News published on Federal Newswire in February 2006

News from February 2006


Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee Schedule for the Week of February 13

News Release: Washington, D.C. - The Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee will hold three full committee hearings, two subcommittee hearings, and a business meeting next week.


Increase in Visitation for January 2006

News Release: Petrified Forest, AZ - Park Superintendent Lee Baiza announced the visitation for January was up by 14% over last year with 23,991 visits compared to last year’s 21,078.


Celebrate Arizona Archeology and Heritage Awareness Month

News Release: Petrified Forest, AZ - In Arizona, the word “archeology" conjures visions of cliff dwellings, intriguing petroglyphs, and sophisticated pottery. However, archeologists also study the remnants of the Spanish Colonial period, forts, ghosts of homesteads and boom towns, and the old alignment of Route 66.


Baucus Disappointed by Trade Deficit Numbers

News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Ranking Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, today reacted to the latest figures for international trade in goods and services, released by the Commerce Department. The latest release showed a record trade deficit of $725.8 billion for 2005, an increase over the record 2004 trade gap. The December trade deficit was $65.7 billion, more than $10 billion greater than December 2004.


Flows to Increase on the North Fork of the Payette River

News Release: The Bureau of Reclamation will increase flow releases from Cascade Dam from the current flow rate of 200 cubic feet per second to 1,000 cfs starting February 13 and continuing through February 16. Cascade Dam is located on the North Fork of the Payette River near Payette, Idaho.


Department Holds Ceremony to Recognize ADA Certification Equivalency for North Carolina Accessibility Code

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Department of Justice today announced during a ceremony in Cary, North Carolina, that the state’s Accessibility Code has been awarded certification for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). North Carolina is the sixth state in the country to receive ADA certification.


American International Group, Inc. Enters into Agreement with the United States

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. – American International Group, Inc. (AIG) has agreed to resolve criminal liability arising from misstatements in its periodic financial reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange ...


Minnesota-Based Home Health Care Chain Pays U.S. $8 Million to Settle Civil Fraud Allegations

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CIV (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, DC – Intrepid U.S.A. has paid the United States $8 million to resolve allegations that the company fraudulently overbilled three government health care programs – Medicare, Medicaid, and the military health care programs, TRICARE/CHAMPUS – the Justice Department and the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Minnesota announced today.


Testimony Before House Government Reform Committee

News Release: Chairman Davis, Congressman Waxman, Members of the Committee, I'm pleased to have this opportunity to discuss American competitiveness.


Declara ante el Comité de Reforma Gubernamental de la Cámara de Representantes

News Release: Presidente Davis, Congresista Waxman, miembros del comité, me complace tener esta oportunidad de hablar sobre la competitividad de Estados Unidos.


Labor Department Hosts EU-US Information Exchange
		On Disability Employment Issues and Trends

News Release: WASHINGTON-Innovations such as high technology vehicles for wheel chair users in Europe and new information technologies that level the playing field for working people with disabilities on both sides of the Atlantic were among many topics covered during a meeting here this week of government and private sector officials from the European Union and the United States.



Labor Department Legal Action Restores Delinquent Contributions to Toledo Company’s Pension Plan

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



What did Interior Department publish on Feb. 9?

The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by Interior Department on Feb. 9

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Interior Department publishes notice on Feb. 9

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on Feb. 9 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Interior Department publish on Feb. 9?

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Justice Department publishes notice on Feb. 9

The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.