News published on Federal Newswire in May 2006

News from May 2006


Baucus Statement at Schwab Nomination Hearing

News Release: Ambassador Schwab, welcome back to the Finance Committee.


University of Maine Forestry Camp Students at Acadia

News Release: The University of Maine will be holding their annual Forestry Camp at Acadia National Park for the seventeenth consecutive year. From May 21 through June 3 the students will be participating in several projects: restoring historic vistas on the carriage road near Cliffside and West Branch bridges; conducting...


Senators Announce Bipartisan Bill to Allow Penalty-Free Enrollment in New Prescription Drug Plan

News Release: WASHINGTON - A bipartisan group of senators said today they will seek immediate action on new legislation to waive the enrollment penalty for Medicare’s new prescription drug benefit.


New Bill Would Waive Medicare Rx Enrollment Penalty

News Release: Washington, D.C. - A bipartisan group of senators said today they will seek immediate action on new legislation to waive the enrollment penalty for Medicare’s new prescription drug benefit.


Relaxed Management of Cattle Has Benefits

News Release: Style matters, even when managing livestock, according to Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists who have found that proper management of cattle helps to develop a calm herd-and leads to other benefits as well.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Energy & Natural Resources Chairman Pete V. Domenici today, following a full-committee oversight hearing on Yucca Mountain, announced plans to vigorously pursue new recycling technologies while Yucca problems are being resolved.


Senator Says FDA Should Stop Citing a Fraudulent Ketek Study, Seeks Access to Information

News Release: Dear Dr. von Eschenbach: The Senate Committee on Finance (Committee) has jurisdiction over the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and, accordingly, a responsibility to the more than 80 million Americans who receive health care coverage, including prescription drugs, under those programs. As Chairman of...


News Release: West Glacier, Montana - Artwork featuring 50 Glacier National Park artists will be exhibited at the Stillwater Gallery in Downtown Whitefish beginning May 16. The art will be auctioned at the annual fundraising gala, Spring for Glacier on May 26, at Lake McDonald Lodge.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, MAY 15, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON—The Justice Department today announced that on May 16, 2006, the federal government will monitor a special municipal preliminary election in Boston and primary elections in Philadelphia and Reading, Pa., to ensure compliance with the Voting Rights Act.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, MAY 15, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Donald M. Boucher, 72, the former director of government relations of a private health care company located in Plano, Texas, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Rosemary M. Collyer ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, MAY 15, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV OPA (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 The Department of Justice and The Boeing Company have reached a tentative agreement in the investigation by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia concerning Boeing's hiring ...



U.S. Labor Department Sues to Recover Assets for Former Birmingham, Ala. Law Firm's 401(k) Plan

News Release: Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on May 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on May 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on May 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on May 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on May 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on May 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page correction on May 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.