Just saw this on another forum. According to P3droid the Nexus is being updated rather quickly. 4.1 already! New radios and screen saver are supposedly included. Links provided below. Hopefully this will be the update that will allow the release to happen.
Update on 4.1 with Screenshots
Verizon Galaxy Nexus Updated to 4.1.0
Update on 4.1 with Screenshots
Verizon Galaxy Nexus Updated to 4.1.0