News from January 2011
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 7, 2011
News Release: On Jan. 4, President Obama signed the America COMPETES Act, which supports an array of strategies for maintaining America's leadership in science and technology. Among the Act's important provisions is one encouraging the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to expand upon its work with...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 7, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., January 7, 2011 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement after the Department of Labor released the December unemployment report.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 7, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C. -The Department of Labor today issued its monthly employment report finding that in the month of December, the economy created 103,000 jobs and the unemployment rate dropped to 9.4 percent, the lowest level in 19 months. Additionally, the report indicates that private sector employment grew for the twelfth straight month.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 7, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today announced the Republican membership of the six Energy and Commerce subcommittees for the 112th Congress.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 7, 2011
News Release: Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that the National Park Service will waive admission fees on 17 selected dates throughout 2011 and encouraged all Americans to make a New Year's resolution to visit a national park this year."Many people have made resolutions to spend more quality time with...
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 6, 2011
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 BRUSSELS—Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today announced a new partnership with the World Customs Organization (WCO) to enlist other nations, international bodies and the private sector in increasing the security of the global supply chain—outlining a series of new initiatives to make the system stronger, smarter and more resilient.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 6, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – A former CIA officer was arrested today on charges that he illegally disclosed national defense information and obstructed justice, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Neil H. MacBride for the Eastern District of Virginia.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 6, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON—The city of Evansville, Ind., has agreed to make extensive improvements to its sewer systems that will significantly reduce the city’s longstanding sewage overflows into the Ohio River in a comprehensive Clean Water Act settlement with federal and state governments, the Justice Department, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 6, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Marsha Parenteau of Dublin, Ohio, has been sentenced for conspiring to commit money laundering, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. U.S. District Court Judge Michael H. Watson on Wednesday sentenced Parenteau to serve 33 months in prison. In addition to the prison term, Judge Watson ordered Parenteau to serve a three year term of supervised release after her prison term, and to pay restitution.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 6, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – A New Orleans-area medical doctor and the owner and operator of a medical equipment company were sentenced today to 48 and 30 months in prison, respectively, for their roles in a Baton Rouge-area durable medical equipment (DME) health care fraud scheme, the Departments of Justice and Health ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 6, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – Marc Velasquez pleaded guilty today to engaging in a conspiracy to defraud the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Video Relay Service (VRS) program, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and James W. McJunkin, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jan 6, 2011
News Release: Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Remarks at Consumer Electronics Show, Las Vegas, Nevada Good afternoon – thank you for having me today.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 6, 2011
News Release: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending Jan. 1, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 409,000, an increase of 18,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 391,000. The 4-week moving average was 410,750, a decrease of 3,500 from the previous week's revised average of 414,250.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 6, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor has upgraded its re-employment Web portal to provide access to assistance beyond career and job searches. The http://www.CareerOneStop.org/reemployment site now offers a single source for information on jobs, career training, unemployment benefits and assistance ...
By Labor Gazette | Jan 6, 2011
News Release: PASADENA, Calif. – The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a court order restoring $601,736 to the employee stock ownership plan of defunct Air Transport Manufacturing Co. in Sun Valley, Calif. The company ceased operations and sold its assets in 2008.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 6, 2011
News Release: CRANBURY, N.J. – The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit seeking the appointment of an independent fiduciary to oversee the abandoned 401(k) plan of defunct International Business Software Solutions, a company formerly located in Cranbury. The plan covered 31 participants and had $344,692 in assets as of December 2009, the latest data available.
By DOE Gazette | Jan 6, 2011
The US Energy Department published a six page rule on Jan. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Jan 6, 2011
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Jan. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jan 6, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Jan. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 6, 2011
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Jan. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
