News published on Federal Newswire in February 2004

News from February 2004


The US Agriculture Department published a six page rule on Feb. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a three page rule on Feb. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a three page rule on Feb. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a five page rule on Feb. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Feb. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a three page proposed rule on Feb. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a four page notice on Feb. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Feb. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Feb. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Feb. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Feb. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Feb. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Senate, House Committees Release GAO Report On Federal IT Project Management

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-A General Accounting Office (GAO) report released today shows that federal agencies need to improve their oversight of information technology (IT) strategic planning, performance measurement, and investment management. The GAO report was requested by Senate Governmental Affairs Committee...


Baucus Finance Committee Hearing Statement with Treasury Secretary Snow on the President’s Budget

News Release: “I am pleased to join in welcoming U.S. Treasury Secretary Snow to address the president’s budget. I support a number of proposals in the president’s budget. I am heartened that the administration has acknowledged that we need to do something about the deficit, but I am concerned that a plan to balance the budget is notably absent from the president’s budget.


Grassley Announces Finance Committee Tax Staff Change

News Release: WASHINGTON -- Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, todayannounced a change of his committee tax staff. Diann Howland, pension policy advisor, is leavingthe committee to join the American Benefits Council as vice president, retirement policy.


Sen. Baucus Keeps Up Fight to Lift Cuba Travel Ban, Calls for Floor Action

News Release: (WASHINGTON, D.C.) U.S. Senator Max Baucus was today joined by three of his colleagues- Sens. Larry Craig (R-Idaho), Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.), and Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) - in pressingthe Senate leadership to allow Senate floor debate on their bill, "The Freedom to Travel to CubaAct," which would permanently repeal the Cuba travel ban.


NIST to Hold Public Meeting on WTC Investigation in NYC on February 12

News Release: Location: New York Marriott Financial Center Hotel, 85 West Street, New York, NY


Senators Call for Greater Action on Escalating Deficit

News Release: Dear Mr. President: We write to support greater action to reduce the budget deficit. We commend your State of the Union statement that "we should limit the burden of governmenton this economy by acting as good stewards of taxpayer dollars." We welcome your recentbudget’s increased attention to reducing...


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-During a subcommittee hearing today examining widespread tax avoidance and evasion by Defense contractors, Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) said those contractors must be held accountable for their actions. “Federal procurement laws require contractors...


Major Fish Kill at Rottenwood Creek 2/12/04

News Release: Thousands of fish are dead in Rottonwood Creek, along with salamanders and other organisms. At 2pm on Wednesday, Feb. 11, a park visitor reported that there were dead fish lying in the bottom of the creek. Rottonwood Creek is a major tributary that flows into the Chattahoochee River within the Palisades...