News from July 2010
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 15, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., July 15, 2010 - House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement regarding reports that oil has stopped flowing into the Gulf.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 15, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., July 15, 2010 - The House Natural Resources Committee during markup on the CLEAR Act (H.R. 3534), approved an amendment offered by Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) to require timely response from the federal government on permits and applications from states and local governments attempting to respond to oil spills of national significance.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 15, 2010
News Release: Cape Hatteras National Seashore beaches are being managed under the terms of the U.S. District Court approved consent decree. Park visitors can expect to see resource closures for breeding shorebirds in effect to varying degrees from mid-March to mid-to-late-August and sea turtle nesting closures may...
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 15, 2010
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today announced more than $1.8 billion in Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) preparedness grants designed to help states, urban areas, ...
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 15, 2010
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 Laredo, Texas - Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano today traveled to Laredo, Texas to announce more than $47 million in fiscal year 2010 Operation Stonegarden grants for the Southwest border states. She ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 15, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today announced the filing and settlement of a lawsuit against the Pasco County Fair Association Inc. for allegedly discriminating against Hispanic patrons in the rental of a reception hall on its fairgrounds in Dade City, Fla. The department’s complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida in Tampa and the settlement is memorialized in a consent decree that must still be approved by the court.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 15, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – A federal grand jury has charged Vernon Wilson, former Chief Deputy of the Washington County, Mo., Sheriff’s Department, in a six-count indictment stemming from four separate incidents in which Wilson allegedly assaulted inmates or caused the assault of inmates in the Washington County Jail ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 15, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON Roland J. Bourgeois Jr., 47, currently a resident of Columbia, Miss., was charged in a five-count indictment with conspiring to commit a hate crime, committing a hate crime with a deadly weapon and with intent to kill, making false statements and obstructing of justice in connection with a shooting that happened in the days after Hurricane Katrina.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 15, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today that a federal grand jury in Alexandria, Va., returned an indictment charging Felix M. Mathis, an attorney practicing in Zurich, Switzerland, with conspiring to defraud the United States and structuring the importation of currency into this country. If convicted, Mathis faces a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison and a maximum fine of $1.25 million.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 15, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today announced a comprehensive settlement under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with QuikTrip Corporation, a private company that owns and operates more than 550 gas stations, convenience stores, travel centers, and truck stops in the Midwest, South and ...
By Fed Newswire | Jul 15, 2010
News Release: Statement by Chairman Ben S. Bernanke: The financial reform legislation approved by the Congress today represents a welcome and far-reaching step toward preventing a replay of the recent financial crisis. It strengthens the consolidated supervision of systemically important financial institutions, gives ...
By Commerce News Now | Jul 15, 2010
News Release: Thank you, President Peterson for your remarks and for your kind introduction.
By Commerce News Now | Jul 15, 2010
News Release: U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and Commerce’s Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Economic Development Administration hosted the final of four regional innovation forums today at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Since late June, the department has held forums at the University of ...
By Commerce News Now | Jul 15, 2010
News Release: Deputy Commerce Secretary Dennis F. Hightower announced today that he plans to step down effective August 27. He’ll be returning to the private sector to resume his work on corporate governance and training and developing the next generation of global business leaders. At Commerce, Hightower brought ...
By Labor Gazette | Jul 15, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today issued the following statement regarding the unauthorized public dissemination of confidential information collected by state agencies in Utah: "Recent news reports about the dissemination of confidential information about a worker's legal status are ...
By Labor Gazette | Jul 15, 2010
News Release: ARLINGTON, Va. – The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration today announced a competition for $500,000 in safety and health training grants to help identify, avoid and prevent unsafe working conditions in and around mines. This grant opportunity covers all underground mines, ...
By Labor Gazette | Jul 15, 2010
News Release: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending July 10, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 429,000, a decrease of 29,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 458,000. The 4-week moving average was 455,250, a decrease of 11,750 from the previous week's revised average of 467,000.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 15, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced an interim final rule that will enhance disclosure to fiduciaries of 401(k) and other retirement plans. The rule will assist fiduciaries in determining both the reasonableness of compensation paid to plan service providers and any conflicts of interest that may impact a service provider's performance under a service contract or arrangement.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 15, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced an interim final rule that will enhance disclosure to fiduciaries of 401(k) and other retirement plans. The rule will assist fiduciaries in determining both the reasonableness of compensation paid to plan service providers and any conflicts of interest that may impact a service provider's performance under a service contract or arrangement.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 15, 2010
News Release: Savannah, Georgia – The U.S. Department of Labor has sued Savannah attorney Benjamin Eichholz and the Eichholz Law Firm to recover assets belonging to the Eichholz & Associates P.C. Retirement Plan and the Eichholz & Associates P.C. Employees Pension Plan.
