News published on Federal Newswire in December 2008

News from December 2008


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Dec. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Dec. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Dec. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a five page notice on Dec. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Dec. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Dec. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Dec. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Dec. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Dec. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Dec. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Dec. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Grassley comment on new findings of Treasury IG regarding the Office of Thrift Supervision

News Release: Senator Chuck Grassley issued the comment below about a briefing he received today by the Inspector General for the Treasury Department. A letter from Eric Thorson to Senator Grassley is posted with this statement at.


News Release: Yosemite National Park is announcing the public scoping period for the Badger Pass Ski Lodge Rehabilitation Environmental Assessment (EA). Public scoping comments will be used to assist the park in developing a range of reasonable and feasible project alternatives that meet the purpose and need, including...


Boxer Calls on Attorney General  to Stop “Renegade” EPA Administrator Johnson

News Release: Washington, DC - In a sternly worded letter, U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today made clear that Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson has run amok and will waste taxpayer dollars in his most recent action to avoid controlling global warming pollution in Clean Air Act permits.


Grassley’s comment on the Emory University announcement regarding conflicts of interest in medical research

News Release: Senator Chuck Grassley issued the comment below about the announcement made today by Emory University regarding its investigation into allegations of conflicts of interest involving a department chair at its School of Medicine. The university’s announcement and a letter from Emory to the National Institutes of Health are attached to this message and posted with this statement at.


News Release: Assuring that uniforms issued to U.S. military personnel are properly treated to repel mosquitoes is now possible, thanks to a new testing method developed by an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist.


Opening Dates and Reservations for Great Island Cabins

News Release: Harkers Island, North Carolina -- Superintendent Russel J. Wilson announced the 2009 operating season and opening of reservations for the Great Island cabins on South Core Banks of Cape Lookout National Seashore.


National Parks to Close for the Holidays, December 25-26, 2008

News Release: (Ninety Six, SC) - Ninety Six National Historic Site, Cowpens National Battlefield, and Kings Mountain National Military Park will be closed Thursday, December 25 and Friday, December 26 for the Christmas holidays. The parks will also be closed New Year’s Day, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, Dec. 19, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – A former State Department employee was sentenced today to 12 months of probation and ordered to perform 50 hours of community service for illegally accessing hundreds of confidential passport ...