News from August 2007
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 9, 2007
News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, is asking the Food and Drug Administration for an explanation of its steps to ensure the safety of foreign-made medicine. In a letter to the agency commissioner, Grassley said he is disturbed by reports of the inadequacy of FDA inspections of foreign pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities, especially given the growing predominance of overseas manufacturing of such products.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 9, 2007
News Release: Root-eating insects could soon be eating themselves sick-if their favorite food has been treated with a fungal biocontrol agent.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 9, 2007
News Release: Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is pleased to announce the completion of the Parking Lot Expansion and Erosion Control Project at Miners Beach. A brief dedication and celebration of this facility improvement will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 16, at the new parking lot.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 9, 2007
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jeff Bingaman and Pete Domenici, the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today announced that their legislation to ensure the nation retains its competitive edge has been signed into law.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 9, 2007
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC- Today, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Chairman of the Health, Education,Labor and Pensions Committee, sent the following letter to Secretary Michael Leavitt of theDepartment of Health and Human Services, requesting information pertaining to possibleviolations of the Health Insurance Portability...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 9, 2007
News Release: Weekly Up-date: During the month of August, park visitors will experience a shift in the resource protection areas as birds fledge and sea turtle nests hatch. The Park continues to operate and manage access under the Interim Strategy guidance. Beach Access is open as described below. National Seashore...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 9, 2007
News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today made the following comment regarding letters posted Wednesday by the Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services announcing that state False Claims Acts passed by New York and Nevada qualified both states for an increased share of recoveries from Medicaid fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2007
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV ENRD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 HONOLULU David G. Williams, a Chief Warrant Officer in the U.S. Coast Guard and the Main Propulsion Assistant for the Coast Guard Cutter RUSH, was indicted today by a federal grand jury for obstructing ...
By Labor Gazette | Aug 8, 2007
News Release: DALLAS — The U.S. Department of Labor today filed a lawsuit against Pilgrim's Pride Corp. in Dallas to recover back wages estimated to exceed $3 million for more than 500 former and current workers engaged in poultry processing work. The complaint was filed with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 8, 2007
News Release: Rule expands veteran coverage and changes mandatory listing requirement WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) today published regulations that implement changes to the nondiscrimination and affirmative action obligations of federal contractors and subcontractors with respect to protected veterans.
By Fed News Journal | Aug 8, 2007
The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Aug. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Aug 8, 2007
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Aug. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Aug 8, 2007
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Aug. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Aug 8, 2007
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Aug. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Aug 8, 2007
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Aug. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Aug 8, 2007
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Aug. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Aug 8, 2007
The US Energy Department published a three page notice on Aug. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Aug 8, 2007
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Aug. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Aug 8, 2007
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Aug. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Aug 8, 2007
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Aug. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
