DETROIT, Michigan, April 7 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, has signed an agreement to assist the City of Detroit with direct assistance to fight against flood events expected during this upcoming spring and summer seasons. The cooperation agreement, signed electronically in light of COVID-19, will provide direct assistance to the City of Detroit in the Jefferson-Chalmers and Jefferson Village neighborhoo  more

DETROIT, Michigan, April 11 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, announces that construction is complete at Michigan's first Alternate Care Facility at TCF Center in Detroit. The facility will begin accepting patients April 10, 2020. The TCF Center Alternate Care Facility is one of the first in the Nation to be turned over to the state. Construction included triage area, patient support services such as showe  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service issued the following news release on April 9: * * * - Pandemic EBT to Feed Children during COVID-19 National Emergency * * * U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the first state, Michigan, has been approved to operate Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), a new program authorized by the Families First Coronavirus Act (FFCRA), signed by President Trump, which provides assistance  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 3:20-cv-00822; N.D. Tex. filed April 8, 2020): The Securities and Exchange Commission charged three former executives of Ironclad Performance Wear Corp. with fraud for allegedly inflating the company's revenues through a series of manipulative and deceptive accounting gimmicks. Ironclad's former CEO and CFO have agreed to settle the Commission's claims. The SEC's complaint alleges that fr  more

DETROIT, Michigan, April 11 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, Matthew Schneider, issued the following news release on April 10: Encore Rehabilitation Services LLC (Encore) has agreed to pay $4.03 million to resolve allegations that Encore violated the False Claims Act by knowingly causing three Michigan skilled nursing facilities to submit false claims to Medicare for rehabilitation therapy services that were not reasonable, necessary or skilled, the Department of Justi  more

CADILLAC, Michigan, April 11 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service unit - Huron-Manistee National Forests - issued the following news release: In alignment with current federal, state and local guidance for social distancing and to ensure health safety of its employees, visitors and volunteers, the Hiawatha, Huron-Manistee and Ottawa National Forests are shutting down developed recreation facilities and restrooms, as well as suspending trash pick-up indefinitely effective   more

HOUGHTON, Michigan, April 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Isle Royale National Park issued the following news release: Isle Royale National Park, in response to guidance from the state of Michigan and the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department, is announcing a delay in the opening date of the park to support federal, state, and local efforts to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The opening date of the park will be changed from April 16 to June 15, 2020. During   more

MUNISING, Michigan, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore issued the following news release: Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, in response to guidance from the State of Michigan and Luce, Alger, Mackinac, Schoolcraft District Health Department, is announcing additional modifications to operations to support federal, state, and local efforts to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). As of April 9, 2020, Pictured Rocks National Lakesh  more

MUNISING, Michigan, April 10 -- The National Park Service's Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore issued the following news release: Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, in response to guidance from the State of Michigan and Luce, Alger, Mackinac, Schoolcraft District Health Department, is announcing additional modifications to operations to support federal, state, and local efforts to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). As of April 9, 2020, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore will o  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission's Accounting and Auditing Enforcement issued the following order (No. AAER-4121) involving Jeffrey D. Cordes: The Securities and Exchange Commission charged three former executives of Ironclad Performance Wear Corp. with fraud for allegedly inflating the company's revenues through a series of manipulative and deceptive accounting gimmicks. Ironclad's former CEO and CFO have agreed to settle the Commission's claims. The SEC's complai  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, April 8 -- The Homeland Security Department's Coast Guard has issued a proposed rule (33 CFR Part 100), published in the Federal Register on April 8, entitled: "Special Local Regulation; USA Triathlon, Milwaukee Harbor, Milwaukee, WI". The proposed rule was issued by T.J. Stuhlreyer, Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Lake Michigan. DATES: Comments and related material must be received by the Coast Guard on or before May 8, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONT  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release on April 9: * * * - Pandemic EBT to Feed Children during COVID-19 National Emergency * * * U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the first state, Michigan, has been approved to operate Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), a new program authorized by the Families First Coronavirus Act (FFCRA), signed by President Trump, which provides assistance to families of children elig  more