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WASHINGTON, Aug. 6, 2012 The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Bureau of the Public Debt has launched a Facebook page (www.facebook.com/readysavegrow) to highlight its new savings campaign, Ready.Save.Grow. The Facebook page provides another channel for the Treasury Department to encourage more Americans to save, while informing them about affordable, safe and convenient Treasury savings options. "Our goal is to provide helpful savings information where many of us spend most of...
WASHINGTON, May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) today paid tribute to the first African American post-Reconstruction era federal law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty almost 130 years after his death. The name of William Henderson Foote, a deputy tax collector with the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), was unveiled on ATF's Memorial Wall during a memorial ceremony...
WASHINGTON, May 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is proud to announce that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Indian Country Law Enforcement Officers Memorial (ICLEOM), in Artesia, N.M., today honored ATF's first Native American post-Prohibition era investigator killed in the line of duty. The name of William Louis Pappan, killed 76 years ago on Dec. 4, 1935, was unveiled on the ICLEOM during BIA's annual commemorative...
WASHINGTON, April 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Sara Hanks, securities attorney and cofounder of CrowdCheck, applauded the JOBS Act for expanding crowdfunding investments to for-profit businesses, but cautioned that entrepreneurs and investors must be vigilant against possible fraud in the marketplace. President Obama is expected to sign the legislation into law soon. Hanks, the former general counsel for the Congressional Oversight Committee for TARP that monitored the federal...
CHICAGO, Jan. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- VSE Corporation and Rick Levin & Associates, Inc. will conduct an online auction of seized and forfeited property on behalf of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Other agencies that are participating include: U.S. Customs & Border Protection, Immigration & Customs Enforcement, Internal Revenue Service, and Secret Service. Proceeds from the auction are returned to these agencies through the Treasury Asset Forfeiture Fund for the...
ROYAL OAK, Mich., Nov. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Resort Advantage, the recognized leader in complete FinCEN and IRS compliance solutions for the gaming industry, along with industry experts from Casino Essentials, Convey Compliance, Dowling Advisory Group and Regulatory Management Counselors are hosting a multi-part series of webinars discussing the critical FinCEN and IRS issues facing casinos as they prepare for managing compliance at their properties in 2012. Each session will...
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Pamela F. Olson is joining PwC US as a deputy tax leader and leader of the firm's Washington National Tax Services (WNTS) practice, the firm announced today. Ms. Olson will start with PwC on January 1st, when she retires as head of the Washington office tax group of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100917/NY66894LOGO) "Pam brings a stellar reputation, deep experience, and outstanding...
NEW YORK, Sept. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Independent filmmaker, Michael Stein and tarp distributor Tarps Plus are helping an independent film get its message out and help the needy at the same time. They have set up tarp drives to bring awareness to the homeless and find investors for a film about someone who is homeless called "The Guitar Player." Stein will not be taking any fees for writing, directing or acting in the film and will be donating half of any profits he may get to homeless...
WASHINGTON, July 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Avue Technologies Corporation has announced the appointment of the Avue Government Advisory Board, which will counsel the company's leadership on the alignment of business opportunities with the critical need for broader technology solutions within the federal government. Ira L. Hobbs, formerly the Deputy Assistant Secretary and Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, will serve as the board's chairman. Also named to...
CHICAGO, July 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Other agencies that are participating include: U.S. Customs & Border Protection, Immigration & Customs Enforcement, Internal Revenue Service, and Secret Service. Proceeds from the auction are returned to these agencies through the Treasury Asset Forfeiture Fund for the continuation of their enforcement efforts. The online auction will take place on Friday, July 29, 2011. The auction will be hosted on Rick Levin & Associates website...
