News published on Federal Newswire in December 2009

News from December 2009


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Dec. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Dec. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Dec. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Dec. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Dec. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Dec. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Dec. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Dec. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Dec. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Dec. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Dec. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Dec. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Dec. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks Tom Strickland today joined officials from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the State of Florida and the South Florida Water Management District to break ground today on a 1-mile bridge on the Tamiami Trail, a key component of on-going efforts to revive the Everglades.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., December 4, 2009 - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement regarding the Department of Labor’s November unemployment report.


to Conduct Pilot Project to Restore Native Dune Habitat

News Release: During early December, the National Park Service will conduct a pilot restoration project in the coastal dune area near Abbotts Lagoon to test different restoration methods. The project intends to remove invasive European Beachgrass (Ammophila arenaria) to restore natural dune process. This plant species, introduced to the coastal dunes at Point Reyes in the 1940s has taken over much of the dunes along the Great Beach and Limantour.


News Release: Point Reyes National Seashore has initiated stabilization and rehabilitation activities on the barn at the Giacomini Wetland overlook in Point Reyes Station. These activities are part of a larger project, funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) program, to develop and...


Grassley: Home Health Care Cuts in Health Bill Would Harm Medicare Beneficiaries in Iowa, Nationwide

News Release: I would like to speak in support of the Senator from Nebraska’s Motion to Commit with instructions. We are now considering a bill that cuts half a trillion dollars from the Medicare program to fund yet another unsustainable health care entitlement program. Around 42 billion dollars comes from cuts to home health providers.


News Release: All Day. The mansion will be closed on Monday, December 7, due to holiday preparation. The Lower House will be open with hourly tours (20 min) of the Slaves' and Tenant Farmers' Quarters at: 10,11,1,2,3,4. Special tours of the Grounds and Gardens at: 11, 1 and 3! December 7th only! * Enjoy a brisk...


News Release: The fungus Ascochyta rabiei threatens chickpea crops the world over. But now this blight-causing pathogen could meet its match in Aureobasidium pullulans, a rival fungus that Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are investigating as a biocontrol agent.