News from October 2011
By Labor Gazette | Oct 31, 2011
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 31, 2011
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 31, 2011
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 31, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - After a recent Boston Globe investigation that found rampant mislabeling of fish in grocery stories, restaurants and fish markets in Massachusetts, Congressmen Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Barney Frank (D-Mass.) urged the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to launch an investigation...
By DOE Newswire | Oct 31, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today released the following statement in response to the federal court of appeals ruling that the U.S Forest Service’s Logjam Timber Sale complies with federal environmental laws:
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 31, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) today released the findings of the committee’s seven month investigation into accusations of improper payments and promises of employment made to former D.C. mayoral candidate Sulaimon Brown by the Administration of D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 31, 2011
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - Over the weekend, fire managers in Grand Canyon National Park began ignitions on the Range Prescribed Fire (Range Rx), located on the North Rim of the park. In addition, they resumed work on the Bright Angel Prescribed Fire (Bright Angel Rx), also located on the North Rim, which was partially completed earlier this year.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2011
News Release: SAN DIEGO & IMPERIAL COUNTIES, CA - The final tally is in from the 3rd National Prescription Take-Back Day this past Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011. DEA and its partners took back prescription drugs at 34 locations in San Diego County and three locations in Imperial County.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 31, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC-Today, Rep. Elijah Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to the President's executive order regarding the shortage of certain prescription drugs and the need to examine potential price gouging...
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 31, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), the top Democrat on the Natural Resources Committee and senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement in response to the Environmental Protection Agency's announcement that it has issued the pesticide...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 31, 2011
News Release: New rice varieties that offer new options for U.S. growers and expanded market opportunities for the U.S. rice industry have been developed by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and cooperators.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 31, 2011
News Release: NOTED PACIFIC NORTHWEST SINGERS HANK CRAMER AND BRIAN MASKEW TO PERFORM CONCERT ABOARD 1886 SAILING SHIP BALCLUTHA.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2011
News Release: McALLEN, TX - Six men from Texas and one from Ohio have all been sentenced to prison on drug trafficking and money laundering charges as a result of an investigation that began more than five years ago, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson and Drug Enforcement (DEA) Acting Special Agent in Charge Thomas E. Hinojosa announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2011
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Brian R. Crowell, Special Agent in Charge of the New Jersey Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and Paul J. Fishman, the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, announced that an extradited member of an organization that smuggled cocaine aboard commercial airlines from the West Indies to England via the United States was sentenced to 70 months in prison.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 31, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON- Rep. Darrell Issa, chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, which has jurisdiction over the District of Columbia, introduced legislation to require criminal background checks for certain high-ranking District government employees and establish the same standards the federal government uses when it hires for all prospective District government employees.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 31, 2011
News Release: Another red flag warning, following the one last week, has been issued by the National Weather Service for the North Bay hills and the East Bay hills. This warning will be in effect from Tuesday morning 6:00 a.m. until Wednesday 6:00 a.m., November 1 and 2. Winds are expected to shift tonight to an offshore...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2011
News Release: FRESNO, CA - Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Anthony D. Williams and United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced today that Jorge Garrido Mendoza, 24, and Francisco Pedraza Garcia, 24, both most recently residing in McFarland, California were sentenced today by United...
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 31, 2011
News Release: Dear Madam Secretary: We are writing to urge you to ensure that officials of the Department of State comply with lawful requests by the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) for information and documents. SIGIR has broad access to information that may assist it to perform its duties.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 31, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today released the following statement in response to the Obama Administration’s decision to order an independent review of recent renewable energy loans made by the Department of Energy:
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 31, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - With the conclusion of Major League Baseball's 2011 World Series, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center) have announced the results of "Operation Strike Out." This...
