News published on Federal Newswire in March 2011

News from March 2011


News Release: WASHINGTON – Catherine Kissick, a former senior vice president of Colonial Bank and head of its Mortgage Warehouse Lending Division, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to commit bank, wire and securities fraud for her role in a fraud scheme that contributed to the failures of Colonial Bank and Taylor, Bean & Whitaker (TBW).


News Release: WASHINGTON -- Drug manufacturer Forest Pharmaceuticals Inc. was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Nancy Gertner to pay a criminal fine of $150 million and forfeit assets of $14 million following the company’s guilty plea in November 2010 to one felony count of obstructing justice, one misdemeanor ...


News Release: WASHINGTON – Jeffery Leon Ceaser, a resident of Montgomery County, Ala., was sentenced today to 36 months in prison, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today. In addition to the prison sentence, Ceaser was also ordered to $621,738.41 in restitution to the United States and serve three years of supervised release.


News Release: Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Testimony Before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Chairman Rockefeller, Ranking Member Hutchison, Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear today.


News Release: Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Opinion Editorial "Delivering Innovation and Jobs Through Patent Reform" Today, there are more than 700,000 unexamined patent applications log-jammed at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Many of them represent inventions that will come to market and launch new businesses and create new, high-paying jobs.


US Labor Department to fund transitional jobs programs for low-income non-custodial parents and ex-offenders

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the availability of approximately $40 million for Enhanced Transitional Jobs Demonstration grants to help individuals with significant barriers to employment obtain the skills they need through work opportunities.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on March 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on March 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on March 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on March 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on March 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a three page notice on March 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a four page notice on March 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a six page rule on March 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on March 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on March 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on March 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a nine page notice on March 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on March 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on March 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.