News from May 2010
By USDA Newswire | May 14, 2010
News Release: MORROW, Ga. - Today, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson held a field hearing in Morrow, Ga., to review U.S. agriculture policy as the Committee begins the process of writing the 2012 Farm Bill. This is the fifth in a series of hearings scheduled across the country to consider new ideas regarding Federal food and farm policy. Nine Members of Congress attended today’s hearing and heard testimony from eleven witnesses on a variety of farm policy issues.
By Interior Newswire | May 13, 2010
News Release: Condor biologists at Pinnacles National Monument and Ventana Wildlife Society tracking the health of a wild condor nestling (chick) in the park discovered last week that the bird had extremely high levels of lead in its blood. Park Service biologists then trapped the parent male, condor 318, and discovered he also has toxic levels of lead in his blood.
By Commerce Newswire | May 13, 2010
News Release: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) commented today on a report released by the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program, a program within the Department of Health and Human Services that funds efforts to prevent health care fraud, waste and abuse, including prevention, audits and...
By Homeland Newswire | May 13, 2010
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 Washington, D.C. - Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today announced the fiscal year 2010 Preparedness Grants for nine federal programs—including critical infrastructure-related grants—totaling nearly $790 million to assist state, local and tribal governments and the private sector in strengthening preparedness for acts of terrorism, major disasters and other emergencies.
By Homeland Newswire | May 13, 2010
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 Washington, D.C. - Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today commemorated National Police Week by delivering remarks and joining U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Alan Bersin at ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON—To resolve long-standing problems with unpermitted sewer overflows, the city of Oswego, N.Y., will invest an estimated $87 million in improvements to its west side sewer system, the Justice Department and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON — The United States has entered into a comprehensive, cooperative agreement with Cook County, Ill., and the Cook County Sheriff that resolves previous findings of unconstitutional conditions at the Cook County Jail, the Justice Department announced today. The agreement resolves the United ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – A federal grand jury in the District of Massachusetts has charged Michael Jacques and Thomas Gleason of Springfield, Mass., in a three-count superseding indictment in relation to the arson of a church, the Justice Department announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – A federal jury in Lexington, Ky., returned seven guilty verdicts against two former corrections officers with the Lexington-Fayette County Urban Detention Center (FCUDC), the Justice Department announced today. The defendants, former Sergeant John McQueen, 33, and former Corporal Clarence ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – Detroit-area resident Christopher Collins pleaded guilty today for his participation in a $14.5 million fraudulent Medicare home health care scheme, the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services (HHS) announced.
By Fed Newswire | May 13, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and between Cherokee Banking Company, Canton, Georgia, a registered bank holding company, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
By Fed Newswire | May 13, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and between Trivoli Bancorp, Inc., Trivoli, Illinois, a registered bank holding company, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
By Fed Newswire | May 13, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and between Integra Bank Corporation, Evansville, Indiana, a registered bank holding company, and the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
By Commerce News Now | May 13, 2010
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By Labor Gazette | May 13, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy today unveiled the official theme for October's National Disability Employment Awareness Month: "Talent Has No Boundaries: Workforce Diversity INCLUDES Workers With Disabilities." The theme serves to inform the public that workers with disabilities represent a diverse and vibrant talent pool for hire.
By Labor Gazette | May 13, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today unveiled a new tool to help employers and others understand how to comply with requirements under the H-1B visa program, which allows for the temporary employment of foreign workers in the U.S. in certain specialty occupations.
By Labor Gazette | May 13, 2010
News Release: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending May 8, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 444,000, a decrease of 4,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 448,000. The 4-week moving average was 450,500, a decrease of 9,000 from the previous week's revised average of 459,500.
By Labor Gazette | May 13, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that approximately 8,500 workers from companies in 13 states – California, Connecticut, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin – are eligible to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance.
By Labor Gazette | May 13, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today certified for release $10,412,823 in unemployment insurance modernization incentive funds to the state of Alaska. Alaska qualified for the remaining two-thirds of its share of the funds available under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act by extending unemployment benefits to individuals who leave jobs for compelling family reasons.
By Labor Gazette | May 13, 2010
News Release: Washington – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration today announced that the EFAST2 electronic filing system for Forms 5500 and 5500-SF employee benefit plan annual reports has a new e-signature option. This option is designed to simplify the electronic filing process, especially for small businesses that use service providers to complete and file their annual reports.
