News from February 2006
By DOT News Wire | Feb 9, 2006
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Feb 9, 2006
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Feb 9, 2006
The US Energy Department published a nine page rule on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Feb 9, 2006
The US State Department published a seven page notice on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Feb 9, 2006
The US State Department published a one page notice on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 9, 2006
News Release: Earlier this week, Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, wrote to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urging a comprehensive, more timely review of the safety risks associated with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder medications. More than 2.5 million children under the age...
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 9, 2006
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, commented this morning following a late Wednesday meeting with Japan’s Ambassador to the United States, Ryozo Kato, and Senate Finance Chairman Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) to discuss Japan’s renewed ban on U.S. beef imports. Senator Baucus warned Ambassador Kato that Japan must act soon to avoid provoking a strong reaction by the U.S. Congress.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 9, 2006
News Release: Hearing: “The Administration’s Trade Agenda". Date/time: Thursday, Feb. 16, 2006, at 10:30 a.m. Location: 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building. Description: Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, with jurisdiction over international trade, will convene a hearing to hear testimony...
By DOE Newswire | Feb 9, 2006
News Release: Who: Full Committee When: Thursday, February 16 at 10:00 a.m. Where: SD-366 Why: To receive testimony regarding S. 2253, to require the Secretary of the Interior to offer certain areas of the 181 Area of the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas leasing.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 9, 2006
News Release: Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have located genetic markers for resistance to a major disease of cacao trees, the source of seeds for cocoa and chocolate.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 9, 2006
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Officials at Glacier National Park report that two features have been added to Glacier’s web site: Podcasts and a newly launched cross country ski page. The public will play a valuable role in shaping the success and direction of these enhancements.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 9, 2006
News Release: The trail leading to Rottenwood Creek at Paces Mill will be closed from February 13 to June 1, 2006. Cobb County received a grant from the Federal Highway Administration and will be constructing a multi-use trail through the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area. It will begin at Paces Mill and...
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 9, 2006
News Release: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., Thursday delivered the following statement at the Committee’s 17th hearing on the preparations for and response to Hurricane Katrina...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 8, 2006
News Release: WASHINGTON, Feb. 8-Two Agricultural Research Service (ARS) teams have won the agency's top technology transfer award for developing catfish vaccines and designing a humane lancet for drawing blood from laboratory mice.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 8, 2006
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C.The Justice Department today announced that it has reached a settlement agreement with the State of Indiana regarding civil rights violations at two state-operated juvenile justice facilities: Logansport Juvenile Intake/Diagnostic Facility in Logansport and South Bend Juvenile Correctional Facility in South Bend.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 8, 2006
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Justice Department today announced that it has reached a consent decree with the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University (SIU) that, if approved and entered by the court, would resolve the Departments lawsuit against the Board.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 8, 2006
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Company Agrees to Pay $1.7 Million in Fines and Restitution for Bid Rigging and Mail Fraud WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Premio Inc., a California-based company, has agreed to plead guilty and to pay $1.7 million ...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 8, 2006
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV ENRD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Largest Criminal Environmental Fine in Utah WASHINGTON, D.C. Cast-iron pipe manufacturer McWane, Inc. (McWane) and former vice president and general manager, Charles Matlock, pleaded guilty today ...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 8, 2006
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C.The Justice Department today announced a settlement agreement with the State of Hawaii regarding civil rights violations in the juvenile justice facility, the Hawaii Youth Correctional ...
By Labor Gazette | Feb 8, 2006
News Release: Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.
