News from December 2009
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – As part of President Obama’s initiative on Transparency and Open Government, the Department of Justice is setting a transparency precedent for the rest of government by releasing on its Web site, the Department of Justice’s Fiscal Year 2008 Annual Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Report in a more publicly accessible format.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2009
News Release: A State Department employee was sentenced today to 12 months of probation for illegally accessing more than 125 confidential passport application files. Kevin M. Young, 42, of Temple Hills, MD, was also ordered by U.S. Magistrate Judge Alan Kay in the District of Columbia to perform 100 hours of community service. Young pleaded guilty on Aug. 17, 2009, to a one-count criminal information charging him with unauthorized computer access.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – A Thin-Film Transistor-Liquid Crystal Display (TFT-LCD) producer and seller has agreed to plead guilty and pay $220 million in criminal fines for its role in a conspiracy to fix prices in the sale of liquid crystal display panels, the Department of Justice announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2009
News Release: Fouad Mahmoud al-Rabiah, a Kuwaiti national, has been transferred from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to the control of the government of Kuwait.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2009
News Release: Polembros Shipping LTD., a ship management company headquartered in Greece, was sentenced today in federal court in New Orleans to pay a $2.7 million criminal fine for violating anti-pollution laws, ship safety laws, and making false statements during a U.S. Coast Guard investigation of the M/V Theotokos, the Justice Department announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2009
News Release: The Justice Department today announced that it has reached a consent decree with the city of Fort Pierce, Fla., that, if approved by the U.S. District Court, will resolve the department’s lawsuit against the city alleging that it retaliated against a former employee in its Code Enforcement Department, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2009
News Release: A federal grand jury in Atlanta has indicted an Ellenwood, Ga., husband and wife, Juna Gwendolyn Babb, 54, and Michael J. Babb, 53, on charges of conspiracy, forced labor, document servitude, which is confiscating someone’s passport and visa, and harboring an alien for financial gain, the Justice Department announced.
By Commerce News Now | Dec 9, 2009
News Release: Hello, everybody. Thank you all for being here, and for listening in remotely.
By Commerce News Now | Dec 9, 2009
News Release: Good morning everyone. I am pleased to be here with you today in Washington, and to talk to all of you there in Paris, as we recognize International Anticorruption Day. I know that my General Counsel, Cam Kerry is there with many of you at the OECD in Paris, and I wish you productive discussions. I’d ...
By Commerce News Now | Dec 9, 2009
News Release: The U.S. Commerce Department today announced several initiatives that reflect President Obama’s commitment to increasing transparency and accountability in Washington and ensuring greater access and information for the American people.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 9, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a broad array of efforts designed to improve the public's accessibility to its agencies and ensure the department can function more effectively. The work is part of the Obama Administration's continued commitment to improved accountability, transparency and service to the American public.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 9, 2009
News Release: Washington — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has announced a proposed exemption that, if granted, would allow the Ford Motor Co. to transfer company securities to a voluntary employee beneficiary association (VEBA) trust, which would fund a new health plan ...
By State News Post | Dec 9, 2009
The US State Department published a one page notice on Dec. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Dec 9, 2009
The US State Department published a four page notice on Dec. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Dec 9, 2009
The US State Department published a two page notice on Dec. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 9, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Dec. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 9, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 9, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Dec. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 9, 2009
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Dec. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 9, 2009
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Dec. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
