News from April 2016
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 28, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore. today urgently reinforced that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) needs to put a system in place to identify the sources of corporate tax avoidance, evasion and noncompliance.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2016
News Release: CEDAR RAPIDS, IA - The United States Department of Justice has designated April 24-30, 2016, as National Reentry Week. During this week, communities nationwide will focus on what can be done to break the cycle of incarceration that is prevalent in communities across the nation, including here in Iowa.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2016
News Release: CHICAGO ― A disbarred Illinois lawyer has been sentenced to more than four years in federal prison for her role in a mortgage fraud scheme that bilked lenders and vulnerable homeowners out of more than $725,000.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 28, 2016
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Science & Technology Press Office Contact: John Verrico, (202) 254-2385 WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) awarded $75,000 to Machine-to-Machine Intelligence Corporation (M2Mi) based in Moffett Field, CA to make the ...
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 28, 2016
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 I am pleased to announce, for the seventh year in a row, the Department of Homeland Security has earned an “A” grade on the Small Business Administration’s Annual Small Business Procurement Scorecard. The Scorecard measures how well Federal ...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 28, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, April 28, 2016 – Rural Business-Cooperative Service Administrator Sam Rikkers today announced a new resource to help food hubs improve their financial performance. Food hubs, which are businesses or organizations that manage the aggregation, distribution, and marketing of locally-produced food, play a key role in creating opportunities for small and mid-sized producers while also satisfying growing consumer demand for local products.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2016
News Release: Eighteen Branches in Greater Buffalo, New York, to Be Divested The Department of Justice announced today that KeyCorp and First Niagara Financial Group Inc. have agreed to sell 18 of First Niagara’s branches in and around Buffalo, New York, with approximately $1.7 billion in deposits, to resolve antitrust ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2016
News Release: Two men who conspired to file more than 1,200 false tax returns using stolen identities were sentenced to prison today, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney George L. Beck Jr. of the Middle District of Alabama.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2016
News Release: Charges were filed today against 25 Miami-area defendants in three separate cases for their alleged participation in various schemes to defraud Medicare of approximately $26 million in false claims through the Medicare Part D program. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2016
News Release: The Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) today released the National Protocol for Sexual Abuse Medical Forensic Examinations – Pediatric (Pediatric SAFE Protocol). The Pediatric SAFE Protocol is a guide for health care providers who conduct sexual abuse medical forensic examinations ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2016
News Release: A Valencia, California, doctor pleaded guilty today to submitting more than $2.4 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 28, 2016
News Release: PHILADELPHIA – As the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration prepares for its annual National Safety Stand Down To Prevent Falls in Construction from May 2-6, agency officials in Philadelphia have only to look east to Cinnaminson, New Jersey, to find a serious reminder of why the event is so important – and necessary.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 28, 2016
News Release: SALINA, Kan. – As they investigated unsafe working conditions at a Salina battery manufacturer, federal investigators initiated a second safety inspection after the company reported an unguarded machine partially amputated a 32-year-old worker’s left middle finger.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 28, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez today issued the following statement on Workers’ Memorial Day: “Every day, millions of Americans leave their homes and report to jobs that provide for their families, strengthen our communities and grow our economy. Too many of them – on average, 13 ...
By DOT News Wire | Apr 28, 2016
The US Transportation Department published an eight page notice on April 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 28, 2016
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on April 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 28, 2016
The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on April 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Apr 28, 2016
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, 2016
The US State Department published a one page notice on April 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 28, 2016
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on April 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
