News from June 2016
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 15, 2016
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 In December 2015, I announced the revision of the Department of Homeland Security’s National Terrorism Advisory System, or “NTAS,” to include an intermediate level NTAS “Bulletin.” We then issued a new NTAS Bulletin at the same time. The duration of the December Bulletin was six months, and expires tomorrow.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 15, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, June 15, 2016 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today awarded $5.8 million in grants and loans to support rural economic development projects and create jobs in 11 states through its Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (RMAP) and Intermediary Relending Program (IRP).
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2016
News Release: Ardit Ferizi, aka Th3Dir3ctorY, 20, a citizen of Kosovo, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Leonie M. Brinkemaof the Eastern District of Virginia to providing material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization, and accessing a protected computer without authorization and obtaining information.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2016
News Release: The Department of Justice announced today that since it reopened in 2011, the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) has paid over $1.52 billion to first responders, recovery workers, and residents who suffered physical harm or were killed as a result of the terrorist-related aircraft crashes ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2016
News Release: More Than 100 Charged in Wide-Spread Auto Parts Investigation A federal grand jury in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio returned two indictments charging Japanese automotive parts companies, their U.S. subsidiaries, and a total of five executives for their alleged participation in international conspiracies to eliminate competition in the sale of automotive parts sold in the United States and elsewhere, the Justice Department announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2016
News Release: An Iowa businessman pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court to failing to pay employment taxes and violating the Clean Water Act, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Kevin W. Techau of the Northern District of Iowa.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2016
News Release: A Michigan man pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan today to one count of aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division. Royal Alexander Jr., ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2016
News Release: A Brooklyn, New York, tax return preparer was sentenced to 36 months in prison today following her guilty plea on Sept. 21, 2015, to two counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation of false income tax returns, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.
By Fed Newswire | Jun 15, 2016
News Release: Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in April indicates that the pace of improvement in the labor market has slowed while growth in economic activity appears to have picked up. Although the unemployment rate has declined, job gains have diminished. Growth in household spending ...
By Fed Newswire | Jun 15, 2016
News Release: The attached table and charts released on Wednesday summarize the economic projections and the target federal funds rate projections made by Federal Open Market Committee participants for the June 14-15 meeting.
By Commerce News Now | Jun 15, 2016
News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker delivered remarks at the Central Illinois Chamber of Commerce fly-in on Tuesday, June 14 in Washington, D.C. Hosted by the Peoria, Illinois Area Chamber of Commerce, the event invited more than 50 Peoria business leaders and local Illinois elected officials to discuss issues impacting the Central Illinois area.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 15, 2016
News Release: LIMA, Ohio – For the third time in 10 years, federal safety and health inspectors found employees at a Lima custom sign manufacturing company exposed to respiratory, chemical and paint hazards.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 15, 2016
News Release: FOREST PARK, Ga. – A 27-year-old laborer’s life ended suddenly because his employer failed to have a competent person inspect the rail supporting a scaffold system nearly 80 feet off the ground for visible defects, an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration ...
By Labor Gazette | Jun 15, 2016
News Release: DALLAS – With sweltering temperatures baking Texas this week, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration reminds employers to protect their workers from heat illness.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 15, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON – To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the enactment of the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006, Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Mine Safety and Health Administration Joseph A. Main issued the following statement: “In 2006, after the Sago, Aracoma and Darby mine ...
By USDA Wire | Jun 15, 2016
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on June 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Jun 15, 2016
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on June 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jun 15, 2016
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on June 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jun 15, 2016
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on June 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jun 15, 2016
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on June 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
