News published on Federal Newswire in April 2007

By Commerce Newswire | Apr 4, 2007

News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley is asking the drug maker, Eli Lilly and Company, for information related to the risks and marketing of the anti-psychotic drug Zyprexa. Grassley made this request in response to allegations that the company downplayed safety risks and engaged in other improper marketing practices that may be jeopardizing patients’ health.

By Interior Newswire | Apr 4, 2007

News Release: Proposals for food service concession at Kelso Depot are now being accepted.

By DOE Newswire | Apr 4, 2007

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Pete Domenici, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today praised President Bush for calling on China and India to be part of any solution to the climate change issue.

By Interior Newswire | Apr 4, 2007

News Release: Whiskeytown National Recreation Area will be joining forces with Shasta State Historical Park in hosting the first annual “Parks Working Together" Earth Day Event on Saturday, April 21st, from 9am to 1pm.

By Interior Newswire | Apr 4, 2007

News Release: The public is invited to come see a beautiful quilted depiction of Whiskeytown Lake created by Redding quilt artist Ann Westbrook. The large wall-hung quilt will be on view through April 29th at the Whiskeytown Visitor Center. The Visitor Center is located at the corner of Hwy. 299 and Kennedy Memorial Drive.

By Commerce Newswire | Apr 4, 2007

News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today strongly condemned the recess appointment of Andrew Biggs as Deputy Commissioner of Social Security. Biggs, a champion of privatizing Social Security, was first nominated for the number two spot at Social Security in 2006,...

By USDA Newswire | Apr 4, 2007

News Release: First, air curtains-those huge blowers at some commercial establishments' entrances and exits-were tested for use on airplanes to keep mosquitoes and other flying insects from getting on. Now, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Gainesville, Fla., are trying the same technology to also keep insect pests from getting off planes after landing.

By Interior Newswire | Apr 4, 2007

News Release: Four artists using very different mediums have been selected for this year’s Artist-in-Residence program at Denali National Park and Preserve. The artists are Janice Kasper from Swansville, Maine; Sheila and David King of Fort Myers, Florida and Margo Klass from Fairbanks, Alaska. They were selected from forty-eight applicants by a seven-person panel comprised of artists, art supporters and National Park Service staff.

By Commerce Newswire | Apr 4, 2007

News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today made the.

By Interior Newswire | Apr 4, 2007

News Release: Who doesn’t want to get outside and go for a hike now that spring is in the air? Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore’s popular Saturday afternoon ranger-guided hikes give you a variety of topics and reasons to get outside this month. All programs will begin at 1:00 p.m. at the Visitor Center in Empire.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2007

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV ENRD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Settlement Remedies Five Years of State and Federal Air Quality Violations WASHINGTON —Nevada Power Company has agreed to a joint settlement today with the federal government and the state of Nevada that ...

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2007

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Queensbury, N.Y., Man’s Scheme Allegedly Cost U.S. Treasury $21 Million WASHINGTON – The United States announced that it has sued to block Robert L. Schulz, of Queensbury, N.Y., from selling an alleged tax ...

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2007

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Division Commends Commission's Review of Antitrust Laws, Policies WASHINGTON -- Over the last three years, the Antitrust Modernization Commission (AMC) has undertaken a comprehensive review of U.S. antitrust ...

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2007

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Suits Allege More Than $70 Million in Losses to the U.S. Treasury; Seek to Bar Firms From Preparing Returns WASHINGTON - The United States has filed civil injunction suits against five corporations that operate ...

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2007

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) today announced highlights of their work during the past year to defend and enforce federal tax laws.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2007

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV NSD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON—A South Carolina man and woman have been indicted and arrested on charges of supplying the Government of India with controlled technology without the required licenses, Kenneth L. Wainstein, Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division, and Jeffrey A. Taylor, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, announced today.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2007

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – Jacob Albert Laskey, of Springfield, Ore., was sentenced today to serve 11 years and three months in federal prison for his role in the Oct. 25, 2002, racially-motivated attack on Temple Beth ...

By Commerce News Now | Apr 3, 2007

News Release: MOSCOW—Commerce Department Spokesman E. Richard Mills issued the following statement: "Due to the current situation in Ukraine, the visit of Secretary of Commerce Gutierrez has been postponed."

By Labor Gazette | Apr 3, 2007

News Release: WASHINGTON — DisabilityInfo.gov, a one-stop federal Web site for disability-related information and resources, has received the e-gov Institute's Knowledge Management Award for "delivering high value to citizens in a knowledge management solution." The DisabilityInfo.gov team was honored at the Eighth Annual Knowledge Management Conference and Exhibition on April 4 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C.

By Labor Gazette | Apr 3, 2007

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