News published on Federal Newswire in March 2009

News from March 2009


The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on March 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a three page proposed rule on March 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a six page rule on March 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on March 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on March 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Rep. Howard P. “Buck" McKeon (R-CA), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, today denounced the so-called Employee Free Choice Act, legislation introduced by congressional Democrats that would deny workers the right to secret ballots in union organizing elections. The bill ...


DOE Regional Partnership Initiates CO2 Injection in Lignite Coal Seam

News Release: Washington, DC -- A U.S. Department of Energy/National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) team of regional partners has begun injecting CO2 into a deep lignite coal seam in Burke County, North Dakota, to demonstrate the economic and environmental viability of geologic CO2 storage in the U.S. Great Plains region. Ultimately, geologic carbon sequestration is expected to play an important role in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and combating climate change.



NIST to Receive $610 Million Through Recovery Act

News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will receive $610 million in funds as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The agency will use the funds for programs that support U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness, key factors in spurring economic growth.


Ranking Member Camp’s Remarks at TAA Press Conference

News Release: • It is not every day that we are able to reach a bipartisan andbicameral compromise. I am so proud to have collaborated with ChairmanBaucus, Chairman Rangel, and Senator Grassley to improve and expand theTrade Adjustment Assistance program. This negotiation is an example ofhow we should legislate - by sitting down together and listening toeach other.



News Release: Washington D.C. - Ways & Means Ranking Member Dave Camp made the following statement tonight after President Obama addressed a joint session of Congress...


Grassley Asks IG to Examine NSF Handling of Financial Conflicts Among Researchers

News Release: Dear Acting Inspector General Cross: As a senior member of the United States Senate and as Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Finance (Committee), it is my duty under the Constitution to conduct oversight into the actions of the executive branch, including the activities of the National Science...


Camp Delivers Republican Response to President’s Radio Address

News Release: Washington D.C.- Ways & Means Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI)delivered the Republican response to President Obama’s weekly radioaddress. The transcript of the Congressman’s remarks are below.


April Workshop Takes Aim at Obstacles to Nanotech Energy Technologies

News Release: Most processes governing the generation, conversion, and transport of energy occur at the nanoscale. Exploring the new measurement and materials' characterization techniques needed to apply nanotechnology effectively to global energy challenges is the aim of an international workshop on April 26-28, 2009, at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) at the University of Albany in New York.


NIST Time and Frequency Metrology Seminar to be held June 2-5

News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will host the 34th annual Time and Frequency Metrology Seminar on June 2-5, 2009, in Boulder, Colo.


Baucus Highlights Urgency of Comprehensive Health Care Reform at Finance Hearing

News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today questioned White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Peter Orszag about the initial steps the President’s budget proposal takes to reform America’s broken health care system and the most effective way to move...


Ways & Means Republicans to Take Part in APEC Caucus News Conference

News Release: Ways & Means Republicans to Take Part in APEC Caucus News Conference.


Camp Reacts to President’s Trade Agenda

News Release: Washington, DC - Ways and Means Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement today in response to the unveiling of the President’s trade agenda...


NPS WORK CREW INSTALL BEACH ACCESS RAMP COUNTERS

News Release: Outer Banks Group Superintendent Mike Murray announced today that National Park Service (NPS) staff will install new traffic counters on five of the beach access ramps beginning March 11, 2009. As a result of recommendations to track ORV usage within Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore), the new...