News published on Federal Newswire in April 2012

News from April 2012


Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action and termination of enforcement action

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of the following enforcement action: Community First, Inc. (PDF), Columbia, Tennessee Written Agreement dated April 19, 2012 The Federal Reserve Board also announced the termination of the enforcement action listed below: North Valley Bank, Zanesville, Ohio Written Agreement dated May 4, 2010 Terminated April 19, 2012 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions.


Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

News Release: Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in March suggests that the economy has been expanding moderately. Labor market conditions have improved in recent months; the unemployment rate has declined but remains elevated. Household spending and business fixed investment have continued ...


Federal Reserve Board and Federal Open Market Committee release economic projections from the April 24-25 FOMC meeting

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday released the attached table and charts summarizing the economic projections and the target federal funds rate projections made by Federal Reserve Board members and Federal Reserve Bank presidents for the April 24-25 meeting of the Committee.


News Release: Commerce Secretary John Bryson and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar Opinion Editorial, Travel Agent Central "A Welcome Mat to the World" This week, the Obama administration took part in the U.S. Travel Association’s International Pow Wow conference, the travel industry’s premier marketplace bringing together ...


News Release: The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis today released personal income and outlays (PDF) for March 2012. Personal income increased 0.4 percent from February to March, slightly above private sector expectations for an 0.2 percent rise. Real personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased ...


Radio actuality in honor of Workers Memorial Day available from Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health David Michaels

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor has made an audio message available from Dr. David Michaels, assistant secretary of labor for occupational safety and health, in honor of Workers Memorial Day.


US Labor Departments MSHA releases first quarter mine fatality update

News Release: ARLINGTON, Va. – The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration today released a first quarter summary of mining deaths across the country. Ten miners died in work-related accidents at the nation's mines during the first three months of 2012.


US Department of Labor and Oman Ministry of Manpower meet on United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement

News Release: MUSCAT, Oman — The U.S. Department of Labor and the Oman Ministry of Manpower convened the first meeting of the Subcommittee on Labor Affairs on April 24 in Muscat. Representatives at the meeting reaffirmed their commitments under the U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement to recognize and protect the rights stated in the International Labor Organization's Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work.


US Department of Labor files suit to recover losses to employee stock ownership plan of Campbell, Calif.-based Parrot Cellular

News Release: SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California seeking to recover losses suffered by participants in the Parrot Cellular Employee Stock Ownership Plan, or ESOP. The department's suit is based on an investigation conducted by its Employee Benefits Security Administration that found violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on April 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on April 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on April 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on April 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a five page notice on April 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on April 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on April 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on April 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on April 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on April 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on April 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.