News published on Federal Newswire in February 2014

By Commerce Newswire | Feb 6, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.), House Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-Mich.), House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman...

By Interior Newswire | Feb 6, 2014

News Release: WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK, S.D.-Wind Cave National Park will offer free tours over Presidents Day weekend, February 15 to the 17. Tours of the Garden of Eden will begin at the visitor center at 10 a.m., 1 p.m., and 3 p.m. Visitors will walk along the Garden of Eden Tour route and view boxwork formations for which the cave is famous. This 1/4-mile tour is moderately strenuous with approximately 150 steps andlasts one hour.

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 6, 2014

News Release: SHERMAN, Texas - A 46-year-old Frisco, Texas man has been sentenced for his role in a mortgage fraud scheme in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.

By Homeland Newswire | Feb 6, 2014

News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 KRAKOW, Poland—Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson today completed a two-day trip to Krakow, Poland where he met with international counterparts and attended the European Union G6 Interior Ministers Meeting to discuss collective concern regarding foreign fighter travel to and from Syria, homeland security-related priorities, and efforts to ensure our common security interests.

By USDA Newswire | Feb 6, 2014

News Release: Grant Program Links Public, Private Groups to Improve the Environment and Preserve Resources WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2014 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting applications for competitive grants to develop and accelerate conservation approaches and technologies on private agricultural and forest lands.

By USDA Newswire | Feb 6, 2014

News Release: San Bernardino and Riverside County, California Among Areas Targeted to Reduce Wildfire Risk Audio HELENA, Mont., February 6, 2014 – Agriculture Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment Robert Bonnie announced today a multi-year partnership between the U.S. Forest Service and the Natural ...

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 6, 2014

News Release: Three American Indian tribes – the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona, the Tulalip Tribes of Washington, and the Umatilla Tribes of Oregon – will be the first in the nation to exercise special criminal jurisdiction over certain crimes of domestic and dating violence, regardless of the defendant’s Indian or non-Indian status, under a pilot project authorized by the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (VAWA 2013).

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 6, 2014

News Release: Dr. Dayo Obebe of Muscogee County, Ga., pleaded guilty today in federal court in Columbus, Ga., to one count of tax evasion, announced Assistant Attorney General Kathryn Keneally of the Justice Department's Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Michael J. Moore for the Middle District of Georgia.

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 6, 2014

News Release: U.S. District Judge D. Lowell Jensen sentenced Noemi Rubio Baez, of Salinas, Calif., to serve 30 months in prison for her involvement in a stolen identity tax refund fraud scheme, Assistant Attorney General Kathryn Keneally for the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag for ...

By Commerce News Now | Feb 6, 2014

News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Remarks at Meeting with Nuevo Leon Governor Rodrigo Medina Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker and the U.S. business delegation met with Nuevo Leon Governor Rodrigo Medina and his cabinet to discuss bilateral trade and investment issues in the U.S.- Mexico relationship.

By Commerce News Now | Feb 6, 2014

News Release: Los comentarios están abajo Palabras de la Secretaria de Comercio de EEUU Penny Pritzker con Gobernador de Nuevo Leon Es un placer estar hoy aquí con el Gobernador Medina y quiero darle las gracias por recibir tan amablemente a nuestra delegación comercial.

By Commerce News Now | Feb 6, 2014

News Release: American Businesses Drive Record Exports to 63 Countries U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker today announced that U.S. exports in 2013 set a new record for a fourth straight year. International Trade in U.S. Goods and Services data released today by the U.S. Department of Commerce show that U.S. exports ...

By Commerce News Now | Feb 6, 2014

News Release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker and the U.S. business delegation met with Nuevo Leon Governor Rodrigo Medina and his cabinet to discuss bilateral trade and investment issues in the U.S.- Mexico relationship.

By Commerce News Now | Feb 6, 2014

News Release: Los comentarios están abajo Palabras de la Secretaria de Comercio de EEUU Penny Pritzker con Gobernador de Nuevo Leon Es un placer estar hoy aquí con el Gobernador Medina y quiero darle las gracias por recibir tan amablemente a nuestra delegación comercial.

By Commerce News Now | Feb 6, 2014

News Release: American Businesses Drive Record Exports to 63 Countries U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker today announced that U.S. exports in 2013 set a new record for a fourth straight year. International Trade in U.S. Goods and Services data released today by the U.S. Department of Commerce show that U.S. exports ...

By Labor Gazette | Feb 6, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $2,136,749 to the state of Washington to improve and further promote the state’s short-time compensation program, a layoff prevention program also known as "work-sharing." The STC program allows employers to reduce work hours for ...

By Labor Gazette | Feb 6, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $1,510,320 grant to assist approximately 310 workers affected by layoffs at nine companies in the Milwaukee area.

By Labor Gazette | Feb 6, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $1,510,320 grant to assist approximately 310 workers affected by layoffs at nine companies in the Milwaukee area.

By Labor Gazette | Feb 6, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $2,136,749 to the state of Washington to improve and further promote the state’s short-time compensation program, a layoff prevention program also known as "work-sharing." The STC program allows employers to reduce work hours for ...

By Labor Gazette | Feb 6, 2014

News Release: Date of Action: Jan. 29, 2014 Type of Action: Order Names of Defendant: Bruce E. Hartmann, Terry Hartmann, Mid States Express 401(k) Plan and Mid-States Express Inc. Employee Benefit Plan Allegations: The U.S. Department of Labor filed a lawsuit on Jan. 8, 2010, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern ...