News published on Federal Newswire in September 2005

News from September 2005


News Release: Methods to restore aspen woodlands being overrun by conifers are being studied by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and cooperators in Oregon.


Grassley on the World Trade Organization Decision in FSC-ETI Dispute

News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today made the followingcomment on the World Trade Organization’s decision in the Foreign SalesCorporation/Extraterritorial Income Act dispute with the United States.


EX-WASHINGTON REDSKIN AND SUPER BOWL RECORD HOLDER ARRESTED FOR SELLING COCAINE

News Release: Denver, CO -- Jeffrey D. Sweetin, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Rocky Mountain Division and Bill Leone, U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado, announced today that Timmy Smith, age 41, of Denver, has been arrested for distributing cocaine in Denver, Colorado.


KENNEDY: GAO BLASTS ILLEGAL PROPAGANDA CAMPAIGN AT THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Report Issued to Kennedy and Lautenberg Find Multiple Violations, Including Payments to Armstrong Williams

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) ruled that the Bush Department of Education illegally used taxpayer dollars to fund a covert propaganda campaign, aimed at boosting the image of the President’s education agenda. The GAO decision was the result of an inquiry by United States Senators Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) and Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ).


GAO Releases Report On NASA’s Misuse Of Passenger Aircraft, Waste Of Millions Of Taxpayer Dollars

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-- At the request of Senators Susan Collins and Joseph Lieberman, Chairman and Ranking Member, respectively, of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, the GAO has today released a report entitled, “NASA Travel: Passenger Aircraft Services Annually Cost Taxpayers...


Baucus Continues Push For Katrina Health Package

News Release: (WASHINGTON, D.C.) Today, U.S. Senator Max Baucus, ranking member of the SenateFinance Committee, led the debate on the Senate floor urging passage of S. 1716, the EmergencyHealth Care Relief Act. Baucus drafted the legislation with Chairman Grassley of the SenateFinance Committee. Senator Baucus’ comments on the Senate floor follow...


KENNEDY SPEAKS OUT AGAINST CUTS TO COMMUNITY SERVICE BLOCK GRANTS

News Release: In the past five years, over five million more citizens have fallen into poverty. Thirty-seven million Americans live below the poverty line. Three million more working Americans live in hunger or on the verge of hunger today than in the year 2000.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2005 WWW.USDOJ.GOV DOJ (202) 514-2007 USACE (757) 201-7657 DEQ (804) 698-4447 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Newdunn Associates LLP, and its contractors, Orion Associates and Northwest Contractors (Newdunn) have reached settlements with the United States and the Commonwealth ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2005 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - A Florida electrical contractor today was charged with conspiring to rig bids with respect to construction contracts in support of the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program supported by the United States Air Force. The contractor has agreed to plead guilty and pay a criminal fine of $175,000.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2005 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Roger Steele, a Carson City, Nevada accountant, pleaded guilty to preparing a false individual income tax return which was then filed with the IRS, and his wife, Kimberly Steele, ...


News Release: WASHINGTON—Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez today released the following statement on the second quarter GDP report: “The American economy is fundamentally strong and has proven time and again to be remarkably resilient in the most challenging of times. There is no doubt the recent hurricanes in ...


U.S. Department of Labor Selects Human Service Agencies in Five States for Training/Technical Assistance for People with Disabilities

News Release: WASHINGTON—Human service agencies in Maryland, District of Columbia, Illinois, Georgia, and North Dakota have been selected to take part in training and technical assistance programs for people with disabilities, the U.S. Labor Department's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) announced today.


Labor Department Obtains Appointment of Independent Fiduciary for Abandoned New York Retirement Plan

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The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Sept. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Sept. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Sept. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Sept. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Sept. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.