News from September 2012
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2012
News Release: Attorney General Eric Holder released the following statement today on the Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General’s report on Operation Fast and Furious: “I have reviewed the Office of the Inspector General’s report on Operation Fast and Furious and the key conclusions are consistent ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2012
News Release: Attorney General Eric Holder and Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) Mary Lou Leary today announced that four new cities will join a White House initiative to prevent youth violence. New Orleans, Philadelphia, Minneapolis and Camden, N.J., will join the six original ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2012
News Release: Three defendants involved in a stolen identity refund fraud scheme were sentenced today in the Middle District of Alabama, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today. Chiquanta Davis received a prison term of 66 months, Terrence Davis was sentenced to 18 months in jail and Laurekshia Blakely received a six month prison sentence. All three were also sentenced to three years supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2012
News Release: HCA Inc., one of the nation’s largest for-profit hospital chains, has agreed to pay the United States and the state of Tennessee $16.5 million to settle claims that it violated the False Claims Act and the Stark Statute, the Department of Justice announced today.
By Commerce News Now | Sep 19, 2012
News Release: Acting Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank Remarks to University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia Thank you, President Sullivan and Acting Assistant Secretary Erskine. It’s great to be here with faculty and students at one of America’s top public universities.
By Commerce News Now | Sep 19, 2012
News Release: International Visitor Spending in July 2012 $350 Million More Than July 2011 The U.S. Department of Commerce today announced that international visitors spent an estimated $13.7 billion on travel to, and tourism-related activities within, the United States during the month of July—$350 million (3 percent) more than was spent in July 2011. Travel and tourism-related exports have increased, on average, more than $1.1 billion a month during the first seven months of 2012.
By Commerce News Now | Sep 19, 2012
News Release: $7 Million Investment Supports Projects Spurring Technology Commercialization and Small Business Development in Seven States The Obama Administration today announced the winners of the third round of the i6 Challenge , a national competition to advance American innovation, foster entrepreneurship, increase ...
By Labor Gazette | Sep 19, 2012
News Release: DELAWARE CITY, Del. – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Formosa Plastics Corp. USA with 16 alleged safety and health violations at its Delaware City site. A March investigation was a follow-up to two inspections opened in October 2009. Proposed penalties total $148,700.
By Labor Gazette | Sep 19, 2012
News Release: NEW YORK – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Blade Contracting Inc., based in Staten Island, with seven safety – including one willful – violations for fall hazards at a Jersey City, N.J., work site. The investigation was initiated after a worker with the masonry contractor was injured by falling from a sixth floor balcony while attempting to access a suspension scaffold. Proposed penalties total $136,290.
By Labor Gazette | Sep 19, 2012
News Release: ALPHARETTA, Ga. – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited SEI Group of Norcross with four repeat safety violations for exposing workers to fall hazards while they were wrapping insulation material for a new residence located in Alpharetta's Castleberry Estates. OSHA initiated an inspection in June as part of the agency's Local Emphasis Program on Falls in Construction.
By Labor Gazette | Sep 19, 2012
News Release: MT. LOOKOUT, W.Va. – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Roger Shortridge Construction, based in Mt. Lookout, for one willful and two serious violations at a Tridelphia work site. OSHA initiated an investigation in March after a compliance officer observed fall hazards while conducting an inspection of another contractor at the work site. Proposed penalties total $47,400.
By Labor Gazette | Sep 19, 2012
News Release: Grants are the 2nd installment of $2 billion, 4-year initiative WASHINGTON, D.C. – Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today announced $500 million in grants to community colleges and universities around the country for the development and expansion of innovative training programs. The grants are part ...
By Labor Gazette | Sep 19, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration has announced a new 401(k) fee disclosure website as a resource for consumers. The new site, www.dol.gov/ebsa-copy/publications/understandingretirementfees.html, offers information on disclosures that, for the first ...
By DOT News Wire | Sep 19, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Sept. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 19, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Sept. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Sep 19, 2012
The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Sept. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 19, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Sept. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 19, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Sept. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 19, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Sept. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Sep 19, 2012
The US Agriculture Department published a six page rule on Sept. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
