News from April 2009
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 23, 2009
News Release: Bipartisan legislation that would provide legal protections to individuals who report suspicious activity that may reflect terrorist threats was introduced today in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 23, 2009
News Release: Mr. President, everyone in this body knows that small businesses are an extremely important dynamic part of the U.S. economy. I like to say that small business is the engine that drives the U.S.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 23, 2009
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, the Environment and Public Works Committee approved the nomination of Regina McCarthy to be Assistant Administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) during a business meeting. The EPW Committee held a nomination hearing for Regina McCarthy on April 2. The nomination was approved by voice vote and now goes to the full Senate for consideration.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 22, 2009
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 "U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano will travel to Prague next week to meet with European Commission Vice President Jacques Barrot and her Czech and Swedish counterparts on Tuesday, April 28.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division today announced the appointment of its new leadership team including the Chief of Staff, four Deputy Assistant Attorneys General, and a Special Counsel for Competition Policy. Two Deputies will oversee civil matters, one Deputy will oversee economic analysis and one Deputy will oversee international, policy and appellate issues.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON - A federal court in Dallas has permanently barred a Garland, Texas, man from preparing federal tax returns for others. Lucky Ngo, who operated "Lucky’s Translation and Tax Service" and "Water Inn," prepared over 6,100 federal tax returns for customers since 2004, according to the government complaint filed in the civil injunction case. Ngo agreed to the permanent injunction order.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON—Thomas L. Hallock, a commercial fisherman licensed in Maryland, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, Md., to 12 months in prison, for illegally overfishing striped bass also known as rockfish, the Justice Department announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today announced that it has reached a settlement that will resolve its lawsuit filed against Grand Forks County, N.D., on behalf of Suzanne L. Halverson in accordance with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA), if approved by the U.S. District Court in Fargo. USERRA prohibits employment discrimination against individuals because of their service in the uniformed services.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – Brandit Franco, 33, a former deputy with the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office, pleaded guilty to a civil rights charge today in federal court in San Antonio, Texas, for using excessive force against a prisoner while working as a detention officer at the county jail, the Justice Department announced. Franco faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 10 years and a fine of $250,000. A sentencing hearing is set for July 24, 2009.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON— Michael Panyard, the former general manager of Comprehensive Environmental Solutions Inc. (CESI), a company that operates an industrial waste treatment and disposal facility in Dearborn, Mich., was sentenced today to 15 months in prison by U.S. District Court Judge Victoria A. Roberts of ...
By DOT News Wire | Apr 22, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on April 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 22, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on April 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 22, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on April 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 22, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on April 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 22, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on April 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 22, 2009
The US Interior Department published a three page notice on April 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 22, 2009
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on April 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 22, 2009
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on April 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 22, 2009
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on April 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 22, 2009
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on April 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
