News published on Federal Newswire in May 2009

News from May 2009


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


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


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


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on May 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page proposed rule on May 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


Baucus Holds Roundtable Discussion on Financing Health Care Reform

News Release: Washington, DC -- Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today held a roundtable discussion on financing a comprehensive health care reform plan. Baucus invited health care policy experts, tax policy experts, and economists to join Finance Committee members to discuss the revenue and...


News Release: Superintendent Mike Murray announced today that long-time Outer Banks Group employee Paul K. Stevens has been selected as the next Chief Ranger for the Outer Banks. Stevens replaces Norah Martinez who transferred to become the Chief Ranger at Wrangell St. Elias National Park and Preserve in Alaska earlier in 2009.


Grassley reforms in place at the Securities and Exchange Commission

News Release: WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley today said he was glad to get a report from Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary L. Schapiro that reforms he recommended almost two years ago, after investigating claims that an SEC lawyer had been fired for protesting a decision to give special treatment to a Wall Street CEO, have been implemented by the SEC.


Chairman Kerry On Poison Attacks Against Girls in Afghanistan

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) released the following statement today in response to news reports of extremists conducting poison attacks on girls schools in Afghanistan:



Artists Selected for 2009 Residency Program

News Release: WEST BRANCH, IOWA- Writer Laura Madeline Wiseman and painter Patricia Rottino Cummins will be this year’s Artists-in-Residence at Herbert Hoover National Historic Site. During their residencies Ms. Wiseman and Ms. Cummins will be available to interact with park visitors while they work. Each will also present a public program.


Dedication of New Photovoltaic System Planned at Grand Canyon

News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ. - The National Park Service (NPS) and Arizona Public Service (APS) will be hosting a public event on Monday, May 18, at 11:00 a.m., to celebrate the installation of eighty-four photovoltaic solar panels at the Grand Canyon Visitor Center (Visitor Center).


News Release: Agricultural Research Service (ARS) agricultural engineer Greg Holt helped develop the erosion control industry's first cotton byproduct hydromulch "spray-on blanket." Holt is at the ARS Cotton Production and Processing Research Unit in Lubbock, Texas.