News from December 2012
By Interior Newswire | Dec 7, 2012
News Release: DENVER - The Bureau of Reclamation is searching for new technologies that reduce the cost, improve operation and reliability, and develop innovations in desalination and water purification technologies. Reclamation's Desalination and Water Purification Research Program is currently soliciting for pre-proposals from private industry, universities, water utilities and others to help meet these needs.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 7, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today announced several additions to the professional staff of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. The new hires include Brian Hughes, Kate Williams, Lucy Murfitt, Tristan Abbey, and Dr. Ron Faibish.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 7, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee today announced its schedule for the week of Dec. 10, 2012. The committee will hold hearings to exercise oversight over new spectrum auction authority Congress gave the FCC this year and implementation of the health care law’s exchanges and Medicaid expansion.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 7, 2012
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on five produce businesses for failure to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 7, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) today made the following statement regarding the November jobs report...
By DOE Newswire | Dec 6, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) are releasing the 2013 Fuel Economy Guide, giving consumers clear and easy-to-read information to help them choose the most fuel efficient and low greenhouse gas emitting vehicles that meet their needs. The...
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 6, 2012
News Release: SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador - A Salvadoran gang member who escaped from prison in his native country while serving a life sentence for murder was handed over to authorities in El Salvador Wednesday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the latest results of stepped up collaborative efforts to locate Salvadoran criminal fugitives in the U.S. and return them to El Salvador to face justice.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 6, 2012
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON— Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today announced that the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) submitted to the Federal Register a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on standards to prevent, detect, and respond to sexual abuse and assault in confinement facilities, in accordance with the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA), 42 U.S.C. 15601.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 6, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, December 6, 2012 —Agriculture Secretary Vilsack today announced the release of a new USDA report highlighting crucial ways farmers, ranchers and landowners are participating in USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) partnership initiatives to improve ecosystems, wildlife habitat and water quality on private lands in the Gulf of Mexico region.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 6, 2012
News Release: National Farmers Market Directory Sees 52 Percent Spike in Winter Listings WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2012 – Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan today announced that the number of winter markets listed in USDA's National Farmers Market Directory has increased 52 percent, from 1,225 in 2011 to 1,864 ...
By USDA Newswire | Dec 6, 2012
News Release: Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Also Participates WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2012—Four cabinet-level departments joined the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation today in signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to improve the protection of Indian sacred sites. The MOU also calls for improving ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2012
News Release: Healthpoint Ltd. and DFB Pharmaceuticals will pay up to $48 million to resolve allegations that Healthpoint caused false claims to be submitted to Medicare and Medicaid for an unapproved drug, Xenaderm, which was ineligible for reimbursement by those programs, the Justice Department announced today. ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2012
News Release: Attorney General Eric Holder issued the following statement today on the resignation of U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana Jim Letten: “As the longest-serving U.S. Attorney in the country today, U.S. Attorney Jim Letten has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to the people of his district and the nation by working tirelessly to make their communities safer through reducing violent crime, fighting public corruption and protecting their civil rights.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2012
News Release: The Department of Justice announced today the interim appointment of Dana J. Boente as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2012
News Release: The Department of Justice and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) signed an agreement today to strengthen coordination on fair lending enforcement and avoid duplication of their respective federal law enforcement efforts.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON ? A co-owner and operator of three Miami discount pharmacies pleaded guilty today in connection with a $23 million health care fraud scheme, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department?s Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the Southern District ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – A co-owner and operator of three Miami discount pharmacies pleaded guilty today in connection with a $23 million health care fraud scheme, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the Southern District ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – A Las Vegas man pleaded guilty today in federal court to conspiring to conduct a racketeering enterprise as a member of the Playboy Bloods criminal street gang, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Daniel G. Bogden of the District of Nevada.
By Fed Newswire | Dec 6, 2012
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the termination of the enforcement actions listed below: Anadarko Bank & Trust Company, Anadarko, Oklahoma Written Agreement dated Aug. 13, 2007 Terminated Nov. 27, 2012 Hanmi Financial Corporation and Hanmi Bank, both of Los Angeles, California Written Agreement dated Nov. 2, 2009 Terminated December 4, 2012 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions.
By Commerce News Now | Dec 6, 2012
News Release: Acting Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank Remarks at 2012 MEDWeek Thank you Director Hinson. Good morning. On behalf of President Obama and everyone throughout the administration, it’s great to be here to help kick off the 30th Anniversary of MEDWeek. And I want to thank all of the MEDWeek sponsors who made this day possible.
