News published on Federal Newswire in October 2013

News from October 2013


News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Carrolltown, Pa., pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of conspiracy to distribute marijuana, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Wednesday, October 16th, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings, R-Wash., will convene a joint hearing entitled, “As Difficult As Possible: The National Park Service’s Implementation of the Government Shutdown."


News Release: Today, U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, sent a letter to Jim Jones, Assistant Administrator of the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP) of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), regarding the Agency's Final Toxicological ...


Yakima Man Sentenced To Twenty Years Imprisonment

News Release: Spokane - Today, Michael C. Ormsby, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Kennith M. Henle, age 26, of Yakima, Washington, was sentenced today after having previously pleaded guilty on July 10, 2013 to Attempted Production of Child Pornography. Senior United States...


News Release: The last time congressional Republicans threatened to default on our nation’s debt obligations - in July 2011 - monthly job growth slowed dramatically, with fewer jobs created that month - 78,000 - than at any time in the last 31 months, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It’s no wonder, given that House Republicans at the time made clear they were planning for default, creating enormous uncertainty for businesses.


Upton Comments on Thursday Meeting with President Obama

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) issued the following statement in advance of tomorrow’s scheduled meeting with President Obama at the White House...


Upton Comments on Thursday Meeting with President Obama

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) issued the following statement in advance of tomorrow’s scheduled meeting with President Obama at the White House...


News Release: Yesterday, Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) and Democratic members of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee held a forum on the impact of the government shutdown and sequestration on the provision of justice in the United States. Participants in the forum were: James R. Silkenat, president of ...


Utilities Workers Union Officials Charges With Conspiracy, Embezzlement

News Release: PITTSBURGH - Two union officials have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of conspiracy and union embezzlement, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


News Release: ERIE, Pa. - An inmate at the McKean Federal Correctional Institution in Bradford, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Erie on charges of possession of contraband in prison, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement action with Bank Hapoalim, B.M.

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the termination of the enforcement action listed below: Bank Hapoalim, B.M., Tel Aviv, Israel; Bank Hapoalim, B.M., Miami Branch, Aventura, Florida Written Agreement dated July 8, 2009 Terminated October 4, 2013 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions. For media inquiries, call 202-452-2955.


Federal Reserve Board issues redesigned $100 note

News Release: The Federal Reserve on Tuesday began supplying financial institutions with a redesigned $100 note that incorporates new security features to deter counterfeiters and help businesses and consumers tell whether a note is genuine.


News Release: Partnerships between firms will help strengthen the U.S.-Indonesia bilateral commercial relationship U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker and Republic of Indonesia Minister of Industry M.S. Hidayat announced today three new clean-energy agreements between U.S. and Indonesian firms worth nearly $360 ...


News Release: Partnerships between firms will help strengthen the U.S.-Indonesia bilateral commercial relationship U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker and Republic of Indonesia Minister of Industry M.S. Hidayat announced today three new clean-energy agreements between U.S. and Indonesian firms worth nearly $360 ...


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Oct. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Oct. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Oct. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Oct. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Oct. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on Oct. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.