News published on Federal Newswire in March 2013

News from March 2013


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., March 12, 2013 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement on the Republican budget released today by Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan.


News Release: United States Attorney Anne M. Tompkins Western District Of North Carolina.


PCP Dealer Sentenced To Over 19 Years In Prison

News Release: GREENBELT -, Md. - U.S. District Judge Roger W. Titus, Jr. sentenced Rashard Wilson, age 22, of Capitol Heights, Maryland, today to 235 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute (PCP), crack cocaine and heroin. Judge...


South America-Based Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To 12 Years In Prison On International Cocaine Conspiracy Charges

News Release: Marcel Acevedo Sarmiento Was Prosecuted As Part Of “Operation Relentless," An International Joint Undercover Operation.


Shiprock, N.M., Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Assault and Firearms Charges

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Raydell Billy, 22, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Shiprock, N.M., pled guilty this morning to assault and firearms charges under a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office.


Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for China

News Release: Washington - The announcement FAS-ESR-023-13 issued at 9 a.m. on March 5, which announced export sales of 345,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2013/2014 marketing year, was reported in error. The correct announcement is as follows.


BLM seeks comments on grazing permit renewals in Eagle, Garfield, and Pitkin counties

News Release: SILT, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on 53 livestock grazing permit renewals administered by the Colorado River Valley Field Office.


News Release: A woman who conspired to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine was sentenced March 6, 2013, to fourteen years in federal prison.


News Release: LUBBOCK, Texas - James R. Cate, 69, was sentenced late Friday afternoon, by U.S. District Judge Sam R. Cummings, to 18 months in federal prison and ordered to pay a total of $297,179 in restitution, following his guilty plea in November 2012 to a superseding information charging the federal felony offense...


News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON—Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today delivered remarks at the Jewish Council for Public Affairs Plenum to discuss the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) priorities, including reforming our nation’s immigration laws, DHS’ continuing engagement with the Jewish community, as well as the challenges posed by the ongoing sequestration.


Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to lead U.S. Delegation at the G-8 International Conference on Open Data for Agriculture

News Release: WASHINGTON, March 11, 2013 — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will lead the U.S. delegation at the G-8 International Conference on Open Data for Agriculture on April 29-30, 2013 in Washington, D.C. Open access to publicly funded agriculturally-relevant data is critical to increasing global food security.


News Release: The Justice Department announced today that it will monitor the municipal election on Mar. 12, 2013, in the town of Guadalupe, in Maricopa County, Ariz., to ensure compliance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The Voting Rights Act prohibits discrimination in the election process on the basis of race, ...


News Release: A federal district judge in Jacksonville, Fla., permanently barred Thomas G. Bandzul from preparing federal income tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today.


US Department of Labor announces approximately $6 million in grants available to states to improve workforce data quality

News Release: WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the availability of approximately $6 million in grants for the third round of the Workforce Data Quality Initiative. These funds will enable up to six additional states to build or expand longitudinal databases that link workforce and education data, enabling them to improve the performance of workforce programs.


US Department of Labor provides grant increment to continue clean-up, recovery efforts in Texas after 2011 wildfires

News Release: WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $406,101 National Emergency Grant increment to continue funding temporary jobs for cleanup and recovery efforts following damage caused by wildfires across the state of Texas in 2011.


US Department of Labor provides additional $1.1 million in grant funding to continue Hurricane Isaac recovery efforts in Louisiana

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $1,119,339 National Emergency Grant increment to continue cleanup and recovery efforts across Louisiana in the aftermath of Hurricane Isaac.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on March 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page rule on March 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on March 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on March 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.