Nigeria: Federal Government Tasked on the Physically Challenged
Lagos ? Federal Government has been urged to provide enabling environment that would protect physically challenged children in the society, particularly those with down syndrome disorder, as the disease comes with several other medical problems including heart problems.

Nigeria: Federal Government Moves to Implement TSPG Project as Ghana Invests $775 Million on NG Plant
Lagos ? THE Federal Government has expressed Nigeria's commitment to the implementation of the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline (TSGP) project.

IMF condition of zero borrowing: Federal government retires Rs 98 billion debt to SBP
KARACHI (January 06 2009): Complying with the IMF's one of the primary conditions, the Federal Government has not only restrained from borrowings but also retired some Rs 98 billion to the central bank.

Groups to sue federal government over bay health
EPA accused of ignoring obligation to Chesapeake The Chesapeake Bay Foundation and several fishing groups will file suit today accusing the federal government of shirking its legal responsibilities to clean up the troubled estuary, officials of the Annapolis-based environmental group said yesterday.

GMAC?s Sweet Government Ride
The rescue of GMAC, which is G.M.?s financing arm, involves a debt exchange and cash offer, the reorganization of GMAC?s ownership structure, the partial severing of the exclusive G.M.-GMAC relationship, a government investment of up to $6 billion, and a redesignation of GMAC as a bank holding company, allowing it to tap into the aforementioned federal bailout funds via the Treasury?s Troubled ...

Federal prosecutors seek gag order for Turner in bribery case
Federal prosecutors urged a judge yesterday to prohibit Boston City Councilor Chuck Turner from revealing, or even talking about, evidence and witnesses the government is relying on to convince a jury that he pocketed a $1,000 bribe.

Federal aid OK'd for ice storm disaster relief
The federal government has agreed to provide disaster aid for Massachusetts communities hardest hit by the Dec. 11 ice storm.

Senator seeks major disaster declaration to expedite federal aid for ice storm
WASHINGTON ? After the federal government declaration to provide immediate relief for Upstate New York counties hit by December?s ice storm, Senator Charles Schumer Monday urged President Bush and FEMA Director R. David Paulison to support Governor Paterson?s new request for a major disaster declaration to expedite additional millions in federal aid.

Government cash urged for pulp mill
THE forest industry wants to use federal government infrastructure funds to help Gunns fast track its controversial $2.2 billion pulp mill in northern Tasmania.

Ngeh slams 'bad intentions' of federal ministers
IPOH: The state government yesterday criticised two federal ministers for alleging that it had locked the doors of 700 community halls which housed Kemas kindergartens.

Check out federal jobs guidebook
QI just finished reading about hot hiring possibilities in the Foreign Service after years of low federal funding. Although I have the educational credentials required, I have no interest whatsoever in becoming a diplomatic officer in Iraq or Afghanistan. I will pursue the Foreign Service option further, but what other bright spots are there working for the federal government at this time? - W.R.

SIPC Head Raises Possibility Of Asking For Federal Aid
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The head of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation on Monday suggested that the organization may need a bigger federal backstop or more funding, the latest to seek additional government support as the markets suffer.

Chrysler Gets $4 Billion Federal Loan
WASHINGTON ? Chrysler received a $4 billion government loan on Friday, two days after General Motors was given similar emergency funds. The loans are part of a larger $17.4 billion federal bailout of the nearly bankrupt Detroit automakers that was approved before Christmas.

Township to seek federal funds
By CRYSTAL NELSON News Staff Writer Alpena Township Supervisor Marie Twite will be approaching elected government officials to see about receiving federal funding for a joint project with the city that would bring water and sewer to the north end of the township, as approved by the board of trustees Monday night.

N.Y. seeks federal help for sewage systems
State officials are looking to have the federal government help fund repairs to New York's aging sewage-treatment plants.

US court: Government can withhold names of detainees allegedly abused at Guantanamo
NEW YORK - A federal appeals court ruled Monday that the government can keep secret the identities of detainees who claim they've been abused at the prison camp in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

$8 trillion bailout: How Obama plan fits in
Sitting down? It's time to tally up the federal government's bailout tab.

Federal grant will help with aid for area needy
This month, several nonprofit and government agencies with emergency food and shelter operations have an opportunity to apply for federal funding.

Federal contracts in Memphis districts take enormous nose-dive from 2007 numbers
The federal government spent $418.3 million in Shelby County?s two congressional districts in 2008, mostly on medical construction and pyrotechnics, according to government records.

Federal spending watch: $37b, and more to come
THE Federal Government has announced more than $37 billion in spending in the past two months, as it seeks to bolster economic confidence with a flurry of initiatives.