News from July 2012
By DOE Newswire | Jul 27, 2012
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Seven projects that will help develop low-cost solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology for environmentally responsible central power generation from the Nation’s abundant fossil energy resources have been selected for further research by the Department of Energy (DOE).
By State Newswire | Jul 27, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Rep. Howard L. Berman, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement after participating in the White House bill signing ceremony for the U.S.-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 26, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement regarding the House of Representatives' passage of a continuing resolution that delays the Affordable Care Act by one year and repeals the Medical Device Tax...
By DOE Newswire | Jul 26, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today joined Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., and other Senate Republicans, in unveiling comprehensive legislation to expand domestic energy production and provide a shot in the arm to the struggling economy.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 26, 2012
News Release: Nearly 166 million visitors to forest lands in 2011, supporting over 200,000 jobs; U.S. Forest Service announces additional $4 million for renewable wood energy projects and opening of a cutting-edge research center that will bring billions of dollars to the forest-products sector Audio WASHINGTON-July ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice announced today that it will require United Technologies Corporation (UTC) to divest certain assets used in the production of electrical power systems and aircraft engine control systems in order to proceed with its acquisition of Goodrich Corporation. At approximately ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2012
News Release: Attorney General Eric Holder and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced the launch of a ground-breaking partnership among the federal government, state officials, several leading private health insurance organizations, and other health care anti-fraud groups to prevent ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2012
News Release: A superseding indictment was unsealed today charging two owners of a Houston mental health care company, Spectrum Care P.A., some of its employees and the owners of Houston group care homes for their alleged participation in a $97 million Medicare fraud scheme, announced the Department of Justice, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the FBI.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2012
News Release: Albino “Albie” Folcarelli, 54, of Johnston, R.I., an admitted associate of the New England La Cosa Nostra (NELCN), was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Providence, R.I., today to serve 84 months in federal prison for his participation in an extortion conspiracy to extort $25,000 from a Rhode Island individual by using implied threats of violence, including visits to the individual’s place of employment and home.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2012
News Release: A bail bondsman in Portsmouth, Va., pleaded guilty today in the Eastern District of Virginia for bribing public officials in exchange for receiving favorable treatment, Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Neil H. MacBride for the Eastern District of Virginia announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2012
News Release: U.S. Attorney’s offices across the nation are partnering with the Civil Rights Division to target their enforcement efforts on a critical area for individuals with disabilities through a new Barrier-Free Health Care Initiative, the Justice Department announced today. The announcement comes on the 22nd ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2012
News Release: Capital One N.A. and Capital One Bank (USA) N.A. (together Capital One), have agreed to pay approximately $12 million to resolve a lawsuit by the Department of Justice alleging the companies violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA), the Justice Department announced today. The settlement covers ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2012
News Release: The manager of a Detroit-area health care clinic was sentenced today to serve 40 months in prison for his leading role in a $7.42 million Medicare fraud scheme, the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services (HHS) announced.
By Fed Newswire | Jul 26, 2012
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of the following enforcement action: Cornerstone Bancorp, Inc. (PDF), St. Petersburg, Florida Written Agreement dated July 23, 2012 The Federal Reserve Board also announced the termination of the enforcement actions listed below: Community ...
By Commerce News Now | Jul 26, 2012
News Release: Acting U.S. Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank today announced the United States’ participation in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation’s (APEC) Cross Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) system. This voluntary system promotes a baseline set of data privacy practices for companies doing business in participating ...
By Labor Gazette | Jul 26, 2012
News Release: Landmark enhanced compliance measures also secured covering company and its subcontractors on federal prevailing wage construction projects NEW YORK — The U.S. Department of Labor sent a strong message today that it will seek to hold general contractors responsible not only for their own violations of ...
By Labor Gazette | Jul 26, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today issued the following statement saluting University of California – Los Angeles professor Ra l Hinojosa Ojeda, who will be honored by the White House on July 27 as a "Connecting the Americas Champion of Change" for his work linking immigrant diasporas ...
By Labor Gazette | Jul 26, 2012
News Release: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending July 21, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 353,000, a decrease of 35,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 388,000. The 4-week moving average was 367,250, a decrease of 8,750 from the previous week's revised average of 376,000.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 26, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of nearly $260 million in grants to 15 nonprofit organizations across the country to provide critical job training and related services through Senior Community Service Employment Program jobs.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 26, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today awarded a $795,076 National Emergency Grant that will fund temporary jobs to assist with cleanup and recovery efforts following severe storms that struck a number of eastern Minnesota counties June 14-21. The funds are being awarded to the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development.
