News from October 2012
By USDA Newswire | Oct 3, 2012
News Release: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists are coming up with new strategies to combat a beetle threatening the nation's avocado trees.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 3, 2012
News Release: President Obama issued a presidential proclamation this week declaring October 2012 “National Energy Action Month." He stated, “I call upon the citizens of the United States to recognize this month by working together to achieve greater energy security, a more robust economy, and a healthier environment...
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 2, 2012
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement following reports of a shooting today at a Arizona patrol base where one U.S. Border Patrol agent was killed and a second was injured...
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 2, 2012
News Release: Washington - Today, the top Democratic Members on committees responsible for Elections, the Judiciary, and Oversight sent a letter to Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus calling for answers surrounding the unfolding scandal of voter registration fraud in Florida and across the country.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 2, 2012
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON - Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today announced the designation of Taiwan into the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) - streamlining travel for thousands of eligible Taiwan passport holders, while maintaining strong security standards.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 2, 2012
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON - Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today participated in a meeting with members of the Homeland Security Advisory Council’s (HSAC) Task Force on CyberSkills, where they discussed eleven recommendations under five objectives ...
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 2, 2012
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 “I am deeply saddened by the death of Border Patrol Agent Nicholas J. Ivie and the attack on another Border Patrol Agent early this morning. Both agents were on patrol near Bisbee, Arizona when they came under fire from an unknown assailant. ...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 2, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, Oct. 2, 2012 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA will award matching grants for 22 projects under the Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program to help create economic opportunities for American farmers and ranchers.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 2, 2012
News Release: It's National Cooperative Month: Co-ops set Sales and Income Records, Number of Co-op Jobs Also up Audio WASHINGTON, Oct. 2, 2012 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said today that farmer, rancher and fishery cooperatives posted record sales and income in 2011, surpassing the previous record sales year ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 2, 2012
News Release: Federal and tribal officials joined together in Tulsa, Okla., today in commemorating October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month at opening ceremonies before the department’s annual tribal consultation on Violence Against Native Women, held this year in Tulsa.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 2, 2012
News Release: Penny Jones of Rigby, Idaho, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge William Dimitrouleas in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to forty-one counts of causing the filing of false claims for income tax refunds and one count of conspiracy to file false claims for tax refunds income tax returns, the Justice Department ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 2, 2012
News Release: Pharmaceutical manufacturer Abbott Laboratories Inc. was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Samuel G. Wilson of the Western District of Virginia in connection with its guilty plea related to its unlawful promotion of the prescription drug Depakote for uses not approved as safe and effective by the ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 2, 2012
News Release: The Residential Mortgage Backed Securities (RMBS) Working Group members today announced their first legal action since the working group formation earlier this year. In his role as a co-chair of the RMBS Working Group, New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has filed a Martin Act lawsuit against ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 2, 2012
News Release: The Justice Department announced that it has entered into a settlement agreement with the Northeastern Local School District in Springfield and South Vienna, Ohio, to resolve allegations of racial harassment of African-American students in the district. The district serves approximately 3,700 students, ...
By Fed Newswire | Oct 2, 2012
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of the following enforcement action: SouthFirst Bancshares, Inc., (PDF) Sylacauga, Alabama Written Agreement dated Sept. 20, 2012 The Federal Reserve Board also announced the termination of the enforcement action listed below: West Concord ...
By Commerce News Now | Oct 2, 2012
News Release: First-of-its-kind campus collaboration will provide USPTO and Commerce resources directly to students, faculty and industry, help accelerate commercialization of new technologies Today Acting U.S. Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank was joined by Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and ...
By Labor Gazette | Oct 2, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is launching an alternative dispute resolution pilot program for complaints filed with OSHA's Whistleblower Protection Program. ADR can assist complainants and employers in resolving their disputes in a cooperative and voluntary manner.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 2, 2012
News Release: ARLINGTON, Va. – The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration today announced that the FBI Laboratory's Evidence Response Team Unit is facilitating a two-week course on conducting accident investigations for 18 of the agency's accident investigators and special investigators. The pilot training program began Sept. 24 and will continue through Oct. 5 at the National Mine Health and Safety Academy in Beaver, W.Va.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 2, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit against GreatBanc Trust Co. and Sierra Aluminum Co. in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, based on an investigation by the department’s Employee Benefits Security Administration. The suit alleges that GreatBanc ...
By DOT News Wire | Oct 2, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Oct. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
