News from January 2006
By DOT News Wire | Jan 31, 2006
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 31, 2006
News Release: Today, the Congressional Budget Office released new data on the impact of the Medicaid provisions in the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA). According to CBO, 115,000 more disabled children will gain comprehensive coverage under Medicaid because of the Family Opportunity Act in the DRA. This represents one...
By DOE Newswire | Jan 31, 2006
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The PACE Act - a package of three bills designed to boost federal funding for science and education programs, today garnered its 60th cosponsor. Thirty Democrats and 30 Republicans have signed on to sponsors the bill. The most recent co-sponsors include Majority Leader Bill Frist and Minority Leader Harry Reid.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 31, 2006
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.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 31, 2006
News Release: Regional wisdom passed on long ago to a boy who grew up to be an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist could lead to the next breakthrough against mosquitoes.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 31, 2006
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Officials at Glacier National Park seek comments on potential sites for new employee housing on the east side of the Park. Officials propose to remove 11 housing trailers from the St. Mary administration area and to construct five new housing structures in a new location.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 31, 2006
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins and Ranking Member Joseph Lieberman held a hearing today exploring the search and rescue operations in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. The hearing was titled; “Hurricane Katrina: Urban Search...
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 31, 2006
News Release: Today, the Committee begins an examination of lobbying reform. This hearing will focus on proposals before Congress to reform lobbying practices in the wake of scandals involving Jack Abramoff and Representative Randy “Duke" Cunningham. Although the actions of both men violated current laws, they nevertheless...
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 31, 2006
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Susan Collins, Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Ranking Member Joseph Lieberman held a hearing today that focused on the evacuation of the greater New Orleans area in preparation for Hurricane Katrina, as well as on the special challenges...
By DOE Newswire | Jan 31, 2006
News Release: EMBARGOED UNTIL 9:00 PM Washington, D.C. - Senators Pete Domenici, R-NM, Jeff Bingaman, D-NM, Lamar Alexander, R-TN, and Barbara Mikulski, D-MD, today commend President Bush for announcing the Administration’s American Competitiveness Initiative (ACI) in tonight’s State of the Union speech. The ACI ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 30, 2006
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV ENRD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Company will perform work costing additional $8 to 10 million to aid ecosystem WASHINGTON, D.C. Schlumberger Technology Corporation (Schlumberger), headquartered in Texas, has agreed to pay $11.8 million ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 30, 2006
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Elpida Memory Inc. Also Agrees to Pay $84 Million Criminal Fine WASHINGTON, D.C. Elpida Memory Inc. (Elpida), a Japanese manufacturer of dynamic random access memory (DRAM), has agreed to plead guilty and to pay an $84 million fine for participating in an international conspiracy to fix prices in the DRAM market, the Department of Justice announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 30, 2006
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 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 owner and managing agent of the Sulgrave Manor Apartments in Washington, D.C., resolving a lawsuit filed by the Justice ...
By Commerce News Now | Jan 30, 2006
News Release: WASHINGTON—Commerce Deputy Secretary David A. Sampson and Congressman Mike Castle today issued an Export Trade Certificate of Review that will help improve market access to Central America for the U.S. poultry industry and agricultural exporters.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 30, 2006
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Jan. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 30, 2006
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Jan. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 30, 2006
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Jan. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 30, 2006
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Jan. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 30, 2006
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Jan. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 30, 2006
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Jan. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
