News from December 2010
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 15, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today announced a settlement agreement with the School District of Philadelphia and the School Reform Commission to resolve an investigation into a complaint of race, color and/or national origin-based harassment of Asian students at South Philadelphia High School, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 15, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – Irish pharmaceutical manufacturer Elan Corporation PLC and its U.S. subsidiary Elan Pharmaceuticals Inc. (EPI) have agreed to pay more than $203 million to resolve criminal and civil liability arising from the illegal promotion of the epilepsy drug Zonegran, the Justice Department announced ...
By Fed Newswire | Dec 15, 2010
News Release: The federal bank and thrift regulatory agencies today announced changes to Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulations to support stabilization of communities affected by high foreclosure levels.
By Fed Newswire | Dec 15, 2010
News Release: Three federal bank regulatory agencies today announced they are seeking comment on a notice of proposed rulemaking that would revise the market risk capital rules for banking organizations with significant trading activity.
By Commerce News Now | Dec 15, 2010
News Release: Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Opening Remarks at 21st Annual U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) I’d like to welcome Vice Premier Wang and your delegation to Washington, DC during this holiday season. As co-chairs of the JCCT, we are stewards of the U.S.-China trade relationship. Stewardship is defined as the careful and responsible management of something entrusted to one’s care.
By Commerce News Now | Dec 15, 2010
News Release: Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Closing Remarks/Press Statements at 21st Annual U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) Opening remarks Press release JCCT fact sheet JCCT Signings fact sheet The work we’ve done today will benefit both China and the United States. We have agreed to a variety ...
By Commerce News Now | Dec 15, 2010
News Release: Fact Sheet: 21st U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk, together with Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan, co-chaired the 21st Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) in Washington, D.C., on December 14-15, 2010. ...
By Commerce News Now | Dec 15, 2010
News Release: The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced a total of more than $22 million in funding for nine research projects targeting innovative manufacturing technologies in fields ranging from biopharmaceuticals and electronics to renewable energy sources ...
By Labor Gazette | Dec 15, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON — Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today announced the award of $40 million in grants by the U.S. Department of Labor in 2010 to combat exploitive child labor in 12 countries. The grants will offer children access to educational and training alternatives, help improve the livelihoods of their households so their parents can meet basic needs without relying on child labor, and build local capacity to scale-up and sustain efforts to eliminate exploitive child labor.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 15, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $640,000 grant award to the International Labor Organization to implement a project on fundamental rights, labor law and administration reform in the Republic of Maldives. The grant was awarded by the department's Bureau of International Labor Affairs.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 15, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a grant award of more than $5.3 million to the International Labor Organization to support the global Better Work program by implementing projects in Bangladesh and continuing projects in Cambodia and Vietnam. The grant was awarded by the department's Bureau of International Labor Affairs.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 15, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON — Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today announced the release of three reports on child labor and/or forced labor around the world. Secretary Solis was joined by Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa at U.S. Department of Labor headquarters in unveiling the reports.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 15, 2010
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Dec 15, 2010
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Dec 15, 2010
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Dec 15, 2010
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Dec 15, 2010
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Dec 15, 2010
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Dec 15, 2010
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Dec 15, 2010
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
