News from June 2012
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 20, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - Rep. Elijah Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following statement today about the Committee’s vote to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 20, 2012
News Release: Chairman Issa is set to push forward with a vote to hold Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress despite the Administration’s assertion of executive privilege this morning. Previous Chairmen have suspended contempt proceedings to conduct a careful and responsible review of executive branch privilege assertions before proceeding to contempt, but Chairman Issa dismissed requests from multiple Committee members to do so.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 20, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. House of Representatives today approved the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act, S. 3187, by unanimous voice vote. The measure is a key component of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s jobs agenda, and will make major improvements to help keep and create jobs...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 20, 2012
News Release: “It’s no secret that I don’t see eye-to-eye with President Obama on energy policy, but perhaps the most inexplicable energy policy move this administration has made was the June 2011 decision to withdraw 30 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve with no plan to replace them. It is...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 19, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., June 19, 2012 - Today, the House will consider the Conservation and Economic Growth Act, a package of fourteen Natural Resources Committee bills that will create new American jobs, grow the economy, and protect the environment.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 19, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, June 19, 2012–Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made the following statement today in support of President Obama's invitation to Mexico to join the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations, pending successful conclusion of our domestic procedures.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 19, 2012
News Release: Audio WASHINGTON, June 19, 2012—Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that $8.4 million in financial assistance is available to support 23 new partnership projects in several Mississippi River Basin states under USDA's Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative (MRBI). These projects will fund producer activities that will avoid, control and trap sediment and nutrient runoff from agricultural lands, improving water quality throughout their operations.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 19, 2012
News Release: The Justice Department announced today that the Civil Rights Division will monitor the municipal election on June 20, 2012, in Crisfield, Md. The monitoring will ensure compliance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The Voting Rights Act prohibits discrimination in the election process on the basis of race, color or membership in a minority language group.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 19, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – The owner and an employee of a Miami home health care agency were sentenced today to 108 months and 46 months in prison, respectively, for their participation in a $22 million Medicare fraud scheme, announced the Department of Justice, the FBI and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 19, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today the filing of a lawsuit against Rose Acre Farms Inc., a major U.S. egg producer based in Seymour, Ind., alleging that Rose Acre engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination against work-authorized non-citizens in the employment eligibility verification process. Rose Acre operates in more than 40 locations in six states.
By Commerce News Now | Jun 19, 2012
News Release: The Commerce Department’s U.S. Census Bureau today released new residential construction data (PDF) for May 2012. Permits for new housing units climbed 7.9 percent from April. Housing starts were down 4.8 percent from April but up 28.5 percent from May 2011.
By Commerce News Now | Jun 19, 2012
News Release: Part of administration’s Better Buildings Initiative, Centers Will focus on energy efficiency workforce development for building operations professionals Today, the U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Department of Commerce announced selections for three Centers for Building Operations Excellence that ...
By Labor Gazette | Jun 19, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today announced the award of 64 grants totaling more than $15 million that are aimed at providing approximately 8,600 homeless veterans nationwide with job training to help them succeed in civilian careers. The grants are being awarded under the U.S. Department of Labor's Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 19, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the availability of a $2.5 million grant to fund a cooperative agreement to manage and operate the Job Accommodation Network, a national technical assistance center that facilitates the employment and retention of workers with disabilities.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 19, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $2,118,609 National Emergency Grant increment to provide employment-related services to more than 960 workers impacted by the closure of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. facility located in Union City, Tenn.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 19, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $2,542,924 National Emergency Grant increment to provide employment-related services to 443 workers who are members of the Lummi Nation and have been affected by fishing industry layoffs in Bellingham, Wash.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 19, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $5,990,725 National Emergency Grant supplemental award to continue re-employment services for more than 4,800 workers directly affected by the closure of New United Motors Manufacturing Inc. in Fremont, Calif., and 39 suppliers affected by the closure of NUMMI's plant.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 19, 2012
The US Interior Department published a one page rule on June 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jun 19, 2012
The US Commerce Department published a one page proposed rule on June 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jun 19, 2012
The US Commerce Department published a five page proposed rule on June 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
