News published on Federal Newswire in July 2006

News from July 2006


The US Labor Department published a three page notice on July 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on July 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on July 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on July 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on July 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on July 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on July 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Pete Domenici today said a new report confirms his long-held belief that it would be economically and environmentally beneficial for the United States should embrace commercial nuclear waste recycling.


Committee Holds Final Farm Bill Field Hearing in Indiana

News Release: SCOTTSBURG, IN - Chairman Bob Goodlatte convened the Committee’s final field hearing to review federal farm policy in Scottsburg, Indiana on Monday. The Committee held a total of 11 field hearings in various regions of the country to gather feedback from America’s farmers and ranchers in preparation...


Growers Can Make More Money by Going Organic

News Release: It looks like Minnesota grain farmers could make more money by switching to organic grain crops. That's the conclusion of a four-year study being announced today at the American Agricultural Economics Association's annual meeting in Long Beach, Calif.


Grassley on Charitable Community’s Letter to the President on Charitable Package

News Release: Dear President Bush: I am writing today on behalf of hundreds of charitable organizations who support the efforts of Senators Charles Grassley and Max Baucus to enact legislation to help prevent abuse in the charitable sector and provide additional tax incentives for all Americans to give more resources...


ACCESS UPDATE AT SOUTH POINT OCRACOKE

News Release: Heavy rain swept through the South Point of Ocracoke on Sunday, July 23, 2006 complicating National Park Service (NPS) efforts to reopen off-road vehicle (ORV) access to South Point during daylight hours. NPS biological technicians were unable to find the chick after the rainstorm had passed. The area remained closed all day Sunday, July 23, and will remain closed Monday, July 24 while intensive monitoring efforts continue.


News Release: South Point on Ocracoke Island remains closed today and tonight as National Park Service (NPS) personnel continue to survey during daylight hours for a piping plover chick that was last seen on Saturday, July 22, 2006. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the NPS plans to reopen the area for daylight access at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 26. The area would remain open until 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.


Apparent Drowning in Lake Crescent

News Release: A 20-year old Port Angeles man died yesterday afternoon after an apparent drowning in the Devil’s Punchbowl on the north shore of Lake Crescent.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D C - On Wednesday, Senate Energy & Natural Resources C hairman Pete V. Domenici, House Energy & C ommerce C hairman Joe Barton and Department of Energy Secretary Samuel W. Bodman will hold a press conference to talk about the significant impact of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, ’s first comprehensive energy legislation in over a decade. C ongress passed the bill one year ago this week.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D C - On Wednesday, Senate Energy & Natural Resources C hairman Pete V. Domenici, House Energy & C ommerce C hairman Joe Barton and Department of Energy Secretary Samuel W. Bodman will hold a press conference to talk about the significant impact of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, ’s first comprehensive energy legislation in over a decade. C ongress passed the bill one year ago this week.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, JULY 24, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Fort Worth Man Allegedly Prepares False Income Tax Returns WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today that it has filed suit seeking to bar Phillip M. Ballard of Fort Worth, Texas, from preparing ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, JULY 24, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – Daniel Gordon and Eric Newsome, correctional officers at the Greenville Federal Correctional Institution, were indicted by a federal grand jury for violating the civil rights of an inmate and ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, JULY 24, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – Sheila L. Sellinger, 34, formerly of Shoals, Indiana, was sentenced to 140 months in prison, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher for the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Susan W. Brooks for the Southern District of Indiana announced today.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, JULY 24, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON — The Justice Department today announced the filing of a lawsuit against the city of Chesapeake, Va. alleging that the city utilized hiring practices for its entry-level police officer position that had an unlawful disparate impact on African-American and Hispanic applicants in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.