News from November 2010
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 30, 2010
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today applauded the House of Representatives’ passage of a bill to extend aid for low-income American families through the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program (TANF). The extension passed as part of the Claims Resolution...
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 30, 2010
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 DHS now vetting 100 percent of passengers on flights within or bound for U.S. against watchlists Washington, D.C. - Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today announced that 100 percent of passengers ...
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 30, 2010
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 MEXICO CITY–Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano today visited Mexico City to meet with her international counterparts and reiterate the Obama administration's ongoing commitment to combating terrorism and ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 30, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – Singapore Airlines Cargo Pte Ltd. has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $48 million criminal fine for its role in a conspiracy to fix prices in the air transportation industry, the Department of Justice announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 30, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – A Nigerian woman was sentenced to 15 months in prison and three years of supervised release for her role in a Medicare fraud scheme, announced the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services (HHS).
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 30, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice announced today the filing of a lawsuit against the Policía de Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico Police Department or PRPD) alleging the PRPD retaliated against Agent Investigator Sofía Figueroa Rossy (Figueroa) for complaining about a hostile work environment based on sex, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 30, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – Houston-area residents Oliver Nkuku and Callistus Edozie were sentenced to 120 months in prison and 41 months in prison, respectively, for their roles in a durable medical equipment (DME) Medicare fraud scheme, the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 30, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON — A former employee of a subsidiary of a financial institution pleaded guilty today for his participation in bid-rigging and fraud conspiracies related to contracts for the investment of municipal bond proceeds and other municipal finance contracts, the Department of Justice announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 30, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the Departments of Justice, Interior and Agriculture applauded the bipartisan House passage of the Claims Settlement Act. The act, which recently passed the Senate, will provide long-awaited funding for the agreements reached in the Pigford II lawsuit, brought by African American ...
By Fed Newswire | Nov 30, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of the following enforcement actions: FCB Financial Corp. (62 KB PDF), Savannah, Georgia Written Agreement dated Nov. 12, 2010 First South Bancorp, Inc. (44 KB PDF), Spartanburg, South Carolina Written Agreement dated Nov. 23, 2010 ...
By Fed Newswire | Nov 30, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday released the minutes of its discount rate meetings on October 18 and Nov. 1, 2010.
By Fed Newswire | Nov 30, 2010
News Release: On Nov. 29, 2010, the Federal Reserve conducted an auction of $5 billion in 28-day term deposits through its Term Deposit Facility. Following are the results of the auction: TDF Auction ID: A15 Competitive Amount Offered: $ 5,000,000,000 Competitive Amount Tendered: $ 14,664,090,000 Competitive Amount ...
By Fed Newswire | Nov 30, 2010
News Release: Bentley University won the seventh annual national College Fed Challenge on Tuesday. The team from Waltham, Massachusetts represented the First Federal Reserve District and included Christina J. Harstad, Satyajeet Jadhavrao, Pranay Kumar Jain, Peter Jurik, David Norrish, Victoria Tran, and faculty advisors David Gulley and Aaron Jackson.
By Commerce News Now | Nov 30, 2010
News Release: $1.7 billion sale will support thousands of U.S. jobs Commerce Secretary Gary Locke delivered remarks today at a signing ceremony of a $1.7 billion contract between Boeing and Panama’s Copa Airlines. Boeing will deliver twenty-two 737-800 aircrafts to Copa with an option for Copa to purchase 10 additional ...
By DOT News Wire | Nov 30, 2010
The US Transportation Department published a one page proposed rule on Nov. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Nov 30, 2010
The US Labor Department published a nine page proposed rule on Nov. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Nov 30, 2010
The US Labor Department published a two page proposed rule on Nov. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Nov 30, 2010
The US Transportation Department published a one page proposed rule on Nov. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Nov 30, 2010
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Nov. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Nov 30, 2010
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Nov. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
