News from April 2008
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 3, 2008
News Release: Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you for holding this series of hearings on the estate tax. At theconclusion of today’s session we will have effectively discussed the effects, alternatives andpotential amendments to the estate tax in great depth. At this point, we should be driven to actionregarding...
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 3, 2008
News Release: Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, noted progress made by the Federal Emergency Management Administration in transforming itself into a disaster agency that can respond effectively to a catastrophe but noted that it has...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 3, 2008
News Release: Shiloh National Military Park Superintendent Woody Harrell announced today, the 146th Battle of Shiloh Anniversary Living History Weekend scheduled for Saturday, April 5, and Sunday, April 6, has been canceled due to the recent heavy rain which has saturated West Tennessee. “Although the current severe...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 3, 2008
News Release: April 3, 2008 Ed Foulke Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20210 Dear Mr. Foulke: On March 23, 2005, the British Petroleum Texas City refinery suffered a major industrial...
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 3, 2008
News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., Thursday noted progress made by the Federal Emergency Management Administration in transforming itself into a disaster agency that can respond effectively to a...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 3, 2008
News Release: Dear Commissioner von Eschenbach: The United States Senate Committee on Finance (Committee) has jurisdiction over theMedicare and Medicaid programs and, accordingly, a responsibility to the more than 80 millionAmericans who receive health care coverage under those programs to oversee the properadministration...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 3, 2008
News Release: Seneca Falls -- Women’s Rights National Historical Park capped off Women’s History Month with a talk and book signing by professor and author Jill Norgren on Saturday March 29th. The event was held at the park’s visitor center in Seneca Falls.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON Seven Miami-area residents have been indicted in connection with an $11 million Medicare fraud scheme involving HIV infusion clinics, 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.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON Phuong Quoc Truong, also known as John Truong and Pai Gow John, pleaded guilty today in San Diego to conspiring to participate in the conduct of the affairs of a racketeering enterprise, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON Miami resident Rita Campos Ramirez, 60, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for her role in a $170 million scheme to defraud Medicare, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal ...
By Labor Gazette | Apr 2, 2008
News Release: WASHINGTON — A newly designed version of the U.S. Social Security Administration's (SSA) online Benefit Eligibility Screening Tool (BEST) application, powered by the U.S. Department of Labor-managed GovBenefits.gov, has been launched to make it easier for individuals to determine their eligibility for 17 different Social Security programs.
By DOE Gazette | Apr 2, 2008
The US Energy Department published a nine page notice on April 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Apr 2, 2008
The US State Department published a one page notice on April 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Apr 2, 2008
The US State Department published a two page notice on April 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 2, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on April 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 2, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on April 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 2, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on April 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Apr 2, 2008
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on April 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 2, 2008
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on April 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 2, 2008
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on April 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
