News published on Federal Newswire in March 2006

News from March 2006


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


Scientists Serve Up Fat-Fighting Food Products

News Release: Yogurt could become an even healthier snack, thanks to C-Trim, a new, heart-healthy ingredient from Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists.


Baucus, Enzi Question Missionary Work Restrictions in Cuba

News Release: Dear Secretary Snow: National U.S. religious institutions and their local congregational expressions have developed strong ties to religious communities in Cuba. They view these ties as essential relationships that exist between believers of a common faith across the globe. The level of religious organization...


Media Advisory: Full Committee Business Meeting Scheduled

News Release: Who: Full Committee When: Wednesday, March 15 at 11:30 a.m. Where: SD-366 Why: To consider pending nominations and any other pending calendar business which may be ready for consideration.


Grassley Praises Use of False Claim Act in Iraq Contracting Case

News Release: Dear Attorney General Gonzales: As a long-standing and outspoken critic of waste, fraud and abuse in the United States Government, and as a committed supporter of the False Claims Act (“FCA"), I want to bring to your attention a matter involving fraud, waste and abuse that may have occurred during the...


Grassley Continues Review of Medicare Quality Improvement Organizations

News Release: Dear Administrator McClellan: As Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance (Committee), which has jurisdiction over the Medicare program, I am responsible for oversight of matters that affect the beneficiaries of federal health care programs. A number of allegations regarding Quality Improvement Organizations...


News Release: MAR 9 -- Carl J. Kotowski, Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Baltimore District Office of the Drug Enforcement Administration joined federal law enforcement partners on Thursday, March 9, 2006, in Salisbury, MD to hand over to local officials a building seized in a recent drug operation.


$2.74 Million Contract Awarded for Replacement of Wyoming Area Office Microwave Communications System

News Release: Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner John Keys announced the award of a $2.74 million contract for the replacement of the Wyoming Area Office microwave communications system. The contract was awarded to Alcatel USA Marketing, Inc., Plano, Texas, under the General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Supply Schedule.


Baucus Introduces Energy Competitiveness Act of 2006

News Release: Washington, DC -U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Ranking Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, introduced legislation to create an energy research agency that can ensure America’s energy independence and economic competitiveness in the coming decades. The Energy Competitiveness Act of 2006 builds...


Grassley Reverses $500 Million Cut in Social Services Funding

News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today won a reversal of a proposed cut in social services funding of $500 million, including $5 million for Iowa.


Energy Committee Fact of the Day

News Release: Because of the energy bill.... A pilot program has been created in seven Bureau of Land Management Offices in five western states to provide one-stop shopping for companies seeking federal permits to drill on their oil and gas leases. This program was created to eliminate months and even years of bureaucratic ...