News from December 2009
By DOE Gazette | Dec 24, 2009
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Dec. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Dec 24, 2009
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Dec. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 24, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Reps. Henry A. Waxman (D-CA), Charles B. Rangel (D-NY), and George Miller (D-CA), the chairmen of the three committees with jurisdiction over health policy in the U.S. House of Representatives, issued the following statement today after the Senate approved legislation to reform the nation’s health insurance system.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 24, 2009
News Release: Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s Senior Republican, issued the following statement today after Senate Democrats passed legislation to overhaul the nation’s health care system on a party-line vote...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 24, 2009
News Release: Washington, DC-The United States Senate passed The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act this morning under the leadership of Senate Democrats. Passage of this historic legislation is another critical step toward guaranteeing access to quality, affordable health care for all Americans. This bill’s...
By DOL Newswire | Dec 24, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) today joined the Democratic Senate majority in supporting The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The legislation passed the Senate by a vote of 60 to 39 and will now go on to conference with the House. Harkin is Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, one of the?two Senate committees charged with crafting health reform.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 24, 2009
News Release: A new rapid way to test severity of the devastating citrus tristeza virus (CTV) in citrus trees has been developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Parlier, Calif. The results of this study were presented at the Second International Citrus Biotechnology Symposium in Catania, Italy, earlier this month.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 23, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON - Visiting Physicians Association, which is based in Farmington Hills, Mich., will pay the United States and the state of Michigan $9.5 million to settle allegations that the association violated the False Claims Act by submitting false claims to Medicare, TRICARE and the Michigan Medicaid ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 23, 2009
News Release: Attorney General Eric Holder announced today that he has appointed Gary Grindler Acting Deputy Attorney General, effective Feb. 5, 2010. Grindler will become Acting Deputy Attorney General upon the departure of Deputy Attorney General David W. Ogden, who announced his resignation effective Feb. 5.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 23, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today filed a brief as a friend of the court in Marlo M., et al. v. Cansler, et al., a community integration case in federal court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. The government’s brief supports the two plaintiffs, individuals with a developmental disability ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 23, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – Chevron Corporation, Texaco, Unocal Incorporated and their affiliates (the Chevron companies) have agreed to pay the United States $45,569,584.74, to resolve claims that they violated the False Claims Act by knowingly underpaying royalties owed on natural gas produced from federal and Indian leases, the Justice Department announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 23, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON - Aristotle R. Matsa, an attorney in Columbus, Ohio, was charged with tax offenses, obstruction of justice and additional charges in a 20-count indictment unsealed today, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Additionally, George Z. Pappas, an attorney in Urbana, ...
By Fed Newswire | Dec 23, 2009
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced the names of five new members of its Thrift Institutions Advisory Council (TIAC) and designated a new President and Vice President of the council for 2010.
By Commerce News Now | Dec 23, 2009
News Release: The U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis today released personal income and outlays data for November 2009. Personal income rose 0.4 percent, real disposable personal income increased 0.2 percent and real personal consumption expenditures advanced 0.2 percent. The saving rate in November was unchanged at 4.7 percent.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 23, 2009
News Release: ORLANDO, Fla. – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Walt Disney World for safety violations following the fatality of a monorail driver in July and issued a recommendation letter concerning the death of an actor during a stage production at the theme park in August.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 23, 2009
News Release: Crystal Lake, Illinois – The U.S. Department of Labor has filed an adversary complaint against Joseph Phelan, former president and fiduciary of Phezer Enterprises Inc. of Crystal Lake, in order to prevent the discharge of $10,470 from his personal bankruptcy, which is owed to the company’s employee health plan.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 23, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor has announced a $945,820 National Emergency Grant increment to Oregon to continue to provide services to about 813 workers affected by layoffs at Hynix Semiconductor Manufacturing America Inc. in Eugene, Ore.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 23, 2009
News Release: West Palm Beach, Florida – A federal court in West Palm Beach, Florida, has approved a consent judgment between the U.S. Department of Labor and officers of Bonnie Tile Corp. to restore funds to the company’s savings incentive match plan for employees individual retirement account (SIMPLE IRA) plan.
By Commerce News Now | Dec 23, 2009
The US Commerce Department published a seven page rule on Dec. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Dec 23, 2009
The US Commerce Department published a three page rule on Dec. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
