News published on Federal Newswire in September 2012

News from September 2012


New NCNR Guide Hall Opens, Expands NIST Resources for Neutron Research

News Release: With the opening of the new guide hall addition at the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Center for Neutron Research (NCNR), neutron scientists will have nearly twice as much space to pursue their research, and will be within three months of having greatly expanded research capabilities as well.


News Release: On Thursday, September 20 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), will hold a hearing entitled, “Assessing College Data: Helping to Provide Valuable Information to Students, Institutions, and Taxpayers." The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.


News Release: The iconic Knox Covered Bridge on Yellow Springs Road in Valley Forge National Historical Park has received an important preservation treatment, thanks to the perseverance of the Friends of Valley Forge Park. The 1865 wooden span is strongly associated with the park, but is owned and maintained by the...


News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - Grand Canyon National Park will be joining national park units across the country in celebrating National Public Lands Day (NPLD) with fee free entry into the park.


News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON—Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today joined Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia Royce Lamberth and Archivist of the United States David Ferriero for a special naturalization ceremony for 225 candidates at the National Archives in honor of the 225th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution.


News Release: Martin Angelina, 50, of Philadelphia, was sentenced today to 57 months in prison for his participation in a racketeering conspiracy involving loan sharking and illegal gambling, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; Zane David Memeger, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and George C. Venizelos, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Philadelphia Division.


News Release: Two Romanian nationals pleaded guilty today to participating in an international, multimillion-dollar scheme to remotely hack into and steal payment card data from hundreds of U.S. merchants’ computers.


Meyer Tool will pay $325,000 to 60 African-American applicants to settle US Labor Department allegations of racial discrimination at Cincinnati plant

News Release: CINCINNATI — The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has reached an agreement with federal contractor Meyer Tool Inc. to settle findings of race-based hiring discrimination. Under a consent judgment approved by a Labor Department administrative law judge, Meyer Tool ...


US Department of Labor provides grant to assist Ohio with storm recovery efforts

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $21,438,000 National Emergency Grant to assist with clean-up and recovery efforts in the wake of severe storms and straight-line winds that occurred in Ohio between June 29 and July 2. This grant will provide aid to affected communities across 37 counties throughout the state.


US Labor Department announces easy-to-use online filing tool for plan sponsors to report service providers that fail to comply with fee disclosure rule

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration announced today that plan sponsors seeking fiduciary relief for a service provider’s failure to comply with the department’s plan-level fee disclosure rule will be able to use a new online filing system, replacing the ...


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Sept. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a three page proposed rule on Sept. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Sept. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Sept. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Sept. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a nine page rule on Sept. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Sept. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Sept. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Sept. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Sept. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.