News published on Federal Newswire in February 2011

News from February 2011


News Release: WASHINGTON – “Today’s shootings in Elkins, West Virginia, demonstrate yet again the danger that our nation’s law enforcement officers confront on a daily basis. This morning, while attempting to serve a felony arrest warrant, three Deputy United States Marshals were met with gunfire from a dangerous fugitive who was eventually killed. In fulfilling their critical duties, these courageous Deputies put their lives on the line and put the safety of others above their own.


News Release: WASHINGTON - A federal grand jury in Alexandria, Va., today returned an indictment charging William P. Danielczyk Jr. and Eugene R. Biagi with reimbursing $186,600 in contributions to the Senate and Presidential campaign committees of a candidate for federal office, and obstructing the Federal Election ...


News Release: WASHINGTON – The United States and Croatia today signed an Agreement on Preventing and Combating Serious Crime. The agreement was signed on behalf of the United States by Attorney General Eric Holder and Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano. On behalf of Croatia, the agreement was signed by Interior Minister Tomislav Karamarko.


News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced that U.S. District Judge Donald E. Walter accepted the guilty plea of Jeremy Matthew Moro, 33, for conspiring to burn a cross near the home of an interracial couple in Athens, La., in October 2008. Earlier this week, Judge Walter accepted the guilty plea of Joshua James Moro, 25, on the same charge.


Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, January 25-26, 2011

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday released the attached minutes of the Committee meeting held on January 25-26, 2011. A summary of economic projections made by Federal Reserve Board members and Reserve Bank presidents for the January 25-26, 2011 meeting is also included as an addendum to these minutes.


Federal Reserve Board announces Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council members

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced the members of its Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council (CDIAC) and the president and vice president of the council for 2011.


Consumer Advisory Council will meet on March 10, 2011

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board announced Wednesday that the Consumer Advisory Council will hold its next meeting on Thursday, March 10. The meeting will take place in Dining Room E, Terrace Level, in the Board's Martin Building. The session will begin at 9:00 a.m. and is open to the public. For security purposes, ...


News Release: The Commerce Department’s U.S. Census Bureau today released data on new residential construction in January 2011. Permits for new homes fell 10.4 percent in January, compared with private sector expectations of a 13.1 percent decline. (Today's decline in permits follows a 13.2 percent rise in December, ...


MSHA creates additional district office to oversee southern West Virginia coal mines

News Release: ARLINGTON, Va. – The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration today announced that federal inspectors issued 377 citations and orders during special impact inspections conducted at 15 coal and seven metal/nonmetal mine operations last month. The coal mines were issued 208 citations and seven orders; the metal/nonmetal mines were issued 148 citations and 14 orders.


US Department of Labor presents Iqbal Masih Award to Liberian workers group for efforts to combat exploitive child labor

News Release: WASHINGTON — Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today announced that the U.S. Department of Labor has presented the 2010 Iqbal Masih Award for the Elimination of Child Labor to the Firestone Agricultural Workers Union of Liberia.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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