News published on Federal Newswire in April 2014

By Homeland Newswire | Apr 30, 2014

News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) machines with Automated Target Recognition (ATR) software. As of March 2014, TSA has deployed approximately 740 machines at 160 airports...

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2014

News Release: BIRMINGHAM -- A federal grand jury today indicted five people in connection to a family run scheme to defraud the claims fund established by British Petroleum for victims of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance and FBI Special Agent in Charge Richard D. Schwein Jr.

By Interior Newswire | Apr 30, 2014

News Release: Effective Thursday, May 1, the Gila District of the Bureau of Land Management, all districts of Coronado National Forest, Saguaro National Park, Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, Coronado National Memorial, Chiricahua National Monument, Fort Bowie National Historic Site, Tumacácori National Historical...

By Commerce Newswire | Apr 30, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON -Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) issued the following statement after Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) J. Russell George testified before the Senate Appropriations Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee on the Internal Revenue...

By Homeland Newswire | Apr 30, 2014

News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 On May 2, 2014 Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske will travel to Detroit and Port Huron, Mich., where they will meet with Senator Carl Levin, Senator Debbie Stabenow, ...

By Homeland Newswire | Apr 30, 2014

News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 NEW YORK— Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas today completed a two-day trip to New York where he participated in a naturalization ceremony and met with state and local leaders and law enforcement officials to discuss homeland security-related priorities.

By Homeland Newswire | Apr 30, 2014

News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON—Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson met with members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus to engage in a dialogue on a wide range of immigration issues. Secretary Johnson heard from Members on the need for commonsense immigration reform and other issues important to the community.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2014

News Release: Josef Dörig, 72, of Switzerland, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in connection with his work as the owner of a trust company in Switzerland. Deputy Attorney General James Cole, Assistant Attorney General Kathryn Keneally for the Justice Department’s Tax ...

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2014

News Release: Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division Kathryn Keneally, U.S. Attorney Sanford C. Coats for the Western District of Oklahoma, and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today that Larry Douglas Friesen pleaded guilty to three counts of willfully failing to pay employment taxes.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2014

News Release: A federal jury in Detroit today convicted a physical therapist, physical therapy assistant and unlicensed doctor for their participation in a nearly $15 million Medicare fraud scheme.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2014

News Release: Shokrollah Baravarian, of Beverly Hills, California, was charged today in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California with conspiracy to defraud the United States, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced.

By Fed Newswire | Apr 30, 2014

News Release: Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in March indicates that growth in economic activity has picked up recently, after having slowed sharply during the winter in part because of adverse weather conditions. Labor market indicators were mixed but on balance showed further improvement. ...

By Labor Gazette | Apr 30, 2014

News Release: SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Department of Labor is seeking to obtain a judgment against strawberry grower Fernandez Farms Inc., based in Watsonville, Calif., and its president, Gonzalo Fernandez, requiring payment of nearly $1 million in back wages to approximately 400 farm workers for minimum wage and ...

By Labor Gazette | Apr 30, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON — A series of severe storms has been raging through parts of the Midwest, South and Eastern United States since Sunday. The violent weather stretched from Iowa and Oklahoma to states across the south, including deadly tornadoes in Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee. Due to ongoing heavy rain, ...

By Labor Gazette | Apr 30, 2014

News Release: DALLAS — A series of severe storms has been raging through parts of the Midwest, South and Eastern United States since Sunday. The violent weather devastated a number of communities in Arkansas and Oklahoma. As residents recover from these events, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration urges recovery workers, employers and the public to be aware of the hazards they can encounter and take necessary steps to stay safe.

By Labor Gazette | Apr 30, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez released the following statement after the Senate's vote on the Harkin-Reid-Merkley legislation that would have raised the federal minimum wage to $10.10 per hour: "Today, a minority of U.S. senators blocked a minimum wage increase that a strong majority of the American people supports. In so doing, they have rejected a long bipartisan tradition of rewarding hard work with a fair wage.

By Labor Gazette | Apr 30, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the 2014 official theme of National Disability Employment Awareness Month : "Expect. Employ. Empower." Observed in October, NDEAM is a nationwide campaign that raises awareness about disability employment issues and honors the many diverse contributions of America's workers with disabilities.

By Labor Gazette | Apr 30, 2014

News Release: ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration today announced that federal inspectors issued 152 citations, 14 orders and one safeguard during special impact inspections conducted at 10 coal mines and three metal and nonmetal mines in March.

By Labor Gazette | Apr 30, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $1,576,221 National Emergency Grant to assist approximately 250 workers affected by layoffs at five companies in Hampden County.

By Labor Gazette | Apr 30, 2014

News Release: Date of Action: April 29, 2014 Type of Action: Complaint Names of Defendants: Ditch Witch Equipment of Tennessee Inc., Aubrey Needham and the Ditch Witch Equipment of Tennessee Inc. Profit-Sharing Plan Allegations: In 2005, defendant Aubrey Needham entered the company’s Profit-Sharing Plan into a margin ...