News published on Federal Newswire in December 2011

News from December 2011


News Release: WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice today announced that it will not challenge a proposal by the Worker Rights Consortium to implement the Designated Suppliers Program. According to the Worker Rights Consortium, the Designated Suppliers Program is designed to enable colleges and universities to ensure that apparel with their school names and insignia is made in factories that provide fair labor conditions for their employees, including paying their employees a living wage.


News Release: BOWLING GREEN, KY -- Iraqi citizen Waad Ramadan Alwan pleaded guilty to federal terrorism charges today in U.S. District Court before Senior Judge Thomas B. Russell, announced Lisa Monaco, Assistant Attorney General for National Security; David J. Hale, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky; and Elizabeth A. Fries, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Louisville Division.


News Release: WASHINGTON – An indictment was unsealed today charging Jack Ray Carr of Baton Rouge, La., with one count of corruptly interfering with the due administration of the Internal Revenue laws, four counts of filing false income tax returns, and one count of aiding and assisting in the preparation of a false income tax return, the Justice Department, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) announced.


Federal Reserve Board approves proposal by Bankia, S.A.

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced its approval of the proposal by Bankia, S.A., Valencia, Spain, to establish a branch in Miami, Florida.


Federal Reserve Board approves proposal by Banco do Brasil, S.A.

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced its approval of the application by Banco do Brasil, S.A., Brasilia, and Caixa de Previdência dos Funcionarios do Banco do Brasil, Rio de Janiero, all of Brazil, to acquire EuroBank, Coral Gables, Florida.


News Release: At U.S. Chamber of Commerce, former chairman and CEO outlines priorities to create jobs: Build it here, sell it everywhere U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson today laid out his vision for how the Department of Commerce can best partner with the business community to support the president’s jobs agenda ...


News Release: March business development mission will make stops in Delhi, Jaipur and Mumbai Yesterday, at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Commerce Secretary and former CEO John Bryson laid out his priorities for the Department of Commerce, including supporting advanced manufacturing, increasing exports and attracting ...


News Release: U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson welcomed the recent decision by the Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) to approve the terms of Russia’s accession and to issue a formal invitation for Russia to join the trade body. In order to join the WTO, Russia has committed to lower tariffs ...


The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Dec. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Dec. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Dec. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Dec. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Dec. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Dec. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Dec. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Dec. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a two page notice on Dec. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Dec. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Dec. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Dec. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.