News published on Federal Newswire in June 2012

News from June 2012


Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Funding To Improve Health and Safety, and Increase Educational Opportunities in Rural Communities

News Release: WASHINGTON, June 6, 2012 — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced funding for 52 distance learning and telemedicine projects that will increase access to health care and enhance educational opportunities in 29 states.


Agriculture Deputy Secretary Merrigan Announces North Carolina Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants

News Release: GREENVILLE, NC, June 6, 2012 – Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan today traveled to North Carolina to announce funding of over $500,000 in Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) grants to two regional health centers.


News Release: WASHINGTON – Stockholm-based Autoliv Inc. has agreed to plead guilty for its role in a conspiracy to fix prices of seatbelts, airbags and steering wheels installed in U.S. cars to one automobile manufacturer and a separate conspiracy to fix prices of seatbelts to another, the Department of Justice announced ...


News Release: WASHINGTON – The city of Perth Amboy, N.J., has agreed to make major improvements in its combined sewer system to protect people’s health and water quality under a legal agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Under the agreement, which was lodged by the Department of Justice in ...


News Release: WASHINGTON – Nevada lobbyist and lawyer Harvey Whittemore was indicted today in the District of Nevada by a federal grand jury on charges that he made unlawful campaign contributions to an elected member of Congress, caused false statements to be made to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and lied to the FBI, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Daniel G. Bogden, U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada.


News Release: WASHINGTON – Detroit-area resident Muhammad “Sib” Ahmad pleaded guilty today for his role in organizing a more than $13 million home health care fraud and money laundering scheme, announced the Department of Justice, the FBI and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).


News Release: CROW AGENCY, Mont. – Acting Associate Attorney General Tony West today joined U.S. Attorney Michael W. Cotter and Vice-Chairman of the Crow Nation Calvin Coolidge Jefferson to announce a multi-agency collaboration with tribal governments to establish sexual assault response teams (SARTs) in the six Montana reservations under federal jurisdiction.


News Release: Deputy Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank Remarks at NIST Cloud Computing Forum and Workshop Thank you, Dawn (Leas), and thanks to everyone at NIST, which is playing such an active leadership role in this area. Good morning everyone. It’s my pleasure to welcome you back to the Commerce Department for the second day of this important forum on cloud computing.


The US Transportation Department published a four page notice on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page notice on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a three page notice on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.