News published on Federal Newswire in May 2008

News from May 2008


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on May 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on May 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a five page rule on May 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on May 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published an eight page rule on May 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page rule on May 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a five page rule on May 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on May 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on May 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published an eight page rule on May 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on May 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on May 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Wilderness Road Campground and picnic area to be temporarily closed for repairs

News Release: Cumberland Gap National Historical Park will have temporary closures to the Wilderness Road Campground and Picnic Area due to required road surface repairs in the next two months.


News Release: Cape Cod National Seashore Superintendent George E. Price, Jr. has announced that the 30-day public comment period for the Electrical Supply for Herring Cove Beach Facilities Environmental Assessment begins today and closes on June 7, 2008.


Finance Leaders Hear Of Slow Service At Social Security Offices As GAO Uncovers Staffing Shortfalls, Increased Wait Times

News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) convened a hearing of the panel today to review a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report showing inadequacies in services to the public at Social Security Administration (SSA) field...



Baucus Applauds Major Step Toward Protecting Seniors From Unscrupulous Medicare Marketing

News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today applauded new regulations issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to ban aggressive marketing practices by private Medicare plans, and added that many of these protections are so important that they need to be codified in law. Baucus has been a leader in the effort to end unscrupulous marketing practices that snare seniors into unwanted or unneeded private Medicare plans.


News Release: Washington, DC -The House today passed legislation to erase a government-imposed stigma against membership in the African National Congress of South Africa. This bill, authored by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Howard L. Berman (D-CA), will remove from U.S. databases any notation that would characterize the ANC and its leaders -- including Nobel Laureate and former South African President Nelson Mandela -- as terrorists.


Dall Flanders Retires after 36 Years

News Release: Dall Flanders, electrician at Dinosaur National Monument, is retiring after 36 years of service for the Federal government. He served four years with the U.S. Navy, four years at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, and 28 years at Dinosaur National Monument.


News Release: Elementary school students are invited to explore an historic Great Lakes village, complete with a blacksmith shop, a general store, and a U.S. Life-Saving Service Station. Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore will present two days of special historical demonstrations and tours on May 29 and 30, 2008...