News published on Federal Newswire in April 2014

News from April 2014


Saving your trees: Emerald Ash Borer Workshop Offered

News Release: A tiny, shiny green beetle is wreaking havoc as it marches across America, attacking and killing every ash tree in its path. Emerald ash borer (EAB) beetles were introduced near Detroit, Michigan, in wooden packing materials, and since discovery in 2002 have spread over 2,000 miles-mostly by people carrying...


FEMA Urges Preparedness Ahead of Severe Weather

News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 Residents Encouraged to Monitor Conditions and Follow Direction of Local Officials WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), through its regional offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Kansas ...


International Competition Network Adopts Recommended Practices for Predatory Pricing Analysis and Advances Convergence on Confidentiality Protections

News Release: The International Competition Network (ICN) adopted new recommended practices for predatory pricing analysis and competition assessment, and approved new work product on international merger enforcement cooperation, confidentiality protections during investigations, leniency policy and digital evidence gathering, the Department of Justice announced today.


Office on Violence Against Women Announces Two New Grants to Support Prosecutorial and Victim Services in Rural and Tribal Communities in the Bakken Region

News Release: The Justice Department’s Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) today announced the release of two grant solicitations to launch a new $3 million special initiative for the Bakken Region. Located in western North Dakota and eastern Montana, the Bakken region has experienced rapid growth in oil and gas ...


Alabama Man Sentenced for Tax Fraud and Identity Theft

News Release: Nakia Jackson, of Montgomery, Alabama, was sentenced to serve 87 months in prison today for conspiring to defraud the United States and one count of aggravated identity theft for his role in a stolen identity refund fraud scheme, announced Assistant Attorney General Kathryn Keneally of the Justice Department's Tax Division, U.S. Attorney George L. Beck Jr. for the Middle District of Alabama and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).


Justice Department Statement on U.S. District Court Finding That Department’s Settlement with US Airways/American Airlines is in the Public Interest

News Release: Assistant Attorney General Bill Baer in charge of the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division made the following statement today after the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia found the department’s settlement involving US Airways Group Inc. and American Airlines’ parent corporation, AMR ...


U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Announces Business Delegation to Join Her West Africa Trade Mission

News Release: “The fast-growing economies in Africa are a high priority for the Obama Administration and the Department of Commerce,” said Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker. “There is tremendous potential for U.S. companies to sell their goods and services in countries like Ghana and Nigeria, which have energy ...


U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Announces Business Delegation to Join Her West Africa Trade Mission

News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today announced that she will lead 20 American companies on an Energy Business Development trade mission to West Africa, which will visit Ghana and Nigeria from May 18-23, 2014. This mission will promote U.S. exports and expand U.S. companies’ presence in Africa ...


Proposed rule published on April 25 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a two page proposed rule on April 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Proposed rule published on April 25 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a three page proposed rule on April 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Commerce Department publish on April 25?

The US Commerce Department published a seven page proposed rule on April 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Proposed rule published by Commerce Department on April 25

The US Commerce Department published a three page proposed rule on April 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by Agriculture Department on April 25

The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on April 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Agriculture Department publishes notice on April 25

The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on April 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on April 25 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on April 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Commerce Department publishes notice on April 25

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on April 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Agriculture Department publish on April 25?

The US Agriculture Department published a three page notice on April 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on April 25 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on April 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Commerce Department publish on April 25?

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on April 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by Commerce Department on April 25

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on April 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.