News published on Federal Newswire in July 2009

News from July 2009


News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC) Sustainability and Efficiency Task Force held its first meeting this week. The task force, created in June, is an experienced group of energy and environmental experts who will advise Secretary Napolitano on ways to bolster national security by maximizing resource efficiency.


News Release: WASHINGTON – A British citizen charged in connection with the operation of a series of fraudulent business opportunities was arrested Thursday evening in Miami following his indictment by a Miami federal grand jury on June 9, 2009, the Justice Department and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service announced today.


News Release: Control Components Inc. (CCI), a Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.-based company, pleaded guilty today to violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and the Travel Act in a decade-long scheme to secure contracts in approximately 36 countries by paying bribes to officials and employees of various foreign state-owned companies as well as foreign and domestic private companies.


News Release: WASHINGTON—The former and current owners and operators of a chemical facility in Addyston, Ohio, LANXESS Corp. and INEOS ABS USA Corp., have agreed to pay a $3.1 million civil penalty and INEOS will spend up to $2 million to install environmental controls and modify operating procedures to resolve violations of multiple environmental laws, the Justice Department and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today.


News Release: A Canadian citizen has been charged in an indictment unsealed yesterday for his alleged participation in an eight-year conspiracy to defraud the United Nations Oil for Food Program (OFFP) and to bribe Iraqi government officials in connection with the sale of a chemical additive used in the refining of leaded fuel.


News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today announced a settlement that, pending court approval, will resolve allegations that those involved in the design and construction of the Summerland Heights Apartments, a 318-unit apartment complex in Woodbridge, Va., discriminated on the basis of disability in the design and construction of the project.


News Release: The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis today released data on GDP in the second quarter along with comprehensive revisions to the historical GDP data.


U.S. Department of Labors OSHA focuses inspection program on safety of airport traffic control tower personnel

News Release: WASHINGTON – The safety of airport traffic control tower personnel is the focus of an inspection targeting program titled "Federal Aviation Administration's Airport Traffic Control Tower Monitoring Program" which monitors how workers clear a control tower in case of fire and other emergencies. The inspection ...


U.S. Department of Labor obtains agreement with former fiduciary of SCT Yarns to restore assets to pension plans

News Release: Chattanooga, Tennessee – The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment and settlement agreement requiring Tim Manson to restore $35,415 to Standard Coosa Thatcher (SCT) Yarns’ retirement plans for salaried and hourly employees.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on July 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on July 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on July 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on July 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on July 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on July 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on July 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on July 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on July 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on July 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on July 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.