News from March 2012
By USDA Newswire | Mar 26, 2012
Release: By Michael Scuse, Acting Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 26, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar recently presented the prestigious Citizen's Award for Bravery to a modest California police detective, David Bavencoff, for his actions to save the life of a hiker in Zion National Park who slipped off Angels Landing Trail.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 26, 2012
News Release: President Truman once said, “Healthy citizens constitute our greatest national resource.".
By Interior Newswire | Mar 26, 2012
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - The National Park Service has scheduled a prescribed burn for Tuesday, March 27, at the Malvern Hill unit of Richmond National Battlefield Park. The burn will take place on approximately 60 acres of park property at Malvern Hill in Henrico County. The burn is subject to favorable weather conditions and other factors.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 26, 2012
News Release: Hawaii National Park, HI - The National Park Service has selected Hawaiʻi Volcanoes Lodge Company, LLC as the 15-year concession contract operator for the overnight accommodations, food and beverage, retail, and related services within Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park.
By Commerce News Now | Mar 25, 2012
News Release: Secretary Bryson will meet with government officials in New Delhi, focusing on opportunities for U.S. companies to partner with Indian firms on infrastructure projects. India is planning to invest $1 trillion in infrastructure development over the next five years, and U.S. companies are in a unique position to offer their skills and expertise in partnership with Indian firms.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 24, 2012
News Release: Join park rangers this month for a variety of fun and interesting interpretive programs. Park rangers will lead special guided tours of park sites and share personal stories of those who fought in the Pacific War. Programs provide visitors an opportunity to learn about park resources, the people we honor, and how events of the past still influence us today.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 24, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today responded to the Obama administration’s proposal to hold a lease sale in Cook Inlet as part of the 2012-2017 five-year plan.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 23, 2012
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 "In light of the deteriorating conditions in Syria, I am announcing that DHS will be designating Syria for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Syrians currently present in the United States. Conditions in Syria have worsened to ...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 23, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, March 23, 2012--USDA officials have been notified that additional fraudulent letters and at least one fraudulent phone call have been received by individuals in a number of states.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 23, 2012
News Release: Secretary Vilsack announces publication of the final land management planning rule WASHINGTON, March 23, 2012 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today 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 DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – Brent E. Wells, a former police sergeant with the East Alton, Ill., Police Department, pleaded guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court in East St. Louis, Ill., to violating the civil rights of a civilian by assaulting the man during an arrest in front of Wells’s home on Sept. 11, 2010, the Justice Department announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – Lockheed Martin Corporation has agreed to pay $15,850,000 to settle allegations that it mischarged perishable tools used on numerous government contracts, the Department of Justice announced today. Lockheed Martin, headquartered in Bethesda, Md., is one of the world’s largest defense contractors.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – EUSA Pharma (USA) Inc. has agreed to pay the United States $180,000 to resolve claims that it violated the False Claims Act by allegedly encouraging doctors to submit inflated claims to Medicare for imaging scans, the Justice Department announced today. EUSA Pharma (USA) is headquartered in Langhorne, Pa.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - LifeWatch Services Inc., a Rosemont, Ill.-based company, has agreed to pay the United States $18.5 million to resolve allegations that the company submitted false claims to federal health care programs, the Justice Department announced today. The settlement resolves two lawsuits filed under the qui tam, or whistleblower, provisions of the False Claims Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – A federal jury in Nashville, Tenn., has convicted two Bloods gang members for their roles in the murder of three individuals, a racketeering conspiracy and committing firearms offenses, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today that it has reached an agreement with Wisconsin officials to help ensure that military servicemembers, their family members and U.S. citizens living overseas have the opportunity to participate fully in Wisconsin’s Apr. 3, 2012, federal presidential primary election.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – Edward Lee Sullivan, of Oakland, Calif., was sentenced today to 300 months in prison for production and possession of child pornography, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag of the Northern District of California.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 23, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – In commemoration of the 101st anniversary of the deadly fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City, the U.S. Department of Labor is encouraging the public to visit a special website featuring an audio tour optimized for smartphones documenting that milestone in labor's history.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 23, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – A $5 million National Emergency Grant has been awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry to provide re-employment services to about 1,000 workers affected by the closure of two oil refineries in the commonwealth. The refineries provided jobs at ConocoPhillips' Trainer facility and Sunoco Inc.'s Marcus Hook facility as well as for contractors who were employed at both locations.
