News published on Federal Newswire in March 2004

News from March 2004


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC -- Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.), Chairman of the Environment & Public Works Committee, blasted an advertising campaign being launched today by MoveOn.org, radical environmental organizations, and former Clinton Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Carol Browner, which attack the Bush Administration for its historic proposal to limit mercury emissions from power plants.


News Release: Corn plants under attack from insect pests use chemical signals not only to interact with beneficial insects, but also to stimulate early defense responses in nearby plants, according to published findings from Agricultural Research Service and university scientists.


SENATE ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 29

News Release: Washington, D.C. - The Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee will hold a full committee hearing and a subcommittee hearing this week. The full committee will hold a hearing on Tuesday, March 30 at 10:00 a.m. in SD-366 to receive testimony on the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation ...


Grassley Praises Approval of Medicare Drug Discount Card Sponsors

News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, praised the federal government’s approval this week of 28 sponsors to provide older Americans and people with disabilities savings on their prescription drugs, beginning June 1. With the new cards, Medicare beneficiaries will receive discounts on prescription drugs, and low-income beneficiaries may receive an additional $600 to pay for their prescription medicines in both 2004 and 2005.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A former official from the Laurel, Maryland-based Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) and a contractor who worked under his supervision pleaded guilty today to separate charges of wire fraud in connection with a kickback scheme, the Department of Justice announced.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A former official from the Laurel, Maryland-based Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) and a contractor who worked under his supervision pleaded guilty today to separate charges of wire fraud in connection with a kickback scheme, the Department of Justice announced.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Justice Department announced today that an Indonesian national pleaded guilty in United States District Court in Los Angeles to holding a young Indonesian woman in involuntary servitude.


Pension Agency Extends Comment Period On Electronic Filing of Form 5500Annual Reports

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



The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on March 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on March 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on March 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on March 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page proposed rule on March 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a four page proposed rule on March 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a three page proposed rule on March 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a three page proposed rule on March 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on March 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on March 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on March 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.