News from June 2008
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 18, 2008
News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., Wednesday said federal privacy policy must be updated for the digital age to protect ever growing amounts of personal information the government collects, uses,...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 18, 2008
News Release: WASHINGTON - The House Committee on Ways and Means today passed H.R. 6275, the Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008, today to protect millions of middle-class families from the alternative minimum tax (AMT) this year. The legislation, authored by Chairman Charles B. Rangel (D-NY) would responsibly...

By Commerce Newswire | Jun 18, 2008
News Release: Opening Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley Senate Finance Committee Executive Session Wednesday, June 18, 2008.

By Commerce Newswire | Jun 18, 2008
News Release: BOULDER, Colo.-Customized microscopic magnets that might one day be injected into the body could add color to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), while also potentially enhancing sensitivity and the amount of information provided by images, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology...
By DOE Newswire | Jun 18, 2008
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Pete Domenici, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today made the following statement regarding President Bush’s proposals for increased domestic production of oil.

By Interior Newswire | Jun 17, 2008
News Release: The Bureau of Reclamation is announcing a $718,000 contract award for the Fort Hall National Historic Landmark, River Bank Stabilization, Phase II of the Minidoka Project in Idaho. The restoration project is aimed at protecting a Native American historic site that is located on Tribal and Reclamation land about two miles upstream from American Falls Reservoir.

By Commerce Newswire | Jun 17, 2008
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today introduced legislation that would delay implementation of the durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) competitive acquisition program (CAP). The bill...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 17, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, June 17, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON — A Cincinnati packaged-ice manufacturer pleaded guilty to allocating packaged-ice customers and territories, the Department of Justice announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 17, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, June 17, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Ninth Circuit Relies on the Plain Meaning of the Statute to Bar Texacos $100 Million Tax Refund Claim WASHINGTON - The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed an adverse district court judgment granting Texaco Inc. a tax refund exceeding $100 million, the Justice Department announced today.

By Fed Newswire | Jun 17, 2008
News Release: On June 16, 2008, the Federal Reserve conducted an auction of $75 billion in 28-day credit through its Term Auction Facility. Following are the results of the auction: Stop-out rate: 2.360 percent Total propositions submitted: $89.377 billion Total propositions accepted: $75.000 billion Bid/cover ratio: ...
By DOJ Gazette | Jun 17, 2008
The US Justice Department published a four page proposed rule on June 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Jun 17, 2008
The US State Department published a one page notice on June 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Jun 17, 2008
The US State Department published a one page notice on June 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 17, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on June 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 17, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on June 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Jun 17, 2008
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on June 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 17, 2008
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on June 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Jun 17, 2008
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on June 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Jun 17, 2008
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on June 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Jun 17, 2008
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on June 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.