News published on Federal Newswire in October 2003

News from October 2003


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page rule on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a three page rule on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a four page rule on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a five page rule on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page rule on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page rule on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a five page rule on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


New Test to Improve Plum Pox Monitoring in Stone Fruit

News Release: Monitoring the spread of the plum pox potyvirus in stone fruit crops could get a lot easier with a new, genetic fingerprinting test developed by Agricultural Research Service scientists.


Sunshine for Iraqi Reconstruction Projects Included in Iraqi Spending Bill

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Senate has approved legislation requiring federal agencies to publicly justify any Iraqi reconstruction contract awarded without an open and competitive bidding process, in order to inform the public of the contracts’ costs, and of how the agency identified the companies invited to bid.


Lieberman, Levin Introduce Improved Independent Counsel Law

News Release: WASHINGTON - As the Justice Department pursues its investigation into the disclosure of a covert CIA agent’s identity, two senior Democrats on the Governmental Affairs Committee Friday proposed reform legislation that would enable an entirely independent investigation - free of political considerations.


Grassley: Tax Relief Helped to Promote Latest Job Gains

News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today made the following comment on a new government report showing the number of workers on U.S. payrolls grew by 57,000 last month, the first time since January that jobs were created and sharply contrary to Wall Street economists’ forecasts...


Seashore to Remove Dilapidated and Unsafe Buildings

News Release: Point Reyes National Seashore announced that funding has been secured to remove the deteriorated and unsafe buildings located at Jensen’s Oyster Beds, formerly known as Hamlet, located north of Marshall on Highway One. Three of the old buildings collapsed over the past year. The 40-acre parcel of land...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2003 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 CHICAGO, IL - Assistant Attorney General Christopher Wray of the Criminal Division, Thomas Kneir, Special Agent in Charge of the Chicago office of the FBI, and Harvey G. Florian, General Services Administration ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY OCTOBER 2, 2003 WWW.USDOJ.GOV EPA: (202) 564-4355 DOJ: (202) 514-2008 TDD: (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency today announced that ALLTEL Corporation, a leading provider of communications and information services, ...