News published on Federal Newswire in October 2011

News from October 2011


Walden Statement on Bipartisan Spectrum Negotiations

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...


Chairman Kerry On Senate Confirmation of Robert Ford as Ambassador to Syria

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:


RV Fire Results in Fatalities at Grand Canyon National Park

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.


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 ...


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.


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.


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 ...


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).


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.


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.


Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis releases 3 new reports and announces $32.5 million in grants to combat exploitative child labor

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.


US Labor Department sues Media, Pa., company and benefit plan trustees to restore assets to 401(k) plan

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 ...


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.