News from May 2011
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON -- An Iraqi citizen who allegedly carried out numerous Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attacks against U.S. troops in Iraq and another Iraqi national alleged to have participated in the insurgency in Iraq have been arrested and indicted on federal terrorism charges in the Western District of Kentucky.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – Attorney General Eric Holder announced today the launch of a public awareness campaign at a Federal Interagency Drug Endangered Children (DEC) Task Force event to bring attention to the challenges faced by children and families affected by drug abuse and highlight the work being done across ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today a comprehensive settlement agreement under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with Wells Fargo & Company to ensure equal access for individuals with disabilities to Wells Fargo’s services nationwide, including its nearly 10,000 retail banking, brokerage and mortgage stores, over 12,000 ATMs, and its telephone and website services.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today reached a settlement agreement with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), an organization of 60,000 pediatricians based in Elk Grove Village, Ill., resolving allegations that the organization impermissibly allowed postings on its www.PedJobs.org website that limited applications to U.S. citizens and certain visa holders. AAP has agreed to pay $22,000 in civil penalties.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – A Kansas man who previously resided in Rwanda was convicted today of visa fraud, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director John Morton.
By Fed Newswire | May 31, 2011
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of the following enforcement actions: Community Banks of Georgia, Inc. (63 KB PDF), Jasper, Georgia Written Agreement dated May 24, 2011 PlainsCapital Bank, and PrimeLending, a PlainsCapital Company (110 KB PDF), Dallas, Texas.
By Fed Newswire | May 31, 2011
News Release: David J. Stockton, director of the Division of Research and Statistics, will retire on September 30 after 30 years of service with the Federal Reserve Board, including 11 years as the director of the division. In addition to overseeing the division's 325 employees, he has been responsible for briefing ...
By Commerce News Now | May 31, 2011
News Release: U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke today issued a letter to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith and Ranking Member John Conyers outlining the views of the Obama administration on H.R. 1249, the America Invents Act. The legislation to reform the U.S. patent system was voted out of the House Judiciary Committee by a bipartisan vote of 32 to 3 on April 14, and similar legislation overwhelmingly passed the U.S. Senate on March 8.
By Labor Gazette | May 31, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $1,690,122 National Emergency Grant increment to continue services to existing participants and to increase the number of workers to be trained in aerospace occupations as a result of the realignment of military installations in Oklahoma. About 885 individuals will be served under this grant.
By Labor Gazette | May 31, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $471,150 National Emergency Grant to create temporary jobs for clean-up and recovery efforts in the wake of the severe storms, tornadoes and associated flooding that struck Oklahoma last month.
By Labor Gazette | May 31, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the availability of approximately $20 million to fund programs that will improve education, training and employment opportunities for adults and youth with disabilities. A solicitation for grant applications is published in today's edition of the Federal Register.
By Labor Gazette | May 31, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration has announced that it will publish in tomorrow's Federal Register a notice proposing to extend and align the applicability dates for its retirement plan fee disclosure rules.
By State News Post | May 31, 2011
The US State Department published a one page notice on May 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | May 31, 2011
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on May 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | May 31, 2011
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on May 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | May 31, 2011
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on May 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | May 31, 2011
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on May 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | May 31, 2011
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on May 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | May 31, 2011
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on May 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | May 31, 2011
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on May 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
