News published on Federal Newswire in June 2014

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2014

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Bart Wayne Volen, 54, of San Diego and Haiku, Hawaii, pleaded guilty today to conspiring commit mail and wire fraud, conspiring to launder monetary instruments, and filing a false tax return, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2014

News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Johnstown, Pa., pleaded guilty in federal court to charge of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.

By Interior Newswire | Jun 12, 2014

News Release: KEYSTONE, SD: Superintendent Cheryl A. Schreier has announced the celebration of Flag Day for Mount Rushmore National Memorial.

By Homeland Newswire | Jun 12, 2014

News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON—Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson, Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate, and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Acting Assistant Secretary for the Administration for Children and Families ...

By Homeland Newswire | Jun 12, 2014

News Release: LOS ANGELES— Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas today concluded a trip to Fresno and Los Angeles, Calif. where he conducted site visits to review airport operations and meet with DHS personnel, local officials, and local law enforcement. The Deputy Secretary also met with immigration ...

By USDA Newswire | Jun 12, 2014

News Release: $31.5 Million Being Allocated to Test Various Ways to Combat Disease Threatening U.S. Citrus Industry WASHINGTON, June 12, 2014 – United States Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the availability of $25 million in funding for research and Cooperative Extension Service projects to combat ...

By USDA Newswire | Jun 12, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON, June 12, 2014 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the selection of 48 community-based organizations in 26 states, the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for grants to promote economic growth, support rural business development and create jobs.

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2014

News Release: The Justice Department reached an agreement today with Commercial Cleaning Systems, a janitorial services company with headquarters in Denver. The agreement resolves claims that the company discriminated against work-authorized non-U.S. citizens in violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2014

News Release: Marcel Lehel Lazar, 42, of Arad, Romania, also known as the hacker “Guccifer,” was indicted by a federal grand jury today on charges of wire fraud, unauthorized access to a protected computer, aggravated identity theft, cyberstalking and obstruction of justice.

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2014

News Release: Pamela Morris, former secretary of a chapter of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) in Ozark, Alabama, pleaded guilty today to committing perjury during a grand jury’s investigation into a racially motivated cross-burning in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama.

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2014

News Release: A federal court in Fresno, California, has permanently barred Ken Mendoza and Alice Mendoza from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. Ken Mendoza and Alice Mendoza, who operated under the business name “Mendoza Business Services” in Fresno, consented to the civil injunction order, which was signed by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California.

By Fed Newswire | Jun 12, 2014

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday invited comment on a proposal to modify the regulations for capital planning and stress testing.

By Fed Newswire | Jun 12, 2014

News Release: On June 16, 2014, the Federal Reserve will conduct a fixed-rate offering of term deposits through its Term Deposit Facility (TDF). The Federal Reserve will offer seven-day term deposits with an interest rate of 0.27000 percent and a maximum tender amount of $10,000,000,000. As noted in the Federal Reserve ...

By Labor Gazette | Jun 12, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON — Fulfilling President Obama's commitment to make 2014 a year of action to strengthen the economy and grow the middle class, U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez today announced a proposed rule raising the minimum wage for workers on federal service and construction contracts to $10.10 per hour. The proposed rule implements Executive Order 13658 , which was announced by the president on Feb. 12.

By Labor Gazette | Jun 12, 2014

News Release: AVENEL, N.J. — On Dec. 4, 2013, temporary worker Ronald Smith died from injuries sustained after he was caught in between a conveyor system and crushed while performing sorting operations at an Amazon fulfillment center in Avenel. Following an investigation initiated in response to the fatality, the ...

By Labor Gazette | Jun 12, 2014

News Release: LUBBOCK, Texas — To serve the workplaces of a diverse and growing area better, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has expanded its office at 1205 Texas Ave. in Lubbock from a district office to an area office to provide more resources to the community.

By Labor Gazette | Jun 12, 2014

News Release: SAN ANTONIO — Higuchi International Corp., doing business as Higuchi Manufacturing America LLC, has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for nine violations, including eight serious citations and one willful violation, for exposing workers to unsafe ...

By Labor Gazette | Jun 12, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON — Lincoln Electric Co. has agreed to settle allegations of hiring discrimination on the basis of race following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs. An investigation by OFCCP compliance officers found that the federal contractor ...

By Labor Gazette | Jun 12, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced $5,945,825 in grants for the fourth round of the Workforce Data Quality Initiative. These funds will enable six states to build or expand longitudinal databases that link workforce and education data and help these states to better understand how education and workforce development programs complement each other.

By Labor Gazette | Jun 12, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $1,321,161 grant to assist approximately 200 workers affected by the closure of TRW Integrated Chassis Systems LLC in Saginaw, Michigan.