News published on Federal Newswire in March 2004

News from March 2004


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on March 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on March 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on March 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a four page rule on March 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on March 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on March 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Grassley, Baucus Urge Fair Treatment for Retirement Plan Participants

News Release: Dear Chairman Donaldson: We are writing to commend the Commission for its efforts to address abuses that haveoccurred at a number of mutual fund companies - including the practice of “late trading" in mutualfunds, which violates current law and unfairly advantages some mutual fund investors over others.We...


News Release: A recent discovery by Agricultural Research Service plant physiologist Richard Zobel may lead to a "rewriting of the book" on plant roots. Zobel and a colleague have found that many plant roots commonly regrow from the same spot on a root, and that they can do this on roots deep below the soil surface.


Grassley on The Nature Conservancy's Governance Reforms

News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, made the following comment on the report of The Nature Conservancy’s Governance Advisory Panel.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Ceasing to fill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) won’t impact gasoline prices by so much as a dime, Senate Energy & Natural Resources Chairman Pete V. Domenici said today in response to renewed calls by Democrats, including presumptive presidential nominee John Kerry, to tap into ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, MARCH 29, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Department of Justice today filed suits in federal courts in California, Colorado, Oklahoma, Missouri, and North Carolina to stop a nationwide abusive tax scheme in which customers are advised to create, and claim church status for, a company known as a corporation sole.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, MARCH 29, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CIO (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - In a first-of-its-kind joint initiative to improve wireless communications nationwide, the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Treasury today ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, MARCH 29, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Department of Justice today announced the signing of settlement agreements with the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services (“MDJS”) and with Youth Services International, Inc. and ...


Siemens Building Technologies Agrees to Pay
		Employees $1.2 Million in Alleged Unpaid Overtime

News Release: SEATTLE—The U.S. Department of Labor announced today the filing of a consent judgment in which Siemens Building Technologies, Inc., of Bellevue agrees to pay 52 employees $1,204,203 in overtime back wages for alleged violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).


U.S. Department of Labor Issues Final Rule
		Requiring Government Contractors to Post Union Members' Rights

News Release: WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Labor published final regulations today implementing Executive Order 13201, which requires government contractors and subcontractors to post notices informing their employees of their rights relating to union membership and the use of their union dues and fees.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on March 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on March 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on March 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on March 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on March 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.