News published on Federal Newswire in July 2007

News from July 2007


LIEBERMAN SAYS CONNECTICUT FARES WELL WITH FY2007 HOMELAND SECURITY GRANTS

News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., Wednesday said Connecticut will receive more money overall from federal homeland security grants in Fiscal Year 2007 than it did in FY 2006. Although the state will lose funding from two traditional homeland...


Senator Susan Collins Announces $14 Million in Homeland Security Funding for Maine

News Release: Senator Susan Collins has released the following statement on the Department of Homeland Security’s anti-terrorism and interoperable communications grant award allocations for the State of Maine: “Homeland Security Secretary Chertoff called earlier today to notify me that Maine will receive $14 million...


Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission Meeting

News Release: The Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission will convene for its regular quarterly meeting on Tuesday, July 24, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. at the Keweenaw Heritage Center at St. Anne's on the corner of Scott and Fifth Streets in Calumet. The Commission, paneled by citizens appointed by the Secretary...


National Park Service Announces Curecanti Meetings

News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) invites the public to attend a meeting to share recommendations for the future of Curecanti National Recreation Area (NRA), and to seek input on the ideas.


News Release: The National Park Service staff at New River Gorge National River will be hosting an American Red Cross Blood Drive on Thursday, July 26th 2007. The blood drive will take place at the historic Glen Jean Bank (across from the post office and National Park Service headquarters) from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM and is open to all members of the public.


Grassley Releases Staff Discussion Draft of Potential Non-profit Hospital Reforms, Solicits Public Comment

News Release: Last September, Sen. Chuck Grassley, as chairman of the Committee on Finance, directed his staff to create a discussion draft of potential reforms to ensure an adequate level of charitable care from the nation’s non-profit hospitals. Grassley’s direction came at the conclusion of a hearing examining...


STATEMENT OF SENATOR EDWARD M. KENNEDY ON THE RELEASE OF HELP COMMITTEE COLLEGE AFFORDABILITY REPORT

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C-Today, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Chairman of the Senate Health,Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, released the following report, “Students andFamilies: Opening the Door to College for All."


NPS ANNOUNCES UPDATE ON BEACH ACCESS

News Release: Superintendent Mike Murray stated today that the National Park Service (NPS) is currently evaluating and considering how to respond to the recent Court Order that was issued by U.S. District Court Judge Terrance W. Boyle on Tuesday, July 17, 2007. The order indicates that NPS is not in compliance with...


News Release: Two new varieties of southernpeas-WhipperSnapper and GreenPack-DG-boast attractive colors, pleasing textures and flavors, plus nutrients like protein and folate, a B vitamin. Agricultural Research Service (ARS) research leader Richard L. Fery co-developed these superior southernpeas.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, JULY 17, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV ODAG (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – President Bush created the President’s Corporate Fraud Task Force on July 9, 2002 to restore public and investor confidence in America’s corporations following a wave of major corporate scandals. ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, JULY 17, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice today filed a lawsuit against St. Louis County, Mo., alleging racial discrimination and retaliation against black former fire inspectors at the Robertson Fire Protection District (FPD).


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, JULY 17, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CIV (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – The United States has intervened in a whistleblower suit accusing Renal Care Group Inc. (RCG) and Renal Care Group Supply Company (RCGSC) of fraudulently billing Medicare, the Justice Department ...


News Release: Thank you, John Castellani, for your introduction, and congratulations to WITA on this 25th anniversary.


News Release: WASHINGTON—U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez announced today he will lead a business development mission to Vietnam in late 2007. The mission will highlight export opportunities for U.S. businesses, and is the first Secretarial Business Development mission to visit Vietnam.


Las Vegas construction company to pay nearly $1.2 million in back wages to 1,060 workers following U.S. Labor Department investigation

News Release: SAN FRANCISCO — Desert Plastering, a Las Vegas plastering and masonry company, has agreed to pay $1,147,921 in back wages to 1,060 current and former employees following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division. Investigators found that the lathers, finishers, plasterers ...


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on July 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on July 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on July 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on July 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on July 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.