News published on Federal Newswire in May 2006

News from May 2006


Kate Cannon Named Superintendent of Southeast Utah Group

News Release: Kate Cannon, deputy superintendent of Grand Canyon National Park, has been named superintendent of the Southeast Utah Group, which includes Canyonlands National Park, Arches National Park, Natural Bridges National Monument and Hovenweep National Monument. Cannon will assume her new responsibilities early this summer.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold three hearings and a business meeting next week.


To Bag a Bad Beetle, Researchers Tap Forensic Science

News Release: Tracking the elusive Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) could soon get a whole lot easier-and weirder. Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have developed a novel "fingerprinting" tool that relies on analyzing, of all things, the invasive beetle's droppings to help give it away.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, MAY 4, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV ENRD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON—Corpus Christi Day Cruise, Ltd., operator of the M/V Texas Treasure, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas to pay $300,000 in criminal penalties half of ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, MAY 4, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Rescission of Regulation Will Benefit Consumers of Real Estate Services WASHINGTON — In response to a Department of Justice antitrust investigation, the West Virginia Real Estate Commission has rescinded a ...


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Americans with Disabilities: Ready for the Global Workforce is 2006 National Disability Employment Awareness Month Theme

News Release: WASHINGTON — Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao this week announced that "Americans with Disabilities: Ready for the Global Workforce" will be the official theme for October's National Disability Employment Awareness Month, which is celebrated nationwide.


U.S. Labor Department Recovers More Than $1 Million in Back Overtime Wages for Nearly 3,000 Compass Bank Employees

News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Compass Bank, headquartered in Birmingham, Ala., has agreed to pay 2,961 employees $1,036,236 in back overtime wages after an investigation by the U.S. Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division determined the company had violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).


The US State Department published a one page notice on May 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on May 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on May 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on May 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a two page notice on May 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on May 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on May 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a five page notice on May 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page correction on May 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page correction on May 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a five page notice on May 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on May 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.