News from May 2008
By USDA Newswire | May 14, 2008
News Release: Media Contact: Liz Friedlander (202) 225-1564. Today, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the conference report for the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008, a groundbreaking bill that invests in improved nutrition, conservation, renewable energy and farm programs and includes significant...
By Commerce Newswire | May 14, 2008
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D.-Mont) today criticized Korea’s decision to again delay lifting Korea’s ban on U.S. beef products. According to press reports,.
By Commerce Newswire | May 14, 2008
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) commented today on a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that found shortcomings in United States Trade Representative (USTR) reporting of China’s compliance with international trade obligations and its tracking of U.S.-China trade...
By Interior Newswire | May 14, 2008
News Release: A fire, most likely human-caused, in Everglades National Park will be fully suppressed according to park superintendent Dan Kimball, due to its proximity to two populations of a federally listed endangered species-the Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow.
By Interior Newswire | May 14, 2008
News Release: On June 7-8, 2008, a “Leave No Trace" course will be held at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Education Specialist David Kronk will lead the participants on an overnight canoe-camp trip where they will learn first-hand the seven principles of Leave No Trace.
By Interior Newswire | May 14, 2008
News Release: As a very special experience for the visiting public and local communities, the National Park Service will be offering Full Moon Tours of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse the evening of May 19.
By US DOT Newswire | May 14, 2008
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today made the following remarks regarding the Bush Administration's announcement that it will list the polar bear as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act...
By Commerce Newswire | May 14, 2008
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The House of Representatives today passed H.R. 2419, the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 - otherwise known as the “Farm Bill." This bipartisan legislation would make a critical investment in agricultural and nutrition programs to help American families cope with the rising...
By USDA Newswire | May 14, 2008
News Release: Ozone, which is already used to sanitize drinking water and swimming pools, might help make hives cleaner and safer for America's beleaguered honey bees. That's according to results from preliminary laboratory tests by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) entomologist Rosalind R. James. She leads the agency's Pollinating Insects Biology, Management and Systematics Research Unit at Logan, Utah.
By Interior Newswire | May 13, 2008
News Release: Dr. Jennifer Dow, an emergency room physician at Alaska Regional Hospital, was presented with a George B. Hartzog, Jr. Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service at a ceremony that took place in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, May 8.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, May 13, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – Eleven people have been indicted in the second phase of a targeted criminal, civil and administrative effort against individuals and health care companies that fraudulently bill the Medicare program, Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Alice S. Fisher and U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California Thomas P. O’Brien announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, May 13, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CIV (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), an information technology and business services company, agreed to pay $1,370,000 to settle allegations that it solicited and received improper payments and ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, May 13, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV NSD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON - Tai Shen Kuo, age 58, of New Orleans, La., pleaded guilty today in the Eastern District of Virginia to a one-count criminal information charging him with conspiracy to deliver national defense ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, May 13, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV OPA (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – Fourteen alleged members of a former paramilitary and drug-trafficking group known as the Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia (AUC), including high-ranking former leaders, have been extradited from ...
By Fed Newswire | May 13, 2008
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board has approved amendments to Appendix A of Regulation CC that reflect the restructuring of the Federal Reserve's check processing operations in the Sixth and Eighth Districts, and provided notice relating to future changes to Appendix A.
By Labor Gazette | May 13, 2008
News Release: Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.
By Labor Gazette | May 13, 2008
News Release: Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.
By Labor Gazette | May 13, 2008
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on May 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | May 13, 2008
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on May 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | May 13, 2008
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on May 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
