News from March 2009
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 6, 2009
News Release: Dear Dr. Torti: As Ranking Member of the United States Senate Committee on Finance (Committee), I have a responsibility to the more than 80 million Americans who receive health care coverage under the Medicare and Medicaid programs to oversee the proper administration of these programs and ensure that...
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 6, 2009
News Release: The House passed the continuing resolution on a vote of 328 to 50.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 5, 2009
News Release: Pinnacles Nature Hike and Star Viewing.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 5, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON — The United States has sued tax return preparers in Placerville, Calif., and Columbia, S.C., seeking to bar them from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. According to the government complaints in the two cases, Teresa Marty of Pollock Pines, Calif., ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 5, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice today filed a lawsuit against Harrison County Sheriff George Michael Deatrick, in his official capacity, alleging that he discriminated against current employee Deana Decker and former employee Melissa Graham, in the form of sexual harassment that resulted in a ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 5, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – Two citizens of the United Kingdom have been charged in an indictment unsealed today in the United States for their alleged participation in a decade-long scheme to bribe Nigerian government officials to obtain engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts, Acting Assistant Attorney ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 5, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice today filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois against Henry County, Ill., alleging that former employee Michelle Baze was sexually harassed by her supervisor, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title VII prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin or religion.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 5, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – A former official of the U.S. Tax Court was sentenced today in connection with a bribery conspiracy involving contracts at the U.S. Tax Court in the District of Columbia, Acting Assistant Attorney General Rita M. Glavin of the Criminal Division announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 5, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – A Fairfield, Calif., couple was indicted today by a federal grand jury in Sacramento, Calif., on federal civil rights charges related to an alleged bias-motivated assault on an Indian-American couple, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Loretta King of the Civil Rights Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Lawrence G. Brown for the Eastern District of California.
By Fed Newswire | Mar 5, 2009
News Release: Reports of mortgage foreclosure scams are on the rise. Knowing what to watch for and where to turn for help is vital for families who are struggling to remain in their homes. March 1 to 9 is National Consumer Protection Week, and the Federal Reserve Board has compiled some tips to help protect consumers ...
By Labor Gazette | Mar 5, 2009
News Release: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending Feb. 28, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 639,000, a decrease of 31,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 670,000. The 4-week moving average was 641,750, an increase of 2,000 from the previous week's revised average of 639,750.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 5, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor would like to notifyformer Vitro Manufacturing workers about a new class of employees added to the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act’s (EEOICPA) Special Exposure Cohort (SEC). The EEOICPA provides compensation and medical benefits to employees who became ill as a result of working in the nuclear weapons industry. Survivors of qualified employees may also be entitled to benefits.
By DOT News Wire | Mar 5, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on March 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Mar 5, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on March 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Mar 5, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on March 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 5, 2009
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on March 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 5, 2009
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on March 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 5, 2009
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on March 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 5, 2009
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on March 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 5, 2009
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on March 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
