News published on Federal Newswire in May 2014

By DOE Newswire | May 8, 2014

News Release: May 14: Live Webinar on Top Solar Tools.

By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2014

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Rodney Wiley, 30, and his wife Opal Wiley, 42, of Chapmanville, Logan County, West Virginia, were sentenced today to 30 months and 18 months imprisonment, respectively, for selling methamphetamine, United States Attorney Booth Goodwin announced. Both defendants, who pleaded guilty...

By Commerce Newswire | May 8, 2014

News Release: The committee has before it today five nominees, all of whom have exceptional backgrounds and expertise in their fields. Their commitment to public service is truly admirable and an example for all to follow.

By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2014

News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Paula Reid, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Secret Service (USSS), and Ronald J. Verrochio, Inspector in Charge, U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), announce the return of a 23-count indictment charging Rudolph Kermit King, a/k/a “Rudy," 46, of Nassau, the Bahamas, with mail fraud, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft in a scheme to defraud.

By Homeland Newswire | May 8, 2014

News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON—Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson met with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Congressman Luis Gutierrez to discuss a wide range of immigration issues, including the Secretary’s ongoing review to assess how the Department of Homeland Security can better enforce and administer immigration laws, at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C.

By USDA Newswire | May 8, 2014

News Release: Historic Investment Will Support Entire Local Food Supply Chain WASHINGTON, May 8, 2014 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is making a historic $78 million investment in local and regional food systems, including food hubs, farmers markets, aggregation and processing facilities, distribution services, and other local food business enterprises.

By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON—Attorney General Eric Holder and Secretary Arne Duncan today announced updated guidance to assist public elementary and secondary schools to ensure enrollment processes are consistent with the law and fulfill their obligation to provide all children – no matter their background – equal access ...

By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2014

News Release: The United States has filed a complaint under the False Claims Act against Stevens-Henager College, Inc. and its owner, The Center for Excellence in Higher Education, for illegally compensating recruiters, the Department of Justice announced today. Stevens-Henager operates a chain of for-profit colleges ...

By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2014

News Release: A commercial real estate developer pleaded guilty for his role in a $50 million securities fraud scheme, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General David A. O’Neil of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Laura E. Duffy of the Southern District of California.

By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2014

News Release: The former e xecutive director of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands was indicted today by a federal grand jury in the Virgin Islands for accepting bribes and engaging in extortion in the award of contracts with the Legislature, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General David A. O’Neil of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe for the District of the Virgin Islands.

By Fed Newswire | May 8, 2014

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday invited comment on a proposed rulemaking that would implement section 622 of the Dodd-Frank Act, which prohibits a financial company from combining with another company if the ratio of the resulting financial company's liabilities exceeds 10 percent of the aggregate consolidated liabilities of all financial companies.

By Fed Newswire | May 8, 2014

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board announced today its approval of the application filed by Mercantile Bank Corporation, Grand Rapids, to acquire Firstbank Corporation, Alma, and thereby indirectly acquire Firstbank, Mount Pleasant, and Keystone Community Bank, Kalamazoo, all of Michigan.

By Labor Gazette | May 8, 2014

News Release: BAYONNE, N.J. — Bayonne Dry Dock and Repair Corp. and Coastwide Material Supply Corp., based in Bayonne, paid $720,000 in unpaid wages and liquidated damages to the U.S. Department of Labor for distribution to 224 workers who worked for the firms at the Military Ocean Terminal in Bayonne.

By Labor Gazette | May 8, 2014

News Release: AUGUSTA, Ga. — Bennett Building Systems LLC, which builds metal and wooden structures, such as barns, carports and garages, has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for eight violations, including one willful violation, six serious violations and ...

By Labor Gazette | May 8, 2014

News Release: NEW YORK — The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs today announced that federal contractor Parsons Brinckerhoff agreed to settle allegations of hiring discrimination on the basis of race and ethnicity involving 247 job applicants who were rejected for assistant engineer ...

By Labor Gazette | May 8, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON — The craftsmanship of machining and carpentry students at the Gary Job Corps Center in San Marcos, Texas, will be on full display at a U.S. Department of Labor ceremony recognizing excellence in public service by the department's employees on May 8. Using bronze, an alloy known for its toughness and strength, as well as oak, apple and pecan woods, prized for their durability and sustainability, the Gary students created this year's Honor Awards for the department.

By DOT News Wire | May 8, 2014

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on May 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOT News Wire | May 8, 2014

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on May 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOT News Wire | May 8, 2014

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on May 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOT News Wire | May 8, 2014

The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on May 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.