News published on Federal Newswire in March 2013

News from March 2013


Statement from Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan on Departure from USDA

News Release: WASHINGTON, March 15, 2013 – Agriculture Deputy Secretary Merrigan today made the following statement on her departure from the USDA: "Today I am announcing that I will be leaving USDA. I am grateful to President Obama for the opportunity to serve as Deputy Secretary and be part of his leadership team. ...


News Release: The Department of Justice has granted a request by the White Earth Nation for the United States to assume concurrent criminal jurisdiction on the 1,300 square mile White Earth reservation in northern Minnesota, Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole announced today.


News Release: An employee of the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (HHS-ASPR) pleaded guilty today in Washington, D.C., to defrauding the United States by submitting fraudulent employment offers in order to claim retention bonuses totaling $138,875, ...


News Release: Two California men have been charged in an indictment unsealed today in Boston with remotely hacking into merchants’ computerized cash registers in order to obtain fraudulent gift cards, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney ...


News Release: Attorney General Eric Holder announced today $1.8 million in new resources to improve access to criminal legal services and strengthen indigent defense across the nation. In remarks during the “50 Years Later: The Legacy of Gideon v. Wainwright” event hosted by the Department of Justice, the Attorney ...


News Release: A former medical director for Biscayne Milieu, a Miami-based mental-health clinic, was sentenced today to serve 144 months in prison for his role in a fraud scheme involving the submission of more than $50 million in fraudulent billings to Medicare, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili ...


News Release: Former Congressional candidate Justin Lamar Sternad pleaded guilty today in Miami to violating the Federal Election Campaign Act during his 2012 campaign, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Wifredo A. Ferrer and Michael B. Steinbach, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Miami Field Office.


Federal Reserve System publishes annual financial statements

News Release: The Federal Reserve System on Friday released the 2012 combined annual financial statements for the Federal Reserve Banks, as well as for the 12 individual Federal Reserve Banks, the consolidated variable interest entities (VIEs) that were created to respond to strains in financial markets, and the Board of Governors. These financial statements are audited annually by an independent auditing firm.


Acting Secretary of Labor Harris: SKILLS Act the wrong way to approach workforce investment reform

News Release: WASHINGTON – Acting Secretary of Labor Seth D. Harris today issued the following statement regarding passage in the House of Representatives of the Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills Act: "Strengthening the American workforce development system is critical to sustaining our economic recovery and continuing the growth of middle-class jobs.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on March 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on March 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on March 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on March 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on March 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a three page notice on March 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on March 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on March 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on March 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on March 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on March 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.