News from October 2013
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 29, 2013
News Release: Washington, DC - The Panel on 21st Century Freight Transportation, led by the panel’s Chairman, U.S. Rep John J. Duncan, Jr. (R-TN) and Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), released its final report today on the current state of freight transportation in the United States and its recommendations for freight transportation improvements to strengthen the U.S. economy.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 29, 2013
News Release: Detours and Slight Traffic Delays to Be Expected.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2013
News Release: BOSTON - The former Executive Director and Assistant Executive Director of the Chelsea Housing Authority (CHA) as well as an inspection consultant were charged today for their roles in rigging the inspection process for federally-funded housing units at the CHA.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2013
News Release: Peoria, Ill. - This afternoon, 12 more alleged members of a rival Peoria street gang, known as “Zone 4," are to appear in court on federal charges in the second round-up under the “Don’t Shoot" anti-violence strategy. One year ago, 12 members of the “Bomb Squad" were the first to face similar federal charges in Peoria’s “Don’t Shoot" anti violence strategy.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 28, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, Oct. 28, 2013 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today released the first-ever report on USDA's role advancing agroforestry. Agroforestry: USDA Reports to America (PDF, 18.7 MB) details how agroforestry practices are helping farmers, ranchers and woodland owners enhance agricultural productivity, protect the environment and increase profits.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2013
News Release: The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement with All Battery Sales and Service (ABS) of Everett, Wash., to resolve a lawsuit it filed on behalf of Curtis Kirk, a U.S. Army reservist. The lawsuit alleged that the company violated the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2013
News Release: Nolan L. Agner, the last of five Virginia Beach charter fishing boat captains convicted of poaching Atlantic striped bass was sentenced today in federal court in Norfolk, Va. All five captains – including Agner, Jeffery S. Adams, Raymond Carroll Webb, David Dwayne Scott, and William W. “Duby” Lowery IV – were sentenced for violating the Lacey Act by selling illegally-harvested striped bass, the Justice Department announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2013
News Release: Former U.S. Congressman Rick Renzi was sentenced today to serve 36 months in prison following his June conviction by a federal jury in Tucson, Ariz., for extortion, bribery, insurance fraud, money laundering and racketeering. Renzi’s co-defendant, James Sandlin, was also sentenced today to serve 18 months in prison for his role in the extortion, bribery and money laundering scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2013
News Release: The former president of Port Arthur Chemical and Environmental Services LLC (PACES) has been sentenced for occupational safety crimes which resulted in the death of an employee, announced Robert G. Dreher, Acting Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division and John M. Bales, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2013
News Release: The Justice Department announced today that the U.S. District Court of Nevada has approved a settlement in which the owners and operators of Rosewood Park Apartments, a 902 unit apartment complex in Reno, Nev., will pay $167,000 to resolve a lawsuit alleging discrimination against persons with disabilities ...
By Commerce News Now | Oct 28, 2013
News Release: Secretary Penny Pritzker speaks at the North American Competitiveness and Innovation Conference U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today highlighted the importance of the economic relationship between the United States, Canada, and Mexico during a luncheon at the North American Competitiveness ...
By Commerce News Now | Oct 28, 2013
News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today highlighted the importance of the economic relationship between the United States, Canada, and Mexico during a luncheon at the North American Competitiveness and Innovation Conference (NACIC) in San Diego. As part of NACIC, Secretary Pritzker participated ...
By Commerce News Now | Oct 28, 2013
News Release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, Canadian Minister of International Trade Ed Fast and Mexican Secretary of Economy Ildefonso Guajardo issued a joint statement on strengthening the three countries’ trade and economic relationship. The ministers participated in a discussion on the topic at the North American Competitiveness and Innovation Conference in San Diego earlier today.
By Commerce News Now | Oct 28, 2013
News Release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, Canadian Minister of International Trade Ed Fast and Mexican Secretary of Economy Ildefonso Guajardo issued a joint statement on strengthening the three countries’ trade and economic relationship. The ministers participated in a discussion on the topic at the North American Competitiveness and Innovation Conference in San Diego earlier today.
By DOE Gazette | Oct 28, 2013
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Oct. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Oct 28, 2013
The US Energy Department published a three page proposed rule on Oct. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 28, 2013
The US Interior Department published a two page proposed rule on Oct. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 28, 2013
The US Interior Department published a two page proposed rule on Oct. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Oct 28, 2013
The US Agriculture Department published a three page notice on Oct. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Oct 28, 2013
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Oct. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
