News published on Federal Newswire in February 2011

News from February 2011


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page proposed rule on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a four page proposed rule on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a two page notice on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: WASHINGTON - On the same day that a new report from the commission studying BP’s oil spill said that BP did not properly assess the risks of the site nor manage the drilling process effectively, the oil giant is attacking the compensation fund for Gulf of Mexico victims as being too generous. Rep. Edward...


News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., renewed their drive Wednesday to pass legislation in the 112th Congress that would provide low income District of Columbia students with scholarships to attend private schools. Their strategy includes continuing support for new funds to improve the city’s public and charter schools.


News Release: Mount Rainier National Park Superintendent Dave Uberuaga and Federal Highway Administration, Western Federal Lands Highway Division officials announce that the planned rehabilitation of Stevens Canyon Road is tentatively scheduled to begin in early September, 2011 and be completed by late September, 2013.


News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture is asking milk producers and all interested parties to nominate candidates to serve on the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board. Nominations must be submitted by March 16, 2012.


News Release: Washington DC - Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, delivered opening remarks at a hearing with Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius. Below are highlights of his remarks...


Denali National Park and Preserve Announces 2011 Artists-in-Residence 

News Release: Four artists will participate in this year’s Artist-in-Residence program at Denali National Park and Preserve. Marian Bergher-Mahoney, from Hawaii, Mark Wedekind, Gina Holloman, and Carolyn Kremers, all from Alaska, were selected from over 150 applicants who reside throughout the United States and abroad.


Baucus Discusses Job-Creation Initiatives, Deficit Reduction Measures in President's Budget with Geithner

News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) convened a hearing today with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to examine tax, trade and health care proposals in President Obama’s fiscal year 2012 budget and these initiatives’ ability to create jobs and contribute to deficit reduction. Baucus also made clear that this year he will be closely looking at ways to reform the tax code to make the U.S. more competitive and our tax system fairer.


Calling Track & Military Cadence Calls: How a Southern African American Tradition Influenced Basic Training

News Release: Lowell, MA - On Sunday, Feb. 27, 2001 at 2:00pm, Lowell National Historical Park & the Lowell Film Collaborative present this program which examines the role of African American work chants, an oral tradition once common throughout the American south, and how they were introduced into modern military...


Joint Subcommittee Panels Hold Hearing on Pesticides and the Clean Water Act

News Release: Washington, D.C. - The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment and the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture today held a joint oversight hearing on pesticides and the Clean Water Act.