News from November 2005

By Commerce Newswire | Nov 3, 2005
News Release: Testifying before a hearing of the House Science Committee on Oct. 26, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Director William Jeffrey urged implementation of 30 specific recommendations from the agency's completed investigation of the collapse of the World Trade Center (WTC) towers following...

By Interior Newswire | Nov 3, 2005
News Release: Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner John Keys today announced the appointment of David McCarthy of Arlington, Va., as Reclamation's Deputy Commissioner for External and Intergovernmental Affairs.

By Commerce Newswire | Nov 3, 2005
News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released in September an updated version of a popular computer program that fire investigators, safety officials, engineers, architects and builders can use to simulate the impact of past or potential fires and smoke in a specific building environment.

By USDA Newswire | Nov 3, 2005
News Release: Yesterday, House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Bob Goodlatte chaired a hearing to review the agricultural negotiations in the Doha Development Round. In October, U.S. Trade Representative Rob Portman submitted a comprehensive trade proposal to the World Trade Organization (WTO) to jumpstart the negotiations...

By Commerce Newswire | Nov 2, 2005
News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, and a principal author of the Medicare Modernization Act establishing a prescription drug benefit forMedicare beneficiaries, today spoke at the Second National Medicare Prescription Drug Congress, www.medicarecongress.com. His session was entitled “Congressional Intent Regarding the Implementation of the New Medicare Prescription Drug Program." A copy of his speech follows.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 2, 2005
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2005 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, DC - The Justice Department today announced its most comprehensive settlement agreements ever under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) concerning access to medical services for all ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 2, 2005
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2005 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Hampton Roads-Area Return Preparer Uses Frivolous Arguments to Claim Deductions WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Justice Department announced today that a federal court has barred Anthony McBryde of Norfolk, Virginia ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 2, 2005
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2005 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Justice Department today announced an agreement with the State of California to ensure the states compliance with the voter registration list requirements of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA). Under the agreement, the state will implement both a temporary plan and a long term permanent solution to meet its obligations under HAVA.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 2, 2005
News Release: FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2005 WWW.USDOJ.GOV OPA (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senior Justice Department officials will hold a background briefing on Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr.s judicial opinions from his service on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, on THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2005 at 1:00 P.M. EST.

By Labor Gazette | Nov 2, 2005
News Release: Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.

By Labor Gazette | Nov 2, 2005
News Release: Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.
By DOE Gazette | Nov 2, 2005
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Nov. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Nov 2, 2005
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Nov. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Nov 2, 2005
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Nov. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Nov 2, 2005
The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Nov. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Nov 2, 2005
The US Transportation Department published a one page rule on Nov. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Nov 2, 2005
The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Nov. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Nov 2, 2005
The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Nov. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Nov 2, 2005
The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Nov. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Nov 2, 2005
The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on Nov. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.