No Taxation Without Representation Act of 2003 to provide the residents of the District of Columbia with full voting representation in Congress. Joining as...


Grassley Objects to Army Management Award

News Release: Last month, Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, questioned a potential presidential merit award to an Army official who has responsibility over Army credit card programs. Grassley has worked to expose government credit card abuse and mismanagement,.


Collins, Lieberman Call for Additional Coast Guard Funding

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) and Ranking Member Joe Lieberman (D-CT) today sent a letter to the Senate Budget Committee urging the committee to provide additional funding to the U.S. Coast Guard to modernize its fleet. The Governmental Affairs Committee has jurisdiction over the new Department of Homeland Security, which includes the Coast Guard.