WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that it expects to award up to 15 cooperative agreements for tribal public health capacity-building and quality improvement. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $174,000. Eligible Applicants: Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) and Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized). Ad  more

NEW YORK, April 21 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Geoffrey S. Berman, issued the following news release on April 20: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Jeffrey E. Peterson, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the Anchorage, Alaska, Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), announced criminal charges against Industrial Bank of Korea ("IBK" or the "Bank") consisting of a one-count felony information   more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, April 23 -- The Commerce Separtment's National Marine Fisheries Service has issued a proposed rule (50 CFR Part 679), published in the Federal Register on April 23, entitled: "Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reclassifying Sculpin Species in the Groundfish Fisheries of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands and the Gulf of Alaska". The proposed rule was issued by Samuel D. Rauch, III, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs National Marine   more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following report on Shipping to Non-Foreign Areas: I. Report Overview. The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations Report ("House Report") raised concerns that some companies engaged in interstate commerce are unwilling to ship products to consumers in "Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and other territories, even though the [United States] Postal Service and private shipping companies serve these areas." The House Re  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on April 20: The U.S. Department of the Treasury concluded Payroll Support Program agreements with Allegiant Air, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, and United Airlines. Alaska Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, JetBlue Airways, and SkyWest Airlines have also indicated that they plan to participate in the Payroll Support Program. Together, these airl  more