News from October 2010
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 8, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., October 8, 2010 - House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement on the new Department of Labor report showing that the economy lost 95,000 jobs in September.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 8, 2010
News Release: Yosemite National Park announces the end of the fire season, today, October 8, 2010.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 8, 2010
News Release: Dear Director Mueller: I am writing to express my deep concern over the recent findings by the Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General (IG) of widespread cheating by certain employees of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on an examination designed to test their knowledge of the Domestic...
By State Newswire | Oct 8, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.--Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) released the following statement today praising President Obama’s selection of Tom Donilon as his new national security adviser and thanking General James Jones for his exemplary service in the post:
By Interior Newswire | Oct 8, 2010
News Release: Frank Charles Park, located in the Jamaica Bay Unit of Gateway National Recreation Area, is currently in the midst of a beautification project. The playground area will be closed for approximately two weeks beginning October 12 as contractors for the National Park Service resurface the area. The work is expected to be complete within two weeks, weather permitting. The remainder of Frank Charles Park-including ball fields, tennis courts and basketball courts-will remain open.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 8, 2010
News Release: Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s senior Republican member, issued the following statement today after the U.S. Department of Labor reported a loss of 95,000 jobs in September and a national unemployment rate stuck at 9.6 percent...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 7, 2010
News Release: The National Park Service will hold its annual celebration of Fort Hancock Days Friday, October 22 through Sunday, October 24. Fort Hancock Days commemorates the establishment of Fort Hancock as an Army base in 1895. The historic fort is now a part of Gateway National Recreation Area's Sandy Hook Unit.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 7, 2010
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 Louisville, Ky. - Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today visited Lexington, Ky., to meet with state and local law enforcement partners and business leaders to discuss the Obama administration’s strong ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – Jay Lee (aka Michael Smith; John Marks; Ricky Marks; and Anthony Romero) was sentenced today in connection with an odometer tampering scheme that defrauded numerous victims in Wyoming and Colorado, among other places, the Justice Department announced. U.S. District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging former Fresno, Calif., Police Department (FPD) Officers Christopher Coleman, 42; Paul Van Dalen, 44; and Sean Plymale, 41; and current FPD Sergeant Michael Manfredi, 50, with civil rights and obstruction of justice offenses related to the assault of a man in their custody in October 2005.
By Fed Newswire | Oct 7, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the issuance of a consent Cease and Desist Order between HSBC North America Holdings, Inc. (HNAH), New York, New York, a registered bank holding company, and the Federal Reserve Board. The order requires HNAH to take corrective action to improve its firmwide compliance risk-management program, including its anti-money laundering compliance risk management.
By Fed Newswire | Oct 7, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of the following enforcement actions: NexTier Incorporated (57 KB PDF), Butler, Pennsylvania Written Agreement dated October 4, 2010 Valley Financial Corporation and Valley Bank (98 KB PDF), both of Roanoke, Virginia Written Agreement dated Sept. 30, 2010 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions.
By Commerce News Now | Oct 7, 2010
News Release: Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Remarks at Transatlantic Business Dialogue Conference Thank you for the kind introduction. Good morning everyone.
By Commerce News Now | Oct 7, 2010
News Release: This report documents the changes in women-owned businesses over time, explores disparities in the characteristics of businesses owned by women as compared to those owned by men and discusses potential reasons for these disparities and the different outcomes that are associated with them. The focus is on proprietorships, partnerships, or any type of privately-held corporation with one or more owners. Publicly-held companies are not included.
By Commerce News Now | Oct 7, 2010
News Release: Locke recognizes efforts toward significant reduction in patent backlog under Director Kappos U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke yesterday visited the Commerce Department's United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in Alexandria, Va., to congratulate USPTO Director David Kappos and the agency's staff on its accomplishments during the 2010 fiscal year, which ended September 30.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 7, 2010
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated has agreed to pay $495,000 in back wages and interest to 95 African-American and Hispanic job seekers who applied in 2002 for sales support positions at the company's Black Satchel Road distribution facility in Charlotte. The settlement follows an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 7, 2010
News Release: ARLINGTON, Va. The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration today announced the issuance of 11 closure orders to Elk Run Coal Co.'s Seng Creek Powellton Mine when federal inspectors last week discovered that the mine was taking illegal cuts into the coal seam, operating without ...
By Labor Gazette | Oct 7, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs today announced a $4 million competitive grant solicitation listed at http://www.grants.gov seeking applications from qualified organizations for innovative strategies to combat the worst forms of child labor in Jordan.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 7, 2010
News Release: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending Oct. 2, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 445,000, a decrease of 11,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 456,000. The 4-week moving average was 455,750, a decrease of 3,000 from the previous week's revised average of 458,750.
By State News Post | Oct 7, 2010
The US State Department published a five page notice on Oct. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
