News from November 2011
By DOJ Gazette | Nov 4, 2011
The US Justice Department published a five page notice on Nov. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Nov 4, 2011
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Nov 4, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Nov. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 4, 2011
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, offered an amendment on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2011 (H.R. 2838) to allow Members of Congress to nominate qualified...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 4, 2011
News Release: PHOENIX, AZ. - Today, Douglas W. Coleman, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement (DEA), announced that over 6,000 pounds of unwanted or expired medications were collected during the third Prescription Drug Take-Back Event. When the results of the three statewide Take-Back Days to date...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 4, 2011
News Release: The Bureau of Reclamation is seeking comments on the draft WaterSMART Cooperative Watershed Management Program Funding Opportunity Announcement. The draft Funding Opportunity Announcement was published in the Federal Register and may be read here.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 4, 2011
News Release: LOS ANGELES, CA - Timothy J. Landrum, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration Los Angeles Field Division, announced today that Los Angeles area residents turned in 16,560 pounds of medicine - more than 8 tons - on October 29 th as part of the third DEA Prescription Drug Take-Back...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 4, 2011
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, TX- - Jose Antonio Ortiz Jr. of Corpus Christi, 32, has been found guilty for his involvement in a methamphetamine conspiracy, Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Thomas E. Hinojosa and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. The verdict was returned just minutes ago after four days of trial and approximately 2 ½ hours of deliberation before Senior U.S. District Judge Hayden Head.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 4, 2011
News Release: Fort Pulaski will commemorate the 149th anniversary of the Grand Thanksgiving Fete and Festival of 1862 on Sunday, Nov. 27, 2011. The event will recreate the field day offered by the 48th New York Infantry to celebrate their first Thanksgiving in Fort Pulaski.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 4, 2011
News Release: NASHVILLE, TN. - Tennessee residents participating in the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA’s) third National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Oct. 29, 2011, turned in approximately 6,329.4 pounds of unwanted or expired medications for safe and proper disposal at numerous collection sites throughout the state. This number exceeded the amount collected during the second Take-Back event held this past April, which was approximately 4,435 pounds.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 4, 2011
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, issued the statement below in response to the release of a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report he requested on the Arizona Border Surveillance Technology Plan, successor to the failed...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 4, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings sent a letter to the law firm of Steven J. Baum requesting records, documents, and communications relating to allegations of improper and potentially illegal actions in the processing of foreclosures.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 4, 2011
News Release: ATLANTA, GA. - Georgians participating in the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA’s) third National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Oct. 29, 2011, turned in approximately 3,794.35 pounds of unwanted or expired medications for safe and proper disposal at numerous collection sites throughout the state. This number exceeded the amount collected during the second Take-Back event held this past April, which was approximately 3,509 pounds.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 4, 2011
News Release: COLUMBIA, SC. - South Carolina residents participating in the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA’s) third National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Oct. 29, 2011, turned in approximately 3,302.05 pounds of unwanted or expired medications for safe and proper disposal at numerous collection sites throughout the state. This number exceeded the amount collected during the second Take-Back event held this past April, which was approximately 1,224 pounds.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 4, 2011
News Release: Washington - U.S. Secretary of Commerce John Bryson and U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk will co-chair the 22nd session of the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) with Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan on November 20-21, in Chengdu, China. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack will also take part in the discussions to address key agricultural trade concerns.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 4, 2011
News Release: Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial, together with several partners, launched Paths to Peace: War of 1812 Arts Legacy Project on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011 at Put-in-Bay, OH, USA. The project is part of the park's commemorative activities for the Bicentennial of the War of 1812 and is an international education and art program targeting middle school students from Canada and the United States.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 4, 2011
News Release: Dear Mr. Chairman: I am writing to request that the Committee hold a hearing with former Attorney General Michael Mukasey in order to assist our efforts in understanding the inception and development of so-called “gun-walking" operations over the past five years. The Mukasey Memo. Documents obtained...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 4, 2011
News Release: LOS ANGELES, CA - The third of four defendants charged in a money laundering scheme related to a narcotics ring that sent a powerful and often-abused cough syrup from Southern California to Texas, where it was distributed under street names such as “purple drank," is scheduled to make his initial appearance this afternoon in United States District Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 4, 2011
News Release: FRESNO, CA - United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced that law enforcement agents arrested Gonzalo Flores Ruiz, 47, of Bakersfield, today. A federal grand jury returned a 21-count indictment yesterday charging him with unlawful distribution of hydrocodone, a controlled substance. Ruiz is licensed by the State of California and practiced medicine at the Central Valley Occupational Medical Group in Bakersfield.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 4, 2011
News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) announced today the extension of the public review and comment period on the Draft General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (Draft GMP/EIS) for Golden Gate National Recreation Area and Muir Woods National Monument through December 9, 2011. The extension will...
