News published on Federal Newswire in April 2008

News from April 2008


Boxer Statement on States’ and Conservation Groups’ Effort to Enforce Supreme Court Mandate on Global Warming Pollution

News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today made the following remarks regarding a petition filed today by conservation groups and 17 states, including California, to force the US Environmental Protection Agency to comply with a year-old Supreme Court decision on global warming pollution.


More Solid than Solid: A Potential Hydrogen-Storage Compound

News Release: One of the key engineering challenges to building a clean, efficient, hydrogen-powered car is how to design the fuel tank. Storing enough raw hydrogen for a reasonable driving range would require either impractically high pressures for gaseous hydrogen or extremely low temperatures for liquid hydrogen.


New NIST Publication Recommends Best Fits Between Federal 'Locks' and 'Keys'

News Release: Federal agencies have begun issuing a secure form of government-wide ID known as the Personal Identity Verification (PIV) card, mandated in 2004 by Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12). The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released, for public comment, a draft...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Ring Leader In Human Trafficking Organization Sentenced WASHINGTON – Former professional wrestler Harrison Norris Jr., 42, a/k/a “Hardbody Harrison,” from Cartersville, Ga., was sentenced today to life in ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Amended Rule Will Benefit Consumers of Real Estate Services WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice announced today that the Montana Board of Realty Regulation has voted to repeal a rule forbidding real estate ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today that Shanaya Hicks of Bloomfield, Conn., was sentenced today to 46 months in prison for her involvement in a prostitution ring that victimized minor girls and coerced young women to engage in commercial sex acts against their will.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON- Defendants Olga Mondragon and Maria Fuentes were sentenced today for their roles in a scheme to smuggle Central American women and girls into the United States and hold them in a condition of ...


Termination of enforcement action against Sella Holding Banca

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the termination of the enforcement action listed below. Terminations of enforcement actions are listed on the Federal Reserve's public website, www.federalreserve.gov/boarddocs/enforcement, as they occur.


Approval of proposal by JPMorgan Chase

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced its approval of the proposal by JPMorgan Chase & Co., New York, New York, to acquire Bear Stearns Bank & Trust, Princeton, New Jersey.


Federal Reserve System announces the availability of maps and data illustrating subprime and alt-A loan mortgage conditions across the United States

News Release: The Federal Reserve System on Tuesday announced the availability of a set of dynamic maps and data that illustrate subprime and alt-A mortgage loan conditions across the United States.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page rule on April 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a three page rule on April 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page rule on April 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on April 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on April 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on April 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a three page proposed rule on April 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on April 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on April 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on April 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.