News from September 2006
By Interior Newswire | Sep 28, 2006
News Release: Shadow Mountain Lake Level to be Lowered For Weed Control
By Interior Newswire | Sep 28, 2006
News Release: Marine biologist Thomas McCormick will be the guest speaker for the October “From Shore to Sea" lecture sponsored by Channel IslandsNational Park and Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. McCormick will focus on the natural history and ecology of white abalone (Haliotis sorenseni), once plentiful...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 28, 2006
News Release: Saturday, Sept. 30, 2006, is the thirteenth annual National Public Lands Day (NPLD). National Public Lands Day is an annual event that provides opportunities for the public to participate in volunteer projects that accomplish much needed work on public lands. NPLD, organized by the National Environmental Education & Training Foundation, is supported by nine federal land management agencies.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 28, 2006
News Release: Starting Oct. 16, teams of business, education and health care experts will visit 13 organizations-one service company, three small businesses, three education organizations and six health care organizations-as the final review stage for the 2006 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. As part of a...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 28, 2006
News Release: This week, I joined a bipartisan group of Senators in introducing S. 3936, the National Competitiveness Investment Act (NCIA). This bill was introduced in the Senate by 36 Republicans and Democrats, including the two top leaders of the U.S. Senate, Majority Leader Bill Frist and Democratic Leader Harry Reid, as well as the top Republican and Democratic members of the three key Senate committees dealing with science and technology.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 28, 2006
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) announced today that they will work together to craft new, joint legislation addressing issues with China’s currency. The legislation, to be introduced in the 110th Congress,...
By USDA Newswire | Sep 28, 2006
News Release: New work from the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) could someday help the nation's cars run like greased lightning, powered by biodiesel made from restaurant grease.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 28, 2006
News Release: Park Superintendent Requests Public Involvement For Future of Ross Lake National Recreation Area.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 28, 2006
News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today introduced legislation to help states fund their health care programs for low-income children. Grassley’s bill has two parts to help states meet their shortfall for the 2007 fiscal year only: An appropriation of new funds and...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 28, 2006
News Release: Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, Fort Clatsop is pleased to announce the next In Their Footsteps: Currents of Change free speaker series event. This program is Wildlife Center of the North Coast presented by Sharnelle Fee on Sunday, Oct. 15, at 1:00 p.m.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 28, 2006
News Release: The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in cooperation with the Standardization Administration of China (SAC), have launched a "Standards Portal" that will facilitate the trade of goods and services between the United States and the People's Republic of China.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 28, 2006
News Release: Firefighters sometimes find themselves fighting blazes in temperatures as high as 500 degrees F (260 degrees C). Firefighter gear and self-contained breathing apparatus can allow firefighters to safely work for a limited time during these conditions. A recently released National Institute of Standards...
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 27, 2006
News Release: Speed and convenience, rather than cost, often drive Department of Homeland Security decisions to use interagency contracting, according to a Government Accountability Office study requested by House and Senate homeland security committee members and released Wednesday. The report, entitled, “Interagency...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2006
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Company Sentenced to Pay $120,000 Criminal Fine WASHINGTON A southern California freight company today has pleaded guilty and was sentenced to pay a $120,000 criminal fine for making false statements ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2006
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Failed to Pay Millions in Employment Taxes Withheld from Workers Wages WASHINGTON Steven Christensen and Diane C. Christensen of Sandy, Utah, were each sentenced Tuesday to prison for conspiring ...
By Labor Gazette | Sep 27, 2006
News Release: Form T-1 Improves Disclosure and Increases Union Transparency WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor will publish in Friday's Federal Register a final rule that enhances union trust reporting and provides members with more complete information about their union's finances. Last year, the District ...
By Labor Gazette | Sep 27, 2006
News Release: More than 2500 Minorities and Women Benefit from U.S. Labor Department Action WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced today that Tyson Foods Inc., headquartered in Springdale, Ark., has entered into six consent decrees to settle findings of hiring discrimination. More than 2500 women and minorities will receive a total of $1.5 million in back pay.
By Labor Gazette | Sep 27, 2006
News Release: Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.
By Labor Gazette | Sep 27, 2006
News Release: Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.
By Labor Gazette | Sep 27, 2006
The US Labor Department published a two page proposed rule on Sept. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
