News published on Federal Newswire in May 2007

News from May 2007


Saturday Evening Programs Celebrate Wetlands

News Release: May is American Wetlands Month. We recognize and celebrate the wonderful ways wetlands enrich the environment and people. Wetlands are among the most valuable but least understood of all natural resources. They provide rich habitat for wildlife. They are places in which many animals and birds build nests...


Park Hosts Hotshot Presentations

News Release: Interested in learning more about the Alpine Hotshots based in Rocky Mountain National Park? New Alpine Hotshot Superintendent Chris Kirby will introduce two presentations at noon on Wednesday, May 16, in Rocky Mountain National Park’s Beaver Meadows Visitor Center Auditorium. The first is a beautiful...


Summer Maintenance Jobs 2007

News Release: The National Park Service is looking for four highly motivated and responsible students age 18 and up and in good academic standing for summer maintenance positions. The sites include Fort Sumter National Monument, the Fort Sumter Visitor Education Center at Liberty Square in Charleston, Fort Moultrie on Sullivan’s Island, and Charles Pinckney National Historic Site in Mount Pleasant.


KENNEDY ON NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATION PROGRESS (NEAP) REPORT

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C-Today, Senator Edward M. Kennedy released the following statement inresponse to the National Assessment of Education Progress (NEAP) released by theDepartment of Education on mapping the standards set by each state for the No Child LeftBehind Act.


LIEBERMAN STATEMENT ON TSA INFORMATION THEFT

News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., issued the following statement Sunday in reaction to the theft of a Transportation Security Administration hard drive containing personal information of current and past employees: “The theft of a hard...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Chicago Tax Preparer Caused Losses of $3 Million to the U.S. Treasury WASHINGTON - A federal court in Chicago, Ill., has permanently barred Bertha Steverson of Chicago from preparing federal income tax returns ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AG (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON - Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales today announced that he will appoint Kenneth E. Melson as Director of the Executive Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA) at the Department of Justice effective ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CIV (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Court of Federal Claims has upheld the Navy’s termination for default of a contract with McDonnell Douglas and General Dynamics for the A-12 stealth attack aircraft, the Justice Department announced today.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – A current elected member of the Alaska State House of Representatives and two former members, including a one-time Speaker of the House, have been indicted and arrested on multiple charges arising out of a federal investigation into public corruption in the state of Alaska, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division announced today.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Division Concludes Merged Firm is Not Likely to Harm Competition, Consumers or Farmers WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division issued the following statement today after the Department announced ...


News Release: WASHINGTON—U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez today issued the following statement on the April Employment Report that showed that 88,000 jobs were created in April and the unemployment rate was a low 4.5 percent.


News Release: WASHINGTON—Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez applauded President Bush’s nomination of William G. “Woody” Sutton for the position of Assistant Secretary for Manufacturing and Services. Sutton, a former U.S. Navy Rear Admiral, most recently served as President of the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration ...


News Release: WASHINGTON—Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez today released the following statement on the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, Summary for Policy Makers for Working Group III: Mitigation of Climate Change.


The US State Department published a one page notice on May 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a two page notice on May 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on May 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on May 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on May 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on May 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a three page notice on May 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.