News from November 2008
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 12, 2008
News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - Wake County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday became the first of four law enforcement agencies in North Carolina to receive new database link that will automatically check the criminal and immigration history of all individuals booked into the jail. This new process provides local officers as much information available about individuals they arrest and help to more efficiently identify criminal aliens for potential removal.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 12, 2008
News Release: Now there's an even better reason to add fresh mushrooms to your breakfast omelet, noontime burger, or dinner salad. Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Albany, Calif., have teamed with Monterey Mushrooms, Inc., of Watsonville, Calif., to boost the vitamin D content of white, brown and portabella mushrooms.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 12, 2008
News Release: Two materials scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have papers in a special list of the "11 best papers" published by the American Ceramics Society (ACerS) in the past 110 years.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 12, 2008
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today unveiled his “Call to Action" for health care reform in 2009, outlining a path to quality,affordable health care for all Americans. The Baucus “white paper" details specific policyoptions for consideration by the 111th Congress.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 12, 2008
News Release: Federal government and U.S. industry scientists say they are forging ahead with plans for an international, online collaboration to speed up creation of critically needed nanotechnology standards, including the underpinning reference materials and tests that support development of nanotech products while minimizing potential risks.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 12, 2008
News Release: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., Wednesday announced publication of the “Plum Book," which is published every four years and lists the top jobs in the Executive Branch. This year’s book lists over 7,000 senior...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 12, 2008
News Release: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) bioengineer Greg Cooksey is equally talented behind the lens of a camera as he is engineering complex microfluidic devices for biology experiments-and recently, he's received quite a bit of recognition for combining the two skills. In the past year, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 11, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 "All Americans owe a debt of gratitude to our nation’s men and women in uniform for their unwavering commitment to keeping the United States safe and secure. The Civil Rights Division honors our servicemembers ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 10, 2008
News Release: Zion National Park is beginning an environmental assessment (EA) to evaluate the potential impacts from the proposed rehabilitation of the Zion Mt. Carmel Highway within the park. The proposed project would be to rehabilitate, restore and resurface approximately 9 miles of road from Canyon Junction to the East Entrance (excluding the Zion Mt. Carmel Tunnel).
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, Nov. 10, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CIV (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 More Than $21 Billion Recovered Since 1986 WASHINGTON – The United States secured $1.34 billion in settlements and judgments in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2008, pursuing allegations of fraud against ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, Nov. 10, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV OPA (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 We are a country built on the rule of law, and our Nation is grateful to the men and women who enforce those laws and uphold the fairness and peace we treasure. -- President George W. Bush For the last ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, Nov. 10, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Defendant Also Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Involvement in RICO Conspiracy WASHINGTON – A leader of the gang La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, was sentenced today to life in prison for using a firearm ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, Nov. 10, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV ENRD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON— Hiong Guan Navegacion Japan Co. Ltd., operator of the commercial cargo ship Balsa 62, agreed to plead guilty today in U.S. District Court in Tampa, Fla., to conspiracy and to falsifying and failing to properly maintain records meant to ensure environmental compliance, the Justice Department announced.
By Fed Newswire | Nov 10, 2008
News Release: On Nov. 10, 2008, the Federal Reserve will offer $150 billion in 17-day credit through its Term Auction Facility. This is a forward auction designed to provide term funding over year-end--awarded loans will settle on Dec. 22, 2008.
By Fed Newswire | Nov 10, 2008
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced its approval of the applications and notices under sections 3 and 4 of the Bank Holding Company Act by American Express Company and American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc., both of New York, New York, to become bank holding companies on conversion ...
By Fed Newswire | Nov 10, 2008
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board and the U.S. Treasury on Monday announced the restructuring of the government's financial support to the American International Group (AIG) in order to keep the company strong and facilitate its ability to complete its restructuring process successfully. These new measures establish ...
By Labor Gazette | Nov 10, 2008
News Release: Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 10, 2008
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Nov. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 10, 2008
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Nov. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 10, 2008
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Nov. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
