News published on Federal Newswire in April 2009

News from April 2009


News Release: Enjoy a fun-filled day in the dunes while learning about the city of Gary’s national park site and other green spaces. On April 25, from 11:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M., the Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore will host the seventh annual Green Gary celebration...


At Foreign Affairs Committee Field Hearing, Berman Launches New Initiative to Fight Global Intellectual Property Theft

News Release: Van Nuys, CA - Congressman Howard L. Berman (D-CA), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today launched an initiative to protect U.S.-based industries against copyright piracy abroad by urging other countries to enforce intellectual property rights.


North Korean Missile Launch is an Unnecessary Provocation, Berman Says

News Release: Van Nuys, CA -- Congressman Howard L. Berman, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement in response to the North Korean missile launch...


Chairman Kerry Calls For Unified And Stern Response To North Korea's Missile Test

News Release: Washington, D.C.--Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) released the following statement in response to North Korea's Missile Test:


Chairman Kerry Applauds President Obama's Nuclear Nonproliferation Stance in Prague

News Release: Washington, D.C.---Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) released the following statement in response to President Obama's speech in Prague:


News Release: WASHINGTON - “The Department of Justice, through the FBI and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), is providing federal law enforcement assistance to the Binghamton Police Department in response to the shootings in Binghamton. The FBI’s Albany, N.Y., field office has sent hostage ...


News Release: WASHINGTON -- Nora R. Dannehy, Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and other federal officials announced that Hassan Abu-Jihaad, formerly known as Paul R. Hall, 33, of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Mark R. Kravitz in New Haven to 120 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for disclosing previously classified information relating to the national defense.


News Release: WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice has initiated removal proceedings against a Sharon, Penn., resident who served as an armed SS guard at two Nazi concentration camps in Germany during World War II.


News Release: WASHINGTON - A partner in a Pennsylvania-based lobbying firm was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Henry H. Kennedy Jr., to five months of home detention for destroying evidence in connection with a public corruption investigation, Acting Assistant Attorney General Rita M. Glavin of the Criminal ...


Statement of U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis  on March 2009 employment numbers

News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis issued the following statement on the March 2009 Employment Situation report released today: "Our economy lost another 663,000 jobs in March, bringing the total number of Americans that have lost their jobs to 5.1 million since this recession began last year. The overall unemployment rate has increased to 8.5 percent.


U.S. Department of Labor obtains consent judgment requiring defunct Greensboro, North Carolina, wholesaler and retailer to restore pension funds

News Release: Atlanta – The U.S. Department of Labor has entered into a consent judgment and order with defunct Shelton and Associates and a corporate officer to restore assets to the former company’s pension plan.


U.S. Department of Labor hosts 10 workshops in Kansas City, Missouri, focusing on new COBRA provisions

News Release: Kansas City, Missouri — The U.S. Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) will sponsor workshops April 6 through 10 in Kansas City on subsidy for continuation health benefits under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA). These health benefits are particularly important for unemployed workers.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on April 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on April 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on April 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on April 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on April 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on April 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on April 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on April 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.