News published on Federal Newswire in February 2006

News from February 2006


Baucus Calls For Bolder IRS Action to Close Tax Gap

News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, expressed strong disappointment today at revised IRS estimates that the gross tax gap for 2001 was $345 billion. Baucus said the administration’s current plan of action to close the ongoing “tax gap" -...


News Release: Santa Barbara Island will be temporarily closed to public access from Feb. 10, 2006 through May 31, 2006 to protect a breeding population of California Brown Pelican, a species listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act.


News Release: Who: Full Committee When: Wednesday, March 1 at 10:00 a.m. Where: SD-366 Why: To receive testimony regarding the state of the economies and fiscal affairs in the Territories of Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands.


Collins, Lieberman Hold Hurricane Katrina Hearing on Waste, Fraud and Abuse in FEMA's Assistance Programs

News Release: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins and Ranking Member Joseph Lieberman heard officials of three federal investigative agencies testify about substantial waste and fraud that has marred the Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts. An official from the U.S. Government...


Domenici Announces all Twelve GOP Committee Members as PACE-Energy Act Cosponsors

News Release: Washington, D.C. - The PACE-Energy Act, one of a package of three bills that together implement the twenty recommendations of the recent National Academy of Sciences (NAS) report titled Rising Above the Gathering Storm, last week achieved the accomplishment of garnering all twelve Republican Senate Energy ...


Media Advisory: Witnesses Announced for February 16 Full Committee Hearing

News Release: The full committee will hold a hearing on Thursday, February 16 at 10:00 a.m. in room SD-366. The purpose of this hearing is to receive testimony regarding S. 2253, to require the Secretary of the Interior to offer certain areas of the 181 Area of the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas leasing.


News Release: Thank you. I'm delighted to join you on behalf of Secretary Gutierrez. He wanted to be here tonight, but last-minute changes in his schedule prevented him from coming.


Assistant Secretary of Labor Addresses Grand Rapids Benefits Professionals

News Release: Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.



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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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