News from December 2010
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 3, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON D.C. - Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement reacting to the latest jobs numbers reporting that unemployment has increased to 9.8 percent from 9.6 percent, the 16th consecutive month that unemployment has remained above 9.5 percent, and that more than 15 million Americans remain out of work...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 3, 2010
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI), the Ranking Member of the Committee on Ways and Means, issued the following statement with regard to the final proposal put forth by the Fiscal Commission co-chairs, Erskine Bowles and former Senator Alan Simpson.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 3, 2010
News Release: Kimberly, Oregon - On Dec. 2, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODF&W), in partnership with the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Foundation for North American Wild Sheep released 10 bighorn sheep into John Day Fossil Beds National Monument and adjacent...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 2, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON — A former purchasing official at Mount Sinai Medical Center and School of Medicine in New York pleaded guilty to participating in bid rigging and fraud conspiracies related to contracts for maintenance and insulation work performed at Mount Sinai, the Department of Justice announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 2, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON — Beazer Homes USA Inc., a national residential homebuilder, has agreed today to pay a $925,000 civil penalty to resolve alleged Clean Water Act violations at its construction sites in 21 states, the Justice Department and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 2, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) entered a plea agreement today in federal court in Honolulu to resolve violations of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA), the U.S. Department of Justice announced today. KIUC pleaded guilty to count one and count 16 of a 19-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in May 2010.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 2, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON — A former sales representative of a Lyndhurst, N.J.-based industrial pipe supply company pleaded guilty today to participating in a conspiracy to commit fraud and pay bribes to a Consolidated Edison of New York (Con Edison) purchasing manager in return for the manager’s efforts to steer contracts to the sales representative’s company, the Department of Justice announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 2, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON — A former employee of a subsidiary of a financial institution was arrested on a criminal complaint at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York yesterday after entering the United States, announced the Department of Justice. Peter Ghavami, a Belgian national currently residing in ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 2, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON — A Miami grand jury returned an indictment today against Miami-based Florida West International Airways Inc., one of its former executives and two executives of a competing air cargo carrier for participating in a conspiracy to fix and coordinate certain rates for air cargo shipments from ...
By Fed Newswire | Dec 2, 2010
News Release: The federal financial regulatory agencies issued final supervisory guidance today on sound practices by financial institutions for real estate appraisals and evaluations.
By Fed Newswire | Dec 2, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of the following enforcement actions: First Community Bank (108 KB PDF), Glasgow, Montana Written Agreement dated Nov. 29, 2010 First National Community Bancorp, Inc. (65 KB PDF), Dunmore, Pennsylvania Written Agreement dated November ...
By Fed Newswire | Dec 2, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced a new feature of its Data Download Program that allows users to create custom charts.
By Commerce News Now | Dec 2, 2010
News Release: Secretary Gary Locke U.S.-China Commercial Relationship Policy Conference, Georgetown University, Washington, DC Thank you for the kind introduction. Good morning everyone, and thank you for joining us.
By Commerce News Now | Dec 2, 2010
News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke today announced the members of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee. The newly formed Committee will advise the Secretary on the development and implementation of programs and policies that will help to expand the competitiveness of the U.S. renewable energy and energy efficiency industries.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 2, 2010
News Release: LUMBERTON, N.C. — The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs today filed an administrative complaint against Nash Finch Co. for systematically discriminating against more than 80 qualified women who applied for order selector positions at the company's Lumberton facility. ...
By Labor Gazette | Dec 2, 2010
News Release: Farrell-Cooper Mining Co. fined in 2007 death of truck driver at surface coal mine ARLINGTON, Va. – The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration today announced it has reached a settlement agreement with Farrell-Cooper Mining Co. in the 2007 death of an employee at its Rock Island ...
By Labor Gazette | Dec 2, 2010
News Release: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending Nov. 27, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 436,000, an increase of 26,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 410,000. The 4-week moving average was 431,000, a decrease of 5,750 from the previous week's revised average of 436,750.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 2, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration today announced the release of a competency model for the commercial and industrial construction industry. The new model is now the eighteenth available from the Competency Model Clearinghouse, and can be accessed through ...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 2, 2010
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Dec. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Dec 2, 2010
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Dec. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
