News published on Federal Newswire in August 2007

News from August 2007


The US Labor Department published a two page rule on Aug. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on Aug. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a five page proposed rule on Aug. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Aug. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a five page proposed rule on Aug. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Aug. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a three page proposed rule on Aug. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: On Saturday, Aug. 25, at the Schoodic section of Acadia, two artists-in-residence will be offering art sessions from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.


News Release: As a very special experience for the visiting public and local communities, the National Park Service will be offering Full Moon Tours of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse the evening of Tuesday, August 28.


News Release: An abnormal immune system can mistake body tissue for a foreign invader and attack it, causing inflammation. Researchers are learning how similar dynamics occur in the brain. Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have found that blueberry extracts helped quell the inflammation that was produced when the brain's immune cells responded to oxidative stress, based on a cell-culture study.


News Release: Superintendent Jim LaRock announced today that Pipestone National Monument will celebrate Founder’s Day on Saturday, Aug. 25, 2007, to commemorate the establishment of both the National Park Service and Pipestone National Monument.


Grassley Urges NIH Director to Ensure Employees May Speak to Congress

News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley has urged the director of the National Institutes of Health to ensure that agency officials do not intimidate federal employees against speaking to Congress. Grassley is concerned that in recent days, several employees at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, which is part of the National Institutes of Health, were given a form to fill out if they were contacted by congressional investigators.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., commended the release of a report by the Central Intelligence Agency Inspector General that reviewed the CIA’s accountability with respect to the 9/11 attacks. The report highlighted flaws and weaknesses...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – The United States has sued the founder of a so-called “asset protection” business, alleging that he helps customers evade collection of federal taxes, the Justice Department announced today. ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – The owner of a Miami-based Medicare billing company has been charged with submitting $170 million worth of fraudulent bills to the Medicare program, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney R. Alexander Acosta of the Southern District of Florida announced today.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON - Elizabeth and James Jackson, of Culver City, Calif., pleaded guilty today in federal court in Los Angeles to felony charges related to forced labor and human trafficking. Elizabeth Jackson pleaded guilty to a single count of forced labor, and James Jackson pleaded guilty to a single count of alien harboring.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Aug. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Aug. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a four page notice on Aug. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Aug. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.