Word: transit
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...Justice Department inquiry into Transportation Secretary Federico Pena's dealings with his former firm turned up no credible evidence that he broke federal laws, Attorney General Janet Reno announced today. Prosecutors had been investigating Pena's role in awarding a Los Angeles transit system contract to his former management company. The independent counsel law, which gives the Justice Department 30 days to conduct such an inquiry, gave Reno until Friday to determine whether to seek an outside attorney to investigate Pena; today's ruling means she will not. On Tuesday, she sought an independent counsel to determine whether Housing Secretary...
...political exiles; software pirates and corporate whistle blowers; the sexually abused and their abusers. The need for anonymous remailers stems from the design of the Internet, which tags every packet of data with an electronic address so it can be returned or re-sent if something goes wrong in transit. The system works, but it offers no comfort to those who want to preserve their privacy. Remailers ensure anonymity by separating messages from their return addresses. It's simple: say Peter wants to send an anonymous message to Paul. Instead of mailing it directly, he sends the message to Helsingius...
...Justice Department said today it is mulling whether to appoint an independent counsel to investigate Transportation Secretary Federico Pena for his role in awarding a Los Angeles transit system contract to his former management company. Pena would be the fourth member of President Clinton's cabinet to face inquiries into allegations of financial improprieties. Former Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy, HUD's Henry Cisneros and Ron Brown at Commerce are facing other probes concerning possible financial conflicts. Justice has 30 days to decide whether to appoint an independent counsel...
...Zagorin says "the U.S. move is a ratcheting up of American pressure -- in effect a continuation of the process -- rather than a major new crisis point." China won't feel the pinch for at least two to three weeks because the sanctions don't apply to "goods already in transit from China on the high seas," Zagorin says...
...billion over five years. Pena proposed collapsing 10 DOT divisions into three, reducing staff 12 percent by 1999 and privatizing several key functions. Under the plan, most of the department would be consolidated into an Intermodal Transportation Administration, which would assume the functions of highway, railway and other transit offices. Air traffic control would handled by a quasi-independent body outside the Department. Legal and accounting duplication would be eliminated. Pena will send a detailed plan by March to Congress, which must approve the changes...