News published on Federal Newswire in April 2015

By Homeland Newswire | Apr 28, 2015

News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 Today President Obama announced his intent to nominate Vice Admiral Peter Neffenger, the current Vice Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, to be the next Administrator of TSA. I could not be more pleased.

By USDA Newswire | Apr 28, 2015

News Release: Minneapolis, Sacramento, Indianapolis, Camden, Hartford, St Louis (MO) Pine Ridge (SD) & Low Country of South Carolina earn designation WASHINGTON, April 28, 2015 – The Obama Administration announced today eight additional Promise Zones across the country, including six cities, one rural area, and one ...

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2015

News Release: A Cranston, Rhode Island, man was sentenced today to prison for tax fraud in the District of Rhode Island, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2015

News Release: Attorney General Loretta Lynch released the following statement regarding arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court on same-sex marriage: “I am committed – as is this department – to ensuring equal dignity and equal treatment for all members of society, regardless of sexual orientation. As we argued today before the Supreme Court, same-sex couples deserve that treatment now. ”

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2015

News Release: Yamada Manufacturing Co. Ltd. has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $2.5 million criminal fine for its role in a conspiracy to fix prices and rig bids for manual (non-electric or non-hydraulic-powered) steering columns installed in cars sold in the United States and elsewhere, the Department of Justice ...

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2015

News Release: A civilian employee from the Department of Defense pleaded guilty today to one count of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with a minor in a foreign place, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson of the Southern District of Texas.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2015

News Release: The Justice Department today announced a comprehensive settlement agreement with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) that will support wide-ranging reforms in LASD’s Antelope Valley stations in the cities of Lancaster and Palmdale. The Justice Department and the county of Los Angeles have ...

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2015

News Release: The Department of Justice released the following readout of meetings attended by senior department officials to address the ongoing situation in Baltimore: At the direction of Attorney General Loretta Lynch, the head of the Civil Rights Division, Vanita Gupta, the director of the Community Oriented Policing ...

By Fed Newswire | Apr 28, 2015

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the termination of the enforcement actions listed below: First Independence Corporation, Independence, Kansas Supervisory Agreement issued by the Office of Thrift Supervision dated Aug. 13, 2010 Terminated April 24, 2015 FirsTier II Bancorp, Cheyenne, ...

By Commerce News Now | Apr 28, 2015

News Release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker issued the following statement announcing the first U.S.-Ukraine Business Forum on July 13, 2015 in Washington, D.C.

By Labor Gazette | Apr 28, 2015

News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Workers' Compensation Programs is publishing for public comment a proposed Black Lung Benefits Act rule that gives coal miners greater access to their health records and requires coal miner owners to pay all benefits due in a claim before the award can be challenged through modification. The NPRM was posted on the Federal Register's website for public inspection today.

By Labor Gazette | Apr 28, 2015

News Release: SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A leading maker of soap and shampoo for hotels and retail sale exposed workers to chemical and fire hazards and blocked emergency exit routes, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration found in a November 2014 inspection. A company that provided it the manufacturer with temporary employees was cited for chemical-related hazards.

By Labor Gazette | Apr 28, 2015

News Release: WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez today issued the following statement on Workers' Memorial Day: "Each year, Workers' Memorial Day gives us an opportunity to remember those who have lost their lives in the course of a day's work, and to recommit to keeping workers safe on the job. ...

By Labor Gazette | Apr 28, 2015

News Release: WASHINGTON — Safety and health at work is a basic human right, and a necessity for inclusive economic development. The International Labour Organization reports more than 2.3 million people die every year from occupational and work-related injuries and diseases. The human toll of these injuries and diseases is immeasurable. Economic consequences are also substantial, with an estimated annual loss of 4 percent to global gross domestic product.

By Labor Gazette | Apr 28, 2015

News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the state of Missouri will receive a grant worth more than $5 million to explore, develop, and test strategies that improve employment outcomes for young adults in the St. Louis area.

By Labor Gazette | Apr 28, 2015

News Release: WASHINGTON — In response to recent court decisions that have created significant uncertainty around the H-2B temporary foreign nonagricultural worker program, the U.S. Departments of Labor and Homeland Security today announced an interim final rule to reinstate and make improvements to the program and a final rule to establish the prevailing wage methodology for that program.

By Labor Gazette | Apr 28, 2015

News Release: LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit against the fiduciaries of the City National Corp. Profit Sharing Plan. Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California Western Division, the lawsuit alleges that the plan lost more than $4 million when fiduciaries engaged in self-dealing and conflicted transactions involving plan assets when they caused the plan to pay excessive fees to City National Bank and its affiliates.

By DOT News Wire | Apr 28, 2015

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on April 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By State News Post | Apr 28, 2015

The US State Department published a one page notice on April 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By State News Post | Apr 28, 2015

The US State Department published a one page notice on April 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.