News from May 2016
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2016
News Release: The United States has filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against Guild Mortgage Company (Guild) under the False Claims Act for improperly originating and underwriting mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), the Justice Department announced ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2016
News Release: The Justice Department reached a settlement agreement today with the Philadelphia Freedom Valley YMCA – Rocky Run Branch to resolve allegations that it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by denying a child the opportunity to participate in after-school and summer camp programs because of her type 1 diabetes.
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2016
News Release: John Blayne Vangastel, 37, of Klamath Falls, Oregon, pleaded guilty today in the District of Oregon to one count of using threats of force to injure, intimidate and interfere with his neighbors in the enjoyment of their housing rights because they are a family of Vietnamese descent.
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2016
News Release: Matthew Gust, 25, pleaded guilty today to a federal hate crime for setting fire to a Somali restaurant in Grand Forks, North Dakota, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta, head of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, and U.S. Attorney Christopher C. Myers of the District of North Dakota.
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2016
News Release: Former Tukwila, Washington, Police Department (TPD) Officer Nicholas Hogan was charged today with using excessive force on a restrained arrestee on May 20, 2011, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta, head of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, and U.S. Attorney Annette L. Hayes of the Western District of Washington.
By Fed Newswire | May 19, 2016
News Release: On May 19, 2016, the Federal Reserve conducted a floating-rate offering of term deposits through its Term Deposit Facility. The operation offered seven-day term deposits with the rate set equal to the sum of the interest rate paid on excess reserves plus a fixed spread of 1 basis point.
By Commerce News Now | May 19, 2016
News Release: On May 18, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker delivered keynote remarks at the Global Digital Challenge Initiative Conference hosted by the Bipartisan Policy Center and the Mike Rogers Center for Intelligence and Global Affairs. This conference brought together leaders in policy, business and technology to discuss issues critical to the global digital economy, such as cybersecurity and online privacy.
By Commerce News Now | May 19, 2016
News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker issued the following statement on the conclusion of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) multi-stakeholder process to develop best practices for privacy, accountability, and transparency issues regarding commercial and private use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).
By Labor Gazette | May 19, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor and other federal agencies will host three town hall meetings in Arizona to provide former, retired and current nuclear weapons workers and their survivors with information about benefits available through the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act and other federal programs.
By Labor Gazette | May 19, 2016
News Release: GLENDALE, Wis. – Pier 1 Imports’ workers in Glendale are the latest group of employees to be put at risk by the national home décor retailer’s failure to prevent boxes from blocking aisles and being piled at dangerous heights. Federal workplace safety inspectors have found similar safety hazards at several other U.S. store locations.
By Interior Newswire | May 19, 2016
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on May 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | May 19, 2016
The US Interior Department published a five page notice on May 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | May 19, 2016
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on May 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | May 19, 2016
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on May 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | May 19, 2016
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on May 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | May 19, 2016
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on May 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | May 19, 2016
The US State Department published a one page notice on May 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 19, 2016
The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on May 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 19, 2016
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on May 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 19, 2016
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on May 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
