News from December 2009
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 15, 2009
News Release: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will make coverage more affordable for families and businesses and slow the growth of health care spending so costs are more sustainable for American families, businesses and the federal budget. This investment is financed responsibly and is fully paid for,...
By DOE Newswire | Dec 15, 2009
News Release: VIENNA, AUSTRIA - The multi-nation Infrastructure Development Working Group (IDWG) held its fifth meeting and also a workshop on the financing of international nuclear power projects in Vienna, Austria, on December 9-10, 2009. An official from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) led the working group meeting.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 15, 2009
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: Sara Kuban, 202-282-8010 Laura Sweeney, Department of Justice, 202-514-2007 Secretary Napolitano and Attorney General Holder announce dedicated offices to support threat-based information sharing and reporting between all levels of government ...
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 15, 2009
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano and Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm today announced a first-of-its-kind federal-state cybersecurity partnership—deploying the federally-developed cybersecurity technology EINSTEIN 1 to Michigan’s cyber networks.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 15, 2009
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 Fact Sheet: Department of Homeland Security 2009 Accomplishments & Reforms (PDF, 8 pages - 118 KB) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today highlighted the Department's 2009 accomplishments in an address ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 15, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON— Attorney General Eric Holder and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today announced two major steps in their efforts to implement reforms to enhance information sharing among federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies and safeguard sensitive information used by the government—designed to expand joint capabilities to protect the United States from terrorist activity, violent crime and other threats to the homeland.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 15, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – A federal grand jury has returned multiple indictments arising out of a fatal racially motivated beating and related police corruption in Shenandoah, Pa., the Justice Department announced. The three indictments include federal hate crime, obstruction of justice, conspiracy, official misconduct and extortion charges. The indictments were unsealed today, after being returned under seal on Dec. 10, 2009.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 15, 2009
News Release: The President’s Task Force on Puerto Rico’s Status held its first meeting today, continuing the important work of examining and reporting on the island’s status question, but also expanding its focus to include matters affecting Puerto Rico’s economic development. President Obama signed an Executive ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 15, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department announced today that the University of Phoenix has agreed to pay the United States $67.5 million to resolve allegations that its student recruitment policies violated the False Claims Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 15, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – James A. Mattatall of Torrance, Calif., was sentenced yesterday to six months in prison for violating a permanent injunction, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. U.S. District Judge Dean Pregerson sentenced Mattatall to the maximum sentence allowable under law.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 15, 2009
News Release: Thirty people have been charged in three cities for their alleged roles in schemes to submit more than $61 million in false Medicare claims as part of the continuing operation of the Medicare Fraud Strike Force, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Assistant Attorney ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 15, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON –The Justice Department today announced that Chief District Judge Paul L. Maloney has permanently barred Joyce M. Stone and Charles J. Freed, both of Tipton, Mich., from preparing income tax returns for others. Judge Maloney, sitting in Kalamazoo, entered the order and judgment, which also ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 15, 2009
News Release: Ngozi T. Pole, 39, a former office manager in the U.S. Senate, was charged today in a six-count indictment for an alleged scheme to defraud the U.S. Senate of more than $75,000, Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 15, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – Our Lady of Lourdes Health Care Services Inc., the parent company of two New Jersey hospitals, has agreed to pay the United States $7.95 million to resolve allegations that the hospitals defrauded Medicare, the Justice Department announced today. The two hospitals are Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center (OLL) in Camden, N.J., and Lourdes Medical Center of Burlington County (LMC) in Willingboro, N.J.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 15, 2009
News Release: A former State Department employee was sentenced today to 24 months of probation for illegally accessing more than 65 confidential passport application files. Karal Busch, 28, of District Heights, Md., was also ordered by U.S. Magistrate Judge Alan Kay in the District of Columbia to perform 25 hours of community service. Busch pleaded guilty on Aug. 26, 2009, to a one-count criminal information charging her with unauthorized computer access.
By Fed Newswire | Dec 15, 2009
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and among 1st Pacific Bancorp, a registered bank holding company, 1st Pacific Bank of California, a state member bank, both of San Diego, California, and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
By Fed Newswire | Dec 15, 2009
News Release: On Dec. 14, 2009, the Federal Reserve conducted an auction of $75 billion in 28-day credit through its Term Auction Facility. Following are the results of the auction: Stop-out rate: 0.250 percent Total propositions submitted: $46.035 billion Total propositions accepted: $46.035 billion Bid/cover ...
By Commerce News Now | Dec 15, 2009
News Release: Thank you Fred Keller, and I want to thank all the members of the Council for your advice and service.
By Commerce News Now | Dec 15, 2009
News Release: Commerce Secretary Gary Locke commends the European Union and 16 of its members for today ratifying the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty and WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (collectively, the “WIPO Internet Treaties”). With yesterday’s event, the European Union ...
By Labor Gazette | Dec 15, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON — VMT Long Term Care Management Inc. has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor for underpaying employees' health and welfare fringe benefits, violating the fringe benefits provisions of the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA).
