News published on Federal Newswire in August 2012

News from August 2012


Upton, Walden Statement on the FCC’s Special Access Decision

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today released the following statement on the Federal Communications Commission’s approval of a “special access" order by a 3-2 vote to suspend existing FCC rules...


Upton, Walden Statement on the FCC’s Special Access Decision

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today released the following statement on the Federal Communications Commission’s approval of a “special access" order by a 3-2 vote to suspend existing FCC rules...


Howard Berman Statement on Tuvalu’s Decision to Deregister Vessels Owned by Iran, Ending Reflagging Effort

News Release: Valley Village, CA - U.S. Rep. Howard L. Berman, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement after the Government of Tuvalu announced that its ship registry office de-registered some two dozen Iranian oil tankers owned by the National Iranian Tanker Corporation (NITC).


Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Economic Development Funding to Support Business Growth, Create Jobs in Rural Areas

News Release: WASHINGTON, Aug. 21, 2012 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the selection of 16 recipients for grants to help spur economic development and create or save jobs in 17 states.


Alabama Woman Pleads Guilty in Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Scheme

News Release: Sonya Darrington pleaded guilty in the Middle District of Alabama to conspiracy to defraud the United States, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today.


Florida Assisted Living Facility Owner Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Medicare Fraud Scheme

News Release: WASHINGTON – The owner of a Miami-area assisted living facility was sentenced today to serve 30 months in prison for his role in a kickback scheme that funneled patients to a fraudulent mental health provider, American Therapeutic Corporation (ATC), the Department of Justice, the FBI and the Department of Health and Human Services announced today.


Court Approves Comprehensive Assignment Plan in Longstanding Tennessee Desegregation Case

News Release: The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee today approved a comprehensive consent order in McFerren v. County Board of Education of Fayette County, which the Department of Justice negotiated with the Board of Education of Fayette County, Tennessee and the NAACP Legal Defense & Education ...


Iraqi National Pleads Guilty to 12-count Terrorism Indictment in Kentucky

News Release: Iraqi citizen Mohanad Shareef Hammadi pleaded guilty to federal terrorism charges today in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky before Senior Judge Thomas B. Russell, announced Lisa Monaco, Assistant Attorney General for National Security; David J. Hale, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky; and Perrye K. Turner, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Louisville Division.


Medical Equipment Company Owner Sentenced in Louisiana to 180 Months in Prison for Medicare Fraud Scheme

News Release: WASHINGTON – The owner of multiple durable medical equipment (DME) companies that operated in Louisiana was sentenced today to serve 180 months in prison for his role in multiple Medicare fraud schemes involving fraudulent claims and illegal kickback payments for unnecessary DME, announced the Department of Justice, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the FBI and the Louisiana State Attorney General’s Office.


Federal Courts Order Seizure of Three Website Domains Involved in Distributing Pirated Android Cell Phone Apps

News Release: WASHINGTON – Seizure orders have been executed against three website domain names engaged in the illegal distribution of copies of copyrighted Android cell phone apps, Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Sally Quillian Yates of the ...


U.S. Commerce Department Invests $500,000 to Upgrade Business Infrastructure at Bridgeworks Enterprise Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania

News Release: Acting U.S. Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank, Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski tour small business incubator set to receive funds Acting U.S. Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank announced a $500,000 Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant to the Allentown Economic Development Corporation and the Allentown ...


International Visitor Spending Reaches $82.2 Billion in the First Half of 2012

News Release: Growth is 11 percent higher than in 2011 Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration (ITA) announced that international visitors have spent an estimated $82.2 billion on U.S. travel and tourism-related goods and services year to date, an increase of 11 percent when compared ...


US Department of Labor awards $11.53 million in grants to provide job training services to 5,500 veterans nationwide

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today awarded grants totaling $11.53 million through the Veterans' Workforce Investment Program to provide an estimated 5,500 veterans with job training and skills development services.


Energy Department publishes notice on Aug. 21

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Aug. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on Aug. 21 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Aug. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Energy Department publish on Aug. 21?

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Aug. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by Energy Department on Aug. 21

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Aug. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Energy Department publishes notice on Aug. 21

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Aug. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on Aug. 21 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a three page notice on Aug. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Energy Department publish on Aug. 21?

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Aug. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.