News published on Federal Newswire in April 2005

News from April 2005


The US Agriculture Department published an eight page notice on April 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Grassley on House Views on Welfare Bill, General Mischaracterizations of Senate Bill

News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today made the following comments in response to remarks from House members on the Senate welfare bill in an article in yesterday’s Bureau of National Affairs and addressed mischaracterizations of the bill’s cost.


Synthetic Pheromone Helps Scientists Sniff Out Biocontrol Bug's
		Whereabouts

News Release: Monitoring Chinese leafbeetle attacks on saltcedar trees could become easier now that Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have synthesized the beneficial insect's chemical sex attractant, or pheromone.


COLLINS, LIEBERMAN SEEK FACTS ABOUT RECENT ANTHRAX SCARE AT DOD

News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins, R-Me., and Ranking Member Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., Thursday asked for a thorough investigation of the response to a recent anthrax scare at the Department of Defense in an effort to ensure its preparedness for a...


Grassley Asks Mexico to Terminate Antidumping Investigation on U.S. Hams

News Release: Dear Secretary Canales: On June 1, 2004, the Government of Mexico self-initiated an antidumping investigation on imports of unprocessed hams (pork legs) from the United States. I sent you a letter on Aug. 17, 2004, expressing my concerns regarding this self-initiated investigation. Given the importance...


News Release: DAVIE, Fla., April 8 - A quarantine research facility that opened here today will allow U.S. Department of Agriculture scientists and cooperators to safely work on solutions to some of south Florida's most devastating invasive weed and insect problems.


NEW HAVEN WINS PORTION OF FEDERAL TRANSIT SECURITY GRANT

News Release: WASHINGTON - Senators Chris Dodd and Joe Lieberman and Representative Rosa DeLauro Thursday announced that New Haven would share in a $37.5 million transit security grant awarded to four cities in the tri-state area. The Department of Homeland Security adopted a regional approach, as recommended by the...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2005 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A federal grand jury in San Francisco today returned a 22-count indictment against six companies and five individuals on charges of fraud, collusion, aiding and abetting, and conspiracy ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2005 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Assistant Attorney General Christopher A. Wray of the Criminal Division announced today that John T. Korsmo, the former Chairman of the Federal Housing Finance Board, pleaded guilty to making false statements to a Senate committee and an Inspector General who were looking into Korsmo’s participation in a congressional fundraising event in October 2002.


Labor Department Sponsors Workshop on Complying With Federal Pension and Health Law

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


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on April 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a three page notice on April 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on April 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on April 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on April 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page proposed rule on April 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published an eight page proposed rule on April 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a five page proposed rule on April 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on April 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on April 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.