News published on Federal Newswire in August 2004

News from August 2004


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


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


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Aug. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on Aug. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Aug. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Aug. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Aug. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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


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


Grape Compound Scores High for Lower Lipids

News Release: A grape compound called pterostilbene, already shown to have cancer-fighting properties, may be as effective as a widely used synthetic drug in reducing lipids.


Grassley Urges Rewrite of Rule Costing Employees Health Savings

News Release: Dear Secretary Snow: I am writing with regard to the so-called “use it or lose it" rule that applies to health flexiblespending accounts (FSAs). As you know, section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code permitsemployees to contribute at the beginning of the year to an FSA in lieu of other forms ofcompensation.


Collins & Lieberman Welcome Recommendations Regarding 9/11 Report

News Release: Washington, DC - Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) and Ranking Member Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) today thanked Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Pat Roberts (R-KS) for his intent to submit recommendations regarding the reorganization of the nation’s intelligence community. Senators Collins and Lieberman...


Collins, Lieberman Welcome Recommendations Regarding 9/11 Report

News Release: Washington, DC - Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) and Ranking Member Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) today thanked Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Pat Roberts (R-KS) for his intent to submit recommendations regarding the reorganization of the nation’s intelligence community. Senators Collins and Lieberman...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV ENRD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 GARY, I.N. - Deputy Assistant Attorney General John C. Cruden, Indiana Governor Joe Kernan, and Assistant Secretary of the Interior Lynn Scarlett announced today that eight companies have agreed to pay nearly $60 million to restore natural resources in the Grand Calumet River and Indiana Harbor Canal.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM PRESS CONTACT: RANDALL SAMBORN (312) 353-5318 WASHINGTON D.C. - Three men associated with the foreign terrorist organization Hamas were indicted by a federal grand jury in Chicago for allegedly participating in a 15-year racketeering conspiracy ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C.- A federal court in Alexandria, Louisiana has ordered Darlene Gilbert, a tax-return preparer in Olla, Louisiana, to stop preparing returns that inflate the amounts of her customers' business ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 NEWARK-Christopher A. Wray, Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice, announced that Frank J. Aversa, 49, of Ridgewood, New Jersey, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Newark to one count of defrauding the United States by using his official position to carry out a mail fraud scheme.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Aug. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Aug. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.