News published on Federal Newswire in March 2008

News from March 2008


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on March 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a five page notice on March 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a six page notice on March 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on March 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on March 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on March 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a six page notice on March 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on March 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


KENNEDY INTRODUCES AIDS, TB AND MALARIA LEGISLATION

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC- Today, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, introduced the United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act. The bipartisan legislation moves the program beyond the emergency phase of...


News Release: Petrified Forest, AZ - Join park rangers for four days of hands-on activities designed for families and focusing on cultural resources found in the park. In the Painted Desert Visitor Center plaza area, March 21, 22, 28, and 29 at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., families are encouraged to try their hand at...


Baucus, Grassley urge Farm Bill cooperation

News Release: Amid press reports regarding jurisdictional concerns over the farm bill, Senators Baucus and Grassley today reiterated their commitment to completing legislation for America’s farmers in the coming weeks. The Senate Finance Committee wrote and holds jurisdiction over a number of elements of the Senate-passed...


Environmentally-Friendly Controls for Peach Tree Pests

News Release: Peach growers combat several insects that harm their crop, usually using chemical pesticides to do so. Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in the Southeastern Fruit and Tree Nut Research Laboratory in Byron, Ga., are seeking environmentally friendly alternatives.


Baucus Statement on the 2008 Trade Agenda

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


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV NSD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Michael J. Garcia, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michele M. Leonhart, the Acting Administrator of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration ("DEA"), announced ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – Grace Chung Becker, Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, announced today that Chief Thomas Houston, Deputy Chief Thomas Branson, and Sergeant Thomas Decanter of the Gary, Ind. Police Department were indicted March 5, 2008, by a federal grand jury in Hammond for multiple civil rights violations against four victims.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON — An Arizona commercial refrigeration company and one of its executives pleaded guilty today for their role in a conspiracy to rig bids on contracts for the installation of commercial refrigeration equipment in Safeway Inc. grocery stores in the Phoenix metropolitan area, the Department of Justice announced.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – The United States sued a New Hebron, Miss., woman today to stop her from preparing federal income tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced. According to the government’s complaint, Hazel Harris (also known as Hazel Buckley) targets elderly customers who receive Social Security benefits and generates fraudulent income tax refunds on their behalf.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – John Pilati, the former district attorney for Franklin County, Ala., was sentenced today in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama on five civil rights offenses related ...


Federal Reserve Consumer Help now offers a Spanish-language version of its website

News Release: Federal Reserve Consumer Help , a resource center for consumers experiencing problems with a bank or other financial institution, now offers a Spanish-language version of its website. This new feature, which is part of a continuing effort to better meet the needs of Spanish-speaking consumers, will provide answers to questions and assistance with a wide range of issues relating to financial products and services and consumer protection laws.


La Ayuda al consumidor de la Reserva Federal actualmente ofrece una versión de su página web en español

News Release: Para diseminación inmediata La Ayuda al consumidor de la Reserva Federal , centro de recursos para consumidores enfrentando problemas con un banco u otra institución financiera, actualmente ofrece una versión de su página web en español. Esta nueva herramienta, la cual es parte del esfuerzo continuo ...