News published on Federal Newswire in July 2004

News from July 2004


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on July 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page proposed rule on July 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on July 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a six page proposed rule on July 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on July 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page proposed rule on July 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on July 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on July 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on July 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on July 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on July 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on July 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on July 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on July 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on July 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-Two new General Accounting Office (GAO) reports released today by Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) and Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) show that federal agencies are wasting millions of dollars on government-owned cars and mismanaging the federal aircraft...


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Energy & Natural Resources Chairman Pete V. Domenici today congratulated the Forest Service on plans to issue a new roadless rule this week that allows governors to recommend which roadless areas in their states should continue to be maintained as such. Domenici statement: “More ...


CRUDE OIL TRADED ABOVE $40 FOR MOST OF MONDAY - 3RD CONSECUTIVE DAY

News Release: Washington, D.C. - The price of crude oil today traded over $40 for the third trading day in a row. The continued high price for oil futures foretells higher pump prices through the summer, pinching consumers already pressed by fat utility bills. Chairman Domenici’s statement: “As long as energy prices ...


Reclamation Awards contract To Weeminuche Construction Authority For Processing Plant

News Release: The Bureau of Reclamation announced today that it has awarded a contract in the amount of $10.8 million to Weeminuche Construction Authority (WCA) for a materials processing plant that will be used to prepare refined materials for construction of Ridges Basin Dam. This contract provides for the design, ...


NIST Testing Method Quickly Tells Whether Thin Films Are Strong Enough for the Job

News Release: The challenge of determining whether thin films-some no thicker than a single molecule-are strong enough for a growing number of important technology jobs just got easier and quicker thanks to an inexpensive testing method reported in the upcoming issue of Nature Materials by a team led by researchers at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).