News from October 2002
By DOT News Wire | Oct 18, 2002
The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Oct. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Oct 18, 2002
The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Oct. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Oct 18, 2002
The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Oct. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Oct 18, 2002
The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Oct. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 18, 2002
The US Interior Department published a one page proposed rule on Oct. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Oct 18, 2002
The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Oct. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Oct 18, 2002
The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Oct. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 18, 2002
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman and Ranking Member Fred Thompson (R-TN) announced today that the Senate has approved legislation requiring federal agencies to identify and report to Congress on programs that may be susceptible to improper payments. Improper...
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 18, 2002
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senator Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., Friday announced Senate passage of legislation to improve disclosure of campaign contributions and expenditures by so-called 527, tax-exempt political organizations.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 18, 2002
News Release: Washington -America's only research facility devoted exclusively to investigating pasture and rangeland plants that are poisonous to livestock and wildlife is getting a new home. Groundbreaking ceremonies were held this morning in Logan, Utah, about 90 miles north of Salt Lake City, for the new Poisonous Plant Research Laboratory building, to be operated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS).
By USDA Newswire | Oct 18, 2002
News Release: An update of the U.S. Department of Agriculture 's soft-cover booklet filled with handy tables of nutritive values for common household foods is hot off the press.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 18, 2002
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman and Ranking Member Fred Thompson (R-TN) announced today that the Senate has approved legislation requiring federal agencies to identify and report to Congress on programs that may be susceptible to improper payments. Improper payments result from a variety of causes ranging from bureaucratic, such as paying someone twice, to outright fraud.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 18, 2002
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senator Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., Friday announced Senate passage of legislation to improve disclosure of campaign contributions and expenditures by so-called 527, tax-exempt political organizations.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 18, 2002
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Ranking Member Fred Thompson (R-TN) announced today that the Senate has approved legislation requiring federal agencies to identify and report to Congress on programs that may be susceptible to improper payments. Improper payments result from a variety of causes ranging from bureaucratic, such as paying someone twice, to outright fraud.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 18, 2002
News Release: A wildfire accidentally ignited on the south side of Limantour Road in Point Reyes National Seashore today was quickly contained at 6.6 acres due to the quick response of the Seashore’s fire management staff and other responding fire agencies. The fire, thought to have been started by roadside mowing, burned on slopes of grass and coyote brush.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 17, 2002
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2002 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CIV (202)514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. Roger Williams Medical Center, a hospital based in Providence, Rhode Island, has agreed to pay $400,000 to resolve allegations of Medicare fraud, the Justice Department announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 17, 2002
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2002 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CR (202) 616-2777 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. The owners of a retirement community in Chicago, Illinois, have agreed to settle a housing discrimination complaint by paying $220,000 in damages and penalties, the Justice Department announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 17, 2002
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2002 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CIV (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. The United States has settled with seven hospital defendants alleged to have improperly billed Medicare for medical procedures involving experimental cardiac devices, the Justice Department ...
By Labor Gazette | Oct 17, 2002
News Release: WASHINGTON For their efforts to foster workplace diversity, eleven companies and organizations were honored today by the U.S. Department of Labor at an annual awards ceremony hosted by the departments Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP).
By Labor Gazette | Oct 17, 2002
News Release: Legislation Passed Last Night Will Improve Service Delivery WASHINGTON - Legislation passed last night will permanently transfer responsibility for all claims under the Black Lung Benefits Act to the U.S. Department of Labors Office of Workers Compensation Programs (OWCP). Since 1997, OWCP has handled claims filed prior to 1974, statutorily assigned to the Social Security Administration (SSA).
