News published on Federal Newswire in February 2008

News from February 2008


KENNEDY, PATRICK, SEC. LEAVITT DISCUSS MEDICAID WAIVER RENEWAL

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-Today, Senator Edward M. Kennedy and Governor Deval


Frog Fossils Return to Monument

News Release: Two slabs of late Jurassic frog fossils have returned to Dinosaur National Monument after more than a decade at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., Friday, in his annual letter to Congressional budget writers, called on the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee to fund an array of homeland security needs in Fiscal Year 2009 so...


News Release: (Washington, DC) - The winner of this year's 2008 Junior Ranger essay contest will receive an all expense paid family vacation to one of the country’s most remarkable national parks and a starring role in an electronic field trip seen by millions of school children across the country.


Junior Ranger Essay Contest Announced (Empire)

News Release: The National Park Service is inviting children from 9 to 12 years old throughout the country to write an essay about their environment and national parks. The winner of this year’s 2008 Junior Ranger essay contest will receive an all expense paid family vacation to one of the country’s most remarkable national parks and a starring role in an electronic field trip seen by millions of school children across the country!.


Baucus, Grassley comment on Forbes.com story about specialty hospitals

News Release: Chairman Max Baucus and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley of the Senate Committee on Finance issued the following statement about the story that appeared today on Forbes.com regarding specialty hospitals. Together, Senators Grassley and Baucus have worked to address problems with the growth of specialty hospitals, including the negative effect on community hospitals and the lack of on-site emergency services and resulting risks for specialty hospital patients.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Seven Current or Former NFL Football Players Alleged to Have Participated in Scheme WASHINGTON – The United States has sued two men seeking to bar them from promoting an alleged tax scheme involving ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – The United States has sued two attorneys, Allen R. Davison of Overland Park, Kan., and A. Blair Stover Jr. of Platte City, Mo., and Beverly Hills, Calif., to block the men from promoting ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – Flowserve Corporation (Flowserve) has agreed to pay a $4 million penalty as part of an agreement with the U.S. government regarding charges brought in connection with an ongoing investigation related to the United Nations Oil for Food program, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division announced today.


U.S. Labor Department enforcement agency announces
eight criminal convictions for January 2008

News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that it has paid more than $1 billion to 8,926 individuals under Part E of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA). Part E of the act was created as an amendment to the EEOICPA in October 2004 to alleviate the delay claimants were experiencing under the old Part D program administered by the U.S. Department of Energy. The Labor Department was charged with implementation of Part E.


U.S. Labor Department unveils online resource to help Americans chart retirement finances

News Release: Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.


The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on Feb. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on Feb. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on Feb. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Feb. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Feb. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page proposed rule on Feb. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Feb. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Feb. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Feb. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.