News from May 2016
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2016
News Release: Deputy Attorney General Sally Q. Yates released the following statement following President Obama’s clemency announcement today: “As a result of the President’s actions today, 58 more individuals, 18 of whom had been sentenced to life in prison, have been granted a second chance to lead productive and ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2016
News Release: Three members of a 2012 presidential campaign committee were convicted by a federal jury in Des Moines, Iowa, on all counts of an indictment charging the concealment of campaign expenditures made to secure the endorsement of an Iowa State Senator. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2016
News Release: The Department of Justice has an unparalleled commitment to, and record of, fighting corruption through law enforcement action. These efforts are currently reflected through six anti-corruption programs aimed at public integrity prosecutions, bribery prosecutions, prosecutions of taxpayers who seek to ...
By Fed Newswire | May 5, 2016
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced its approval of the applications under section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act by Origin Bank, Choudrant, Louisiana, to establish a branch at 2049 West Gray Street, Houston, Texas, and a mobile branch in Harris County, Texas.
By Fed Newswire | May 5, 2016
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board is cosponsoring a policy forum next week to explore changing demographic and economic trends that affect housing and community development policy in rural communities. The aim of "The Future of Rural Communities: Implications for Housing," is to explore methods and resources ...
By Commerce News Now | May 5, 2016
News Release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker delivered the keynote remarks at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s National Days of Remembrance Commemoration. In 1980, the United States Congress established Days of Remembrance as the nation’s annual commemoration of the Holocaust and created the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum as a permanent living memorial to the victims.
By Commerce News Now | May 5, 2016
News Release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker delivered remarks at the 2016 National Inventors Hall of Fame (NIHF) Induction Ceremony at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery. NIHF, located on the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) campus in Alexandria, ...
By Labor Gazette | May 5, 2016
News Release: NEW YORK – Responding to a report of an elevated blood lead level in a machinist at a Brooklyn brass plumbing fittings manufacturer, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration found that employees at Acme Parts Inc., lacked adequate protections against lead exposure, hearing loss and hazardous chemicals.
By Labor Gazette | May 5, 2016
News Release: NEW YORK – CSX Transportation Inc. violated the anti-retaliation provisions of the Federal Railroad Safety Act when it suspended an employee at its Selkirk locomotive shop after he notified management of numerous alleged safety hazards and FRSA violations, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has found.
By Labor Gazette | May 5, 2016
News Release: Date of Action: May 5, 2016 Type of Action: Consent order and judgment Names of Defendant: John Bonner, Bonner & Borhart LLP, Bonner & Borhart LLP SIMPLE IRA Plan Allegations: An investigation by the Employee Benefits Security Administration in Kansas City, Missouri, found Minneapolis–based Bonner & ...
By Commerce News Now | May 5, 2016
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on May 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | May 5, 2016
The US Commerce Department published a seven page notice on May 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | May 5, 2016
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on May 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | May 5, 2016
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on May 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | May 5, 2016
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on May 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | May 5, 2016
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on May 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | May 5, 2016
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on May 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Fed News Journal | May 5, 2016
The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on May 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Fed News Journal | May 5, 2016
The US Federal Reserve System published a three page notice on May 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | May 5, 2016
The US Energy Department published a nine page rule on May 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
