News published on Federal Newswire in May 2004

News from May 2004


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on May 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Baucus Statement at Oversight Hearing on the Treasury Department and Terrorism Financing

News Release: “I want to welcome our panel today on the subject of terrorism financing. As you know, on March 8 the administration announced the creation of the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence (TFI) within the Treasury Department. We will hear from the nominees to the top jobs in this new office following this panel.


Senators Collins, Levin Introduce Bill to Grant Federal Employees Protest Rights in A-76 Competitions

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) and Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Carl Levin (D-MI) today introduced bipartisan legislation to ensure that federal employees will have the right to appeal to the General Accounting Office (GAO) during...


Coalition of 156 Business, Nonprofit Organizations, Two Postal Unions and the Postmasters Association Endorse Senator Collins' Postal Reform Legislation

News Release: WASHINGTON -- A coalition of 156 business and nonprofit organizations have endorsed Senator Collins’ postal reform legislation, which will be formally introduced in the U.S. Senate on Thursday, May 20. Senator Collins, who chairs the Governmental Affairs Committee which oversees the U.S. Postal Service,...


News Release: This summer, Point Reyes National Seashore will offer a free wildland fire safety program for homeowners in communities bordering park lands. This Home Evaluation Program is offered through a partnership with the Student Conservation Association. From June 1 through Aug. 15, homeowners can schedule...


News Release: The permanent establishment of a new species of phorid fly is bad news for the red imported fire ant, according to Agricultural Research Service scientists who are working to control the aggressive ant that has spread across the southern United States.


Grassley on the Signing of the U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement

News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today made the followingcomment on the signing of the U.S.-Australia free trade agreement, which was completed inFebruary following a year of negotiations.


News Release: FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY TUESDAY, MAY 18, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV DOJ (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senior Justice Department officials will participate in a background briefing to discuss the Attorney General’s report to Congress on human trafficking, TODAY, TUESDAY, MAY 18, 2004 at 2:00 p.m. in the Civil Rights Division Conference Room 3612.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, MAY 18, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Assistant Attorney General Christopher A. Wray of the Criminal Division announced today that Zachary Keith Hill, of Houston, Texas, was sentenced to almost four years in prison (46 months) for orchestrating a scheme to defraud consumers of personal financial information via spam email.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, MAY 18, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Justice Department’s Tax Division announced today that late Friday, May 14, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois ordered the law firm Jenkens & Gilchrist, P.C., to comply with IRS summonses seeking identities and other information relevant to the IRS investigation into certain tax shelters promoted by the firm.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, MAY 18, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV ENRD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Thomas L. Sansonetti, Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Environmental and Natural Resources Division, announced today the sentencing of Bert E. Jenkins in Tacoma, Washington, who had collected a green sea turtle from a beach in Ocean Park, Washington, and who later killed the turtle for its shell.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, MAY 18, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Assistant Attorney General Christopher A. Wray of the Criminal Division and Department of Justice Inspector General Glenn A. Fine announced today that a former biologist in the FBI’s DNA laboratory has pleaded guilty to falsifying reports prepared in connection with the evaluation of DNA evidence in numerous cases.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, MAY 18, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Attorney General John Ashcroft today announced the first annual Report to Congress on U.S. Government Efforts to Combat Trafficking in Persons. The report, mandated by the 2003 Trafficking Victims Protection Re-authorization Act, provides information on the government’s activities to combat trafficking in persons.




The US Agriculture Department published a two page rule on May 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a six page rule on May 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published an eight page rule on May 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on May 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on May 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.