News from May 2012
By Commerce Newswire | May 30, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), along with Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman (D-CA), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), and Ranking Member Anna Eshoo (D-CA), today introduced...
By EPA Newswire | May 30, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), along with Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman (D-CA), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), and Ranking Member Anna Eshoo (D-CA), today introduced...
By Commerce Newswire | May 30, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today approved the bipartisan Food and Drug Administration Reform Act, H.R. 5651, by a vote of 387 to 5. The legislation, which works to strengthen the United States’ leadership position in an industry that supports millions of American jobs, ensures continuation...
By Commerce Newswire | May 30, 2012
News Release: (WASHINGTON)-The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will conduct two hearings Thursday to assess the Obama Administration’s record in implementing a domestic energy production program.
By EPA Newswire | May 30, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today unanimously approved the FCC Consolidated Reporting Act, H.R. 3310. The legislation, introduced by Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA), consolidates the reporting obligations of the FCC to improve transparency and oversight while reducing regulatory burdens.
By Commerce Newswire | May 29, 2012
News Release: For a clear view of cloud computing, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued a new publication that explains cloud systems in plain language.
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – Mid-America Pipeline Company LLC (MAPCO), and Enterprise Products Operating LLC, of Houston, have agreed to pay a civil penalty of more than $1 million to the United States to settle violations of the federal Clean Water Act related to three natural gasoline pipeline spills in Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska.
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today that it has reached an agreement with California state officials to help ensure that military servicemembers, their family members and U.S. citizens living overseas have the opportunity to participate fully in California’s June 5, 2012, federal primary election.
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2012
News Release: Charles Alan Pflueger, owner of Pflueger Inc., Randall Kurata, the company’s chief financial officer, and Julie Kam, Pflueger’s executive assistant, pleaded guilty to filing false federal income tax returns before U.S. District Court Judge Leslie E. Kobayashi in Honolulu, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – Paul Cosgrove, the former Head of Worldwide Sales at Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.-based valve company Control Components Inc. (CCI) pleaded guilty today to violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), announced the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California.
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2012
News Release: Monty Ervin and Patricia Ervin, owners of Southern Realty in Dothan, Ala., were sentenced today to federal prison for conspiring to defraud the United States and tax evasion, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. After a two-week trial that began Oct. 25, 2011, a federal ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – Adrian-Tiberiu Oprea, 28, of Constanta, Romania, was extradited to the United States and appeared in federal court in New Hampshire today, to face federal charges relating to his alleged participation in an international multimillion dollar scheme to remotely hack into and steal payment ...
By Fed Newswire | May 29, 2012
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of the following enforcement action: Premier Bank (PDF), Denver, Colorado Prompt Corrective Action Directive dated May 23, 2012 The Federal Reserve Board also announced the termination of the enforcement action listed below: Pacific Capital Bancorp, Santa Barbara, California Written Agreement dated May 11, 2010 Terminated May 23, 2012 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions.
By Labor Gazette | May 29, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today issued the following statement regarding the selection of Dolores Huerta for the Presidential Medal of Freedom: "As a young girl growing up in La Puente, Calif., I was mesmerized by images of Dolores Huerta. I remember seeing in the newspaper the iconic photo of her holding up the HUELGA sign and seeing her on television, standing behind Robert F. Kennedy just seconds before he was assassinated.
By Labor Gazette | May 29, 2012
News Release: Public asked to vote for runner-up videos WASHINGTON — The Campaign for Disability Employment, a collaborative of leading disability and business organizations funded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy, has selected the winning videos in the 2012 "What can YOU do?" ...
By Labor Gazette | May 29, 2012
News Release: 14 federal agencies collaborate to enhance global competitiveness of US manufacturers and create jobs WASHINGTON – The Obama administration today announced a $26 million multi-agency Advanced Manufacturing Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge to foster innovation-fueled job creation through public-private ...
By Labor Gazette | May 29, 2012
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on May 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | May 29, 2012
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on May 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | May 29, 2012
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on May 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | May 29, 2012
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on May 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
