Today's Federal Government

     Here is a list of agencies that are proposing changes to their regulations or policies and giving notices that are required by law so that we may understand what our government is doing - today. This happens everyday. 


If you are of strong constitution, I urge you to take a little trip down one of the little sucking vortices known collectively as federal government agencies and see where it leads you. I like to do this at least once every six months. It's good to remind ourselves what our tax dollars really pay for. 


Today, I am recommending the Education Department (ED) notification of the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI) report on recommendations for the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (HEA).  Need a primer on NACIQI? Here's one. How about the HEA? Here's one for that. 


Enjoy. 

·         Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality1
·         Agricultural Marketing Service2
·         Agriculture Department6
·         Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service1
·         Census Bureau1
·         Centers for Disease Control and Prevention3
·         Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services3
·         Coast Guard2
·         Commerce Department16
·         Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements1
·         Defense Department3
·         Education Department2
·         Energy Department5
·         Environmental Protection Agency7
·         Farm Credit Administration1
·         Federal Aviation Administration3
·         Federal Communications Commission7
·         Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation2
·         Federal Emergency Management Agency1
·         Federal Energy Regulatory Commission4
·         Federal Highway Administration1
·         Federal Reserve System3
·         Federal Transit Administration2
·         Fish and Wildlife Service1
·         Food and Drug Administration7
·         Food and Nutrition Service1
·         Foreign-Trade Zones Board2
·         Forest Service1
·         General Services Administration2
·         Health and Human Services Department22
·         Homeland Security Department3
·         Housing and Urban Development Department4
·         Information Security Oversight Office1
·         Interior Department3
·         Internal Revenue Service3
·         International Trade Administration7
·         International Trade Commission2
·         Labor Department3
·         Land Management Bureau2
·         Maritime Administration1
·         National Aeronautics and Space Administration1
·         National Archives and Records Administration3
·         National Credit Union Administration1
·         National Highway Traffic Safety Administration1
·         National Institute of Standards and Technology1
·         National Institutes of Health6
·         National Labor Relations Board1
·         National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration2
·         National Science Foundation1
·         National Transportation Safety Board1
·         Nuclear Regulatory Commission2
·         Occupational Safety and Health Administration2
·         Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission1
·         Postal Regulatory Commission3
·         Securities and Exchange Commission16
·         State Department4
·         Trade Representative, Office of United States2
·         Transportation Department8
·         Treasury Department3
·         Veterans Affairs Department10


The numbers after the agencies are the number of changes/proposals they are giving notice for TODAY.

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