News published on Federal Newswire in November 2014

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 7, 2014

News Release: United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger today announced the sentencing of GARY LEE SPEAR, 36, to 58 months in federal prison for filing fraudulent tax returns. SPEAR, who was indicted on January 7, 2014 along with co-defendants MONEER JUNE KHAZRAEINAZMPOUR and KELLY MATTESON, pleaded guilty on April 11...

By Interior Newswire | Nov 7, 2014

News Release: Wright Brothers National Memorial Proposes Entrance Fee Increase.

By Commerce Newswire | Nov 7, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) today made the following statement in response to the news that the Supreme Court has agreed to hear King v. Burwell, a challenge to the Affordable Care Act...

By Interior Newswire | Nov 7, 2014

News Release: It was another record visitation month for Yellowstone in October. A total of 194,804 recreational visitors came to Yellowstone last month, surpassing the previous October record of 189,072 set in 2010. The dramatic year-to-year difference in visitation figures between October 2014 and October 2013 reflects...

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2014

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Antione White, age 26, of Baltimore, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise in connection with his gang activities as a member of the UDH organization, which operates in the Cherry Hill section of Baltimore.

By Homeland Newswire | Nov 6, 2014

News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 LONDON — Yesterday, Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas concluded a two-day trip to London, where he met with United Kingdom counterparts to discuss counterterrorism efforts, aviation security, and efforts to stem illegal immigration and global human trafficking.

By USDA Newswire | Nov 6, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON, Nov. 6, 2014 — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today released the following statement on Rural America At A Glance, 2014 Edition, an annual report by USDA's Economic Research Service: "Today's report shows that USDA's investments in rural communities, small businesses, and people are working: ...

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2014

News Release: Biotronik Inc. of Lake Oswego, Oregon, has agreed to pay the United States $4.9 million to resolve allegations made under the False Claims Act that the company made various improper payments to induce physicians to use devices that it manufactured and sold, the Justice Department announced today. “When ...

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2014

News Release: In a settlement with the United States, three subsidiaries of the Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (PCS), the world’s largest fertilizer producer, will take steps to reduce harmful air emissions at eight U.S. production plants, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Justice ...

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2014

News Release: John Greene, 70, a former captain at the Gallup-McKinley Adult Detention Center (GMADC), entered a guilty plea to charges related to the sexual assaults of female inmates in his custody. Greene pleaded guilty to three counts of violating each of the victim’s right to bodily integrity by engaging in sexual ...

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2014

News Release: ***MEDIA ADVISORY*** COPS Office to Hold Media Availability on Fair and Impartial Policing on Friday, Nov. 7, 2014 The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) is holding a Fair and Impartial Policing training on Thursday, Nov. 6, and Friday, Nov. 7, with local law enforcement as ...

By Fed Newswire | Nov 6, 2014

News Release: On Nov. 10, 2014, the Federal Reserve will conduct a fixed-rate offering of term deposits through its Term Deposit Facility (TDF) that will incorporate an early withdrawal feature. This feature will allow depository institutions to obtain a return of funds prior to the maturity date subject to an early withdrawal penalty. The Federal Reserve will offer seven-day term deposits with an interest rate of 0.27000 percent and a maximum tender amount of $20,000,000,000.

By Commerce News Now | Nov 6, 2014

News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today issued the following statement on the official launch of the NetMundial Initiative on Internet governance by the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), in partnership with the World Economic Forum.

By Commerce News Now | Nov 6, 2014

News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today issued the following statement on the official launch of the NetMundial Initiative on Internet governance by the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), in partnership with the World Economic Forum.

By Labor Gazette | Nov 6, 2014

News Release: US Labor Department finds workers owed more than $3M in most recent year alone LOS ANGELES — Widespread labor violations by employers in the Southern California garment industry are costing workers millions of dollars a year in unpaid wages, according to the U.S. Labor Department. During fiscal year ...

By Labor Gazette | Nov 6, 2014

News Release: ELKHART LAKE, Wis. — A 55-year-old worker was found unresponsive in a restroom at Bremer Manufacturing Co. Inc. on May 6, 2014, and later died. The man, who had been employed at the Elkhart Lake foundry for the past 38 years, worked with resin-containing isocyanates on the sand molding line. Following ...

By Labor Gazette | Nov 6, 2014

News Release: ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill. — Holder Construction Co. and the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration have established a strategic partnership to protect and educate workers on construction hazards during the building of the DuPont CH2 Data Center project in Elk Grove Village. The Illinois Department of Labor and several local unions are part of the agreement.

By Labor Gazette | Nov 6, 2014

News Release: US Labor Secretary joined by ambassadors of Mexico, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica for signing ceremony WASHINGTON — During a ceremony today at U.S. Department of Labor headquarters, U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez renewed partnership agreements with ambassadors representing the countries of Mexico, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica.

By Labor Gazette | Nov 6, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $2,840,535 to the state of Michigan to develop and promote a short-time compensation program, a layoff prevention program also known as "work-sharing." STC programs allow employers to reduce work hours for a group of employees as ...

By Labor Gazette | Nov 6, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON – The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development will receive an $88,000 National Emergency Grant supplemental award from the U.S. Department of Labor to continue providing reemployment services to workers affected by layoffs at three SUPERVALU facilities,located in Eden Prairie and Stillwater, Minnesota.