News from May 2016
By Homeland Newswire | May 26, 2016
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 Last year various individuals within the United States Secret Service improperly accessed and distributed information contained within Secret Service personnel records about a job application made years ago by an individual who is now a Member of Congress. The same information was also wrongfully leaked to the press.
By Homeland Newswire | May 26, 2016
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 The TSA Administrator and I both appreciate the recent support we have received from Congress to aggressively address increased air travel and reduce wait times at TSA screening points in U.S. airports. In the face of increased air travel volume, we will not compromise aviation security. We are quickly and aggressively surging resources to keep travelers moving through airports, and to keep them safe.
By USDA Newswire | May 26, 2016
News Release: Will Highlight Ongoing and New USDA Efforts to Address Food Security and Rural Opportunity WASHINGTON, May 26, 2016 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will make his first official visit to Puerto Rico where he will highlight the U.S. Department of Agriculture's ongoing commitment to addressing food ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2016
News Release: Mladen Mitrovic, 54, of Loganville, Georgia, was found guilty by a federal jury of obtaining his U.S. citizenship by providing false and fraudulent information on his naturalization application, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2016
News Release: The Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) signed an antitrust cooperation agreement today with Peru’s National Institute for the Defense of Competition and the Protection of Intellectual Property (INDECOPI). The agreement will promote increased cooperation and communication among ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2016
News Release: A Virginia Beach, Virginia, man pleaded guilty for his role in issuing dozens of fraudulent motor vehicle titles, the Department of Justice announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2016
News Release: The Justice Department announced today that Carson City, Nevada, rental property owners Betty Brinson and Hughston Brinson have agreed to pay $36,000 to resolve allegations that they discriminated against families with children in violation of the Fair Housing Act (FHA). The lawsuit alleged that the ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2016
News Release: The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training (OPDAT) and Mexico’s Office of the Attorney General (PGR) sponsored a Trinational Forum yesterday and today in Mexico City, bringing together Amber Alert Coordinators from Mexico, the United States and Canada. ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2016
News Release: The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement agreement to resolve allegations that Lubbock, Texas, engaged in a pattern or practice of employment discrimination against Hispanic and female applicants for probationary police officer positions with the Lubbock Police Department, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2016
News Release: A federal jury sitting in Portland, Oregon found three family members who ran two strip clubs in the Portland area guilty of conspiracy to defraud the United States and charges relating to the filing of false tax returns after a six day trial, Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams of the District of Oregon announced.
By Labor Gazette | May 26, 2016
News Release: HARTFORD, Conn. – After the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited and fined U.S. Chutes Inc.’s Bantam plant $94,428 for repeated and serious safety violations in January 2015, the manufacturer of galvanized chutes for laundry and trash conveyors asked for time to correct the hazards completely.
By Labor Gazette | May 26, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the funding of a supplemental National Dislocated Worker Grant of $3.4 million to provide for reemployment and training services for Kentucky coal mine workers. The new funding will assist current program participants as well as an additional 797 participants hurt by recent layoffs.
By Labor Gazette | May 26, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the launch of GetMyFuture.org , a mobile-friendly web application that helps youth plan their careers, explore education and training options, and search and apply for jobs. The app is one of many resources found at CareerOneStop , a website to help people plan and achieve their career, education, and employment goals.
By Labor Gazette | May 26, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans , also known as the ERISA Advisory Council, will meet at the U.S. Department of Labor’s headquarters on June 7-9, 2016, to hear testimony from invited witnesses and to receive an update from the Employee Benefits Security ...
By Labor Gazette | May 26, 2016
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration has reached a settlement restoring an additional $3.47 million directly to AIT Laboratories Employee Stock Ownership Plan, for losses associated with the plan’s 2009 purchase of overpriced company stock.
By Commerce News Now | May 26, 2016
The US Commerce Department published a three page proposed rule on May 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | May 26, 2016
The US Commerce Department published a three page proposed rule on May 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | May 26, 2016
The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on May 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | May 26, 2016
The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on May 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | May 26, 2016
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on May 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
