News published on Federal Newswire in June 2012

News from June 2012


Becerra Opening Statement at Hearing on Social Security Disability Program

News Release: “Mr. Chairman, thank you for calling this fourth hearing in our series focusing on Social Security disability insurance.


Sen. Murkowski Comments on Interior’s Arctic Plans

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today released the following response to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar’s comments from Norway about Arctic exploration:


News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 ORLANDO, Fla.—Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today traveled to Orlando, Fla. to deliver remarks at the Women in Federal Law Enforcement Leadership Training Conference, highlighting the Department’s commitment to working across the homeland security enterprise to develop and train the next generation of leaders.


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

News Release: Funding Also Will Improve Public Transit in Tribal Communities WASHINGTON, June 26, 2012 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the selection of 28 recipients in rural communities for loans and grants to spur economic development and create or save jobs.


News Release: Ward Diesel Filter Systems Inc. has agreed to pay the United States $628,000 to resolve allegations that it knowingly submitted false claims to federal agencies under a contract to provide diesel exhaust filtering systems for fire engines through the General Services Administration’s (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule program, the Justice Department announced today.


News Release: The United States has filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin against Dan Nolan Livestock LLC. and its owner Daniel W. Nolan to block them from violating the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) in connection with their alleged unlawful use of new animal drugs in cows slaughtered for food. The Justice Department filed the suit on behalf of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).


News Release: The Justice Department announced today that it reached a settlement agreement with the Fort Payne City School District in Alabama and private plaintiffs in a longstanding school desegregation case. The parties filed a proposed consent order in the federal district court in Birmingham, Ala.


News Release: The Department of Justice, the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Inspector General and the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s Office of Inspector General, among other federal and state partners, are holding mortgage fraud summits in Las Vegas and Los Angeles today to help protect ...


News Release: Two Baltimore women pleaded guilty today for their involvement in a racially-motivated conspiracy to interfere with an African family’s housing rights by hanging a dead raccoon on the family’s porch, the Justice Department announced.


News Release: WASHINGTON – A federal jury in Elkins, W. Va., convicted Richard Evick, a U.S. Army Sergeant First Class and Non-Commissioned Officer in charge of contracting at a U.S. military base in Kuwait, and his associate, Crystal Martin, of all counts with which they were charged in connection with a bribery ...


Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement actions with Crown Bankshares and Delmar Bancorp

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of the following enforcement actions: Crown Bankshares, Inc. (PDF), Edina, Minnesota Written Agreement dated June 22, 2012 Delmar Bancorp (PDF), Salisbury, Maryland Written Agreement dated June 21, 2012 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions.


News Release: Statement Below from Acting U.S. Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan, and Turkish Minister of the Economy Zafer Caglayan Today, Acting U.S. Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank and United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk co-chaired ...


US Department of Labor announces $1.8 million in grants to support women in nontraditional occupations

News Release: WASHINGTON – Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today announced awards of $1.8 million in grants to consortia in six states through the Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations program.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on June 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on June 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on June 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on June 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a two page notice on June 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on June 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on June 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.