News from August 2009
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 6, 2009
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-IA) today introduced legislation to strengthen customs facilitation and trade enforcement efforts within the Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 6, 2009
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. -- The Cape Royal Road on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park is open to visitor traffic. Restricted one-lane traffic on the road will be necessary as fire crews continue to work on clearing potential hazards. Possible delays can be expected between 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. in route to Cape Royal.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 6, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - At a Senate subcommittee hearing Thursday, Senator Susan Collins expressed concern about the deteriorating financial health of the U.S. Postal Service, saying its proposals to reduce delivery days and to close branches may not solve its long-term fiscal problems.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 5, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON - Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano and several DHS senior officials today held a roundtable discussion with leaders from the nation’s largest law enforcement associations to discuss a wide range of issues including preparation for the H1N1 flu virus, immigration reform, and border security enforcement.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON—Rene Soliz of Alice, Texas, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Corpus Christi, Texas, to serve three years of supervised probation, 250 hours of community service and pay a $1,500 fine for violating the Lacey Act by attempting to receive 15 Tanzanian leopard tortoises that were transported into the United States, the Justice Department announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today announced an agreement with Fayette County, Pa., to improve access to all aspects of civic life for persons with disabilities. The agreement was reached under the Department’s Project Civic Access initiative, which aims to bring state and local governments into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This agreement is the 167th under Project Civic Access.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – Attorney General Eric Holder and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that the Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will hold joint public workshops to explore competition issues affecting the agriculture industry in the 21st century and the appropriate ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – The United States has filed a lawsuit to bar a married couple’s alleged nationwide tax fraud scheme involving so-called asset protection, the Justice Department announced today. The civil injunction lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Florida, alleges that Byron ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2009
News Release: A New Jersey accountant pleaded guilty today to laundering portions of more than $300,000 stolen from the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) in the Republic of Iraq and brought back to the United States by his wife, a former U.S. Army lieutenant colonel.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2009
News Release: A federal jury today convicted former United States Congressman William J. Jefferson, 62, of New Orleans, La., of using his office to corruptly solicit bribes, the Justice Department announced.
By Fed Newswire | Aug 5, 2009
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced that data from its H.4.1 statistical release, "Factors Affecting Reserve Balances of Depository Institutions and Condition Statement of Federal Reserve Banks," which includes the weekly publication of the Federal Reserve's balance sheet, is now available ...
By Commerce News Now | Aug 5, 2009
News Release: Hello everyone. It’s great to be back in Missouri, and to see so many friends and colleagues here. This is my second trip to Missouri in the last few months. I was in St. Louis in April with Vice President Biden, talking about this administration’s plans to invest in a clean energy future that makes ...
By Commerce News Now | Aug 5, 2009
News Release: Grants are Part of $2.4 Billion in Funding Under the Recovery Act Announced by President Obama Today Commerce Secretary Gary Locke visited Kansas City, Mo., today to announce a $10 million grant for Smith Electric to build and deploy up to 100 electric vehicles, including vans, pickups, and their “Newton” ...
By Labor Gazette | Aug 5, 2009
News Release: Chicago — The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment and order requiring the former president of Chicago-based AA Capital Partners Inc. to restore $50 million in losses to five Michigan pension funds as restitution for misuse of the plans’ assets to benefit the investment firm and himself. ...
By Labor Gazette | Aug 5, 2009
News Release: Grants will advance Registered Apprenticeships into 21st century WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today awarded $6,499,992 to assist national industry and employer associations and labor-management organizations in advancing Registered Apprenticeship through the development of innovative programs that utilize an updated 21st century Registered Apprenticeship framework.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 5, 2009
The US Labor Department published a one page proposed rule on Aug. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Aug 5, 2009
The US State Department published a two page notice on Aug. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 5, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Aug. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 5, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Aug. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 5, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Aug. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
