News published on Federal Newswire in February 2009

News from February 2009


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Feb. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Feb. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Feb. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Feb. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Feb. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Feb. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a seven page notice on Feb. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 12, 2009 - The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held its first subcommittee hearing today on H.R. 493 the “Coal Ash Reclamation, Environment and Safety Act of 2009," which would give expanded regulatory authority to the Department of Interior over coal-fired power plants and redefine them as “mine sites.".


Grassley: IRS Non-profit Hospitals Study is Helpful, Treasury Should Look at Restoring Charity Care Standards

News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member and former chairman of the Committee on Finance, with Senate jurisdiction over tax policy, has been reviewing tax-exempt hospitals’ practices since May 2005 as part of a longstanding interest in making sure taxexempt groups provide adequate public benefit in exchange...


News Release: North Cascades National Park Glaciers on.


The Annual Backyard Bird Count Is a Fun Family Event

News Release: Harkers Island, North Carolina -- Cape Lookout National Seashore invites the public to participate in the 12th annual Great Backyard Bird Count from February 13 through February 16.


Baucus, Rangel Detail Proposals To Create Jobs, Cut Taxes In Final American Recovery And Reinvestment Act

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) and Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) unveiled details of their Committees’provisions in the final American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The Committee Chairmen have been working together and with colleagues...


NIST/Maryland Researchers Demonstrate 'Quantum Data Buffering' Scheme

News Release: GAITHERSBURG, Md.-Pushing the envelope of Albert Einstein's "spooky action at a distance," known as entanglement, researchers at the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI) of the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland have demonstrated a "quantum...


McKeon Statement on Labor Committee’s Hearing on Colombian Workers’ Rights

News Release: The U.S. House Education and Labor Committee today convened its first hearing of the 111th Congress to examine workers’ rights and violence against labor union leaders in Colombia. Noting that nearly 600,000 American workers lost their jobs in the month of January, the panel’s top Republican, Rep. Howard ...


Murkowski statement on DOE loan guarantee program

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) sent a letter today to Earl Devaney, Chair of the Recovery Act Transparency and Accountability Board, calling into question Administration guidelines released by the Office of Management and Budget...


Ranking Member Issa Statement on Senator Gregg’s Decision to Withdraw as Nominee for Secretary of Commerce

News Release: Washington D.C. - House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) released the following statement regarding Senator Judd Gregg’s (R-NH) decision to withdraw his name from consideration to serve as the next Secretary of Commerce citing “irresolvable conflicts" on issues such as the stimulus package and the Census...


Hunter Introduces The Fairness For Military Recruiters Act

News Release: U.S. Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-CA), a member of the House Education and Labor Committee and House Committee on Armed Services, today introduced the Fairness for Military Recruiters Act. The legislation clarifies and strengthens existing law, ensuring that military recruiters are provided the same access to high schools and basic student contact information that is provided to colleges, universities and other recruiters.


Congressman Flake Calls for Better Tracking of Weapons Going Into Afghanistan

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Republican Congressman Jeff Flake, ranking member of the National Security and Foreign Affairs Subcommittee, today called for better tracking of U.S.-supplied weapons going into Afghanistan.


USDA Sets Dates for Processed Raspberry Promotion, Research, and Information

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced that it will conduct a referendum March 22 to April 2, 2010, for eligible producers of raspberries for processing, and importers of processed raspberries, to determine if a new national Processed Raspberry Promotion, Research, and Information Order should be established.