News from April 2003
By USDA Newswire | Apr 1, 2003
News Release: In the doctor's office, obstetricians use ultrasound machines to check on the health of a fetus. On the farm, researchers are using the same device to determine which cattle will produce lean, tasty steaks.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 1, 2003
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By Homeland Newswire | Apr 1, 2003
News Release: Dear General Mosley: I have read with interest recent news articles concerning construction contracts that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and other U.S. Government agencies are awarding for the rebuilding process in a postwar Iraq. While I am pleased that the Bush administration...
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 1, 2003
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), Chairman of the Governmental Affairs Committee, which oversees the Department of Homeland Security, announced today that she will co-chair the Congressional Port Security Caucus. The caucus, which will also be co-chaired by Senator Ernest Hollings (D-SC), Rep. Mike Ferguson (R-NJ) and its founder, Rep. Chris Bell (D-TX), will focus on the security needs of the nation’s ports.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 1, 2003
News Release: (WASHINGTON, D.C.) Today U.S. Senator Max Baucus joined his Senate FinanceCommittee colleagues in holding a hearing focused on how taxpayers can avoid problemswith the IRS, especially when using outside paid preparers to complete their tax forms.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 1, 2003
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) and Ranking Member Joe Lieberman (D-CT) today announced that the committee will hold a hearing on Wednesday, April 2, 2003, to consider the following nominations: Clay Johnson, III, to be Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget, and Albert Casey and James C. Miller, III, to be Governors for the United States Postal Service.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 1, 2003
News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today urged taxpayers to be careful using paid preparers to do their taxes and to look carefully at how much charities really benefit from vehicle donation. Grassley’s comments came after he released new analyses showing consumer pitfalls in these areas.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2003
News Release: The Baltimore District Office's HIDTA Group 54 concluded an investigation concentrating on an organization operating in both the Eastern and Western Districts of Baltimore City, areas designated in HIDTA's "Target Initiative." The investigation's successes will certainly have a positive impact in these target areas. Of course, such successes would not be possible without the "Target Initiative".
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 1, 2003
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) and Ranking Member Joe Lieberman (D-CT) announced that the committee will hold a hearing on Wednesday, April 2, 2003, to consider the nominations of Clay Johnson, III to be Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget, and Albert Casey and James C. Miller, III, to be Governors for the United States Postal Service.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 1, 2003
News Release: Event: Committee on Finance mark-up of the Energy Tax Incentives Act of 2003; the Clean Diamond Trade Act; and the Tax Court Modernization Act; and possible consideration of nominees including the Internal Revenue Service commissioner nominee.
