News from December 2011
By DOE Gazette | Dec 22, 2011
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Dec. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Dec 22, 2011
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Dec. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 22, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu issued the following statement today in support of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) decision to certify Westinghouse Electric’s AP1000 nuclear reactor design, a significant step towards constructing a new generation of U.S. nuclear reactors.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 22, 2011
News Release: Everglades National Park announces the seasonal closure of Paurotis Pond and the area beyond the parking area adjacent to the pond, in a continuing effort to protect the endangered Wood Stork and all nesting birds in this area from human disturbance.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 22, 2011
News Release: OAKLAND, CA - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Anthony D. Williams and Internal Revenue Service - Criminal (IRS-CI) Special Agent in Charge Scott O’Briant presented more than $1.2 Million to the Hayward Police Department, Southern Alameda County Narcotics Enforcement (SACNET), Livermore...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 22, 2011
News Release: FRESNO, CA - Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Anthony D. Williams and United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced that a federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment today charging Desidoro Sanchez Solorzano, 34, of Madera; Jose Antonio Sanchez Reyes, 24, of Clovis; ...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 22, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) today made the following statement concerning the agreement to extend the payroll tax cut, federal unemployment insurance and the Medicare physician payment fix...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 22, 2011
News Release: As the dry season quickly progresses, mosquitoes and afternoon storms are gone, leaving calm, beautiful days for visiting Everglades National Park. Whether you have one hour or a full week, the dry winter season is the best time of year to get outside and see spectacular wildlife and enjoy the rich natural beauty of the Everglades.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 22, 2011
News Release: Dear Inspector General Levinson: Over the last several weeks, evidence has come to my attention that raises serious concerns about whether the state of South Carolina made improper use of taxpayer funds provided under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“ACA"). As you know, a centerpiece...
By DOE Newswire | Dec 22, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), chairman of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee and a conferee appointed by Speaker Boehner to seek agreement on a year-long agreement to extend payroll tax relief and unemployment benefits, protect seniors’ access to physicians, and promote job creation initiatives, issued the following statement this evening...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 22, 2011
News Release: PHILADELPHIA, PA - During two separate drug interdictions DEA Philadelphia Drug Interdiction Group 8 seized three kilograms of cocaine concealed in “Lite Brite" toys at Philadelphia International Airport. The couriers were travelling from San Juan, Puerto Rico and utilized hot mustard and sheets of bounce...
By EPA Newswire | Dec 22, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), chairman of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee and a conferee appointed by Speaker Boehner to seek agreement on a year-long agreement to extend payroll tax relief and unemployment benefits, protect seniors’ access to physicians, and promote job creation initiatives, issued the following statement this evening...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 22, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), chairman of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee and a conferee appointed by Speaker Boehner to seek agreement on a year-long agreement to extend payroll tax relief and unemployment benefits, protect seniors’ access to physicians, and promote job creation initiatives, issued the following statement this evening...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 21, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Kaman Precision Products Inc., an Orlando, Fla., defense contractor, will pay the United States $4.75 million to resolve allegations that the company submitted false claims for non-conforming fuzes sold to the U.S. Army for use in “bunkerbuster” bombs, the Justice Department announced today. ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 21, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice announced that it will require Exelon Corporation and Constellation Energy Group Inc. to divest three electricity generating plants in Maryland in order to proceed with their $7.9 billion merger. The department said that the transaction, as originally proposed, would substantially lessen competition for wholesale electricity, ultimately increasing electricity prices for millions of consumers in the mid-Atlantic region.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 21, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Justice Department announced today that the city of Brockton, Mass., promoted U.S. Army Reservist Brian Benvie on Dec. 16, 2011, to the position of lieutenant in the city’s police department, and that the commonwealth of Massachusetts has afforded him retroactive seniority and $32,356.84 ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 21, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Bruce Gregory Harrison III was convicted yesterday following a jury trial in federal court in Winston-Salem, N.C., announced the Department of Justice. Harrison had been charged in a 63-count indictment with large-scale payroll tax fraud and failure to file individual income tax returns. ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 21, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – Julian Zapata Espinoza, also known as “Piolin,” has been extradited from Mexico to the United States to face charges for his alleged participation in the murder of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Special Agent Jaime Zapata and the attempted murder of ICE Special Agent Victor Avila on Feb. 15, 2011, in Mexico.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 21, 2011
News Release: Attorney General Eric Holder today announced the appointment of Charles E. Samuels Jr. as the director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP).
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 21, 2011
News Release: The Department of Justice today filed its largest residential fair lending settlement in history to resolve allegations that Countrywide Financial Corporation and its subsidiaries engaged in a widespread pattern or practice of discrimination against qualified African-American and Hispanic borrowers in their mortgage lending from 2004 through 2008.
