News from February 2013
By Interior Newswire | Feb 20, 2013
News Release: An innovative program initiated by Grand Teton National Park and developed through key collaborators-The Student Conservation Association (SCA) and Teton Science Schools-will mark its third year in fostering a career track for college students from diverse backgrounds. Critical funding for the program...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2013
News Release: A criminal information was filed in United States District Court charging Amber Mohan and Michelle Snyder with interfering with and intimidating an individual’s right to enjoy housing because of that individual’s race, religion, and national origin, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, and Stephen D. Anthony, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Cleveland office.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 20, 2013
News Release: Take a tip from the six two-time winners of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award: If your organization wants to achieve growth in both revenue and jobs, the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence are the best way to go.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 20, 2013
News Release: The January 15-16, 2013, Cloud Computing and Big Data Conference webinar video is now available on demand. This meeting, held at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), explored the opportunities created by the intersection of these new computing technologies.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2013
News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn.- Adrianne Y. Thompson, 41, of Knoxville, Tenn., was sentenced on Feb. 20, 2103, by the Honorable Thomas W. Phillips, U.S. District Court Judge, to serve 30 months in federal prison for misusing the Social Security number of another person and aggravated identity theft. Thompson had previously pleaded guilty to the charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 19, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - Shelly S. Singhal, Loretta Fredy Bush, and Dennis L. Pelino, formerly of Xinhua Finance Limited (Xinhua Finance), a Chinese company trading publicly in Japan, each have pled guilty, in a one-count Information, to conspiracy to impede the lawful functions of the Internal Revenue Service.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 19, 2013
News Release: COEUR D’ALENE - Cody James Freer, 26, of Dalton Gardens, was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for unlawfully possessing a firearm, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Chief U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill also ordered Freer to serve three years of supervised release following his prison term. He pleaded guilty to the charge on Oct. 17, 2012.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 19, 2013
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 “Today, we traveled to Nogales, Ariz. to see the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) border security operations at the Southwest border and on-going efforts to secure the border, while facilitating lawful travel and trade. We participated in an aerial tour of the U.S.-Mexico border, visited the Mariposa Port of Entry, and met with the men and women who serve on the frontlines to protect our nation’s borders.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 19, 2013
News Release: DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 19, 2013-Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Ambassador Kenneth M. Quinn came together today at the World Food Prize Hall of Laureates in Des Moines, Iowa, before a crowd of 200 youth and business leaders to formalize a partnership enhancing the Wallace-Carver Internship Program for students involved in cutting-edge agriculture, science and research.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 19, 2013
News Release: The Justice Department announced today that Texas Champion Bank of Alice, Texas, will establish uniform pricing policies, conduct employee training and pay $700,000 as part of a settlement to resolve allegations that it engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination on the basis of national origin.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 19, 2013
News Release: The Department of Justice Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut announced today, together with the town of East Haven, Conn., and the East Haven Board of Police Commissioners, they have selected Kathleen O’Toole as the Joint Compliance Expert (JCE) to assess ...
By Fed Newswire | Feb 19, 2013
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the termination of the enforcement action listed below: Central Pacific Financial Corporation, Honolulu, Hawaii Written Agreement dated July 2, 2010 Terminated Feb. 12, 2013 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions.
By Commerce News Now | Feb 19, 2013
News Release: Fact Sheet: National Export Initiative [Note: This Fact Sheet was updated May 24, 2013] To strengthen America’s economy, support additional jobs here at home, and ensure long-term, sustainable growth, President Obama launched a government-wide strategy to promote exports. The National Export Initiative (NEI) is one essential component of that strategy.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 19, 2013
News Release: Ongoing initiative strengthens labor law compliance in Floridas agricultural industry PLANT CITY, Fla. — San-Way Farms Inc. and owner Wayne Moss have paid $53,800 in back wages to 391 employees after an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division disclosed significant violations ...
By Labor Gazette | Feb 19, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that approximately 18,000 workers laid off in 48 states from 864 Hostess company locations are eligible to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance.
By State News Post | Feb 19, 2013
The US State Department published a one page notice on Feb. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Feb 19, 2013
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Feb 19, 2013
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Feb. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Feb 19, 2013
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Feb 19, 2013
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Feb. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
