News published on Federal Newswire in December 2009

News from December 2009


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Dec. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Dec. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Dec. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Dec. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Dec. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Dec. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page rule on Dec. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Dec. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published an eight page proposed rule on Dec. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Dec. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page proposed rule on Dec. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are studying how watermelons grow from tiny flowers to plus-size, market-ready produce in only five weeks. Their findings have resulted in the first reported large-scale study that identified and characterized key genes regulating watermelon growth and development.


Baucus Applauds Passage of Three-Month FAA Extension

News Release: Washington, DC- Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) commented today following Senate passage, by unanimous consent, to extend the Airport and Airway Trust Fund through March 31, 2010. Senate action last night follows House approval Wednesday of an identical measure, H.R. 4217. The three-month...


CMS Chief Actuary spells out impact of Reid bill on national health expenditures, Medicare coverage, financing

News Release: WASHINGTON --- Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Mike Enzi (R-Wyoming) today said that in response to their request, the Chief Actuary for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has reported on the overall financial effects, coverage effects, and national health expenditures effect of the Patient...


Republicans Unveil Job Training Reform Package

News Release: Led by Reps. Brett Guthrie (R-KY) and Howard P. “Buck" McKeon (R-CA), Republicans on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee have introduced the Workforce Investment Improvement Act (H.R. 4271), a bill to strengthen job training opportunities for workers and job seekers. Their legislation renews workforce development programs under the Workforce Investment Act, a law that has not been reauthorized by Congress since 1998.


News Release: MIAMI - Eight Peruvian cultural religious artifacts previously seized by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) were returned to the government of Peru yesterday by ICE's Office of Investigations in Miami.


Baucus Comment on CMS Actuary Report on Health Reform

News Release: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) issued the following statement today following the release of a report by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Chief Actuary Rick Foster regarding the estimated financial effects of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009.


Baucus, Grassley Call for Increased Efforts to Address Barriers to Indian Market

News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) called for improved access for U.S. agricultural products to the Indian market following release today of an International Trade Commission (ITC) report showing Indian tariff and non- tariff measures are a serious impediment to U.S. agricultural exports.


News Release: On Thursday, Dec. 17, 2009 the First Flight Society and the National Park Service will continue the tradition of honoring the accomplishments of Wilbur and Orville Wright at the 106th anniversary celebration of the first heavier-than-air powered flight. The event will take place at Wright Brothers National Memorial; park entrance fees will be waived for the day.


Excellence in Service Awards Presented

News Release: (Munising, MICH.) On December 9, 2009, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore superintendent Jim Northup presented awards on behalf of the U.S. Department of the Interior to several cooperating law enforcement agencies for their outstanding work associated with the investigation and subsequent prosecution...