News published on Federal Newswire in March 2012

News from March 2012


Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for Unknown Destinations

News Release: Washington - Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 240,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2011/2012 marketing year.


Take a Hike, Call Me in the Morning

News Release: In concert with the Healthy Shasta Initiative and First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move Campaign, both of which recognize daily exercise as a good "prescription" for a healthy lifestyle, Whiskeytown will be offering hikes on the weekends starting from March 24, 2012. "As a partner in Healthy Shasta...


Spring Hours 2012

News Release: Spring is in the air. Marmots have awakened from hibernation. Orchard trees are beginning to bud, and warm temperatures, and visitors, are returning to the park. To welcome the increasing activity, park facility operating hours will be expanding.


Accused Member of Foreign Terrorist Organization Extradited to United States on Hostage Taking Charges

News Release: WASHINGTON – Alexander Beltran Herrera, 35, aka Jhon Alexander Beltrain Herrera, aka Rodrigo Pirinolo, an accused member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), has been extradited from Colombia to face hostage taking and terrorism charges in the United States.


$25 Billion Mortgage Servicing Agreement Filed in Federal Court

News Release: View the court documents. WASHINGTON – The Justice Department, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and 49 state attorneys general announced today the filing of their landmark $25 billion agreement with the nation’s five largest mortgage servicers to address mortgage loan servicing and ...


Devon Energy to Pay U.S. $3.5 Million to Resolve Allegations of Royalty Underpayments from Federal and Indian Lands

News Release: Devon Energy Corporation and its affiliates have agreed to pay the United States $3,492,463 to resolve claims that PennzEnergy, a predecessor to Devon, violated the False Claims Act by knowingly underpaying royalties owed on natural gas produced from federal and Indian lands, the Justice Department announced today. Devon is an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company with operations focused onshore in the United States and Canada.


Three Former Corrections Officers Charged with Federal Civil Rights Offenses for Role in Beating Death of an Inmate at Ventress Correctional Facility in Alabama

News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today that a federal grand jury has charged Michael Smith, 37, Matthew Davidson, 43, and Joseph Sanders, 31 – former corrections officers of the Alabama Department of Corrections – in a 17-count indictment. The indictment alleges that the officers participated ...


Federal Court Sets $128 Million Aggregate Back Pay Damages in Employment Discrimination Lawsuit Against the City of New York’s Fire Department

News Release: WASHINGTON – A federal court announced last week that it had determined the aggregate amount of back pay damages owed to African-American and Hispanic applicants who were discriminated against by the city of New York in the hiring of entry-level firefighters for the Fire Department of New York (FDNY). ...


Federal Reserve releases paper describing methodology used in 2012 Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review stress test

News Release: The Federal Reserve on Monday released a paper describing the methodology used in the stress test in the 2012 Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR) as well as the templates for disclosure of the summary results, which will be issued at 4:30 p.m. EDT on Thursday, March 15.


Fact Sheet: National Exports Initiatives - Business Success Stories

News Release: That’s why President Obama created the National Exports Initiative (NEI), with the goal of doubling exports by the end of 2014. In the two years since the President signed the NEI Executive Order, Commerce Department initiatives have helped business across the country export to new markets. As a result of these and other efforts, data shows that jobs supported by U.S. exports increased by 1.2 million between 2009 and 2011.


U.S. Commerce Department Releases Data Showing the Number of Export-Supported Jobs Increased By 1.2 Million between 2009 and 2011

News Release: On two-year anniversary of the National Export Initiative (NEI), data shows exports support increasing number of jobs On the two-year anniversary of the signing of the Executive Order creating the National Export Initiative (NEI), the U.S. Department of Commerce today released data showing that jobs ...


Notice published on March 12 by State Department

The US State Department published a one page notice on March 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did State Department publish on March 12?

The US State Department published a two page notice on March 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on March 12 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on March 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by State Department on March 12

The US State Department published a one page notice on March 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Transportation Department publish on March 12?

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on March 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by Transportation Department on March 12

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on March 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Transportation Department publishes notice on March 12

The US Transportation Department published a four page notice on March 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on March 12 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on March 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Transportation Department publish on March 12?

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on March 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.