News published on Federal Newswire in October 2012

News from October 2012


The US Commerce Department published a five page notice on Oct. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page rule on Oct. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page rule on Oct. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a four page rule on Oct. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page rule on Oct. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a nine page proposed rule on Oct. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Oct. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Oct. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a seven page proposed rule on Oct. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Oct. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Oct. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Cummings Issues Statement on Ruling by Pennsylvania Judge on Voter ID Law

News Release: Washington, DC-Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued a statement today after Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Judge Robert Simpson struck down a narrow part of the Pennsylvania photo identification law, allowing voters to cast a ballot in the 2012 November election without having to provide a photo ID.


Orangevale Man Sentenced For Hydrocodone Distribution

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Brandon Savaloja, 27, of Orangevale, was sentenced today by United States District Judge John A. Mendez to one year and nine months in prison for conspiring to distribute hydrocodone, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Anthony D. Williams and United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. Hydrocodone is an opiate pain reliever found in such common medications as Vicodin, Norco, and Lortab.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Robert G. Koval, the Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New Jersey Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and Paul J. Fishman, the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, announced a Newark man who took part in a conspiracy to distribute more than three kilograms of heroin in New Jersey and Pennsylvania was sentenced today to 298 months in prison.


News Release: WASHINGTON - House Oversight and Government Reform Committee leaders today sent a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton asking why requests for more protection were denied to the U.S. mission in Libya by Washington officials prior to the Sept. 11, 2012 terrorist attack that killed U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens. The denials came after repeated attacks and security threats to U.S. personnel.


Third Annual NICE Workshop Adds a Virtual Cyber Threat Training and Competition Track

News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is offering a strong finale to National Cybersecurity Awareness month with its the third annual National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Workshop, Oct. 30 through Nov. 1, at its Gaithersburg, Md., campus.


Kline Urges MSHA to Strengthen Accountability Program, Adopt IG Recommendations

News Release: U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) responded today to a Department of Labor Office of Inspector General report on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s (MSHA) internal accountability program. Chairman Kline requested the review last year to determine the agency’s progress in implementing the recommendations of a 2007 Inspector General report, as well as recommendations proposed by MSHA’s accountability office.


Tour of the Moon will travel through Colorado National Monument

News Release: New Recreational Bicycle Tour to Travel Through.


Three Experts Named to Earthquake Advisory Board

News Release: Three earthquake authorities from academia and the private sector have been appointed by Patrick Gallagher, Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), to serve on the Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction (ACEHR) of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP).


News Release: Washington, DC - The U.S. Department of Energy’s AVESTAR™ Center has taken a major step forward with the successful deployment and site acceptance testing of a new 3-D virtual immersive training system for integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) power plants with carbon capture. The training center...