News published on Federal Newswire in August 2020

News from August 2020


U.S. Department of Labor Receives Top Marks in Small Business Federal Procurement Scorecard

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor received an A+ on the Small Business Administration’s recently announced Fiscal Year 2019 Small Business Federal Procurement Scorecard , marking the third straight year the Department has received the scorecard’s highest grade. The scorecard measures the ...


Statement by Secretary Scalia on the Lost Wages Assistance Program

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia issued the following statement regarding the first round of awards to Iowa, Arizona, New Mexico, Louisiana, Utah, Colorado, and Missouri as part of the Lost Wages Assistance (LWA) program.


U.S. Department of Labor Rule Will Improve Workers’ Ability to Measure Lifetime Benefits Payments to Determine Readiness to Retire

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) today announced an interim final rule that will help workers determine their ability to retire by allowing them to estimate how their current savings in a 401(k)-type plan might translate into lifetime monthly payments.


Missouri Federal Contractor Agrees to Pay $379,089 to Resolve Wage Discrimination found in U.S. Department of Labor Investigation

News Release: ST. JOSEPH, MO – After a compliance review by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health USA Inc. – a global pharmaceutical company and federal contractor – will pay $379,089 in back pay and interest to 75 female employees to resolve alleged wage discrimination at its St. Joseph, Missouri, facility.


U.S. Department of Labor Receives Top Marks in Small Business Federal Procurement Scorecard

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor received an A+ on the Small Business Administration’s recently announced Fiscal Year 2019 Small Business Federal Procurement Scorecard , marking the third straight year the Department has received the scorecard’s highest grade. The scorecard measures the ...


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Aug. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page rule on Aug. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Aug. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Aug. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Aug. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Aug. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Aug. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Aug. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a seven page rule on Aug. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page proposed rule on Aug. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Aug. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Aug. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a five page notice on Aug. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Aug. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a five page notice on Aug. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.