News from March 2011
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 24, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today called the Chilean government’s decision to open its markets to all ages and all cuts of U.S. beef a significant victory for U.S. ranchers and for the American economy. Increased access to the Chilean market will provide U.S.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 24, 2011
News Release: National Park Service Announces Speaker on Sigurd Olson.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 24, 2011
News Release: The National Weather Service report for this morning states, a potent weather system will spread rain, wind, and the possibility of thunderstorms over the area today. Urban and small stream flooding will be possible as the ground is saturated from recent storms and moderate to heavy rain is expected...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 24, 2011
News Release: Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park recently hosted a two-day meeting to plan restoration and exhibits for the Jeff "Soapy" Smith Parlor Museum. This on-site visit to Skagway was important for the architects, engineers and designers to become familiar with the scope of the project and benefit...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2011
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - John G. McCabe, Jr., the Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New Jersey Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, along with Peter T. Edge, the Special Agent in Charge of the New Jersey Office of the United...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 24, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON DC - This week marks the one-year anniversary of the enactment of the health reform law. The Affordable Care Act is already helping women - giving them access to free preventive care and stopping insurance companies from dropping coverage if a woman gets sick or becomes pregnant. Once the law is fully implemented, insurance companies will no longer be able to discriminate against women by charging them more or denying them care.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 24, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - The Postal Regulatory Commission today released an Advisory Opinion on the U.S. Postal Service five-day delivery plan. The Postal Service must obtain a Commission Advisory Opinion on any change in nationwide service it proposes. The Opinion found annual net savings to be an estimate is $1.7 billion versus the Postal Service’s savings estimate of $3.1 billion among other discrepancies.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 24, 2011
News Release: The Zion National Park Transportation System will begin shuttle operations on Friday, April 1, 2011 and provide daily service through Oct. 30, 2011.This marks the twelfth year of operation for the popular shuttle system in Zion National Park and Springdale, Utah. The shuttle system is supported by park entrance fees and all shuttles are fare-free. Parks Transportation, Inc., a subsidiary of McDonald Transit of Fort Worth, Texas, operates the shuttle service.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 24, 2011
News Release: Last month, Seahawk Drilling declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy and announced the sale of its assets to shallow-water driller Hercules Offshore. This devastating decision was the culmination of a long period in which we found our customers unable to secure permits for work in the Gulf of Mexico despite the...
By State Newswire | Mar 24, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Congressman Howard Berman, Ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement applauding today’s vote at United Nation’s Human Rights Council’s to establish an independent UN human rights monitor on Iran.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 24, 2011
News Release: Last month, Seahawk Drilling declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy and announced the sale of its assets to shallow-water driller Hercules Offshore. This devastating decision was the culmination of a long period in which we found our customers unable to secure permits for work in the Gulf of Mexico despite the...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2011
News Release: EL PASO, TX -- - United States Attorney John E. Murphy and DEA Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit announced the arrests of 11 El Paso area residents charged with conspiring to manufacture methamphetamine. The 11 defendants are charged in two separate indictments returned by the Federal Grand Jury in El Paso.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 24, 2011
News Release: Last month, Seahawk Drilling declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy and announced the sale of its assets to shallow-water driller Hercules Offshore. This devastating decision was the culmination of a long period in which we found our customers unable to secure permits for work in the Gulf of Mexico despite the...
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 24, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C. - It's been a month since the GOP Majority passed their FY 2011 budget (H.R.1) and the opinion of economists hasn't changed: jamming on the fiscal breaks in a recession would do serious damage to our already fragile economy. Rather than creating jobs, H.R.1 would slow growth and lead...
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 23, 2011
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 Washington, D.C. - Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today delivered remarks to law enforcement personnel from across the nation at the International Association of Chiefs of Police's (IACP) Division of State and ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - A federal grand jury in Brooklyn, N.Y., has returned a two- count indictment against Shaoxia Huang, Shaoxiong Zhou and Shaowu Zhou for trafficking in counterfeit goods and conspiracy, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Loretta ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON — A second New Jersey industrial pipe supply company and its owner pleaded guilty today to participating in a conspiracy to commit fraud and pay bribes to a purchasing manager at Consolidated Edison of New York (Con Edison) in return for the manager’s efforts to steer contracts to the company, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - A resident of Pittsburgh pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania to conspiring to conduct a racketeering enterprise, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney David J. Hickton of the Western District of Pennsylvania.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – Christian M. Allmendinger, 39, of Houston, was convicted by a federal jury today for his role in a $100 million fraud scheme with more than 800 victims across the United States and Canada.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 23, 2011
News Release: Change would involve checking box for a musculoskeletal disorder WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration, in partnership with the Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy, today announced a series of three teleconferences to reach out to the ...
