News from September 2012
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 11, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC-Yesterday, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter raising serious concerns with Committee Chairman Darrell Issa’s issuance of twelve subpoenas to Department of Energy (DOE) employees regarding its loan guarantee program.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 11, 2012
News Release: MELSTRAND, Mich. Upgrade of the access road and parking lot at the Chapel - Mosquito trailhead within Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is complete, according to Pictured Rocks Chief of Facility Management Chris Case.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 11, 2012
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - More than 1.7 million people have visited Glacier National Park between the months of January and August this year, which is an increase of approximately 13 percent compared to 2011. Glacier National Park Superintendent Chas Cartwright said, "This summer has been busy with many...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 11, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Reps. Sander M. Levin (D-Mich.), ranking member of the Ways and Means Committee, and George Miller (D-Calif.), ranking member of the Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statements today on Thursday’s expected committees’ debates and votes on a Republican bill to overturn an Obama administration proposal providing states flexibility to move more Americans from welfare to work.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 11, 2012
News Release: NEW YORK CITY—Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano was in New York City today to participate in commemorative events honoring 9/11 victims, their families, first responders and rescue workers.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 11, 2012
News Release: Keene, N.H., Sept. 11, 2012 –Deputy Agriculture Secretary Kathleen Merrigan today highlighted how the Obama Administration is working to promote local and regional food systems across the country to create additional economic opportunities for farmers, expand healthy food access and meet growing customer demand. In a visit to New Hampshire and Vermont, Merrigan toured local businesses and farms that are promoting job creation and expanding local food systems.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2012
News Release: The Justice Department today announced that Rawland Leon Sorensen, the owner and manager of dozens of residential rental properties in Bakersfield, Calif., will be obligated to pay more than $2 million in monetary damages and civil penalties to settle a Fair Housing Act lawsuit alleging that he sexually harassed women tenants and prospective tenants.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2012
News Release: The Justice Department filed a motion to intervene today in a lawsuit against Jerry Estopy, d/b/a Estopy Farms, a sorghum and soy farm in McAllen, Tex., which also provides equipment and equipment operators for harvests at other farms. The Justice Department seeks to intervene in a lawsuit filed by two ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – A patient recruiter for several Louisiana durable medical equipment (DME) companies was sentenced today to serve 18 months in prison for her role in a Medicare fraud scheme involving fraudulent claims and illegal kickback payments for unnecessary DME, announced the Department of Justice, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the FBI and the Louisiana State Attorney General's Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2012
News Release: Stephen Thomas of York, Pa., pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to tax evasion, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2012
News Release: James Farnell, a resident of Boca Raton, Fla., pleaded guilty to one count of income tax evasion, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today. Farnell was previously indicted on Apr. 19, 2012.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2012
News Release: Natacia Webster, an employee of the state of Alabama, pleaded guilty today to charges of conspiring to defraud the United States by filing false claims, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced.
By Fed Newswire | Sep 11, 2012
News Release: On Sept. 10, 2012, the Federal Reserve conducted an auction of $3 billion in 28-day term deposits through its Term Deposit Facility. Following are the results of the auction: TDF Auction ID: A26 Competitive Amount Offered: $3,000,000,000 Competitive Amount Tendered: $11,775,000,000 Competitive Amount ...
By Commerce News Now | Sep 11, 2012
News Release: Acting U.S. Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank issued the following statement today on the release of the July 2012 U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services report (PDF) by the Commerce Department’s Census Bureau and Bureau of Economic Analysis. U.S. goods and services exports in July 2012 were down 1.0 percent from June 2012 to reach $183.3 billion and imports declined 0.8 percent to $225.3 billion.
By Labor Gazette | Sep 11, 2012
News Release: QUEENS, N.Y. – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Rochdale Village Inc. for alleged repeat and serious violations of workplace health and safety standards after two maintenance employees were hospitalized for accidentally inhaling a powder pesticide. The apartment community, located in the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens, faces a total of $116,400 in proposed fines following an inspection by OSHA's Queens District Office.
By Labor Gazette | Sep 11, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration today awarded $10.7 million through the Susan Harwood Training Grant Program to 72 nonprofit organizations, including community/faith-based groups, employer associations, labor unions, joint labor/management associations, and colleges and universities.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 11, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Sept. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 11, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Sept. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 11, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Sept. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 11, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Sept. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
