News from December 2010
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 31, 2010
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 KABUL, Afghanistan—Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano arrived in Kabul, Afghanistan today at approximately 7:42 a.m. AFT along with six additional DHS customs and border security officials who will join DHS personnel already deployed in the region to provide civilian assistance to local security officials.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 31, 2010
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 TORKHAM, Afghanistan—U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today toured border security operations at Afghanistan’s Torkham Border Crossing with Pakistan—meeting with Afghan and U.S. border security and customs officials working to strengthen border security along the Afghan-Pakistan border while facilitating legitimate travel and commerce.
By State Newswire | Dec 31, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) released the following statement on yesterday's sentencing of Mikhail Khodorkovsky to an additional six years in prison:

By Interior Newswire | Dec 31, 2010
News Release: On Oct. 12, 2010, Daryl Gariglio, owner and operator of Grand-Adventures.com of Las Vegas, Nevada, pleaded guilty to the charge of engaging in a business operation in Zion National Park without a permit. The U.S. Magistrate in St. George, Utah, fined Gariglio and banned him from entering the park for six months.

By Interior Newswire | Dec 31, 2010
News Release: Highway 140/El Portal Road leading into Yosemite National Park has reopened after a large rock fell onto the roadway. The large rock fell onto the roadway yesterday, Dec. 30, blocking traffic from entering or exiting the park via Highway 140. The rock was estimated to be approximately 10-15 feet high, six feet wide, and four feet deep.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 30, 2010
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 DUBLIN — Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano today visited Dublin Airport to meet with Irish Minister of Transport Noel Dempsey and mark the expansion of preclearance services, beginning Jan. 19, 2011, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 30, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – Detroit Medical Center, a non-profit company that owns and operates hospitals and outpatient facilities in Detroit, has agreed to pay the United States $30 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act, the Anti-Kickback Statute and the Stark Statute, by engaging in improper financial relationships with referring physicians, the Justice Department announced today.

By Fed Newswire | Dec 30, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of the following enforcement actions: Baylake Corp., Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin and Baylake Bank, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin Written Agreement dated Dec. 23, 2010 Santa Lucia Bancorp, Atascadero, California and Santa Lucia Bank, Atascadero, California Written Agreement dated Dec. 23, 2010 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions

By Labor Gazette | Dec 30, 2010
News Release: Workers in 8 states to recover more than $1.5 million in overtime back wages HOUSTON — The U.S. Department of Labor announced the filing of a consent judgment in a case against CEMEX Inc. and the recovery of $1,514,449 in overtime back wages for 1,705 current and former ready-mix drivers who worked in eight states.

By Labor Gazette | Dec 30, 2010
News Release: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending Dec. 25, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 388,000, a decrease of 34,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 422,000. The 4-week moving average was 414,000, a decrease of 12,500 from the previous week's revised average of 426,500.

By Labor Gazette | Dec 30, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor has announced a $1 million National Emergency Grant increment to continue clean-up and recovery efforts in the wake of the severe storms and flooding that struck Puerto Rico in May 2010.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 30, 2010
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Dec 30, 2010
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 30, 2010
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Dec. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 30, 2010
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Dec. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 30, 2010
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Dec. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Dec 30, 2010
The US State Department published a one page notice on Dec. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Dec 30, 2010
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Dec. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Dec 30, 2010
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Dec. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Dec 30, 2010
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Dec. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.