News from July 2011
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 6, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), today held the fourth hearing in a series discussing the role of spectrum policy in promoting wireless broadband, bringing interoperable broadband communications to public safety, ...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 6, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and the Democratic staff of the Natural Resources Committee released the following summary of major pipeline incidents from the last two years. This recent history of spills, explosions, environmental damage and loss of life and property demonstrates the need for a comprehensive review of pipeline safety.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 6, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement regarding tomorrow’s Committee “mock" markup of the draft implementing bills for the Colombia, Panama, and South Korea trade agreements and extension of the domestic spending program, Trade Adjustment Assistance...
By USDA Newswire | Jul 6, 2011
News Release: Washington - Today, USTR Chief Agricultural Negotiator Isi Siddiqui and United States Department of Agriculture Acting Under Secretary Michael Scuse issued the following joint statement regarding the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC)’s failure to advance the adoption of science-based standards for...
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 6, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, held a press conference today and released new numbers regarding transportation-related job losses nationwide under the House passed budget plan. According to the Federal Highway Administration, almost ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 5, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON — The Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California announced today an agreement with Alameda County, Calif., to ensure compliance with provisions of the Voting Rights Act that require the county to provide election materials and information in Spanish and Chinese.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 5, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today announced the settlement of a lawsuit alleging that the owner and operators of a Monroe, Mich., mobile home park violated the Fair Housing Act by discriminating against families with children. The case was brought by the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 5, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON– The Justice Department announced today that Dale Mardis, 57, was sentenced today to life in prison, with no possibility of parole, for the racially-motivated killing of Shelby County, Tenn., Code Enforcement Officer Mickey Wright. Mardis was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Bernice Donald.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 5, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today that it has sued the Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation (MGIC), the nation’s largest mortgage insurance company, and two of its underwriters, Elgina Cunningham and Kelly Kane, for violating the Fair Housing Act by discriminating against women on paid maternity leave.
By Fed Newswire | Jul 5, 2011
News Release: The federal bank regulatory agencies today issued guidance to help ensure banking organizations practice effective counterparty credit risk (CCR) management. The guidance, issued by the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Office of Thrift Supervision, builds on existing supervisory guidance and outlines effective industry practices for CCR management.
By Fed Newswire | Jul 5, 2011
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of the following enforcement actions: Belt Valley Bank (PDF), Belt, Montana Written Agreement dated June 30, 2011 First National Bank Group, Inc. (PDF), Edinburg, Texas Written Agreement dated June 29, 2011 Virginia Community Bankshares, Inc. and Virginia Community Bank (PDF), both of Louisa, Virginia Written Agreement dated June 29, 2011 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions.
By Commerce News Now | Jul 5, 2011
News Release: U.S. exports supported an estimated 9.2 million jobs in 2010, up from 8.7 million in 2009, according to a report issued today by the Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration. For every billion dollars of exports, over 5,000 jobs are supported.
By DOJ Gazette | Jul 5, 2011
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on July 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Jul 5, 2011
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on July 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Jul 5, 2011
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on July 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Jul 5, 2011
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on July 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Jul 5, 2011
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on July 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 5, 2011
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on July 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 5, 2011
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on July 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 5, 2011
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on July 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
