News published on Federal Newswire in August 2008

News from August 2008


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Aug. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Aug. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


National Park Service's Capital History Series Features Guided Tour of the Industrial Heart of the Confederacy

News Release: The National Park Service continues its weekly series of downtown talks, tours, and tales highlighting Richmond’s Civil War history on August 9, 2008, with a guided tour highlighting the industrial workforce of the Confederacy. The tour will begin at 2 p.m. at the National Park Service visitor center...


Helping Wheat Pass the Acid Test

News Release: Many wheat farmers in the southern Great Plains states face a significant challenge: High levels of aluminum released in the acidic soils can stunt crop growth. So Agricultural Research Service (ARS) plant geneticist Guihua Bai leads a team that is improving the odds for cultivating wheat in these acidic soils.


Grassley react to new FDA guidance regarding advisory committees

News Release: Senator Chuck Grassley issued the comment below about changes announced today by the Food and Drug Administration regarding information about its advisory committees.


News Release: Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park and the Conservation Study Institute will celebrate their10th anniversary with a community open house and celebration Saturday, August, 16th. The park is Vermont’s only national park, located in Woodstock and operated under the arm of the Department of the Interior. The national park, which comprises 550 acres on Mount Tom, was established by an act of Congress in 1992 and opened to the public in 1998.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, Aug. 1, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CIV (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON -- Pratt & Whitney and its subcontractor, PCC Airfoils LLC, have agreed to pay the United States $52,325,000 to resolve False Claims Act allegations that Pratt & Whitney and PCC knowingly sold ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, Aug. 1, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Federal Court Denies Family’s Attempt to Avoid Taxes on $204 Million by Participating in a “Too Good to Be True” Strategy WASHINGTON – The U.S. Court of Federal Claims has ruled in favor of the United States ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, Aug. 1, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV OPA (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 The Justice Department, the FBI, and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) today announced that there have been significant developments in the investigation into the 2001 anthrax mailings, which killed ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, Aug. 1, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV NSD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON — Yu Xin Kang, age 33, of New Orleans, La., was sentenced today in the Eastern District of Virginia to 18 months in prison and three years of supervised release for aiding and abetting an unregistered ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, Aug. 1, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – Two physicians have pleaded guilty to conspiracy for their participation in an Internet pharmacy business that generated more than $126 million in gross revenues from the illegal sale of prescription ...


News Release: WASHINGTON—Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez today released the following statement on the July Employment Report, which showed that the unemployment rate is 5.7 percent: “We are not happy with today’s report that shows the economy lost jobs. It is difficult any time someone loses a job, but we ...



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


The US Energy Department published a three page notice on Aug. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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


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


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


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


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