News published on Federal Newswire in December 2014

By Interior Newswire | Dec 9, 2014

News Release: TN, AL, and MS: The Natchez Trace Parkway released its prescribed fire (controlled burning) schedule for 2014-2015. From December 2014 through September 2015, prescribed fire operations will be conducted at various locations along the Parkway (see table below).

By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2014

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that a Dry Prong man pleaded guilty Monday to illegally excavating a protected archaeological site in the Kisatchie National Forest.

By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2014

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Miami, Florida, man was sentenced today to 28 months in prison for his role in a multi-state conspiracy to possess and sell prescription medication taken from a stolen tractor trailer, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.

By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2014

News Release: Today the U.S. Department of Justice is announcing the launch of two new digital services for the American people: the DOJ News API and the DOJ Law Jobs API. These web APIs (application programming interfaces) provide web developers the ability to build mobile apps and other software applications that ...

By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2014

News Release: Anthony Merrell Tyler, 34, of Yuba City, California, was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge John A. Mendez to serve 46 months in prison for violating the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act. The crime involved a racially motivated attack by Tyler and two co-defendants, ...

By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2014

News Release: Three Aryan Brotherhood of Texas (ABT) gang members and associates from Houston and Dallas were sentenced to prison this week for their roles in the violent ABT enterprise, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson of the Southern District of Texas.

By Fed Newswire | Dec 9, 2014

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday proposed a rule to further strengthen the capital positions of the largest, most systemically important U.S. bank holding companies.

By Fed Newswire | Dec 9, 2014

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced its approval of the application under section 3 of the Bank Holding Act by ViewPoint Financial Group, Inc., to acquire LegacyTexas Group, Inc., and its wholly owned subsidiary, LegacyTexas Bank, all of Plano, Texas. The Board also approved the applications ...

By Commerce News Now | Dec 9, 2014

News Release: Beyond international education, Secretary Pritzker discussed the critical role of travel and tourism to our economy. The Department of Commerce is the agency charged with leading the Administration’s National Travel and Tourism Strategy, which established the goal of attracting 100 million international ...

By Commerce News Now | Dec 9, 2014

News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today issued the following statement on International Anti-Corruption Day.

By Commerce News Now | Dec 9, 2014

News Release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker addressed the White House Travel Bloggers Summit, which brought together about 120 travel and tourism bloggers and industry representatives to encourage the next generation to study, work, travel, and volunteer internationally. The Summit focused on how ...

By Commerce News Now | Dec 9, 2014

News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today issued the following statement on International Anti-Corruption Day.

By Labor Gazette | Dec 9, 2014

News Release: PHILADELPHIA — Thousands of workers employed by contractors engaged in natural gas extraction in the Marcellus Shale region of Pennsylvania and West Virginia are putting in a fair day's work but not receiving a fair day's pay. An ongoing multiyear enforcement initiative conducted by the U.S. Department ...

By Labor Gazette | Dec 9, 2014

News Release: MORTON GROVE, Ill. — Two workers installing a water main at Golf Road and Sayre Avenue in Morton Grove were exposed to cave-in hazards that can bury a person in mere minutes. An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration found A. Lamp Concrete Contractors Inc. responsible for one willful violation because it failed to protect workers from cave-ins during trenching operations. The proposed penalty totals $69,300.

By DOT News Wire | Dec 9, 2014

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Dec. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOT News Wire | Dec 9, 2014

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOT News Wire | Dec 9, 2014

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOT News Wire | Dec 9, 2014

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOT News Wire | Dec 9, 2014

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Dec. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOT News Wire | Dec 9, 2014

The US Transportation Department published a six page notice on Dec. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.