News published on Federal Newswire in June 2005

News from June 2005


The US Agriculture Department published a two page rule on June 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a five page rule on June 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on June 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page rule on June 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page rule on June 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page rule on June 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a five page rule on June 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page proposed rule on June 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on June 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page rule on June 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page rule on June 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Opening Statement of Chairman Grassley Committee Consideration of the Energy Policy Tax Incentives Act of 2005

News Release: Opening Statement of Chairman Grassley Committee Consideration of the Energy Policy Tax Incentives Act of 2005 Thursday, June 16, 2005.


Software Advance Helps Computers Act Logically

News Release: Computers just respond to commands, never "thinking" about the consequences. A new software language, however, promises to enable computers to reason much more precisely and thus better reflect subtleties intended by commands of human operators. Developed by National Institute of Standards and Technology...


News Release: Senators Norm Coleman, Chairman and Carl Levin, Ranking Member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations today obtained commitments from the Commissioners of the Internal Revenue Service and the Financial Management Service to expand the responsibilities of the Federal Contractor Tax Compliance...


News Release: Washington, DC - Senator Susan Collins, during a Subcommittee hearing today of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, called for stricter regulations in the federal government procurement process in order to crackdown on civilian contractors who fail to pay federal taxes. She...


Subcommittee Reviews Food Aid Programs

News Release: Subcommittee Chairman William Jenkins today chaired a hearing of the Subcommittee on Specialty Crops and Foreign Agriculture Programs to review food aid programs. The hearing provided an opportunity for Members to review the needs, capabilities and obstacles facing foreign food aid assistance programs.


Committee Passes Grassley’s Energy Tax Incentives Package

News Release: The Finance Committee today passed the chairman's modification to the Energy Policy Tax Incentives Act of 2005on a voice vote. The committee didn't adopt any amendments. The Joint Committee on Taxation has posted...


Baucus Encourages R&D Tax Credit Permanence

News Release: (WASHINGTON, D.C.) U.S. Senator Max Baucus issued the following statement of support tomake the R&D tax credit permanent following the release of a letter by the R&D CreditCoalition to Congress from hundreds of companies that support a permanent, strengthened R&Dtax credit.


Reclamation Signs Cooperative Research Agreement with the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California to Study New Desalination Processes

News Release: The Bureau of Reclamation and the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California have entered into a cooperative research agreement to test three water desalination pilot projects at Reclamation's Water Quality Improvement Center in Yuma, Ariz. The innovative technologies highlighted in these projects...


News Release: Reducing greenhouse gases from agriculture is the goal of Climate Friendly Farming, a five-year cooperative project involving the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and Washington State University (WSU).