News published on Federal Newswire in July 2003

News from July 2003


Chairman Collins Calls on IRS to Keep Lewiston Office Open

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) today urged the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to keep open the Lewiston Taxpayer Assistance Center, which provides face-to-face assistance to area residents. Recent reports suggest that the IRS is considering the elimination...


SENATE PASSES EN BANC BY UANIMOUS CONSENT 12 ENERGY AMENDMENTS

News Release: Washington, D.C. - The Senate today approved by unanimous consent 12 energy amendments presented en banc by Senate Energy Chairman Pete V. Domenici. The amendments were cleared by bill managers Domenici and Senator Jeff Bingaman. The bills do not count against the previously-agreed-to finite list of ...


Baucus Urges Passage of Child Tax Credit Legislation

News Release: (WASHINGTON, D.C.) U.S. Senator Max Baucus made the following statement today as the U.S.House of Representatives prepares to adjourn for the summer without passing the Senate version of the child tax credit legislation...


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) today urged the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to close a legal loophole that enables federal employees to use federal funds to pay for coursework from diploma mills. Diploma mills masquerade as legitimate institutions...


Senate Energy Committee Announces 
 Schedule for Week of July 28

News Release: Washington, D.C. - The Subcommittee on Energy and the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands will each conduct one hearing next week. The Subcommittee on Energy will hold a hearing on Tuesday, July 29, at 9:30 a.m. in SD-366 to highlight the unique role that the DOE’s Office of Science plays ...


Natural Compound May Curb Losses Caused by Snails

News Release: A compound found in a variant of the weed mugwort may help Asian rice growers and U.S. catfish farmers stem snail-related losses.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, JULY 24, 2003 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 616-2777 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Christopher A. Wray, Acting Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Criminal Division, today announced that the Justice Department has asked a federal court in Des Moines, Iowa, to ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, JULY 24, 2003 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - R. Hewitt Pate, Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Department’s Antitrust Division, today announced that Makan Delrahim will serve as the Deputy Assistant Attorney General responsible for international, policy and appellate matters for the Division.


Labor Department Testifies on Oversight of the Thrift Savings Plan

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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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