News published on Federal Newswire in February 2014

By Homeland Newswire | Feb 28, 2014

News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON — Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) finalized Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) regulations to prevent, detect and respond to sexual abuse and assault in DHS confinement facilities, meeting a May 2012 Presidential Directive. PREA was enacted in 2003 with strong bipartisan support.

By Homeland Newswire | Feb 28, 2014

News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON—Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson, joined by Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Heather Higginbottom, Chilean Foreign Minister Alfredo Moreno and Chilean Ambassador Felipe Bulnes, announced the ...

By USDA Newswire | Feb 28, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 28, 2014 – The U. S. Department of Agriculture today finalized changes to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) to further improve the nutrition and health of the nation's low-income pregnant women, new mothers, infants and young children. ...

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 28, 2014

News Release: Today, the Justice Department released a new tool to help state and local courts assess and improve their language assistance services for limited English proficient (LEP) litigants, victims and witnesses who need access to court services.

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 28, 2014

News Release: A federal grand jury in Boston has indicted George Fenzell for tax evasion and corruptly endeavoring to obstruct the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Justice Department and the IRS announced today following the unsealing of the indictment. Fenzell, of Douglas, Mass., is a practicing dentist with offices ...

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 28, 2014

News Release: The U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut announced that they have entered into a comprehensive settlement agreement with the Stamford Public School District in Stamford, Conn., that requires the district to provide language services and other supports ...

By Commerce News Now | Feb 28, 2014

News Release: In addition, Secretary Pritzker outlined her vision for leading the Tourism Policy Council to implement the next phase of the National Travel and Tourism Strategy and highlighted the Administration’s priorities for travel and tourism as a means to grow the economy and support job creation. The Secretary also reiterated the importance of public-private partnerships like the Travel and Tourism Advisory Board and BrandUSA to help drive growth in the travel and tourism industry.

By Commerce News Now | Feb 28, 2014

News Release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker spoke to the U.S. Travel Association at its spring Board of Directors meeting and announced that international visitors spent a record-breaking $180.7 billion on U.S. travel and tourism-related goods and services in 2013, an increase of more than 9 percent when compared to 2012. On average, international visitors spent nearly $1.3 billion more a month in the United States than they did the previous year.

By Commerce News Now | Feb 28, 2014

News Release: International Visitors Inject a Record-Breaking $181 Billion into the United States Economy U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker announced today that international visitors spent a record-breaking $180.7 billion on U.S. travel and tourism-related goods and services in 2013, an increase of more than 9 percent when compared to 2012. On average, international visitors spent nearly $1.3 billion more a month in the United States than they did the previous year.

By Commerce News Now | Feb 28, 2014

News Release: International Visitors Inject a Record-Breaking $181 Billion into the United States Economy U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker announced today that international visitors spent a record-breaking $180.7 billion on U.S. travel and tourism-related goods and services in 2013, an increase of more than 9 percent when compared to 2012. On average, international visitors spent nearly $1.3 billion more a month in the United States than they did the previous year.

By Labor Gazette | Feb 28, 2014

News Release: Enhanced worker voice protections among major initiatives ARLINGTON, Va. — In meetings today with the United Steelworkers of America at its headquarters in Pittsburgh, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health Joseph A. Main updated union members on recent actions taken by the Mine Safety ...

By Interior Newswire | Feb 28, 2014

The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Interior Newswire | Feb 28, 2014

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Interior Newswire | Feb 28, 2014

The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Interior Newswire | Feb 28, 2014

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Labor Gazette | Feb 28, 2014

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Interior Newswire | Feb 28, 2014

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Interior Newswire | Feb 28, 2014

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOE Gazette | Feb 28, 2014

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOE Gazette | Feb 28, 2014

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.