News from January 2011
By DOE Newswire | Jan 13, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI), incoming Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today announced additional staff hires and promotions for the Energy and Commerce Committee. Upton previously named Gary Andres as Staff Director and made a first round of staff announcements in late December.
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...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 13, 2011
News Release: Superintendent Walter J. Chavez announces that the entrance fee to the fortifications of San Juan National Historic Site will we waived for the Martin Luther King weekend January 15-17. Entrance fees at National Park Sites throughout the country are being waived to encourage people to visit their National Parks. “This weekend, which includes the Martin Luther King holiday as well as the Festival de la Calle.
By EPA Newswire | Jan 13, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI), incoming Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today announced additional staff hires and promotions for the Energy and Commerce Committee. Upton previously named Gary Andres as Staff Director and made a first round of staff announcements in late December.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 13, 2011
News Release: Cherry blossoms won't be the only things flowering in Washington, D.C., during the first week in April. Quality, innovation and performance excellence will be in full bloom at the 23rd annual Quest for Excellence© Conference. Registration is now open at
By Interior Newswire | Jan 13, 2011
News Release: Rome, NY: The staff and volunteers at Fort Stanwix National Monument invite families with children ages 5 to 12 to join in the 2011 "School's Out at the Fort" series. The first program is on Monday, January 17 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Fort Stanwix National Monument's Willett Center. We will be discovering...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 12, 2011
News Release: WEST BRANCH, IOWA- Herbert Hoover National Historic Site seeks writers, composers, and visual and performing artists for the park’s 2011 Artist-in-Residence Program. The Artist-in-Residence Program is open to all professional American artists whose work can be inspired by the history and beauty of Herbert...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 12, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – An Illinois commercial print broker pleaded guilty today to making false statements in a bid submitted to the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO), the Department of Justice announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 12, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – Guidant LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Boston Scientific Corporation, was formally convicted and sentenced today in St. Paul, Minn., before U.S. District Court Judge Donovan W. Frank for criminal violations relating to its interactions with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Judge ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 12, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – A federal court has permanently barred Sony Ducasse of Greenacres, Fla., from preparing federal income tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. The injunction order, to which Ducasse consented, was entered by Judge James Cohn of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in West Palm Beach.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 12, 2011
News Release: Nicholas J. Faranso of Farmington Hills, Mich., pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Court Judge John Corbett O’Meara in the Eastern District of Michigan to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. For his role in the conspiracy, Faranso faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison. The court set sentencing for July 14, 2011.
By Fed Newswire | Jan 12, 2011
News Release: Lenders often consider a consumer's credit history or credit score when deciding whether, and at what cost, to extend credit. A new online Federal Reserve publication helps consumers better understand new notices they may receive from lenders when credit reports or credit scores affect a decision to grant credit.
By Commerce News Now | Jan 12, 2011
News Release: Philadelphia is first of 16 cities to have access to CommerceConnect business assistance Following the launch of its Michigan office in September, the U.S. Commerce Department’s CommerceConnect is expanding into the Philadelphia region – the first of 16 regions where the service is being launched this year.
By Commerce News Now | Jan 12, 2011
News Release: The members of the Manufacturing Council today submitted a letter to Commerce Secretary Gary Locke supporting the passage of the U.S.-Korea Trade Agreement (KORUS). In the letter, the Council praised KORUS as an agreement that “will create thousands of new manufacturing jobs, further the national goal ...
By Labor Gazette | Jan 12, 2011
News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. – The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment requiring that the Castleton Group recognize in its bankruptcy filing a priority claim of $66,705 in health insurance premiums owed to plan participants of the former Raleigh-based company.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 12, 2011
News Release: Austin, Texas - The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment and order resolving a lawsuit against Austin-based HBMG Inc. and Manuel Zarate, the company’s president. The suit alleged that the defendants violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
By DOT News Wire | Jan 12, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Jan. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jan 12, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Jan. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Jan 12, 2011
The US State Department published a one page notice on Jan. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 12, 2011
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Jan. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
