News published on Federal Newswire in September 2003

News from September 2003


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


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Sept. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Sen. Collins Calls for Changes to Social Security Formulas

News Release: WASHINGTON-Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) today called for changes to two Social Security provisions-the government pension offset (GPO) and the windfall elimination provision (WEP)-which unfairly reduce retirement benefits for public service employees. During a hearing...


News Release: In order to gain further scientific information, the National Park Service will be contracting for follow-up helicopter surveys during the week of September 29th at Point Reyes National Seashore. These surveys have been used in the past to count deer and elk in the park. The helicopter surveys will focus...



News Release: Who: Subcommittee on National Parks When: Thursday, Oct. 2, at 10:00 a.m. Where: SD-366 Why: to receive testimony on the following bills S. 524, a bill to expand the boundaries of the Fort Donelson National Battlefield to authorize the acquisition and interpretation of lands associated with the ...


News Release: WASHINGTON - Governmental Affairs Committee Ranking Member Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., sought clarification Wednesday as to whether the White House played a role in a lawsuit challenging an Administration report on global warming that exposes the flaws in President Bush’s environmental policy. In a letter...


News Release: WASHINGTON - Governmental Affairs Committee Ranking Member Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., said the Department of Homeland Security funding bill, approved by Congress late Wednesday, denies the department and its state and local partners the resources they need to fulfill their responsibilities to protect the American public from future terrorist attack.


Statement of Senator Max Baucus Hearing of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China

News Release: Thank you, Chairman Leach and Co-Chairman Hagel, for holding this hearing. It comes at an important time.


News Release: A tiny wasp that parasitizes silverleaf whitefly nymphs has surprised scientists with its chemical communiqué.


Statement of Senator Max Baucus U.S. Agriculture Exports to Mexico

News Release: Mr. Chairman, thank you for holding this important and timely hearing. Having just returned from the recent World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial talks in Cancun, and having witnessed their collapse, I am deeply concerned about the direction of global trade in agriculture.


News Release: MEDIA ADVISORY TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2003 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AG (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Attorney General John Ashcroft will travel to Columbia, SC; Jacksonville, FL; and Tallahassee, FL on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2003, to make remarks before audiences of law enforcement personnel. The Attorney General’s remarks will focus primarily on the progress America has made in fighting crime and in the war against terror.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2003 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AG (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Attorney General John Ashcroft announced today that Mark Corallo has been appointed the Director of Public Affairs.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2003 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Assistant Attorney General Christopher A. Wray of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Paul J. McNulty of the Eastern District of Virginia announced today that two senior executives of PurchasePro.com, a defunct, publicly traded company headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, have entered guilty pleas in connection with a corporate fraud investigation.



The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Sept. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Sept. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Sept. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Sept. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Sept. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.