News published on Federal Newswire in December 2003

News from December 2003


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a four page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a four page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) commented today on the final Gilmore Commission report, noting that several of the Commission’s recommendations for improving homeland security are contained in her legislation, the Homeland Security Grant Enhancement...


News Release: A new sensing system developed by Agricultural Research Service scientists scans corn plants across an entire field, allowing farmers to apply fertilizer where it's needed most.


Sens. Grassley and Baucus Raise Concerns About Government Settlement Payments

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) U.S. Senate Finance Chairman Chuck Grassley and Ranking Member MaxBaucus today sent a letter to the General Accounting Office (GAO) raising serious concerns thatvarious settlements reached by Federal regulatory and oversight agencies may allow the paymentof penalties to be tax deductible. Grassley and Baucus are especially concerned by settlementsmade in various Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigations.


Grassley on Progress in the Tenet Healthcare Investigation

News Release: Today the Senate Committee on Finance, chaired by Sen. Chuck Grassley, subpoenaed documents from Blue Cross of California. The subpoena came as part of the committee’s investigation of allegations of unnecessary heart operations and procedures performed at TenetHealthcare Corporation’s Redding Medical Center, among other Tenet hospitals. The committee issued the subpoena at the request of Blue Cross.


Grassley Praises Service of Senator Roth

News Release: RE: Sen. William Roth. Sen. Chuck Grassley today issued the following statement in honor of Sen. William Roth, of Delaware. "Sen. Roth was an outstanding political leader as chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and for the people of Delaware. He was true to his beliefs and worked to develop legislative...


Members of Heroin Drug Trafficking Organization Indicted

News Release: Washington, DC- The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Special Agent-in-Charge, Ms. Laura M. Nagel announced that 7 defendants were indicted this week for crimes arising from a heroin trafficking operation. The indictment charges the following defendants with participating in a conspiracy to distribute heroin from July to December, 2003...


Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced to More than 15 Years Imprisonment

News Release: Special Agent in Charge of DEA’s Washington Division, Laura M. Nagel, announced the sentencing of Henry Antoine Saunders, 26, of Washington, DC, to 181 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for his participation in crimes arising from a conspiracy to distribute powder cocaine in Maryland and Washington, DC.