News from January 2009

By Homeland Newswire | Jan 8, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., Thursday heard testimony from top intelligence and law enforcement officials about lessons learned from the terrorist attacks on Mumbai in November 2008.

By Homeland Newswire | Jan 8, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., hailed the decision by the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) Thursday to approve the master plan for a consolidated headquarters for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at St. Elizabeths Hospital Campus in Southeast Washington, DC. The plan passed by a vote of 9 to 1.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2009
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, January 7, 2009 WWW.USDOJ.GOV ENRD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON—Five defendants associated with the construction of the Liberty Village housing development in Lynchburg, Va., will pay a $300,000 penalty and fund more than $1 million in stream and wetlands ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2009
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, January 7, 2009 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Waste Disposal Company Allegedly Failed to Pay Almost $2.6 Million in Federal Employment and Unemployment Taxes WASHINGTON – A federal court in Sacramento, Calif., issued a preliminary injunction ordering ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2009
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, January 7, 2009 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Defendants Alleged to Have Assaulted African-Americans in Retaliation for President-Elect Barack Obamas Election Victory WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice announced today the unsealing of an indictment charging three Staten Island, N.Y., men with conspiring to assault African-Americans in retaliation for President-Elect Barack Obama’s election victory.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2009
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, January 7, 2009 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Lawsuit Seeks to Prohibit Voter Intimidation in Future Elections WASHINGTON - The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit under the Voting Rights Act against the New Black Panther Party for Self-Defense and three of its members alleging that the defendants intimidated voters and those aiding them during the Nov. 4, 2008, general election.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – A federal court in Sacramento, Calif., issued a preliminary injunction ordering Capitol Waste Inc. and Iva and Kenneth Whitmire of Sacramento to comply with federal employment tax withholding requirements and to timely pay all present and future employment tax, unemployment tax and income tax liabilities, the Justice Department announced today. Capitol Waste, Inc. and the Whitmires agreed to the preliminary injunction order.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice announced today the unsealing of an indictment charging three Staten Island, N.Y., men with conspiring to assault African-Americans in retaliation for President-Elect Barack Obama’s election victory.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON—Five defendants associated with the construction of the Liberty Village housing development in Lynchburg, Va., will pay a $300,000 penalty and fund more than $1 million in stream and wetlands restoration work for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act and permit restrictions during construction, the Justice Department and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit under the Voting Rights Act against the New Black Panther Party for Self-Defense and three of its members alleging that the defendants intimidated voters and those aiding them during the Nov. 4, 2008, general election.

By Fed Newswire | Jan 7, 2009
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced two changes to the Money Market Investor Funding Facility (MMIFF).

By Fed Newswire | Jan 7, 2009
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board named ten new members to its Consumer Advisory Council for three-year terms and designated a new Chair and Vice Chair of the Council for 2009.

By Labor Gazette | Jan 7, 2009
News Release: Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.

By Labor Gazette | Jan 7, 2009
News Release: Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.
By State News Post | Jan 7, 2009
The US State Department published a one page notice on Jan. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Jan 7, 2009
The US State Department published a one page notice on Jan. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Jan 7, 2009
The US State Department published a one page notice on Jan. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jan 7, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Jan. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jan 7, 2009
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Jan. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jan 7, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Jan. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.