News from August 2010
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 6, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, Senate Republican Whip Jon Kyl, and all other committee Republicans today reiterated their request for committee consideration of a mark-up of an extension of current individual tax rates and other current tax provisions, which...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 6, 2010
News Release: Fire Being Managed for Ecological Purposes.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 6, 2010
News Release: On August 4, 2010, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore launched its new Junior Ranger Book; a 20-page, full-color publication, full of fun and educational activities for people of all ages. The first group of people to complete the new books received special recognition. The program promotes healthy...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 6, 2010
News Release: Yosemite National Park, along with all other national parks across the country, will offer free entrance on Saturday, August 14th and Sunday, August 15th, 2010. This fee free weekend is a great opportunity for people to visit and enjoy America’s public lands.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 5, 2010
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 Washington, D.C. - Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today applauded President Obama's intent to appoint Warren Stern as Director of DHS' Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO).
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 5, 2010
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 "I commend the Senate for passing the Southwest Border bill to add important, permanent resources to continue bolstering security on our Southwest border. These assets are critical to bringing additional capabilities to crack down ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON — The Justice Department announced that four separate indictments were unsealed today in the District of Minnesota, the Southern District of Alabama and the Southern District of California charging 14 individuals with terrorism violations for providing money, personnel and services to the foreign terrorist organization al-Shabaab.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – Paul Magliocchetti, the founder and president of PMA Group Inc. (PMA), a lobbying firm in Arlington, Va., was arrested today on charges of making illegal campaign contributions and making false statements to a federal agency, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Neil H. MacBride of the Eastern District of Virginia and Assistant Director Shawn Henry of the FBI’s Washington Field Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – A Bedford, Va., man pleaded guilty today to transporting, receiving and possessing child pornography, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Timothy J. Heaphy of the Western District of Virginia.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – Two South Florida residents pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Miami for their participation in separate Medicare fraud schemes, announced the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services (HHS). Both individuals worked for Miami health care companies that billed the Medicare program for services that were medically unnecessary or never provided.
By Fed Newswire | Aug 5, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and between Harbor Bankshares Corporation, Baltimore, Maryland, a registered bank holding company, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.
By Fed Newswire | Aug 5, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the issuance of a Prompt Corrective Action Directive with the consent of Community First Bank-Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, a state-chartered member bank.
By Fed Newswire | Aug 5, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and among Progress Bank of Florida, Tampa, Florida, a state-chartered member bank, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, and the State of Florida Office of Financial Regulation.
By Fed Newswire | Aug 5, 2010
News Release: Online viewing will be available for a public hearing Friday in Atlanta on modernizing the regulations that implement the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA).
By Commerce News Now | Aug 5, 2010
News Release: U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke today announced his appointment of 24 members to the 2010 Manufacturing Council. The Council, which is directed by the Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration and was established in 2004 and recently re-chartered. Locke was joined by members of the Senate Manufacturing Caucus, including Sens. Debbie Stabenow (MI), Sherrod Brown (OH), Jeff Merkley (OR) and Tom Udall (NM).
By Labor Gazette | Aug 5, 2010
News Release: Penalty stems from 2005 explosion at Texas City, Texas, refinery WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration today announced that BP Products North America Inc. will pay a full penalty of $50.6 million stemming from the 2005 explosion at its Texas City, Texas, ...
By Labor Gazette | Aug 5, 2010
News Release: Federal agency warns natural gas power plant operators against deadly practice WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration today cited three construction companies and 14 site contractors for 370 alleged workplace safety violations, and proposed $16.6 million ...
By Labor Gazette | Aug 5, 2010
News Release: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending July 31, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 479,000, an increase of 19,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 460,000. The 4-week moving average was 458,500, an increase of 5,250 from the previous week's revised average of 453,250.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 5, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced awards totaling $9,556,068 that will go to 29 states and the Virgin Islands to improve unemployment insurance information technology contingency plans and unemployment insurance IT security. This year is the sixth that the department has awarded these grants.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 5, 2010
News Release: Washington – The U. S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) and the Department of the Treasury today announced a joint public hearing on Sept. 14, 2010, and if necessary on Sept. 15, to hear testimony on several specific issues relating to lifetime income and other arrangements ...
