News published on Federal Newswire in October 2004

News from October 2004


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Oct. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Oct. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Oct. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on Oct. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Oct. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Oct. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Study Shows Differences in Natural Immunity in Cloned Pigs

News Release: WASHINGTON, Oct. 26--Studies by scientists with the U.S. Department of Agricultur e and the University of Missouri indicate that the natural immune system of young cloned pigs does not appear to fight diseases as effectively as the immune system of non-cloned pigs.


Grassley, Baucus: Coffee Brewing Does Not Qualify for Manufacturing Tax Break

News Release: A Bloomberg article this week incorrectly asserts that the Starbucks Corp. will getmanufacturing tax relief for brewing coffee under the newly enacted business tax law. Sen. ChuckGrassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, and Sen. Max Baucus, ranking member, todaymade the following comment on this.


Water 2025 Challenge Grant Program RFP is Now Online

News Release: The Request for Proposals for the Water 2025 Challenge Grant Program for Fiscal Year 2005 is now available online at www.grants.gov (keyword search: Water 2025). Additional information about the Challenge Grant program, including frequently asked questions and answers, is available at www.doi.gov/water2025.


New System 'Sees' Crimes on Audiotape

News Release: The Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a real-time magnetic imaging system that enables criminal investigators to "see" signs of tampering in audiotapes-erasing, overdubbing and other alterations-while listening to the tapes. The new system, which...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AG (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 "Thanks to the hard work of law enforcement officers, judges, prosecutors, and corrections officers across America, the violent crime and property crime rates in our nation are at their lowest point in three ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV OLP (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Attorney General John Ashcroft, as part of the Initiative for Victims of Crime, has directed the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Bureau of Prisons (BOP), and U.S. Attorneys Offices ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Justice Department today announced that it will send federal observers and Civil Rights Division personnel to monitor the October 26 special primary election in East Chicago (Lake County), Indiana.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement requiring Cingular Wireless Corporation to divest assets in 13 markets in order to proceed with Cingular Wireless’s ...


Nine Honorees Receive Secretary of Labor's New
		Freedom Initiative Award Recognizing Achievements On Behalf Of People With
		Disabilities

News Release: WASHINGTON—Five businesses, three non-profits, and one National Football League player have been selected by U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao as recipients of the Secretary of Labor's Annual New Freedom Initiative Awards.


Mortgage Bankers Association and DOL Establish
		Partnership To Promote Awareness of Employment Laws

News Release: WASHINGTON-The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) signed an agreement today to work together to promote greater awareness of and compliance with DOL's employment laws among businesses in the mortgage banking industry.


The US State Department published a one page notice on Oct. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on Oct. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.