News published on Federal Newswire in July 2014

News from July 2014


News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker will join Secretary of State John Kerry for the U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue in New Delhi on July 31. Secretary Pritzker will lead discussions aimed at helping strengthen economic ties between the U.S. and India through collaboration in several key sectors. Their trip will mark the first U.S. Cabinet-level visit to New Delhi since the new Indian government was elected.


News Release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker issued the following statement on the confirmation of Bruce Andrews as U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce.


News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker will join Secretary of State John Kerry for the U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue in New Delhi on July 31. Secretary Pritzker will lead discussions aimed at helping strengthen economic ties between the U.S. and India through collaboration in several key sectors. Their trip will mark the first U.S. Cabinet-level visit to New Delhi since the new Indian government was elected.


News Release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker issued the following statement on the confirmation of Bruce Andrews as U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce.


OPA News Release: Statement by US Labor Secretary Thomas E. Perez on the need to raise the minimum wage to benefit workers and the economy [07/24/2014]

News Release: WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez released the following statement on the five-year anniversary of the last increase in the federal minimum wage: "It's been exactly five years since workers at the bottom of the income ladder have gotten a raise. Since then, the cost of a gallon of milk, a week of child care, a month's rent and everything else a working family needs has gone up. But the federal minimum wage remains frozen at $7.25 per hour.


MSHA News Release: MSHA announces results of June impact inspections [07/24/2014]

News Release: ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration today announced that federal inspectors issued 186 citations, 25 orders and one safeguard during special impact inspections conducted at 11 coal mines and two metal and nonmetal mines in June.


EBSA News Release: US Labor Department's ERISA Advisory Council to hold public meeting Aug. 19-21 [07/24/2014]

News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans, known as the ERISA Advisory Council, will meet Tuesday, Aug. 19, through Thursday, Aug. 21. Council members will hear testimony from invited witnesses and receive an update from the Employee Benefits Security Administration.


The US Transportation Department published a five page notice on July 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on July 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on July 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on July 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on July 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on July 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on July 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on July 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on July 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on July 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a three page notice on July 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on July 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on July 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.