News published on Federal Newswire in May 2006

News from May 2006


Grassley Lifts Hold on Export-Import Bank Nominee

News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today lifted his hold on the nomination of James Lambright as president of the Export-Import Bank of the United States.


Furlani Named Director of NIST's IT Lab

News Release: Cita M. Furlani has been named director of the Information Technology Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Furlani brings a broad range of management and information technology (IT) expertise to her new position. Prior to being named director of ITL, Furlani was NIST's chief information officer and advised the NIST director on the planning, execution, evaluation and delivery of IT services and support.


News Release: (Sullivan’s Island, SC) - Fort Sumter National Monument is accepting applications for a summer employment program for young men and women, ages 15 through 18. The National Park Service will provide gainful employment for males and females of all social, economic, ethnic, and racial backgrounds through a Youth Conservation Corps Program (YCC) designed to accomplish needed conservation work on public lands.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, MAY 11, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. – A Florida man has been arrested for allegedly arranging for men in the United States to travel to Honduras to have sex with young teenage girls, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Paul I. Perez of the Middle District of Florida announced today.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, MAY 11, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON — A former Home Box Office Inc. (HBO) executive admitted yesterday in U.S. District Court in Manhattan that she made false statements to her probation officer and violated a court ordered home confinement portion of her probation sentence by conducting business activities outside her home, the Department of Justice announced today.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, MAY 11, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON—The Justice Department today announced that on May 13, 2006 it will monitor the joint municipal and school district election in Ector County, Texas, to ensure compliance with the Voting Rights Act.


News Release: WASHINGTON—Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez today released the following statement on the Senate passage of the tax relief bill: "I am pleased to see the tax relief bill go to the President's desk for his signature. This tax relief package will help strengthen America's economic growth, stimulate job creation, and help working families keep more of their paycheck.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on May 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on May 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on May 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a three page notice on May 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on May 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on May 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on May 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on May 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on May 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on May 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on May 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on May 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on May 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.