News published on Federal Newswire in October 2014

News from October 2014


News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the below statement on news of the second Ebola patient being diagnosed in the United States...


Federal Reserve Board and FDIC welcome ISDA announcement

News Release: The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation welcome the announcement today by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) of the agreement of a new resolution stay protocol.


News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 Today I am announcing the panelists who will serve on the Department of Homeland Security’s independent review of the U.S. Secret Service. I have full confidence that these distinguished individuals will conduct a fair, thorough and unbiased assessment.


Statements from U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell on the Designation of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument

News Release: WASHINGTON, Oct. 10, 2014 — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell today made the following statements: Statement by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack "President Obama's designation of this newest National Monument ensures that millions of Americans, many of ...


President Obama Designates San Gabriel Mountains National Monument

News Release: Oct. 10, 2014 - President Obama will use his authority under the Antiquities Act to establish 346,177 acres of national forest land in the San Gabriel Mountains in southern California as a national monument, permanently protecting the popular outdoor recreation destination to increase access and outdoor ...


News Release: Extendicare Health Services Inc. (Extendicare) and its subsidiary Progressive Step Corporation (ProStep) have agreed to pay $38 million to the United States and eight states to resolve allegations that Extendicare billed Medicare and Medicaid for materially substandard nursing services that were so deficient ...


News Release: A former resident of Taiwan, who the United States has linked to the supply of weapons manufacturing machinery to North Korea, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to violate U.S. regulations regarding the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, announced Assistant Attorney General John Carlin for ...


News Release: The Department of Justice has reached a settlement of its civil forfeiture cases against assets in the United States owned by the Second Vice President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue that he purchased with the proceeds of corruption. Assistant Attorney General Leslie ...


News Release: The founder of Liberty Reserve, a virtual currency used by cybercriminals around the world to launder proceeds of their illegal activity, was extradited from Spain and arrived in the United States this afternoon.


News Release: The Boeing Company paid $23 million to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims for labor charges on maintenance contracts with the U.S. Air Force for the C-17 Globemaster aircraft, the Justice Department announced today. Boeing, an aerospace and defense industry giant, is headquartered in Chicago.


News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today issued the following statement on National Minimum Wage Day:


News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today issued the following statement on National Minimum Wage Day: “Today, on National Minimum Wage Day, I join President Obama, government officials, business leaders, American workers and the general public in showing our support for increasing the minimum ...


OPA News Release: Statement on the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize by US Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez [10/10/2014]

News Release: WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez issued the following statement today on the awarding of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize: "I want to congratulate two courageous human rights champions, Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai, for receiving the Nobel Peace Prize. Kailash Satyarthi's tireless ...


OPA News Release: Books about Hispanics and work highlighted for Hispanic Heritage Month as part of Labor Department's Books that Shaped Work in America project [10/10/2014]

News Release: WASHINGTON — From Ray Suarez's "Latino Americans" to Jeffrey Marcos Garcilazo's "Traqueros: Mexican Railroad Workers in the United States," books that focus on Hispanics and work are being highlighted during Hispanic Heritage Month as part of the U.S. Department of Labor's Books that Shaped Work in America initiative.


MSHA News Release: Teams from West Virginia, Virginia take top prizes in mine rescue skills championship [10/10/2014]

News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration announced today that the Nationwide Coal Mine Rescue Skills Championship, hosted by the Mining Technology and Training Center in Prosperity, Pennsylvania, drew 24 mine rescue teams from across the country for two days of ...


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Oct. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Oct. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Oct. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Oct. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a seven page notice on Oct. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.