News published on Federal Newswire in January 2004

News from January 2004


News Release: JAN 15- Washington, D.C. - The Washington Field Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), announced today that Dr. DeWitt Webster, Jr., age 74, of Hyattsville, Maryland pled guilty to two counts of an indictment in which he was charged with the unlawful distribution of Percocet.


News Release: Agricultural Research Service scientists in Fayetteville, Ark., have found several promising intestinal bacteria that could protect live chickens from Salmonella, Campylobacter and other pathogens that cause foodborne illness in people who eat poultry.


GLOBAL COOLING OR GLOBAL WARMING?  INHOFE EXAMINES 30 YEARS OF CLIMATE CHANGE HISTORY

News Release: Washington, D.C.--As Al Gore prepares his speech on global warming for MoveOn.org on Thursday, it is worth recounting some of the recent history of climate change. Just 30 years ago, a major preoccupation of the scientific community was a cooling Earth. “However widely the weather varies from place to ...


Collins, Agencies Work Together to Fight Diploma Mill Abuses

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-Senate Governmental Affairs Committee staff today met with representatives from state and federal agencies in a first-ever “diploma mill summit" to coordinate efforts to crack down on the use of fake degrees to obtain employment or promotions. Education Secretary Rod Paige agreed to...


News Release: Both familiar and unusual papayas from around the world have a safe, permanent home in Hawaii. They're part of a living collection managed by Agricultural Research Service scientists based in Hilo.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV ENRD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 INDIANAPOLIS, IN - Thomas L. Sansonetti, Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division, and Susan W. Brooks, U. S. Attorney for the Southern District ...


News Release: MEDIA ADVISORY WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C.- Deputy Attorney General James Comey will hold a press conference TODAY, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2004 at 4:45 p.m. to announce developments in the Enron investigation. He will be joined by FBI ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON D.C. -- Christopher A. Wray, Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, today announced that Algimantas Dailide, 82, a retired real estate agent living ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Deputy Attorney General James B. Comey, Assistant Attorney General Christopher A. Wray of the Criminal Division, Enron Task Force Director Leslie R. Caldwell and FBI Director Robert ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV ENRD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rhodia Inc. (“Rhodia”) pleaded guilty today in federal district court in Missoula, Montana to two felonies, for violating the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”). The ...


Labor Department Seeks Independent Fiduciary For Orphaned New York 401(k) Plan

News Release: Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.


Labor Department Sues South Carolina Firm, Executives For Delinquent 401(k) Contributions

News Release: Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date. Atlanta, Georgia - The U.S. Department of Labor sued Dieter Bryce, Inc. of Gaston, South Carolina and its executives for failure to forward employee contributions to their retirement plan and misusing plan assets to pay the operating expenses of the firm.


The US Commerce Department published a nine page rule on Jan. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page proposed rule on Jan. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Jan. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Jan. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Jan. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Jan. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Jan. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Jan. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.