News published on Federal Newswire in February 2011

News from February 2011


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Feb. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Feb. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Feb. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on Feb. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Feb. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Know a bit about your local history? Dabbled in local geology or geography? Want to show off that knowledge and see if you know more than other students from Keweenaw, Baraga, Houghton, and Ontonagon counties? It's time for a knowledge smackdown!.


News Release: Washington, DC - Congressman Howard L. Berman, Ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following comments marking the sixth anniversary of Former Lebanese Prime Minister Hariri's Assassination.


Transportation Panel Gathers Information in Beckley

News Release: -Beckley First Stop on Nationwide Transportation Tour-


News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on four produce businesses for failing to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).


News Release: Dear Mr. President: I am writing to express my strong concerns regarding the treatment of Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) journalists and their associates in Turkmenistan. As you know, RFE/RL is an international broadcaster, supported by the U.S. Congress, which covers news and information...


Kline Statement on President's FY 2012 Budget Proposal

News Release: U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement today after President Obama unveiled his budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2012...


Baucus, Grassley Introduce Bill to Help Conserve Agricultural Lands, Extend Tax Breaks

News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) introduced legislation today to permanently extend income tax relief for ranchers, farmers and other landowners who donate agricultural land for conservation.


Obama Administration's Budget Request for NIST Includes Critical Science and Technology Investments to  Advance U.S. Innovation and Boost Economic Recovery

News Release: Washington, D.C.- Announced today, President Barack Obama's fiscal year (FY) 2012 budget submitted to Congress for the U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) proposes a funding level of $1.001 billion, an 8.9 percent increase over the President's FY 2011 budget request and a 16.9 percent increase above NIST's FY 2010 appropriations.


Conyers Rejects State Bankruptcy Option as Being Unnecessary

News Release: Today, at the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law Hearing on the Role of Public Employee Pensions in Contributing to State Insolvency, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. rejected the proposal to have states file for bankruptcy to relieve them of their contractual obligations, such as collective bargaining agreements and pension funding commitments, under bankruptcy law.


Hatch Comments on President Obama’s Budget for FY2012

News Release: WASHINGTON - In response to the President’s fiscal year 2012 federal budget proposal, U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following statement...


President Requests $520.7 Million for Fossil Energy Programs

News Release: Washington, DC - President Obama’s FY 2012 budget seeks $520.7 million for the Office of Fossil Energy (FE) to support improved energy security and rapid development of climate-oriented technology. The request includes $452.9 million for Fossil Energy Research and Development, $121.7 million for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, -$68.8 million for the Northeast Heating Oil Reserve and $14.9 million for the Naval Petroleum Reserves.


Anchorage Man Convicted Of Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

News Release: ANCHORAGE, AK. - - On Feb. 10, 2011, Ricky Alan Reese, 52, of Anchorage, Alaska, was tried before United States District Judge H. Russel Holland. After deliberating two hours, a federal jury in Anchorage found Reese guilty of one count of drug trafficking conspiracy and one count of attempting to possess 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, with the intent to distribute.