News from December 2012
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 27, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – Caddell Construction Company Inc., a major commercial and industrial federal government construction contractor based in Montgomery, Ala., has entered into an agreement with the Department of Justice to resolve criminal fraud violations arising from Caddell’s intentional overstating of developmental ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 27, 2012
News Release: Victory Pharma Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company headquartered in San Diego, has agreed to pay $11,420,743 to resolve federal civil and criminal liability arising from its marketing of the pharmaceutical products Naprelan, Xodol, Fexmid and Dolgic, the Justice Department announced today. Under ...
By Labor Gazette | Dec 27, 2012
News Release: ARLINGTON, Va. – The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration today announced that federal inspectors issued 285 citations, 11 orders and two safeguards during special impact inspections conducted at nine coal mines and seven metal/nonmetal mines last month.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 27, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today announced a $2.2 million grant award to strengthen worker organizations in Haiti and Peru. The grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs will fund projects implemented by the American Center for International Labor Solidarity, also known as the Solidarity Center.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 27, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today announced a $1.5 million grant award to strengthen labor rights in Colombia. The grant awarded by U.S Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs will fund a project implemented by the Escuela Nacional Sindical.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 27, 2012
News Release: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending Dec. 22, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 350,000, a decrease of 12,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 362,000. The 4-week moving average was 356,750, a decrease of 11,250 from the previous week's revised average of 368,000.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 27, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of a $105,600 National Emergency Grant supplement to the Georgia Department of Labor. The supplement will enable the state to continue funding partial premium payments for health insurance coverage for qualified jobless workers and expand the number of people served under the grant to about 460.
By DOJ Gazette | Dec 27, 2012
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Dec. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Dec 27, 2012
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Dec. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 27, 2012
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Dec. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 27, 2012
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Dec. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 27, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Dec. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 27, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Dec. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 27, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Dec. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Dec 27, 2012
The US Commerce Department published a four page notice on Dec. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 27, 2012
News Release: The public is invited to join San Juan Island National Historical park staff and volunteers in reviewing 2012 park operations and accomplishments and preview 2013 in a briefing and reception scheduled 6 to 7:30 p.m., Tuesday January 8, in the resource center of the San Juan Historical Museum.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 27, 2012
News Release: A new report released today by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) entitled “U.S. Postal Service: Status, Financial Outlook, and Alternative Approaches to Fund Retiree Health Benefits" dispels several myths pushed by opponents of postal reform, and clearly demonstrates the need for the United States Postal Service (USPS) to “prefund its retiree health benefit liability to the maximum extent that its finances permit."
By Interior Newswire | Dec 27, 2012
News Release: THOUSAND OAKS,Calif. - The National Park Service will host an exhibit opening for Native American artist Michael Chas Williams on Sunday, January 6 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Satwiwa Native American Indian Culture Center in Newbury Park. Williams is a well-regarded maker of dream catchers whose work has been featured at the Autry Museum of Los Angeles.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 27, 2012
News Release: House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa today released a new Committee staff report chronicling the impact of oversight in the 112th Congress as result of efforts to restore meaningful oversight that had been diminished during the two years of one-party rule in the previous Congress.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 27, 2012
News Release: DENALI PARK, Alaska: Park rangers at Denali National Park and Preserve invite the public to join them in exploring the park on weekend hikes this winter. The hikes will be done on snowshoes when snow conditions are favorable, and will take place on Saturdays and Sundays, beginning on Saturday, January 5. Hikers will meet at 1:00 pm at the Murie Science and Learning Center (MSLC), located at Mile 1.3 on the Park Road just west of the traffic circle.
