News published on Federal Newswire in February 2005

News from February 2005


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a five page rule on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page rule on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a three page rule on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page rule on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page proposed rule on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page rule on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


COMMITTEE APPROVES 17 BILLS IN TODAY'S BUSINESS MEETING

News Release: Washington, D.C. - The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee today approved 17 bills in an 11:30 a.m. business meeting. The 17 bills were approved by unanimous consent with the exception of S. 136, which received a nay vote. The bills reported out of committee are as follows: S. 48 as amended ...


Agriculture Subcommittee Assignments Announced

News Release: Today the House Committee on Agriculture held its first full Committee organizational meeting of the 109th Congress. The Committee approved Subcommittee assignments, the Committee Rules and Committee Oversight Plan, and the Budget Views and Estimates Letter offering budget recommendations for the programs and agencies under the Committee’s jurisdiction.


Dietary Protein and Bone Health Revisited

News Release: Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists first compared high-meat protein diets with low-meat protein diets. Now, they've compared animal-protein diets with vegetable-protein diets. This "sequel" study rocks the foundation, again, of a commonly held belief that high-protein diets can be bad for bones.


News Release: Daniel Ray Lineberry, 55, of Salem, Virginia, a Pharmacist and Owner of Craig County Medical Center Pharmacy in New Castle, Virginia was indicted on 36 counts including: One Count of mail fraud; twenty-five counts of illegal distribution of a Schedule III controlled substance, and one count of illegal...


Statement of U.S. Senator Max Baucus Regarding the President’s Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform

News Release: (WASHINGTON, D.C.) Today, U.S. Senator Max Baucus, Ranking Member of the SenateFinance Committee, issued the following statement after the first meeting of the President’sAdvisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2005 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CIV (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Florida International University (FIU) has agreed to pay $11.5 million to settle allegations that it mischarged costs and overbilled under several contracts and grants with the Department of Energy. The contracts and grants dealt with testing and developing environmental technologies.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2005 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Justice Department today sued Glen Stoll, of Edmonds, Washington, and Michael Stevens, of Everett, Washington, to bar an alleged tax fraud scheme that uses sham trusts to help customers ...