News published on Federal Newswire in June 2008

News from June 2008


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on June 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a four page notice on June 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on June 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on June 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on June 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Harry S Truman NHS to Celebrate Flag Day

News Release: Superintendent Larry Villava announced that on Saturday June 14 Harry S Truman National Historic Site will observe Flag Day. The public is invited to attend a special program on the grounds of the President’s home located at 219 North Delaware in Independence, Missouri. The program entitled “What Does...


Baucus Says Senate Vote Shuts Out Seniors

News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today condemned a Senate vote blocking debate on the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, a bill intended to improve the Medicare program for its 44 million senior beneficiaries - particularly low-income seniors and those in rural areas -.


News Release: Channel Islands National Park Superintendent Russell Galipeau announced today that the National Park Service (NPS) is proposing to restore a portion of the historic coastal wetland and associated stream channel at Prisoners Harbor on Santa Cruz Island.


Baucus Hearing Statement on Trade Preference Programs

News Release: Hearing Statement of Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.).


News Release: We’re here this morning to begin to assess the proposed agreement between the United States and Russian governments to expand civil nuclear cooperation. One key factor we’ll take into account during this process is the extent to which Russia is cooperating with the United States, the European Union and others to discourage Iran’s development of a nuclear weapons capability.



Truman Material Culture Exhibit

News Release: A new exhibit entitled Truman Material Culture is now featured at the Harry S Truman National Historic Site. The exhibit will be on display through Nov. 15, 2008 and features a variety of household artifacts and presidential gifts.


News Release: Everglades National Park Rangers respond to Cuban immigrant smuggling at Flamingo. HomesteadFlorida. - On Wednesday, June 11, 2008, at approximately 0815 hours, rangers in the Flamingo District of Everglades National Park received information that two vessels had dropped off migrants on...


Grassley: Trade Preference Programs Should Not be Taken for Granted

News Release: For some time now, I’ve been thinking about the function of our preference programs and theirrelation to U.S. trade policy objectives. I welcome the witnesses who are here today to assist theCommittee in exploring these issues. Our trade preferences merit fundamental reconsideration onthree levels. First,...


Baucus Introduces Energy, Tax Extenders

News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today formally introduced the Energy Independence and Tax Relief Act of 2008, legislation that he unveiled on Tuesday of this week and that he intends to offer as a substitute bill to H.R. 6049 when the Senate proceeds to that legislation.


News Release: Dear Mr. President: We are writing to you today regarding the discussions between the United States and the Government of Iraq that may result in a Strategic Framework Agreement and a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) between our two countries. These discussions have become complex, in terms of the...


Physicists Produce Quantum-Entangled Images

News Release: GAITHERSBURG, MD-Using a convenient and flexible method for creating twin light beams, researchers at the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI) of the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland have produced "quantum images," pairs of information-rich...


A New Look at Wind Cave as Summer Ranger Programs Begin

News Release: WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK, S.D. - Visitors along the Fairgrounds Tour Route will view Wind Cave in a new light this summer thanks to a new lighting system. Crews worked through the winter installing 295 lights and 5.3 miles of cables as part of a two-year project to replace the cave’s lightning system, some of which dated back to the 1950s. The remainder of the system will be replaced next winter.


News Release: A report today by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed there are substantial technological, logistical, and cost challenges to resolve before 100 percent of 11 million cargo containers destined for the United States each year from foreign ports can be X-rayed. Senate Homeland Security...


New Method May Thwart Pecan and Peach Diseases

News Release: Natural bacterial extracts may offer some assistance to peach and pecan growers in treating fungal diseases such as brown rot in peaches and pecan scab. Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Byron, Ga., are using these substances as a safe and effective alternative to chemical fungicides.