News from October 2011

By DOE Newswire | Oct 4, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, today reiterated his commitment to advancing legislation to make more efficient and effective use of spectrum, expressing his intent to advance a proposal by the end of this...

By State Newswire | Oct 4, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) issued a statement applauding the Senate’s unanimous confirmation of Robert Ford as U.S. Ambassador to Syria:

By Interior Newswire | Oct 3, 2011
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - At approximately 7:22 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 3, the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a report from the South Entrance Station of a "motor home" with smoke in the cab. The vehicle was located at the Grand Canyon National Park sign just south of the entrance to the park.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 3, 2011
News Release: NEW YORK – September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) Special Master Sheila L. Birnbaum today announced that the fund is officially open for claimants. With today’s opening, potential claimants can now register online, receive a checklist of documents and information that they will need to accompany ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 3, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – Melinda Clayton of Montgomery, Ala., pleaded guilty today to charges of conspiring to defraud the United States by filing false claims, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 3, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – Richard M. Ertel, of Spotsylvania, Va., pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Richmond, Va., to the illegal importation and illegal trafficking of sperm whale teeth, the Department of Justice announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 3, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - The United States has filed a lawsuit seeking to stop Luvander Hollaway from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. The civil injunction complaint alleges that Hollaway of Newark, N.J., fails to comply with due-diligence requirements imposed by ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 3, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - A Minnesota man was charged in an indictment unsealed today in Minneapolis with two counts of aggravated sexual abuse and two counts of abusive sexual contact of a child, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; Brig. Gen. Kevin Jacobsen of the U.S. Air Force, Office of Special Investigations; and John Morton, Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 3, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department filed a consent decree today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia after reaching an agreement with James City County, Va., that will allow for the county’s bailout from its status as a “covered jurisdiction” under the special provisions of Voting Rights Act. If approved by the court, the bailout will exempt the county from the preclearance requirements of Section 5 of the act.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 3, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department filed a consent decree today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia after reaching an agreement with the city of Williamsburg, Va., that will allow for the city’s bailout from its status as a “covered jurisdiction” under the special provisions of Voting Rights Act. If approved by the court, the bailout will exempt the city from the preclearance requirements of Section 5 of the act.

By Labor Gazette | Oct 3, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON — Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis, joined by Sen. Tom Harkin, today released three new reports on child labor and forced labor, and announced $32.5 million in grants to combat child labor around the world.

By Labor Gazette | Oct 3, 2011
News Release: MEDIA, Pa. – The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit against now defunct J.M. Singley & Associates Inc. of Media and the trustees of the company’s 401(k) plan, J. Brant Singley and Bradly Weiss, for violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. Filed in the U.S. District Court for ...
By Labor Gazette | Oct 3, 2011
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 3, 2011
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Oct 3, 2011
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 3, 2011
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Fed News Journal | Oct 3, 2011
The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Fed News Journal | Oct 3, 2011
The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 3, 2011
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Fed News Journal | Oct 3, 2011
The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.