News from October 2009
By Interior Newswire | Oct 14, 2009
News Release: Starting Oct. 23, 2009, Global Offshore Divers will begin replacement of all sacrificial anodes on the fuel dock float and pilings, the sheet pile wave barrier, and the public dock float and pilings. Workers will be present 7 days a week until Thanksgiving. The 4 person crew will work mostly from...
By DOE Newswire | Oct 14, 2009
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977
By Interior Newswire | Oct 14, 2009
News Release: Yosemite National Park Acting Superintendent Dave Uberuaga announces a series of public scoping meetings for the new Merced Wild and Scenic River Comprehensive Management Plan. This new effort will include planning for the entire 81 miles of the Merced Wild and Scenic River in Yosemite National Park...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 14, 2009
News Release: On Oct. 10, 2009, Big Thicket National Preserve and the Big Thicket Association (BTA) celebrated the 45th anniversary of the BTA, the 35th anniversary of the Preserve, and the grand opening of the new preserve headquarters. Preserve employees had been working in temporary offices after the old headquarters was damaged during Hurricane Rita in 2005.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 14, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Bureau of Reclamation, an agency of The Department of the Interior, has awarded $41.8 million under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
By Interior Newswire | Oct 14, 2009
News Release: Two Top Department of Interior Officials Hike with Kids and See Award Winning Buffalo Soldier Program.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 13, 2009
News Release: Whiskeytown National Recreation Area will begin the burning of handpiles this week and continue until completed, which may take several weeks.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 13, 2009
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today applauded President Obama’s intent to nominate Elizabeth M. Harman as Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Assistant Administrator for the Grant Programs Directorate (GPD).
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 13, 2009
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today held her inaugural meeting with the DHS Veterans Outreach Steering Committee to discuss the Department’s ongoing commitment to engaging the unique skills of veterans through employment, contracting opportunities and collaboration on key DHS initiatives such as Citizen Corps and other preparedness programs.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 13, 2009
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 “Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano will join President Obama, Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan, Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan and White House Council on ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 13, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – AT&T Missouri (formerly known as Southwestern Bell Telephone L.P.) has agreed to pay the United States $1.4 million as part of a settlement of a civil lawsuit alleging that the company violated the False Claims Act in connection with the Federal Communications Commission's E-Rate program, the Justice Department announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 13, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice announced today that it will require AT&T Inc. (AT&T) to divest assets in eight areas in Louisiana and Mississippi in order to proceed with its $944 million acquisition of Centennial Communications Corp. (Centennial). The Department said that the transaction, as ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 13, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – Marcel J. Toto-Ngosso of Silver Spring, Md., was sentenced to 70 months in prison today for preparing and filing false tax returns in connection with a scheme to generate fraudulent tax refunds for his clients, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. U.S. District Judge Roger W. Titus also ordered Toto-Ngosso to pay $238,788.25 in restitution.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 13, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – A Louisiana man pleaded guilty today to firing three shots from a shotgun at the home of three Hispanic men and, after they fled, entering the home and setting a fire that burned it to the ground, the Justice Department announced. Johnny D. Mathis, 46, of Lecompte, La., entered his plea minutes before a jury trial was set to begin before U.S. District Judge Dee Drell in Alexandria, La.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 13, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – A packaged-ice company, headquartered in St. Paul, Minn., has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $9 million criminal fine for allocating customers, the Department of Justice announced today. In addition, three of the company’s former executives pleaded guilty for their roles in the conspiracy to allocate customers.
By Fed Newswire | Oct 13, 2009
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and between CBR Holdings, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, a registered bank holding company, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
By DOT News Wire | Oct 13, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Oct. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Oct 13, 2009
The US State Department published a two page notice on Oct. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Oct 13, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Oct. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Oct 13, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Oct. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
