News from February 2012
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 23, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - A bipartisan majority of the House of Representatives today wrote to Jeffery Zients, Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget, expressing concern over EPA’s plans to regulate greenhouse gases at power plants through New Source Performance Standards. The letter, spearheaded...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 22, 2012
News Release: Washington - Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 175,000 metric tons of soybeans to China during the 2012/2013 marketing year.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 22, 2012
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON—Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and Dutch Minister of Security and Justice Ivo Opstelten today signed a Letter of Intent to build upon cooperative cybersecurity initiatives to promote a safe, secure and resilient cyber environment.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 22, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, Feb. 22, 2012 – Responding to the needs of a growing population of farmers and ranchers living with a disability, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today awarded 23 grants to organizations to help thousands of people with disabilities continue their chosen agricultural professions. USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded the grants, totaling $4.1 million, through the AgrAbility program.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2012
News Release: Angela Palmer and her husband, Warren Palmer, both of Knoxville, Tenn., each pleaded guilty today to two counts of willful failure to file tax returns, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2012
News Release: Total Fina S.A., Total Minatome Corporation, Total Exploration Production USA Inc., Fina Oil and Chemical Company, Elf Exploration Inc., Total E&P USA I nc. and their affiliates have agreed to pay the United States $15 million to resolve claims that the companies violated the False Claims Act by knowingly underpaying royalties owed on natural gas produced from federal and Indian leases, the Justice Department announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2012
News Release: MIAMI – A corrections officer was sentenced to prison today in federal court for a civil rights charge stemming from prisoner abuse that took place at the South Florida Reception Center (SFRC), a state prison in Doral, Fla., the Justice Department announced. Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) officer ...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – An assistant administrator of a Houston hospital pleaded guilty today for his role in a $116 million Medicare fraud scheme involving false claims for mental health treatment, announced the Department of Justice, the FBI and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Mohammad Khan, ...
By Commerce News Now | Feb 22, 2012
News Release: Panel of Judges Includes Senior Representatives from Tech Community and Government Today, in conjunction with the newly-launched BusinessUSA initiative , the Department of Commerce announced the launch of their business app challenge. The $10,000 contest challenges app developers to find innovative ways to utilize Commerce and other publicly available data and information to support American businesses.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 22, 2012
News Release: CINCINNATI – Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today announced during a conference call with reporters more than $183 million in grants to 43 public-private partnerships serving 28 states through the second round of funding under the H-1B Technical Skills Training Grant Competition. The grants will provide ...
By DOE Gazette | Feb 22, 2012
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Feb 22, 2012
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Feb 22, 2012
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Feb 22, 2012
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Feb 22, 2012
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Feb 22, 2012
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Feb 22, 2012
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Feb 22, 2012
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Feb 22, 2012
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Feb 22, 2012
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
