News published on Federal Newswire in July 2003

News from July 2003


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on July 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on July 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Governmental Affairs Committee Ranking Member Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., in releasing a General Accounting Office report on federal privacy protections, said Wednesday the government needs to improve its protection of personal information maintained on all citizens within government databases.


Latest Version of USDA's Premier Nutrient Database Released

News Release: An updated version of the Agricultural Research Service's flagship nutrient database was launched today by ARS, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's chief scientific research agency. The database is the major authoritative source of food composition in the United States.


Grassley on Japanese Beef Tariffs

News Release: Senator Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today made the followingcomment regarding reports that Japan intends to raise tariffs on imports of refrigerated beef from thecurrent 38.5 percent to 50 percent. Under its Temporary Tariff Measures Law, Japan can imposesuch tariffs if cumulative quarterly imports rise by 17 percent from the same period a year earlier.


Baucus Comments on Release of GAO Report on Trade Remedies Rulings in WTO

News Release: (WASHINGTON, D.C.) U.S. Senator Max Baucus today released the following statement regarding findings by the General Accounting Office (GAO) about the World Trade Organization's (WTO) process for handling trade remedy disputes...


Baucus Statement on the Nomination of Glen Bower

News Release: Mr. Chairman, before you proceed with a vote on the nomination of Mr. Glen Bower, I would like to make a statement.


Baucus Statement on the Nomination of Teresa Ressel and Robert Nichols

News Release: I would like to welcome the two nominees that have come before us today. I believe thattoday’s hearing is important to the Treasury Department and to the country as a whole. Let meexplain why.


News Release: Mr. Chairman, thank you for calling this morning’s hearing to examine ways that we can help to make sure that our local communities are properly prepared to respond to an outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome-or SARS. SARS has proven itself to be a formidable global threat. There is neither a...


News Release: MEDIA ADVISORY TUESDAY, JULY 29, 2003 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AG (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Attorney General John Ashcroft will present awards to Justice Department employees from across the country at this year’s Attorney General’s Annual Awards Ceremony, scheduled for TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 2003 at 2:00 p.m.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, JULY 29, 2003 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Acting Assistant Attorney General Christopher Wray of the Criminal Division announced today that Department of Agriculture employee Hsin Hui Hsu and his wife, Jing Ling Wu Hsu, a/k/a “Jenny Wu,” have pleaded guilty in federal court in Washington, D.C. to criminal charges stemming from their role in a visa fraud scheme.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, JULY 29, 2003 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Acting Assistant Attorney General Christopher Wray of the Criminal Division announced that James E. Lane, 69, of McAlester, Oklahoma, was sentenced today before U.S. District Judge James ...


The US State Department published a one page notice on July 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on July 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on July 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on July 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on July 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on July 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on July 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on July 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.