News from March 2009

By DOL Newswire | Mar 5, 2009
News Release: Rep. Howard P. “Buck" McKeon (R-CA), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement after participating in the White House Forum on Health Reform hosted by President Barack Obama this afternoon...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 5, 2009
News Release: Pinnacles National Monument Turns 101 Years Old.

By Commerce Newswire | Mar 5, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) provided testimony today calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to deny the State of California’s request to institute and enforce its own vehicle emissions standards.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 4, 2009
News Release: Harkers Island, NC - The National Park Service (NPS) has failed to reach agreement with Morris Marina Ferry and Kabin Kamps, Inc. for continuation of services under their contract to operate both the vehicle ferry to, and the cabin lodging at Long Point on North Core Banks.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 4, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON — A Middlesex, N.J., industrial pipes, valves and fittings supply company and its co-owner pleaded guilty today to participating in a fraud conspiracy at two U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-designated Superfund sites in New Jersey, the Department of Justice announced today. The sites are Federal Creosote, located in Manville, N.J., and Diamond Alkali, located in Newark, N.J.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 4, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice announced today that it has entered into a consent decree with Ecolab Inc. (Ecolab) that will resolve the Department’s complaint, which was filed today, that Ecolab failed to reemploy Michigan veteran Stephen Alasin in violation of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994, as amended (USERRA). The consent decree was approved by the court today as well.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 4, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON– The Justice Department filed a lawsuit today against JPI Construction L.P. (JPI) and six JPI-affiliated companies in U.S. District Court in Dallas for failing to provide accessible features required by the Fair Housing Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act at multi-family housing developments in Texas and other states.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 4, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice announced today that it has entered into a consent decree with Stimson Lumber Company (Stimson) that, if approved by the court, will resolve the Department’s complaint, also filed today, that Oregon-based Stimson failed to reemploy Oregon reservist David Eckhardt in violation of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA).
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 4, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – Miguel Angel Mejia-Munera, a/k/a "El Mellizo," was extradited today from Colombia to the United States to face narcotics trafficking charges, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Rita M. Glavin of the Criminal Division and Acting Administrator Michele M. Leonhart of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

By Fed Newswire | Mar 4, 2009
News Release: The federal bank, thrift, and credit union regulatory agencies encourage all federally regulated financial institutions that service or hold residential mortgage loans to participate in the "Making Home Affordable" loan modification program. Guidelines for the program were announced today by the Treasury Department.

By Fed Newswire | Mar 4, 2009
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced its approval of the application by ICE US Trust LLC, New York, New York (ICE Trust), to become a member of the Federal Reserve System. ICE Trust intends to provide central counterparty services for certain credit default swap contracts. ICE Trust is one ...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 4, 2009
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on March 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 4, 2009
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on March 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 4, 2009
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on March 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 4, 2009
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on March 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 4, 2009
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on March 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 4, 2009
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on March 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 4, 2009
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on March 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Mar 4, 2009
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on March 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 4, 2009
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on March 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.