News published on Federal Newswire in July 2010

News from July 2010


News Release: WASHINGTON – A former U.S. Army contracting official was sentenced today to 42 months in prison in connection with two schemes to solicit more than $30,000 in bribes and other payments from an Egyptian businessman in Kuwait, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Neil H. MacBride of the Eastern District of Virginia.


News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today announced a consent decree resolving a lawsuit filed against Ventura County, Calif., alleging that the county violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when it refused to hire a qualified applicant for a children’s social services position because she ...


News Release: WASHINGTON - Nelson Santos, aka "Nelly" and "King Nelly," 27, of Silver Spring, Md., pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise, in connection with his gang activities as a member of the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (Latin Kings).


News Release: WASHINGTON – Ninety-four people have been charged for their alleged participation in schemes to collectively submit more than $251 million in false claims to the Medicare program in the continuing operation of the Medicare Fraud Strike Force in Miami; Baton Rouge, La.; Brooklyn, N.Y.; Detroit and Houston, ...


News Release: WASHINGTON – A Tennessee grand jury has indicted Walter Allen Johnson, aka "Beau" Johnson, of Sevierville, Tenn., for filing false claims against the United States as well as conspiring to defraud the United States, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today.


News Release: WASHINGTON – Attorney General Eric Holder and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today kicked-off the first in a series of regional health care fraud prevention summits in Miami. The summit brought together a wide-array of federal, state and local partners, beneficiaries, providers and other interested parties to discuss innovative ways to eliminate fraud within the U.S. health care system.


News Release: I’d like to thank you all for coming. It's great to see so many of my administration colleagues, as well as some familiar faces from the business community.


News Release: A technology showcase is scheduled from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. in the main foyer of the Commerce Department, where exhibitors have been invited to demonstrate their technologies.


News Release: U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke met with CEOs from several U.S. companies today at two roundtable discussions that addressed how the U.S. Government can help American businesses increase exports through President Obama’s National Export Initiative and how the administration and the Commerce Department can work with the business community toward economic growth and job creation.


News Release: “The Internet plays an increasingly vital role in daily life, from helping businesses expand to improving education and health care,” said Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information and NTIA Administrator Lawrence E. Strickling. “The growth of the Internet is due in part to the trust of its ...


The US Transportation Department published an eight page notice on July 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a four page notice on July 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published an eight page notice on July 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on July 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on July 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on July 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on July 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a three page notice on July 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on July 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on July 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.