News from April 2012
By DOE Newswire | Apr 24, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Continuing their investigation into the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s management, members of the Energy and Commerce Committee sent NRC Chairman Gregory Jaczko a letter yesterday seeking information related to the NRC’s governance, including the chairman’s role as principal executive officer.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 24, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee today sent a letter to Marilyn Tavenner, the Acting Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, seeking more information about the Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) program. The program was established in the health care law to provide federal funding to create nonprofit health insurance issuers.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 24, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, ranking member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry issued the following statement regarding the postponement of the Agriculture Committee mark-up scheduled for tomorrow morning...
By DOE Newswire | Apr 24, 2012
News Release: Washington, D.C. - As part of the Energy Department’s SunShot Initiative, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced up to $5 million available this year to develop “plug-and-play" photovoltaic (PV) systems that can be purchased, installed and operational in one day. This effort is part of the...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 24, 2012
News Release: On Thursday, April 26 at 10:00 a.m., the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), will hold a hearing entitled “Reviewing the President’s Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Proposal for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services." The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 24, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee today sent a letter to Marilyn Tavenner, the Acting Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, seeking more information about the Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) program. The program was established in the health care law to provide federal funding to create nonprofit health insurance issuers.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 24, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Senate is currently debating bipartisan postal reform legislation coauthored by Maine Senator Susan Collins that would reform the U.S. Postal Service.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 24, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Continuing their investigation into the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s management, members of the Energy and Commerce Committee sent NRC Chairman Gregory Jaczko a letter yesterday seeking information related to the NRC’s governance, including the chairman’s role as principal executive officer.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 24, 2012
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, and Senator James Inhofe (R-OK), Ranking Member of the Committee, issued the following statement today after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) named Senate conferees for the surface transportation bill, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21).
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 24, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) examined a recent, landmark Medicare fraud bust in a Committee hearing held today, calling the bust a sign that new fraud prevention measures enacted in health reform are working. The fraud bust, at the time the largest ever in terms...
By DOE Newswire | Apr 24, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee today sent a letter to Marilyn Tavenner, the Acting Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, seeking more information about the Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) program. The program was established in the health care law to provide federal funding to create nonprofit health insurance issuers.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 23, 2012
News Release: SALEM, MA- During National Park Week, April 21 - 29, Salem Maritime and Saugus Iron Works National Historic Sites extend an invitation to "Experience Your America" and are waiving visitor fees for all tours. This week, National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis is asking all Americans to celebrate our...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 23, 2012
News Release: MIAMI, Fla., April 23, 2012—Agriculture Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Ed Avalos today met with the South Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce to gather input on how the Obama Administration can work with local businesses to improve economic conditions and create jobs. The event is one in a series of roundtables being held across the nation with senior Obama Administration officials on behalf of the White House Business Council.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2012
News Release: The Department of Justice and the Department of Education reached agreement with the Boston Public Schools (the district) and its superintendent today to ensure that English Language Learner (ELL) students in Boston receive the services and supports they need to overcome language barriers, as required ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2012
News Release: The Justice Department announced today that it has reached a settlement with the city of Pittsfield, Mass., to resolve allegations that the city violated the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) by failing to promote a navy reservist and Pittsfield firefighter, and by retaliating against him after he invoked his rights.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2012
News Release: Anthony Allega Cement Contractor Inc., a Cleveland construction firm, has agreed to pay the United States $500,000 to resolve allegations that it knowingly submitted false claims related to a federally-funded construction project, the Justice Department announced today. The United States alleged that ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – Two members of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas (ABT) have been sentenced to federal prison for their role in an aggravated assault that took place in Tomball, Texas, in September 2008, Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson of the Southern District of Texas announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2012
News Release: The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit against the city of Jacksonville, Fla., alleging that the city is engaged in a pattern or practice of employment discrimination against African-Americans in its fire and rescue department in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The lawsuit ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – A financial investor who purchased municipal tax liens at auctions in New Jersey, as well as a company in which he was a partner, pleaded guilty today for their roles in a conspiracy to rig bids for the sale of tax liens auctioned by municipalities throughout the state, the Department of Justice announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – Tokyo-based Fujikura Ltd. has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $20 million criminal fine for its role in a conspiracy to fix prices of automotive wire harnesses and related products installed in U.S. cars, the Department of Justice announced today.
