News from December 2009
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 8, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. House of Representatives today passed legislation that takes a critical step towards protecting the integrity of the Social Security program. The “No Social Security Benefits for Prisoners Act of 2009," introduced by Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John...
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 7, 2009
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 Declaration of Principles Between the Department of Homeland Security of the United States of America and the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit of the United Mexican States (PDF, 5 pages - 48 KB) Department of Homeland Security ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 7, 2009
News Release: New federal charges filed today allege that a Chicago man, who was arrested in October for planning terrorist attacks against a Danish newspaper and two of its employees, also conducted extensive surveillance of targets in Mumbai for more than two years preceding the November 2008 terrorist attack on India’s largest city that killed approximately 170 people, including six Americans, and injured hundreds more.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 7, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today the release of a new video aimed at educating employers about worker rights and employer responsibilities under the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act. The anti-discrimination provision forbids citizenship status and national origin discrimination in the workplace.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 7, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – Thomas Howard Blue Sr., Thomas Howard Blue Jr. and Judson Hartley Talbert pleaded guilty today in federal court in Florence, S.C., to charges relating to the assault of an African-American man and two white men in December 2007, the Justice Department announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 7, 2009
News Release: Two Florida executives of a Miami-Dade County-based telecommunications company, the president of Florida-based Telecom Consulting Services Corp., and two former Haitian government officials were charged in an indictment unsealed today for their alleged roles in a foreign bribery, wire fraud and money laundering scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 7, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON - The United States has reached a $6.75 million settlement with Itochu Corp. of Japan and its American subsidiary, Itochu International Inc., to resolve claims under the False Claims Act in connection with the companies’ importation and sale of defective Zylon fiber used as the key ballistic material in bullet-proof vests purchased by the United States for federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies, the Justice Department announced today.
By Fed Newswire | Dec 7, 2009
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced the execution of a consent Cease and Desist Order by and among Pierce County Bancorp, Tacoma, Washington, a registered bank holding company, Pierce Commercial Bank, a state chartered member bank, the Federal Reserve Board, and the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions.
By Commerce News Now | Dec 7, 2009
News Release: I want to thank Secretary Chu for being here this morning, and Under Secretary Kappos and Energy’s Director of Advanced Research Projects Agency Arun Majumdar as well.
By Commerce News Now | Dec 7, 2009
News Release: The U.S. Commerce Department’s Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will pilot a program to accelerate the examination of certain “green” technology patent applications, Secretary Gary Locke announced today. The new initiative, coming days before the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, will accelerate the development and deployment of green technology, create green jobs, and promote U.S. competitiveness in this vital sector.
By Commerce News Now | Dec 7, 2009
News Release: During a joint press conference with their new Turkish counterpart, Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan, Secretary Locke and Ambassador Kirk, who will co-chair U.S. participation in the Framework process, stated that the Framework aims to help enhance the already robust interaction that takes place between ...
By Labor Gazette | Dec 7, 2009
News Release: Washington – The head of the U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) will host a live Web chat -open to the public and members of the press - to discuss their respective regulatory agendas. The Labor Department's entire regulatory agenda is published in today's Federal Register.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 7, 2009
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Dec. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 7, 2009
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Dec. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Dec 7, 2009
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Dec. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Dec 7, 2009
The US Energy Department published a three page notice on Dec. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Dec 7, 2009
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Dec. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Dec 7, 2009
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Dec. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Fed News Journal | Dec 7, 2009
The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Dec. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 7, 2009
The US Labor Department published a one page proposed rule on Dec. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
