News from October 2008
By Commerce News Now | Oct 6, 2008
The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Oct. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Oct 6, 2008
The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Oct. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 6, 2008
The US Interior Department published a one page proposed rule on Oct. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Oct 6, 2008
The US Commerce Department published a one page proposed rule on Oct. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 6, 2008
News Release: The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) today posted a new issue of Healthy Animals at...

By Interior Newswire | Oct 6, 2008
News Release: The Bureau of Reclamation has published a proposed rule which will establish eligibility criteria and program requirements for loan guarantees authorized by the Twenty-First Century Water Works Act (Title II, P.L. 109-451). The rule was published in the Federal Register on October 6, 2008, for a 30-day comment period.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 6, 2008
News Release: Biscayne National Park, the South Florida National Parks Trust and the National Parks Conservation Association are joining together to recognize the 40th Anniversary of the park’s establishment. The weekend-long celebration, centered around the theme of "The Past, Present and Future Of Biscayne National Park", will be held October 17-19, 2008.

By Interior Newswire | Oct 5, 2008
News Release: Superintendent Mary Risser announced that Intermountain Regional Director Mike Snyder signed the record of decision for the Final Environmental Impact Statement / Assessment of Effects for the Quarry Visitor Center Treatment Project (FEIS) in September.

By Interior Newswire | Oct 4, 2008
News Release: Cape Cod National Seashore Superintendent George Price announced the first phase of the Province Lands Bike Trail rehabilitation project will commence on October 6, 2008 and will continue until Jan. 1, 2009. This phase will include 2.5 miles of the 7.65 mile bike trail. The Province Lands Bike Trail...

By Interior Newswire | Oct 4, 2008
News Release: WHAT: America’s first African-American military aviators will be honored next week with the grand opening of the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site in Tuskegee, Alabama.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 3, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, Oct. 3, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AG (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 The new consolidated guidelines to govern the FBI’s domestic operations will address in a comprehensive way the FBI’s investigation of crimes and threats to the national security and its collection of foreign ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 3, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, Oct. 3, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV OPA (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 "Since the 9/11 attacks, the FBI and the Department of Justice more broadly have set priorities for and reorganized their activities to prevent future terrorist acts against the American people. In furtherance ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 3, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, Oct. 3, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON - Acting Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Grace Chung Becker, U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona Diane J. Humetewa, and Special Agent in Charge John E. Lewis of the Federal Bureau ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 3, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, Oct. 3, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Former IRS Employee Allegedly Prepared Two Sets of Returns and Pocketed Part of Customers Tax Refunds WASHINGTON – A federal court has permanently barred a Chicago tax preparer from preparing federal tax ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 3, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, Oct. 3, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – Four U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) contractors and a subcontracting company have been charged with conspiracy, major fraud and wire fraud arising from their scheme to defraud ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 3, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, Oct. 3, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON - Paul F. Little, 50, was sentenced today to 46 months in prison as a result of his conviction on multiple obscenity offenses, Acting Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Matthew Friedrich and Chief Postal Inspector Alexander Lazaroff announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 3, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, Oct. 3, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 St. Paul Man Sentenced for Violating a Court Order Barring Him From Preparing Returns WASHINGTON - A federal court in Minnesota today sentenced Nash Sonibare of St. Paul, Minn., to 59 days of incarceration ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 3, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, Oct. 3, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON - The Justice Department today announced that it will monitor the primary elections in East Carroll, Jefferson and Orleans Parishes, La. on Oct. 4, 2008, to ensure compliance with federal voting rights statutes.

By Fed Newswire | Oct 3, 2008
News Release: A new proposal to acquire Wachovia has emerged from Wells Fargo. The Citigroup proposal has undergone extensive review by the Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. We have not yet reviewed the new Wells Fargo proposal and the issues that it raises. The regulators will be working with the parties to achieve an outcome that protects all Wachovia creditors, including depositors, insured and uninsured, and promotes market stability.

By Fed Newswire | Oct 3, 2008
News Release: I applaud the action taken by the Congress. It demonstrates the government's commitment to do what it takes to support and strengthen our economy. The legislation is a critical step toward stabilizing our financial markets and ensuring an uninterrupted flow of credit to households and businesses.