News published on Federal Newswire in June 2014

News from June 2014


The US Transportation Department published a five page rule on June 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a three page rule on June 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a three page rule on June 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on June 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page rule on June 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


April 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI)

News Release: April 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI)


Latrobe Post Office Employee Stole $55K In Money Orders And Cash

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Westmoreland County woman pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of misappropriation of postal funds, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal grand jury has indicted Jagveer Singh, age 55, of Clarksville, Maryland, on charges of securities fraud. The indictment was returned yesterday and Singh was arrested today.


News Release: A slim and richly illustrated book about the Civil War Home Front in Woodstock, Vermont has won a top award from the National Association of Government Communicators.


Congressional Panel on Public-Private Partnerships to Hear From Financial Sector in New York City

News Release: The U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Special Panel on Public-Private Partnerships (P3s) will hold a roundtable policy discussion in New York City next week on the financial sector’s role and interest in participating in building various types of infrastructure projects in the United States.


News Release: 1125 Chapline Street, Federal Building, Suite 3000 ● Wheeling, WV 26003.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Sussex County, N.J., chiropractor today admitted destroying patient appointment records sought by federal agents investigating potential billing fraud at her medical office, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


Five Plead Guilty to Large-scale Meth Conspiracy in Southwest Missouri

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that five defendants pleaded guilty in federal court this week to charges related to a large-scale methamphetamine conspiracy.


Ohio Man Convicted On Heroin Distribution Charges

News Release: 1125 Chapline Street, Federal Building, Suite 3000 ● Wheeling, WV 26003.


Coal Exploration License Filed in Delta County for 1,287 Acres

News Release: LAKEWOOD, Colo. - Oxbow Mining, LLC, filed a coal exploration license with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for roughly 1,287 acres in Delta County, within lands managed by the Uncompahgre Field Office.


Shooting At House Lands Convicted Felon Gang Member In Federal Prison For 57 Months

News Release: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - DAVID ASHARD SAMILTON, 20, from Oklahoma City, was sentenced today to serve 57 months in federal prison for being a convicted felon illegally in possession of a firearm, announced Sanford C. Coats, United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.


USDA Research on Climate Change, Effects of Warmer Winters Published in PLOS ONE

News Release: WASHINGTON, June 11, 2014-Findings from research at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) conducted by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) plant physiologist Lewis Ziska and published today in the scientific journal PLOS ONE project changes in crop production as air temperatures increase due to climate change. ARS is USDA's chief intramural scientific research agency, and the research supports the USDA priority of responding to climate change.


Forestry for the Birds June 2014 PR

News Release: George Perkins Marsh of Woodstock, Vermont pointed out more than 150 years ago that human intervention could make a real difference to the natural world. This works both ways: deforestation deprives nesting birds of habitat, but reforestation and good woodland management can attract nesting birds.


News Release: MANHATTAN - James J. Hunt, Acting Special Agent in (Acting SAC) of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York (DEA), Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor, and New York City Police Commissioner William J. Bratton, announced the indictment and arrest of five defendants...


News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Illinois. Wednesday, June 11, 2014. Follow @SDILNews. On June 11, 2014, Michael Burns, 45, of Carbondale, Illinois, was sentenced in U.S. District Court for a heroin offense, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois...