News published on Federal Newswire in May 2006

News from May 2006


Robert J. Quint Named Director of Operations, Washington

News Release: Robert J. Quint was named today as Director of Operations, Washington by Reclamation's Acting Commissioner Bill Rinne.


Media Advisory: Full Committee Hearing Scheduled

News Release: Who: Full Committee When: Monday, May 22 at 2:30 p.m. Where: SD-366 Why: To receive testimony regarding nuclear power provisions contained in the Energy Policy Act of 2005.


News Release: Who: Full Committee When: Wednesday, May 24 at 10:00 a.m. Where: SD-366 Why: To consider pending calendar business.


News Release: Who: Full Committee When: Tuesday, May 23 at 10:00 a.m. Where: SD-366 Why: To receive testimony on the National Research Council report, Managing Construction and Infrastructure in the 21st Century Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Report, Managing for Excellence: An Action ...


News Release: Lovely but troublesome, a yellow-flowered plant called water primrose ranks as a prime target of Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists who want to squelch the spread of this water invader. Cristina Hernández at the agency's South American Biological Control Laboratory in Hurlingham, Argentina, leads the search for weevils and other natural enemies of the invasive plant.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - The committee’s hearing today emphasized the strong progress the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the North American Electricity Reliability Council are making in implementing the reliability provisions in the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Senator Craig Thomas, R-WY, chaired the full committee hearing.


Update on Weekend Tragedies at Lake Mead National Recreation Area

News Release: * Recovery of the Body of 16-Year-Old North Las Vegas Teenager Who Drowned.


News Release: At about 7:15 p.m. last night, a call came into the National Park Service (NPS) dispatch center reporting a possible drowning. A 16-year-old Hispanic male from North Las Vegas died while swimming in the Government Wash area on the Nevada side of Lake Mead.


Baucus Applauds Initial Agreement in Vietnam Trade Talks

News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today welcomed the conclusion of an “agreement in principle" on trade relations between the United States and Vietnam. This deal paves the way for Congress to vote on granting Vietnam Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) and for Vietnam to join the World Trade Organization (WTO). The United States and Vietnam expect to sign this agreement in the coming weeks.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, MAY 12, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Mittal to Divest Dofasco Inc. or Alternative Asset if Justice Department Finds Mittal/Arcelor Combination to be Anticompetitive WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice today announced that it has reached an agreement ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, MAY 12, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Microsoft Agrees to Two-Year Extension, Subject to Court Approval WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice told the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia today that it is necessary to extend the term ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, MAY 12, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV ENRD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. – A federal court in Missouri has ordered Timber Industries, Inc. to pay a penalty of more than $225,000 for illegal disposal of hazardous wastes at its wood treatment facility, the Justice ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, MAY 12, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – Kenneth Kwak, 34, of Chantilly, Va., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth to five months in prison followed by five months of home confinement, based upon Kwak’s conviction for gaining unauthorized access to and obtaining information from a Department of Education computer system, the Department of Justice announced today.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, MAY 12, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON—Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Wan J. Kim, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee Jim Vines, and Special Agent in Charge of the Memphis Field Office of the Federal ...


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on May 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on May 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on May 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a five page notice on May 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on May 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on May 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.