News published on Federal Newswire in April 2014

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2014

News Release: Five California-based masonry subcontractors and two individuals paid the government nearly $1.9 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by misrepresenting their disadvantaged small business status in connection with military construction contracts, the Department of Justice ...

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2014

News Release: ZAO Hewlett-Packard A.O. (HP Russia), an international subsidiary of the California technology company Hewlett-Packard Company (HP Co.), has agreed to plead guilty to felony violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and admit its role in bribing Russian government officials to secure a large technology contract with the Office of the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2014

News Release: The Justice Department announced today that it has reached an agreement with the New Jersey Judiciary to provide comprehensive language assistance services to limited English proficient (LEP) individuals. In a letter agreement reached on April 7, 2014, the department informed the New Jersey Judiciary ...

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2014

News Release: Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole will preside over the National Crime Victims’ Rights Service Awards ceremony 2 p.m. Wed., April 9, honoring ten individuals and programs for exceptional perseverance and innovation in advancing crime victims’ rights. The Department’s Office for Victims of Crime leads ...

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2014

News Release: A federal grand jury in Albuquerque, N.M., indicted John Greene, 70, a former captain at the Gallup-McKinley Adult Detention Center (GMADC), on charges related to the sexual assaults of women inmates in his custody. Greene is charged with three counts of violating the civil rights of three different ...

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2014

News Release: Robin Smith, 38, a former corrections officer at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center in Richland County, S.C., was sentenced to serve 24 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release today in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina in Columbia for assaulting a pre-trial detainee with mental illness. Smith previously pleaded guilty to violating the detainee’s civil rights.

By Fed Newswire | Apr 9, 2014

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday released the attached minutes of the Committee meeting held on March 18-19, 2014 and of the conference call held on March 4, 2014. A summary of economic projections made by Federal Reserve Board members and Reserve Bank presidents for the meeting is also included as an addendum to these minutes.

By Commerce News Now | Apr 9, 2014

News Release: Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker Written Testimony on the Commerce Department’s FY 2015 Budget Request Before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science Chairman Wolf, Ranking Member Fattah, and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for this opportunity to discuss with ...

By Commerce News Now | Apr 9, 2014

News Release: Written Testimony on the Commerce Department’s FY 2015 Budget Request Before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science Chairman Wolf, Ranking Member Fattah, and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for this opportunity to discuss with you President Obama’s Fiscal Year ...

By Commerce News Now | Apr 9, 2014

News Release: Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker Oral Testimony on the Commerce Department’s FY 2015 Budget Request Before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science Chairman Wolf, Ranking Member Fattah, and members of the Subcommittee – thank you for this opportunity to discuss President Obama’s FY15 budget request for the Department of Commerce.

By Labor Gazette | Apr 9, 2014

News Release: MELROSE PARK, Ill. — Interlake Mecalux Inc., a manufacturer of storage and racking systems, has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for 17 serious safety violations, many of which expose workers to amputation hazards. OSHA has proposed penalties of $71,700, following the October 2013 complaint inspection of the Melrose Park-based plant.

By Labor Gazette | Apr 9, 2014

News Release: LUBBOCK, Texas — The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Jarvis Metals Recycling Inc. of Lubbock for 24 safety and health violations. With a proposed penalty of $64,400, the company was cited for exposing workers to unguarded machinery and electrical, noise, ...

By Labor Gazette | Apr 9, 2014

News Release: FORT WORTH, Texas — The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited EICA Industries Inc. of Fort Worth for 17 serious violations for exposing workers to preventable struck-by and amputation hazards. The proposed penalty is $46,000.

By Labor Gazette | Apr 9, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $2,131,425 National Emergency Grant supplemental award to provide training and other re-employment services to oystermen to prepare for careers in other industries. Workers eligible for these services are those who participated in the temporary ...

By Labor Gazette | Apr 9, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $2,131,425 National Emergency Grant supplemental award to provide training and other re-employment services to oystermen to prepare for careers in other industries. Workers eligible for these services are those who participated in the temporary ...

By DOT News Wire | Apr 9, 2014

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on April 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOT News Wire | Apr 9, 2014

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on April 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOT News Wire | Apr 9, 2014

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on April 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOT News Wire | Apr 9, 2014

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on April 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOT News Wire | Apr 9, 2014

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on April 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.