News published on Federal Newswire in February 2010

News from February 2010


Bay Area National Parks Advise Visitors to Stay Off Beaches Saturday Afternoon

News Release: In response to the NOAA Weather Service Tsunami advisory issued after the earthquake off the Chilean coast, Bay Area National Parks are issuing the following advice.


News Release: Turtle Bay Exploration Park, in conjunction with Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, will host a free public presentation of the work of photographer Ken DeCamp on Thursday, March 25 at 6:00 p.m. in the Turtle Bay Visitor Center Theater. DeCamp’s presentation will feature his stunningly beautiful photographic...


African Burial Ground NM opens new visitor center

News Release: New York, NY - The African Burial Ground National Monument, a unit of the National Park Service (NPS), today opened a new visitor center in a federal office building located at the national monument in lower Manhattan. The national monument is located within the 6.6-acre historical burial ground that...


News Release: WASHINGTON – Atlanta-based Mariner Health Care Inc. and SavaSeniorCare Administrative Services LLC, as well as their principals, Leonard Grunstein, Murray Forman and Rubin Schron, have agreed to pay the United States and several states $14 million, the Justice Department announced today.This settlement ...


News Release: WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement in its lawsuit filed on behalf of Wisconsin Army National Guardsman Rocco Sylvester Jr., against Mort’s Concrete Inc. and Kevin Mortimer. The department’s complaint in this case, filed in October 2009, alleged that ...


News Release: WASHINGTON - The Justice Department announced today that it has reached a settlement with the county of Fresno, Calif., on behalf of Navy Reservist Porotesano Faapouli. The complaint in this case, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, alleged that the county violated ...


Approval of proposal by ABN AMRO Bank N.V. to establish a representative office

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced the approval of an application by ABN AMRO Bank N.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, to establish a representative office in New York, New York.


News Release: Deputy Secretary of Commerce Dennis F. Hightower Remarks at Atlanta Census Roundtable Atlanta, Georgia Thank you, Reginald.


News Release: The U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis today released the second estimate of gross domestic product (GDP) for the fourth quarter of 2009. Real GDP was revised up slightly from 5.7 percent at an annual rate to 5.9 percent, primarily reflecting a smaller drawdown of inventories.


U.S. Labor Department rules to improve retirement security announced as part of White House Middle Class Task Force's year-end report

News Release: Washington – Today, at a White House forum hosted by Vice President Joe Biden, the U.S. Department of Labor announced two new rules designed to enhance retirement security and transparency for the millions of workers covered by 401(k), pension and other retirement arrangements. The announcement was part of the White House Middle Class Task Force's year-end report, which the vice president released at this morning's event.


Statement of Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on legislation to extend unemployment insurance, COBRA safety net programs

News Release: Editors Note: The Senate recessed today, Feb. 26, without approving legislation that would have extended emergency unemployment insurance benefits for workers who have lost their jobs and health insurance subsidies under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act. The current program is scheduled to expire on Feb. 28.


U.S. Labor Department sues to protect Utah retirement assets in bankruptcy proceeding

News Release: U.S. Labor Department sues to protect Utah retirement assets in bankruptcy proceeding Salt Lake City – The U.S. Department of Labor has filed an adversary complaint in federal bankruptcy court in Utah to prevent Victor Jay Miller from discharging $26,964.51 in employee contributions owed to the Allwest Sales & Service Salary Reduction Simplified Employee Pension Plan.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Feb. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Feb. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Feb. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Feb. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.