News from November 2003
By DOE Gazette | Nov 3, 2003
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Nov. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Nov 3, 2003
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Nov. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 3, 2003
News Release: Dear Mr. Kangas: In your letter dated Oct. 10, 2003, you make assurances to the Senate Finance Committee (Committee), on behalf of Tenet Healthcare Corporation (Tenet), that you understand the Committee’s concerns about the appearance of conflict and lack of significant change in the corporate culture...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 3, 2003
News Release: Computer scientists at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today released an initial public draft of NIST Special Publication 800-53, Recommended Security Controls for Federal Information Systems (NIST SP 800-53), which explains recommended security controls...
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 3, 2003
News Release: WASHINGTON - In a sharply worded letter to Wall Street’s chief watchdog, Governmental Affairs Committee Ranking Member Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., Monday pointed to a “breakdown in the integrity of the mutual fund industry" and demanded the Securities and Exchange Commission explain how it managed to overlook...
By USDA Newswire | Nov 3, 2003
News Release: WASHINGTON, Nov. 3-The Agricultural Research Service, chief scientific research agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, marks its 50th anniversary today.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 3, 2003
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.- During Senate Governmental Affairs subcommittee hearing examining illegal practices allowed by some mutual fund companies, Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) today questioned why the Securities and Exchange Commission has failed to detect these practices, impose appropriate restrictions,...
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 3, 2003
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.- The House and Senate have passed legislation to name Hartford's main Post Office at 141 Weston Street after former U.S. Rep. Barbara B. Kennelly. The House passed the legislation that will designate the facility as the "Barbara B. Kennelly Post Office Building" on July 25, and the Senate passed the legislation on October 30. The bill will now go to the President for his signature.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 3, 2003
News Release: Today, Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Finance Committee, met with European Uniontrade commissioner Pascal Lamy to discuss outstanding trade disputes between the United States andthe European Union. Following the meeting, Grassley made the following comment.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 3, 2003
News Release: WASHINGTON - Governmental Affairs Committee Ranking Member Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., Monday called on the Department of Homeland Security to release an evaluation of the government’s response to a series of simulated terrorist attacks that took place six months ago. The exercise, called TOPOFF II, involved...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 3, 2003
News Release: Dear Mr. Helwig: The Senate Finance Committee (Committee) has jurisdiction over federal health programs inthe United States Senate. The Committee is presently investigating Tenet Healthcare Corporation’s (Tenet) corporate governance practices with respect to federal health care programs. As Chairman...
