News published on Federal Newswire in December 2014

By Homeland Newswire | Dec 5, 2014

News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Science & Technology Press Office Contact: John Verrico (202) 254-2385 Washington, DC – Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced that a mobile app funded by the Directorate, has transitioned to the commercial market. ...

By Homeland Newswire | Dec 5, 2014

News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 On Dec. 8, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson, joined by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director León Rodríguez, will travel to New York to participate in the Mayors Summit on Immigration Implementation hosted by ...

By Homeland Newswire | Dec 5, 2014

News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 I am very pleased that the President has nominated Ashton Carter to be the next Secretary of Defense. Ash is a good friend and a former colleague at DoD, when he served as Under Secretary and then Deputy Secretary of Defense, and I was that ...

By USDA Newswire | Dec 5, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON, Dec. 5, 2014 – Today, USDA joins nations from across the globe to kick off the International Year of Soils, an effort to highlight the importance of soil in everyday life. Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment Robert Bonnie will address members of the 68th United Nations General Assembly, which designated 2015 for the yearlong celebration.

By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2014

News Release: A California attorney was sentenced to serve 17 years in prison today in the Southern District of Florida for operating a five-year, multi-million dollar market manipulation and fraud scheme, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the Southern District of Florida.

By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2014

News Release: The Justice Department announced today that it has entered into a settlement under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with DC Trails Inc., a bus transportation company in Lorton, Virginia, that ensures that their buses are accessible to people with disabilities, including individuals who use wheelchairs or other mobility aids. DC Trails is a covered large, fixed-route over-the-road bus operator under the ADA.

By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2014

News Release: Mostafa Ahmed Awwad, 35, of Yorktown, Virginia, was arrested today on charges of attempting to steal schematics of the Navy’s newest nuclear aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, and pass the schematics to whom he believed was an Egyptian government official.

By Commerce News Now | Dec 5, 2014

News Release: During the meeting, NACIE members are convening strategic planning sessions and providing preliminary plans for projects to undertake during their two year term to Secretary Pritzker for feedback.

By Commerce News Now | Dec 5, 2014

News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker issued the following statement today on the release of the October 2014 U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services data. U.S. exports of goods and services increased to $197.5 billion in October from $195.2 billion in September. Record monthly levels were ...

By Commerce News Now | Dec 5, 2014

News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today released the following statement on the November jobs report which showed that U.S. employment rose by 321,000 last month.

By Commerce News Now | Dec 5, 2014

News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today kicked off the first organizational meeting of the 2014-2016 National Advisory Committee on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NACIE). Secretary Pritzker delivered remarks focused on the importance of entrepreneurship, innovation, and industry-driven job skills training in helping communities, businesses, and the workforce become more globally competitive.

By Commerce News Now | Dec 5, 2014

News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker issued the following statement today on the release of the October 2014 U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services data. U.S. exports of goods and services increased to $197.5 billion in October from $195.2 billion in September. Record monthly levels were ...

By Commerce News Now | Dec 5, 2014

News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today released the following statement on the November jobs report which showed that U.S. employment rose by 321,000 last month.

By Labor Gazette | Dec 5, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez issued the following statement about the November 2014 Employment Situation report released today: "Robust job growth continued in November, with the addition of 321,000 new jobs, the most in a single month since January 2012. We've now had an unprecedented ...

By Labor Gazette | Dec 5, 2014

News Release: ARLINGTON, Va. — On Dec. 6, the U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration marks National Miners Day , designated by Congress to honor the contributions and sacrifices of miners, both past and present. The date commemorates the worst industrial mine accident in American history when 362 miners perished in an explosion at the No. 6 and No. 8 mines in Monongah, West Virginia, on this date in 1907.

By DOT News Wire | Dec 5, 2014

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOT News Wire | Dec 5, 2014

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOT News Wire | Dec 5, 2014

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOT News Wire | Dec 5, 2014

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOT News Wire | Dec 5, 2014

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.