News from June 2011
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 7, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, spoke on the Senate floor today as debate began on bipartisan legislation that she introduced to reauthorize the Economic Development Administration (EDA), which provides investments in infrastructure and other projects to economically distressed communities.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 6, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – Attorney General Eric Holder today welcomed Denise O’Donnell as the Justice Department’s Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). O’Donnell was sworn in today following President Obama’s appointment in December 2010.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 6, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today that it has reached a settlement agreement with Canvas Corporation, a vending company based in Woodbury, N.Y., that contracts with various concessionaires at stadiums around the United States , to settle allegations that Canvas Corporation engaged in ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 6, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – A federal court has barred a Philadelphia tax preparation firm and its owner from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. Friday James, who according to the government complaint is from Landsdowne, Pa., and his business agreed to the permanent injunction order without admitting the allegations against them.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 6, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – The owner and manager of a California condominium complex were sentenced today for conspiring to violate the Clean Air Act’s asbestos work practice standards during the renovation of a 204-unit apartment building in Winnetka, Calif., in 2006 – work that caused asbestos to be released into the complex and the surrounding community.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 6, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – David R. Bostic, of Bloomington, Ind., pleaded guilty today to multiple charges of sexual exploitation of children relating to his participation in an international conspiracy to sexually exploit children through the trading of child pornography, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 6, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Chinua Shepperson, aka “Nu,” “NuNu” and “King Nu,” 28, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today in Greenbelt, Md., by U.S. District Judge Alexander Williams to life plus 10 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 6, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – Attorney General Eric Holder today welcomed Donald B. Verrilli Jr. as the next Solicitor General of the United States. Verrilli was confirmed today by the U.S. Senate, 72-16. President Obama nominated Verrilli in January 2011.
By Commerce News Now | Jun 6, 2011
News Release: Award honors federal employees for excellence in public service Seven U.S. Commerce Department employees have been awarded the prestigious Arthur S. Flemming Award, which honors outstanding men and women in the federal government. The George Washington University and the Arthur S. Flemming Awards Commission ...
By Commerce News Now | Jun 6, 2011
News Release: “During today’s inaugural meeting, members broke out into discussion groups focused on four areas: 1) Macroeconomic Conditions and Regional and Infrastructure Issues; 2) Manufacturing, Services and International Trade; 3) Education, Immigration and Other Workforce Issues; and 4) Entrepreneurship, Intellectual Property, Commercialization, and Knowledge Markets. Each group identified the most critical issues and trends to consider as we move forward in drafting our report.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 6, 2011
News Release: Partnership includes UAW, ACH and MIOSHA WASHINGTON – Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration Dr. David Michaels has signed an agreement renewing OSHA's partnership with Ford Motor Co., the United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America and Automotive Component Holdings LLC, and welcoming the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration as a new partner.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 6, 2011
News Release: PHILADELPHIA AstraZeneca, one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, will pay $250,000 to 124 women who were subjected to pay discrimination while working at the corporation's Philadelphia Business Center in Wayne, Pa. The action resolves a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Labor in May 2010 alleging that the company discriminated against female sales specialists by paying them salaries that were, on average, $1,700 less than their male counterparts.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 6, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $4,276,514 National Emergency Grant to assist with cleanup and recovery efforts after severe storms, tornadoes and flooding struck Kentucky in April.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 6, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 6, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Jun 6, 2011
The US State Department published a one page notice on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Jun 6, 2011
The US State Department published a one page notice on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 6, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 6, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 6, 2011
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
