News published on Federal Newswire in March 2009

News from March 2009


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on March 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a nine page notice on March 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a three page notice on March 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on March 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on March 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a four page notice on March 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a four page notice on March 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on March 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a nine page notice on March 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on March 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on March 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on March 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a six page rule on March 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


National Trail Project for Lions Park Funded

News Release: The "Connect Trails to Parks" program of the National Park Service (NPS) has granted $100,000 for planning and coordination of the Lions Park Trail and Transportation Hub. Acting NPS Director Dan Wenk made the announcement last week. The project at Lions Park was one of only five projects funded nationwide in the first round of grants.


Unemployment Compensation Modernization: Helping States Support America’s Workforce Economy

News Release: Just days after President Obama signed the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009(ARRA), Americans who have lost their jobs in the economic downturn are already being helped by improvements to their unemployment insurance benefits. As of December 2008, 23 percent of the 11 million unemployed...


Baucus Says Kirk Right Candidate to Build Consensus, Open Trade

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) in a hearing today again expressed his support for Mayor Ron Kirk, President Barack Obama’s nominee to become United States Trade Representative (USTR). Baucus said Mayor Kirk has the skills and vision to restore and enhance America’s consensus on international trade, while removing trade barriers, enforcing trade agreements, and opening new markets for American exports.


Statement of Senator Edward M. Kennedy on President Obama's Executive Order to Allow for Increased Stem Cell Research

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC- Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, today released the following statement in response to President Obama signing an executive order that will allow for increased research on embryonic stem cells.


Baucus Applauds CMS Changes to Medicare Advantage Payments

News Release: Dear Acting Administrator Frizzera: I am writing regarding the “Advance Notice of Methodological Changes for Calendar Year 2010 for Medicare Advantage Capitation Rates and Part C and Part D Payment Policies," published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Feb. 20, 2009. In accordance...


Grassley Will Work With President, Trade Representative to Advance a Pro-growth Trade Agenda for the Benefit of American Exporters, Consumers

News Release: This is an important hearing. President Obama recently released his Trade Policy Agenda. The President needs a United States Trade Representative to advise on that agenda and work to enact it. The Finance Committee is in similar need of a United States Trade Representative to explain the details of the...


News Release: Good things often come in small packages, so it's not surprising that microsatellite genetic markers developed by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) have major benefits for berry research. The markers are being used throughout the United States for research on blueberries and cranberries.