News from January 2011
By USDA Newswire | Jan 13, 2011
Release: Washington, DC, Jan. 13, 2011 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture today published a proposed rule to update the nutrition standards for meals served through the National School Lunch and School Breakfast programs as part of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, signed into law by President Barack Obama on Dec. 13, 2010. Administration officials and nutrition advocates reiterated their commitment to improving the health and wellbeing of kids nationwide.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 13, 2011
News Release: PORTLAND - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has vacant positions on Resource Advisory Councils (RACs) in central and eastern Oregon. These RACs advise and recommend management strategies for federal lands east of the Cascade Range administered by the BLM and the US Forest Service. The John Day-Snake RAC has one vacancy and the Southeast Oregon RAC has four open positions. Nominations for these key advisors will be accepted through Feb. 14, 2011.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 13, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – David Kris, Assistant Attorney General for National Security, announced his resignation from the Department of Justice today, effective March 4, 2011.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 13, 2011
News Release: MIAMI – Axel Rafael Mercado was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge Patricia A. Seitz to 24 months in prison for tax evasion, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Mercado was also ordered to pay $352,605 in restitution to the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 13, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Fastenal Company, a national hardware store distributor, has reached a settlement with the United States following an investigation of alleged false claims in connection with a General Services Administration (GSA) contract, the Justice Department announced today. Fastenal has agreed to pay the United States $6.25 million.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 13, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – Northern Indiana Public Service Co. (NIPSCO) has signed a settlement agreement in which it has agreed to invest approximately $600 million in pollution control technology to resolve violations of the Clean Air Act, the Justice Department and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 13, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – A federal grand jury in Detroit has returned a 14-count indictment against Michigan residents David A. Cusumano and Henry Nino, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 13, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – A federal grand jury in San Francisco returned an indictment against the current president of HannStar Display Corporation for his participation in a global conspiracy to fix prices of thin-film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panels, the Department of Justice announced today.
By Commerce News Now | Jan 13, 2011
News Release: Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Remarks at U.S.-China Business Council Luncheon Thank you John, for that kind introduction. And thank you for having me here today.
By Commerce News Now | Jan 13, 2011
News Release: U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke issued the following statement today on the release of the November 2010 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 Labor Gazette | Jan 13, 2011
News Release: WEST COVINA, Calif. — The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has resolved an investigation against contractor CALNET Inc. and two subcontractors providing language, intelligence and information technology services to the U.S. Army at Ft. Irwin, Calif. The three companies had paid employees improperly for on-call time.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 13, 2011
News Release: MSHA chief pledges continued enforcement, outreach on behalf of nations miners ARLINGTON, Va. – Mining fatalities in the United States significantly increased in 2010, following a year marked by the fewest deaths in mining history, according to the U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration. ...
By Labor Gazette | Jan 13, 2011
News Release: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending Jan. 8, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 445,000, an increase of 35,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 410,000. The 4-week moving average was 416,500, an increase of 5,500 from the previous week's revised average of 411,000.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 13, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $775,351 National Emergency Grant to assist about 115 workers affected by layoffs at five companies in northeast Iowa.
By DOE Gazette | Jan 13, 2011
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Jan. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Jan 13, 2011
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Jan. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Jan 13, 2011
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Jan. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Jan 13, 2011
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Jan. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Jan 13, 2011
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Jan. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Jan 13, 2011
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Jan. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
