News from March 2012
By EPA Newswire | Mar 27, 2012
News Release: An overdue U.S. Department of Health and Human Services report on the fiscal status of the Medicaid program, requested by House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.) and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), demonstrates the significant burden the expansion...
By DOE Newswire | Mar 27, 2012
News Release: An overdue U.S. Department of Health and Human Services report on the fiscal status of the Medicaid program, requested by House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.) and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), demonstrates the significant burden the expansion...
By DOE Newswire | Mar 27, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - President Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency today issued a controversial proposed rule that would add to the tangle of regulatory red tape already imposed by other new rules affecting utilities, effectively forming a backdoor energy tax on American families and businesses. Energy...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 27, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations today continued its hearing series examining current cyber threats and vulnerabilities to our nation’s infrastructure. The hearing entitled, “IT Supply Chain Security: Review of Government and Industry Efforts" ...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 26, 2012
News Release: Final rule to restore the nation's forests through science and collaboration WASHINGTON, Mar. 26, 2012 – On Friday, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture's final Planning Rule for America's 193 million-acre National Forest System that includes stronger protections for forests, water, and wildlife while supporting the economic vitality of rural communities.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 26, 2012
News Release: Outlines the Administration's Plan for Job Creation and Rural Prosperity LAS CRUCES, N.M., March 26, 2012 - Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan today provided highlights of how New Mexico can tap into USDA's 'Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food' initiative, which promotes local and regional food ...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 26, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, March 26, 2012 – Today 200 4-H members from across the country came to the nation's capital to make their voice heard as part of the 2012 National 4-H Conference, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). Dr. Jill Biden, Second Lady of the United States, and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack addressed the delegates during the morning general session.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 26, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – Biomet Inc. has entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with the Department of Justice to resolve improper payments by the company and its subsidiaries in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), announced the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 26, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – An executive of Japan-based DENSO Corporation, has agreed to plead guilty and to serve time in prison for his role in a conspiracy to fix prices and rig bids for heater control panels (HCPs) installed in U.S. cars, the Department of Justice announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 26, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Mexican Attorney General Marisela Morales Ibáñez today signed a letter of intent for the United States to share approximately $6 million in forfeited funds with the Office of the Attorney General of the Republic of Mexico (PGR) to support Mexican efforts to combat the financial infrastructure of organized criminal groups and to enhance bilateral cooperation between the two countries in forfeiture matters.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 26, 2012
News Release: Ronald James Davenport of Chewelah, Wash., was sentenced to 41 months in prison today for filing more than $20 billion in false liens against four federal government officials, the Justice Department and the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) announced today. In addition, Judge Garr M. King, U.S. District Judge for the District of Oregon, sitting by designation, ordered Davenport to serve three years of supervised release.
By Fed Newswire | Mar 26, 2012
News Release: The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the agencies) are seeking comment on proposed revisions to the interagency leveraged finance guidance issued in 2001. Transactions that are covered by this guidance ...
By Commerce News Now | Mar 26, 2012
News Release: Commerce Secretary John Bryson Remarks at Luncheon Sponsored by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce (FICCI), New Delhi, India Thank you, Donald Lu. It is great to be with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry.
By Commerce News Now | Mar 26, 2012
News Release: Secretary Bryson starts mission with 16 U.S. companies in New Delhi U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson, joined by representatives from 16 U.S. companies, officially began his five-day trade mission to India today, starting in New Delhi.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 26, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded a $1,045,616 National Emergency Grant to assist approximately 175 workers laid off by three contractors – Battelle Energy Alliance, Bechtel Bwxt Idaho LLC and CH2M WG Idaho LLC – working for the Idaho National Laboratory in Idaho Falls, Idaho.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 26, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration will host a free Spanish-language webcast, "The Affordable Care Act: Important New Protections for You and Your Family," on Wednesday, April 10, at 2 p.m. EDT.
By State News Post | Mar 26, 2012
The US State Department published a two page notice on March 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Mar 26, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on March 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Mar 26, 2012
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on March 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Mar 26, 2012
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on March 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
