News published on Federal Newswire in March 2006

News from March 2006


The US Labor Department published a three page notice on March 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a three page rule on March 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on March 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a three page notice on March 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a five page rule on March 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page rule on March 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published an eight page notice on March 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on March 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on March 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on March 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on March 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on March 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on March 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on March 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Energy Committee Fact of the Day

News Release: Because of the energy bill.... Nine generating companies and consortiums across the are preparing applications for permission to build between 9 and 19 new nuclear power plants. If all 19 plants are built, they would generate between 20,000-25,000 megawatts of new electricity between the years 2015 ...


News Release: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins, R-Me., and Ranking Member Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., Wednesday wrote to Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff asking him to improve housing assistance to Katrina victims and to take immediate steps to develop a national...


Media Advisory: Public Lands and Forests Subcommittee Hearing Scheduled

News Release: Who: Public Lands & Forests Subcommittee


New Security Standard Is Key to Helping  Federal Agencies Protect Information Systems

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez today announced a new standard to help federal agencies improve their information technology security and comply with the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) of 2002.


Record-breaking Detector May Aid Nuclear Inspections

News Release: Boulder, Colo.-Scientists at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have designed and demonstrated the world's most accurate gamma ray detector, which is expected to be useful eventually in verifying inventories of nuclear materials and detecting radioactive contamination in the environment.


News Release: Who: Water & Power Subcommittee When: Thursday, March 30 at 2:30 p.m. Where: SD-366 Why: To receive testimony on S. 1577, to facilitate the transfer of Spearfish Hydroelectric Plant Number 1 to the city of Spearfish, South Dakota; S. 1962 and H.R. 4000, bills to authorize the Secretary of the Interior ...