News published on Federal Newswire in June 2010

News from June 2010


Walls Falling Faster for Solid-State Memory

News Release: After running a series of complex computer simulations, researchers have found that flaws in the structure of magnetic nanoscale wires play an important role in determining the operating speed of novel devices using such nanowires to store and process information. The finding*, made by researchers from...


The American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act: Tax Cuts for American Families and Workers

News Release: These days, American families are working harder than ever to stretch every dollar as far as they can. That’s why the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act includes important tax cuts to put more money back into the pockets of American families and workers. This bill extends critical tax cuts through...


Liposome-Hydrogel Hybrids: No Toil, No Trouble for Stronger Bubbles

News Release: People have been combining materials to bring forth the best properties of both ever since copper and tin were merged to start the Bronze Age. In the latest successful merger, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the University of Maryland (UM) and the U.S. Food and...



NIST WTC Recommendations Are Basis for New Set of Revised Codes

News Release: Faster and more efficient emergency evacuations from buildings-especially tall structures-and better communications between first responders during an emergency are among the safety improvements expected from 17 major and far-reaching building and fire code changes approved recently by the International...


News Release: Washington, D.C.---Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) issued the following statement today congratulating Benigno Aquino II as the next president of the Republic of the Philippines:


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News Release: Attorney General Eric Holder and Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Kathleen Sebelius today sent a letter to state attorneys general urging them to work with HHS and federal, state and local law enforcement officials to mount a substantial outreach campaign , beginning this summer, to educate ...


News Release: WASHINGTON - Ray M. White, 51, pleaded guilty today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul D. Stickney in Dallas to a criminal information charging him with one count of commodities fraud, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney James T. Jacks of the ...


News Release: WASHINGTON -- Idrissa Bassoum, a former resident of Cincinnati, Ohio, pleaded guilty today in federal district court in Cincinnati to aiding in the filing of false tax returns for others and filing his own false tax return, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Bassoum has been held since his arrest on Mar. 18, 2010.


News Release: WASHINGTON—Selective Structures L.L.C. pleaded guilty and was sentenced today for illegally storing hazardous waste at its facility in Athens, Tenn., announced Ignacia S. Moreno, Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division, and James R. Dedrick, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee.


Written agreement with Big Sandy Holding Company

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and between Big Sandy Holding Company, Limon, Colorado, a registered bank holding company, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.


Written agreement with Citizens Commerce Bancshares

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and between Citizens Commerce Bancshares, Inc., Versailles, Kentucky, a registered bank holding company, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.


Written agreement with First Bancorp

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and between First Bancorp, San Juan, Puerto Rico, a registered bank holding company, and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.


Statement from US Labor Departments MSHA Assistant Secretary Joseph A. Main on ruling in Tiller No. 1 Mine pattern of violations case

News Release: ARLINGTON, Va. – Joseph A. Main, assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration, today issued the following statement on a ruling in the Tiller No. 1 Mine pattern of violations case: "As a result of today's oral decision* by Federal Mine Safety and Health ...


US Department of Labor announces $1.4 million in TAA technical assistance grants to provide technical assistance and outreach to dislocated workers

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced $1.4 million in Trade Adjustment Assistance Technical Assistance and Outreach Partnership Grants to three organizations to provide services in 10 states. The organizations are the AFL-CIO Working for America Institute; the International Association ...


US Department of Labor announces grant exceeding $495,000 to assist workers in Oregon affected by manufacturing industry layoffs

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $495,238 grant to assist about 90 workers affected by layoffs at Blount Inc. in Portland, Ore., and its subsidiary Carlton Co. Inc. in Milwaukie, Ore.


The US Agriculture Department published a four page proposed rule on June 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a three page proposed rule on June 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.