News published on Federal Newswire in June 2012

News from June 2012


News Release: WASHINGTON – Two members of the U.S. Army have each pleaded guilty to a bribery charge for their roles in a scheme to steal jet fuel at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Fenty near Jalalabad, Afghanistan, Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division announced today. ...


News Release: WASHINGTON – The owner and operator of New Way Recovery Inc., a Florida corporation that operated several halfway houses, pleaded guilty today in Miami to a criminal charge related to a $205 million Medicare fraud scheme involving fraudulent claims for purported partial hospitalization program (PHP) services, the Justice Department, the FBI and the Department of Health and Human Services announced today.


Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement actions

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of the following enforcement actions: Calvert Financial Corporation and Mainstreet Bank (PDF), both of Ashland, Missouri Written Agreement dated June 5, 2012 Commerzbank AG, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and Commerzbank AG New York Branch (PDF), ...


ETA Press Release: Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report

News Release: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending June 9, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 386,000, an increase of 6,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 380,000. The 4-week moving average was 382,000, an increase of 3,500 from the previous week's revised average of 378,500.


US Labor Department awards nearly $147 million in Workforce Innovation Fund grants, announces 'Pay for Success' funding

News Release: Grants will support, enhance and evaluate innovative employment and training opportunities WASHINGTON – Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today announced nearly $147 million in grants to develop and expand innovative strategies to help Americans return to work by delivering services more efficiently, ...


US Department of Labor provides additional funding to help Pennsylvania recover from damage caused by Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today awarded a $3,330,000 National Emergency Grant increment to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry to assist the commonwealth with continuing clean-up and recovery efforts following Hurricane Irene, which struck Aug. 26-30, 2011, and Tropical Storm Lee, which struck Sept. 3, 2011. The funds will support temporary jobs in affected areas.


US Department of Labor obtains preliminary injunction against Matthew D. Hutcheson and Hutcheson Walker Advisors LLC

News Release: WASHINGTON — On June 13, the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho granted the U.S. Department of Labor's motion for preliminary injunction against Matthew D. Hutcheson and Hutcheson Walker Advisors LLC. The court found that the department had "demonstrated the type of immediate and irreparable ...


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on June 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a five page notice on June 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on June 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on June 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on June 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on June 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on June 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on June 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on June 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on June 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on June 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a six page notice on June 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on June 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.