News published on Federal Newswire in May 2015

News from May 2015


News Release: Ashburn Resident Did Not Report More Than $720,000 Earned from Scheme An Ashburn, Virginia resident was convicted today by a federal jury on 13 charges related to mortgage fraud, passing fictitious financial instruments, and tax fraud, the Department of Justice announced.


News Release: Leon Nathan Davis, 37, of Augusta, Georgia, pleaded guilty earlier today to an information charging him with attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, specifically the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).


News Release: Orbit Medical Inc. and Rehab Medical Inc. will pay $7.5 million to resolve allegations that Orbit submitted false claims to federal health care programs for power wheelchairs and accessories, the Justice Department announced today. Orbit Medical and Rehab Medical, a partial successor of Orbit, are durable medical equipment suppliers based in Salt Lake City, Utah and Indianapolis, Indiana, respectively.


News Release: Three Detroit, Michigan, area residents pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan to conspiracy to commit bank fraud, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.


Federal Reserve offers seven-day term deposits through its Term Deposit Facility

News Release: On May 28, 2015, the Federal Reserve will conduct a floating-rate offering of term deposits with an early withdrawal feature through its Term Deposit Facility (TDF). The Federal Reserve will offer seven-day term deposits with a rate set equal to the sum of the interest rate paid on excess reserves (currently ...


Federal Reserve Board issues Report on the Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board's latest survey of the financial and economic conditions of American households released Wednesday finds that individuals' overall perceptions of financial well-being improved modestly between 2013 and 2014 but their optimism about future financial prospects increased significantly.


OWCP News Release: US Department of Labor hosting traveling resource centers in Grand Junction, Colo., and Moab, Utah, on June 10 and 11 to assist nuclear weapons workers  [05/27/2015]

News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor will host a traveling resource center in Grand Junction, Colo., on Wednesday, June 10, and in Moab, Utah, on Thursday, June 11, to provide the public with information about the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act and the medical benefits available under the program.


OWCP News Release: US Department of Labor hosting traveling resource centers in Grand Junction, Colo., and Moab, Utah, on June 10 and 11 to assist nuclear weapons workers  [05/27/2015]

News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor will host a traveling resource center in Grand Junction, Colo., on Wednesday, June 10, and in Moab, Utah, on Thursday, June 11, to provide the public with information about the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act and the medical benefits available under the program.


OSHA News Release: Machine guards may have prevented arm amputation suffered by worker at Cordele, Georgia, sawmill [05/27/2015]

News Release: CORDELE, Ga. — A job should be a source of personal accomplishment and pride, not the cause of disability and unemployment. A 29-year-old temporary worker suffered the latter at a local sawmill operated by Griffin Lumber & Hardware. The man's left arm was amputated when his jacket was caught in the drive shaft of a conveyor belt in January.


OPA News Release: Frank Kameny, fought to end discrimination in the federal workforce, to be honored with induction in Labor Hall of Honor [05/27/2015]

News Release: WASHINGTON — Frank Kameny, who for decades fought to end discrimination in the federal workplace, will be honored by the U.S. Department of Labor in June with an induction to its Hall of Honor. Kameny's legacy as a civil rights leader has made a monumental difference in improving the lives of all workers all across America.


OFCCP News Release: Oral Arts Laboratory Inc. settles hiring discrimination case with US Department of Labor [05/27/2015]

News Release: HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Oral Arts Laboratory Inc., a dental lab and manufacturer, will pay $115,000 to resolve allegations of systemic hiring discrimination at its Huntsville corporate headquarters. A compliance review by the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs found ...


OFCCP News Release: Oral Arts Laboratory Inc. settles hiring discrimination case with US Department of Labor [05/27/2015]

News Release: HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Oral Arts Laboratory Inc., a dental lab and manufacturer, will pay $115,000 to resolve allegations of systemic hiring discrimination at its Huntsville corporate headquarters. A compliance review by the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs found ...


OASP News Release: Department of Labor and Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council Propose Guidance, Rule to Implement Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order [05/27/2015]

News Release: WASHINGTON — While the vast majority of federal contractors play by the rules, every year tens of thousands of American workers are denied overtime wages, are unlawfully discriminated against in hiring or pay, have their health and safety put at risk by those contractors that cut corners or are otherwise unlawfully denied basic workplace protections.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on May 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on May 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on May 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on May 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on May 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on May 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on May 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.