News published on Federal Newswire in April 2002

News from April 2002


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on April 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on April 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on April 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on April 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on April 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a four page notice on April 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on April 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on April 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Grassley Initiates Review of Foster Care

News Release: Dear Mr. Walker: As Ranking Member on the Senate Committee on Finance (Committee), I write to requestthat the General Accounting Office (GAO) review the adequacy of existing child welfare data tomeasure outcomes for children in the child welfare system pursuant to this Committee’s jurisdictionover health...


Boards and Resin From Guayule?

News Release: Plywoodlike boards made from a desert shrub called guayule might shrug off attack by voracious termites and wood-rot microbes. Preliminary results from Agricultural Research Service scientists and their colleagues show that guayule leftovers can be formed into durable, versatile substitutes for today's conventional plywood and particle board. Research chemist Francis S. Nakayama, with ARS' U.S. Water Conservation Laboratory in Phoenix, Ariz., leads these experiments.


Grassley Seeks Public Access to Nursing Home Study

News Release: Dear Administrator Scully: As you know, the second phase of a congressionally mandated study, “Appropriateness ofMinimum Nurse Staffing Ratios in Nursing Homes," was recently released by the Department ofHealth and Human Services (HHS). The findings of the report, which had an original due date ofJanuary...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2002 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 616-2777 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - - The Department of Justice today announced an agreement with Sun City Summerlin Community Association, Inc., an owner and operator of three golf courses, in Las Vegas, Nevada, to make ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2002 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AG (202) 616-2777 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General John Ashcroft will hold a news conference regarding the Supreme Court Decision in Free Speech Coalition v. Ashcroft, TODAY, Tuesday, April 16 at 4:15 p.m.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2002 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C.--A San Francisco stamp dealer and one of its executives were charged today with rigging bids at stamp auctions held in the United States and elsewhere, the Department of Justice announced.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2002 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A former employee of the Nassau County Correctional Center (NCCC) in Nassau County, New York, pleaded guilty today to embezzling more than $40,000 from his employer, the Department of Justice announced.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2002 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AG (202) 616-2777 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General John Ashcroft and INS Commissioner James Ziglar will hold a news conference to announce the next steps in INS restructuring, TOMORROW, Wednesday, April 17 at 1:30 p.m.




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


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