News published on Federal Newswire in June 2002

News from June 2002


The US Agriculture Department published a three page rule on June 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on June 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on June 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a seven page proposed rule on June 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on June 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on June 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Chicken Feather Follicles Don’t Harbor Bacteria

News Release: For years, researchers have looked for ways to cleanse chicken feather follicles of bacteria and other potentially harmful microbes during or after processing. This research was based on the belief that feather follicles--empty and open after feathers are plucked--harbor skin surface contaminants. Now, Agricultural Research Service researchers have shown that feather follicles don't seem to harbor bacteria after all.


Grassley Expresses Concern Over Health Care Fraud Enforcement

News Release: Dear Assistant Attorney General McCallum: Thank you for the March 22, 2002, response by you and Mr. Scully to my questions aboutwhether the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is cooperating with the Departmentof Justice (DOJ) in its False Claims Act (FCA) prosecutions. As the Senate author...


News Release: DASCHLE, MURKOWSKI URGE SENATE TO HELP DEVELOP AMERICAN NATURAL GAS ON HEELS OF NEW FINDINGS WASHINGTON, D.C. - Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD) and Senator Frank H. Murkowski (R-AK) today called on the Senate to redouble their commitment to developing Alaska’s natural gas after a new report by Charles ...


Health Fraud Case Under the False Claims Act

News Release: Today attorneys announced that the General American Life Insurance Company has agreedto pay the government $76 million to resolve Medicare fraud charges brought by whistle blowers andthe Department of Justice under the civil False Claims Act. This case marks the tenth settlement ofMedicare fraud and...


Grassley Expresses Concern Over Possible Retaliation at INS

News Release: Dear Commissioner Ziglar: As a longtime advocate for whistleblowers, I am alarmed at what appears to be continuedretaliation against Border Patrol agents at the Immigration and Naturalization Service’s (INS) U.S.- Canada border in Port Huron and Detroit, Michigan. As you know, in March of 2002, I alerted...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, JUNE 24, 2002 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Justice Department will send 20 federal observers to monitor the primary election in San Juan County, Utah on Tuesday, June 25, 2002.


Labor Department Sues Dayton, Ohio Plan Fiduciary for Misusing Company Plan Assets

News Release: Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.


The US Transportation Department published a five page proposed rule on June 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on June 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on June 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a five page proposed rule on June 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published an eight page notice on June 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on June 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on June 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.