News published on Federal Newswire in August 2013

News from August 2013


News Release: A Pennsylvania man pleaded guilty today to charges stemming from his participation in a scheme to hack into computer networks and sell access to those networks.


News Release: New York-based Imagimed LLC, the company’s former owners, William B. Wolf III and Dr. Timothy J. Greenan, and the company’s former chief radiologist, Dr. Steven Winter, will pay $3.57 million to resolve allegations that they submitted to federal healthcare programs false claims for magnetic resonance ...


News Release: The United States has requested the federal district court in Charleston, S.C. to permanently bar Jessica Geddis of Summerville, S.C., from preparing federal income tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. According to the complaint, Geddis prepared federal income tax returns from ...


News Release: The Justice Department announced today that Jerry L. Wilson, a Mt. Washington, Ky., landlord has agreed to pay $22,000 to resolve allegations that he violated the Fair Housing Act by discriminating against African-American apartment seekers and making statements indicating a preference for families without ...


Minutes of the Board's discount rates meetings from July 1 through July 29, 2013

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday released the minutes of its discount rate meetings from July 1 through July 29, 2013.


News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today announced $1.9 million in financial assistance to support projects that increase U.S. exports, create jobs, and strengthen American global competitiveness. The funds will be awarded to seven non-profit industry organizations and are expected to generate $426 million in U.S. exports in the next three years, ranging from attracting foreign students and tourists to promoting clean truck technology and medical technology exports.


News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today issued a statement on the 50th Anniversary of the “March on Washington for Freedom and Jobs.” “Fifty years ago today, nearly a quarter of a million Americans came to Washington from across the country to stand up for civil rights and equality. Dr. Martin ...


News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today announced $1.9 million in financial assistance to support projects that increase U.S. exports, create jobs, and strengthen American global competitiveness. The funds will be awarded to seven non-profit industry organizations and are expected to generate $426 million in U.S. exports in the next three years, ranging from attracting foreign students and tourists to promoting clean truck technology and medical technology exports.


News Release: “Fifty years ago today, nearly a quarter of a million Americans came to Washington from across the country to stand up for civil rights and equality. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s groundbreaking ‘I Have a Dream Speech’ and the March on Washington catalyzed the Civil Rights Movement and led to significant ...


OFCCP News Release: US Labor Department announces final rules to improve employment of veterans, people with disabilities [08/27/2013]

News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced two final rules to improve hiring and employment of veterans and for people with disabilities. One rule updates requirements under the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974; the other updates those under Section 503 of the ...


MSHA News Release: MSHA announces results of July impact inspections [08/27/2013]

News Release: ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration today announced that federal inspectors issued 149 citations and 16 orders during special impact inspections conducted at nine coal mines and four metal/nonmetal mines last month.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Aug. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Aug. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Aug. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Aug. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Aug. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Aug. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Aug. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Aug. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Aug. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.