News from March 2006
By USDA Newswire | Mar 31, 2006
News Release: Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in the Plant Genetics Research Unit at Columbia, Mo., are improving soybean oil's longevity-and marketability-by lowering its linolenic acid content.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 31, 2006
News Release: Petrified Forest, AZ - April 3, 2006, kicks-off the beginning of the Petrified Forest National Park’s Artist-in-Residence Program. This program will provide the opportunity for selected artists to pursue their particular art form in the dynamic setting of Petrified Forest National Park. The park has...
By DOE Newswire | Mar 31, 2006
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee will hold two subcommittee hearings and a conference next week.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 31, 2006
News Release: Ground, aerial and aquatic emergency response robots from across the country will face realistic urban search and rescue challenges April 4-6 at Disaster City near the Texas A&M University campus in College Station, Texas.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 31, 2006
News Release: WASHINGTON -- Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, expressed concern over a new report released today by the Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) regarding overpayments made by the Medicare program for ambulance services. The report highlighted overpayments made by Medicare to ambulance providers that transport Medicare patients from hospital to hospital to receive specialized treatment.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 31, 2006
News Release: In July of 2005, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, in cooperation with other federal and state agencies, completed a Conservation Agreement and Strategy (CAS) to protect the relict leopard frog (Rana onca). This species was first described in 1875 but was thought to be extinct by 1950. In 1991 the...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 31, 2006
News Release: Dear Secretary Leavitt: We want to take this opportunity to reinforce Congressional intent with regard to two critical provisions of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, S. 1932. Cost sharing and premiums. Section 6041 of the Deficit Reduction Act establishes a new section 1916A in Title XIX of the Social...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 31, 2006
News Release: Lake Mead (NRA) receives numerous inquiries from wireless telecommunication companies seeking to develop sites within the park to provide cellular phone service. Currently, there are four companies doing business at three existing cell towers located within the park, but demand is increasing. Officials at Lake Mead NRA are proposing to develop a plan to address the park’s future needs.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 31, 2006
News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Finance Committee, today released a report he requested from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) documenting states’ use of their Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2006
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Justice Department today announced an agreement with Arlington County, Va. to improve access to all aspects of civic life for persons with disabilities. The far reaching agreement ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2006
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. An Indiana ready mixed concrete producer and its president have agreed to plead guilty and pay criminal fines for fixing the price of ready mixed concrete in the Indianapolis metropolitan ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2006
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Hearings To Be Held in Washington, D.C., Between June and December 2006 WASHINGTON, D.C.The Department of Justices Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today announced that they are ...
By Commerce News Now | Mar 30, 2006
News Release: TOKYO—Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez and Japan Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Toshihiro Nikai today announced their intent to enhance bilateral cooperation on IPR protection and enforcement. Strengthening and expanding cooperation on IPR issues will help both countries contribute more effectively to global efforts to combat the growing problem of IPR piracy and counterfeiting in international trade.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 30, 2006
News Release: Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 30, 2006
News Release: Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.
By DOT News Wire | Mar 30, 2006
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on March 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Mar 30, 2006
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on March 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Mar 30, 2006
The US State Department published a one page notice on March 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 30, 2006
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on March 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 30, 2006
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on March 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.