News published on Federal Newswire in June 2004

News from June 2004


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on June 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on June 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on June 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on June 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Baucus Urges House to Reconsider Offset on Family Opportunity Act

News Release: “I have been a strong supporter of the Family Opportunity Act and haveadvocated, most recently in a Finance Committee hearing this year, for policies thatwould increase options for community living for individuals with severe disabilities. Iam pleased that the House is taking steps to pass the Family Opportunity Act and theMoney Follows the Person initiative.


News Release: Until now, scientists didn't know how to classify Stachybotrys chartarum, the black mold that can grow in humid, indoor environments and is often associated with "building sickness." But an Agricultural Research Service scientist recently found that the toxin-producing fungus comprises a brand-new family within the order Hypocreales.


Interim Findings from NIST World Trade Center Building and Fire Safety Investigation Identify Issues with Current Standards, Codes and Practices

News Release: The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today issued its second major progress report on the agency's federal building and fire safety investigation into the World Trade Center (WTC) disaster of Sept. 11, 2001. At a press briefing in New York City, lead investigator...


Two Hundred Pounds of Marijuana Seized In Norfolk, VA

News Release: JUN 18 -- One individual was arrested early yesterday morning in Norfolk, Virginia on a federal complaint charging him with possession with intent to distribute Marijuana. Laura M. Nagel, Special Agent in Charge of DEA’s Washington Division announced that Matt CODER, age 28, of Encinitas, California...


News Release: Washington, D.C. - the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold three subcommittee hearings this week. The energy subcommittee will hold a hearing on Tuesday, June 22 at 2:30 p.m. in SD-366. The purpose of this hearing is to receive testimony to examine the Department of Energy’s high-performance ...


News Release: JUN 18 -- Laura M. Nagel, Special Agent in Charge of DEA’s Washington Division announced today that a federal grand jury indicted Paulette Martin, age 57, of Takoma Park, Maryland, and 30 others for crimes arising from their three and a half year operation of a large drug trafficking and money laundering enterprise in the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area.


News Release: FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AG (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Attorney General John Ashcroft and other Department of Justice officials will hold a news conference TODAY, JUNE 17th, at 2:00 P.M., E.S.T., on a criminal matter.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Attorney General John Ashcroft, Assistant Attorney General Christopher A. Wray of the Criminal Division, and U.S. Attorney Frank D. Whitney of the Eastern District of North Carolina announced today that a federal grand jury in Raleigh, North Carolina, has indicted a North Carolina man for assaulting an Afghan detainee on a U.S. base in Afghanistan.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Justice Department today announced the filing of a lawsuit alleging that the operator of several Albuquerque, New Mexico, group residences for persons with mental disabilities subjected his tenants to pervasive sexual harassment.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Department of Justice announced today that on June 14, 2004, a federal court in Las Vegas ruled that Irwin A. Schiff, a well-known promoter of frivolous tax evasion excuses, is liable ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AG (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Attorney General John Ashcroft today announced the resignation of Jack L. Goldsmith III, Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel. Goldsmith’s resignation is effective July 30, 2004; he intends to return to academia.


Jobs Program for Students with Disabilities
		Exceeds 2003 Totals, U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao Says

News Release: WASHINGTON—A three-month-old jobs program that places college students with disabilities in summer employment has already exceeded last year’s placement totals, U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine Chao announced today.


U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Meets With 2004 ERISA Advisory Council

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The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on June 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on June 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page notice on June 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.