News published on Federal Newswire in April 2013

News from April 2013


The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on April 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on April 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on April 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on April 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on April 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on April 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on April 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on April 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on April 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a nine page proposed rule on April 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on April 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on April 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Sparta Man Sentenced For Theft Of Federal Funds

News Release: Timothy A. Restoff, 35, of Sparta, Illinois, was sentenced on April 25, 2013, in federal court in Benton on a charge of Theft of Government Funds, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today. Restoff received a sentence of five years of probation and was ordered to pay restitution of $12,802.28.


News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Billings, on April 30, 2013, before U.S. District Judge Richard F. Cebull, JAMES MATTHEW TAFELMEYER, a 32-year-old resident of Billings, appeared for sentencing. TAFELMEYER was sentenced to a term of.


News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - What better place to celebrate the Earth than at an inspiring and diverse landscape like the Grand Canyon. The park commemorated the 43rd anniversary of Earth Day with a weekend of activities April 19 - 21, 2013. The weekend included a film about conservationist Aldo Leopold, a keynote presentation by author Mary Ellen Hannibal, and a day of fun and educational activities all centered on celebrating and protecting the Earth.


News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and James T. Hayes, Jr., the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (“ICE") Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI"), announced today the arrests of 13 individuals...


NIST Issues Major Revision of Core Computer Security Guide: SP 800-53

News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published the fourth revision of the government's foundational computer security guide, Security and Privacy Controls for Federal information Systems and Organizations. Better known to the federal computer security and contractor community as "SP (Special Publication) 800-53," this fourth revision is the most comprehensive update to the security controls catalog since the document's inception in 2005.


Former Real Estate Broker and Former Police Captain Sentenced in Multi-Million Dollar Fraud

News Release: EUGENE, Ore. - Chief U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken sentenced Tamara (Tami) Sawyer, 49, and Kevin Sawyer, 60, of Bend, Oregon, today for their roles in an investment fraud scheme that cost investors almost $6 million. Defendant Tami Sawyer, a former real estate broker, was sentenced to 108 months in federal...


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Bullhead man convicted of Domestic Assault by a Habitual Offender was sentenced on April 29, 2013, by U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann. Willard Paul Farrell, III, age 25, was sentenced to 33 months of imprisonment, 3 years of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.


News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - An Ocean County, N.J., attorney admitted today to evading federal income taxes, after hiding assets in an attorney trust account in his wife’s name when he was already in debt to the IRS, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.