News published on Federal Newswire in June 2007

By USDA Newswire | Jun 8, 2007

News Release: Corn and soybeans may be the current "go-to" crops for producing ethanol and biodiesel, respectively. But two other crops-switchgrass and hybrid poplar-could steal the show in the future when it comes to curbing greenhouse gases, according to Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and collaborating scientists.

By Commerce Newswire | Jun 8, 2007

News Release: Providing strong security for complex federal information systems is a challenging job. But now there's a new version of a draft guide* for assessing the effectiveness of security of controls in federal information systems from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) that aims to make the job easier. The content of the new guide is expected to be incorporated into automated tools that support the information security programs of federal agencies.

By Interior Newswire | Jun 8, 2007

News Release: FARMINGTON, Pa., - The National Park Service is offering ranger led programs throughout the summer. These programs will help visitors and area residents learn about historical events of the French and Indian War and about the era of the National Road. There are activities and programs for the whole family.

By Interior Newswire | Jun 8, 2007

News Release: Harkers Island, NC. Cape Lookout National Seashore Acting Superintendent Connie Backlund announces four upcoming ranger-led trips to watch wild horses on Shackleford Banks.

By Interior Newswire | Jun 8, 2007

News Release: Harkers Island, North Carolina. Acting Superintendent Connie Backlund announces the following summer activities starting Saturday, June 9 at the Cape LookoutNational Seashore. Additional programs may be offered. Programs will run on schedule, unless there is inclement weather. For more information on these programs and other program offerings call the HarkersIslandVisitorCenterat (252) 728-2250 for a complete schedule.

By Commerce Newswire | Jun 8, 2007

News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Committee on Finance, issued the comment below about a new report issued today by the Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services titled Quality Concerns Identified Through Quality Improvement Organization Medical Record Reviews (OEI-01-06-00170). Sen. Grassley requested this analysis last December.

By Commerce Newswire | Jun 8, 2007

News Release: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) engineers are organizing the fourth in a series of Response Robot Evaluation Exercises for urban search and rescue (US&R) responders to be held on June 18-22, 2007, at Texas A&M's "Disaster City" training facility in College Station, Texas. These...

By DOL Newswire | Jun 8, 2007

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C- Today, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Chairman of the Senate Health,Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following statement in response to thenomination of Dr. James Holsinger for Surgeon General.

By Interior Newswire | Jun 8, 2007

News Release: Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve Superintendent Tomie Lee announced today that the temporary closure to foot traffic and overnight camping due to recent bear activity in Queen and Rendu Inlets, in the West Arm of Glacier Bay is no longer in effect. The closure extended from the West shore of Queen...

By Interior Newswire | Jun 8, 2007

News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Officials at Glacier National Park report that crews are completing snow removal in the alpine section of the Going-to-the-Sun (Sun) Road and are currently removing debris and repairing areas damaged by last November’s storm and recent heavy rain on the west side of the Sun Road. Given the amount of work that remains, it is still too early to project any opening for the west side of the road to Logan Pass.

By Commerce Newswire | Jun 8, 2007

News Release: Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have built a prototype high-speed quantum key distribution (QKD) system, based on a new detector system that achieves dramatically lower noise levels than similar systems. The new system, they say, can perform a theoretically unbreakable "one-time pad" encryption, transmission and decryption of a video signal in real-time over a distance of at least 10 kilometers.

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 7, 2007

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – Eileen J. O’Connor, Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Tax Division since 2001, has announced her resignation, effective the end of June. President Bush nominated Ms. O’Connor ...

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 7, 2007

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV ENRD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – Two individuals, David S. Wong and David Chu, were arrested today in Chicago and San Francisco, respectively, for charges related to conspiracy to import falsely labeled fish, the Justice Department ...

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 7, 2007

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV ENRD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON - Ionia Management, a Greek company that manages a fleet of tanker vessels, was indicted today for its role in overboard dumping of waste oil from the M/T Kriton into international waters and ...

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 7, 2007

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – Danilo Simoes Croce, 43, of Sao Paulo, Brazil, an officer of Lex Multimedia, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to an obscenity-related charge in U.S. District Court in Orlando, the Justice Department announced today.

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 7, 2007

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – A former Alcatel CIT executive pleaded guilty to participating in the payment of more than $2.5 million in bribes to senior Costa Rican government officials in order to obtain a mobile telephone contract from Costa Rica’s state-owned telecommunications authority, in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), the Department of Justice announced today.

By Commerce News Now | Jun 7, 2007

News Release: Thank you, Galip Sukaya, for that introduction and for inviting me to speak to you today.

By Labor Gazette | Jun 7, 2007

News Release: BOSTON — Patni Computer Systems Inc. of Cambridge, Mass., has agreed to pay more than $2.4 million to 607 non-immigrant workers following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor.

By Labor Gazette | Jun 7, 2007

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

By Labor Gazette | Jun 7, 2007

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on June 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.