News from October 2010
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 29, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, received a briefing this afternoon from John Pistole, Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), and former Deputy Director of the FBI, about suspicious packages containing explosives that were shipped from Yemen to the United States.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 29, 2010
Release: To reauthorize State agricultural mediation programs under title V of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987. Passed Committee by voice vote and ordered to be reported favorably to the House with the recommendation that it pass, on March 3, 2010.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 29, 2010
News Release: Friday, Oct. 29, 2010, Trail Ridge Road officially closed for the season to through travel. Since Friday, Oct. 22, Trail Ridge Road has been closed due to consistent winter conditions of drifting snow, high winds and below freezing temperatures above 10,000 feet. Trail Ridge Road, one of the most...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 29, 2010
Release: Pelham, AL, Oct. 29, 2010 - Janey Thornton, USDA Food, Nutrition and Consumer Service Deputy Under Secretary, today recognized 52 Alabama Public Schools receiving the HealthierUS School Challenge award at the Pelham Civic Center.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 29, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley is asking the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to detail any identified conflicts of interest among CMS contractors and any steps taken to minimize and prevent such conflicts of interest. Grassley is concerned that the financial relationships between certain...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 28, 2010
News Release: Copper sulfate has emerged as an effective treatment for Ichthyophthirius multifiliis, also known as "Ich," a protozoan parasite that appears as white spots on infected fish, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 28, 2010
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 Denver — Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today traveled to Colorado Springs, Colo., and Denver to highlight the vital role of DHS' federal, state and local government and law enforcement partners, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – John T.C. Yeh, the owner of Viable Communications Inc., and his brother, Joseph Yeh, the former vice president for corporate strategy and second in charge for Viable, pleaded guilty today to engaging in a conspiracy to defraud the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Video Relay Service ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – Joseph Barringer, 55, the owner of a Florida pool cue company, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Orlando to violating the Endangered Species Act in connection with the illegal export of African elephant ivory through an online auction site.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON — A Miami grand jury returned an indictment today against two executives of Cargolux Airlines International S.A., a Luxembourg-based corporation, for participating in a conspiracy to fix and coordinate certain surcharges on air cargo shipments to and from the United States, the Department of Justice announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON — A Miami grand jury returned an indictment today against four former airline executives of competing air cargo carriers for participating in a conspiracy to fix surcharges on air cargo shipments from the United States to South and Central America following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the Department of Justice announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – A Philadelphia man has pleaded guilty for his role in organizing and financing a network of high-tech, indoor marijuana grow facilities stretching from Florida to Connecticut, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Zane David Memeger for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and Special Agent in Charge John J. Bryfonski of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) Philadelphia Field Office.
By Fed Newswire | Oct 28, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of the following enforcement actions: CCF Holding Company (48 KB PDF), Jonesboro, Georgia Written Agreement dated Oct. 19, 2010 First Commercial Bank of Florida (45 KB PDF), Orlando, Florida Prompt Corrective Action Directive dated Oct. 25, 2010 Omega Capital Corp. (50 KB PDF), Centennial, Colorado Written Agreement dated Oct. 20, 2010
By Labor Gazette | Oct 28, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the availability of a new online toolkit to guide employers through the process for hiring veterans. The free toolkit is designed to assist and educate employers who have made the proactive decision to include veterans and wounded warriors in their recruitment and hiring initiatives.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 28, 2010
News Release: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending Oct. 23, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 434,000, a decrease of 21,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 455,000. The 4-week moving average was 453,250, a decrease of 5,500 from the previous week's revised average of 458,750.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 28, 2010
News Release: DOVER, Del. – The U.S. Department of Labor has sued David Owen, the former president of defunct Owen Printing Dover Inc., for failure to remit employee contributions to the company’s 401(k) plan in violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
By DOT News Wire | Oct 28, 2010
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Oct. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Oct 28, 2010
The US State Department published a one page notice on Oct. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Oct 28, 2010
The US State Department published a one page notice on Oct. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Oct 28, 2010
The US State Department published a seven page notice on Oct. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
