News from April 2011
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 12, 2011
News Release: A new Standard Reference Material (SRM) from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will help clinical genetics labs accurately diagnose Huntington's disease, an inherited degenerative brain disorder that usually begins between ages 35 and 50 and progressively leads to physical impairment, dementia and death. A person whose mother or father developed Huntington's disease has a 50-50 chance of getting the currently incurable disease.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – A U.S. Army contractor pleaded guilty to assault today in relation to stabbing another individual with a knife at Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Neil H. MacBride for the Eastern District of Virginia and James W. McJunkin, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, reached a settlement agreement with Independent School District #761 in Owatonna, Minn., to resolve an investigation into the race and national origin harassment and disproportionate discipline of Somali-American students at Owatonna High School.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – Four corporations involved in owning and operating a fleet of vessels regularly visiting New Orleans pleaded guilty today and agreed to pay a $1 million penalty and be banned from doing business in the United States for the next five years under the terms of a proposed plea agreement.
By Fed Newswire | Apr 12, 2011
News Release: Five federal agencies are seeking comment on a proposed rule to establish margin and capital requirements for swap dealers, major swap participants, security-based swap dealers, and major security-based swap participants as required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
By Fed Newswire | Apr 12, 2011
News Release: Large, systemically significant bank holding companies and nonbank financial companies would be required to submit annual resolution plans and quarterly credit exposure reports under a rule proposed by the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
By Fed Newswire | Apr 12, 2011
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of the following enforcement actions: CenterBank, Inc. (140 KB PDF), Jacksonville, Florida Written Agreement dated April 7, 2011 First Chicago Bank & Trust (66 KB PDF), Chicago, Illinois Prompt Corrective Action Directive dated April 7, 2011 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions
By Fed Newswire | Apr 12, 2011
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday released the minutes of its discount rate meetings from February 7 through March 14, 2011.
By Commerce News Now | Apr 12, 2011
News Release: Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Remarks at Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Hello, everybody, it’s great to be here today. Thanks to Mayor Tom Barrett, the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce and the rest of the chambers who are serving as our hosts.
By Commerce News Now | Apr 12, 2011
News Release: U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke issued the following statement today on the release of the February 2011 U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services report by the Commerce Department’s U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Today’s report showed that U.S. exports of goods ...
By Commerce News Now | Apr 12, 2011
News Release: U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke traveled to Milwaukee, Wisc., today and delivered the keynote address to the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce, discussing the Obama administration’s strategy to spur job creation, promote innovation and energy independence, help businesses succeed, and position America to win the future by out-innovating, out-educating and out-building our global competition.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 12, 2011
News Release: HWA provided services in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Missouri and New York SEATTLE The U.S. Department of Labor has debarred HWA Inc., President John Wood and Vice President Barbara Wood from future government contracts for three years, due to significant and repeated violations of the McNamara-O'Hara ...
By Labor Gazette | Apr 12, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced an $808,316 National Emergency Grant to assist about 128 workers affected by multiple small dislocations at 77 companies throughout eastern Kentucky. The companies from which workers have been laid off represent a variety of industries, including construction, mining, auto parts, computer/IT services, trucking, manufacturing, tax services, education, health, law, banking, retail and pharmacy, among others.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 12, 2011
News Release: BOSTON – The U.S. Department of Labor has sued David Sisti, the named trustee of the Equity Concepts Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan of Cranston, R.I., for failure to remit employee contributions to the plan, in violation of the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 12, 2011
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on April 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 12, 2011
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on April 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 12, 2011
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on April 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Apr 12, 2011
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on April 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Fed News Journal | Apr 12, 2011
The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on April 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Fed News Journal | Apr 12, 2011
The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on April 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
