News published on Federal Newswire in June 2014

News from June 2014


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


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on June 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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


The US Agriculture Department published a one page rule on June 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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


The US Commerce Department published a three page rule on June 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on June 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on June 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) today sent a letter to Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) regarding FDIC’s pressure on banks to terminate relationships with legal businesses, in conjunction with the Department...


News Release: CHICAGO - The captain of a petroleum barge that exploded in 2005, resulting in the death of a crew member, and the company that owned and operated the vessel were convicted today on federal charges of felony maritime negligence and causing thousands of gallons of oil to pollute the Chicago Sanitary and...


Twelve Indicted In Weakley And Carroll Counties For Charges Related To Methamphetamine

News Release: Jackson, TN - A federal grand jury returned indictments last month on a dozen individuals alleged to have been involved in the production or distribution of methamphetamine in Weakley and Carroll counties, announced U.S. Attorney Edward L. Stanton III.


Reclamation Funds Study for Sustainable Water Management in Oregon’s Upper Deschutes Basin

News Release: BEND, Ore.? The Department of the Interior announced today that the Bureau of Reclamation will make $1.8 million available for comprehensive water studies addressing climate change options to three western river basins, including the Upper Deschutes Basin in Oregon. These studies will address basin-wide efforts to evaluate and address the effects of climate change and define options for meeting future water demands.


News Release: DOJ now says 1.1 million document database contained legally protected taxpayer information, returns it to IRS


HSI participates in human trafficking awareness seminar for Mexican officials

News Release: CANCUN, Mexico - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI); the Department of Justice's Office of Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training (OPDAT); and the Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) hosted a human trafficking training conference for federal and state prosecutors, investigators and immigration officials June 3 through 5 in Cancun.


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Sylvan Godfrey, age 51, of Lake Andes, South Dakota, was convicted of one count of Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child and found not guilty of one count of Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child as a result of a two day federal jury trial in Pierre, South Dakota.


Two NIST Researchers Honored with Flemming Awards

News Release: Two researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are among 12 federal employees being honored today* as recipients of the 2013 Arthur S. Flemming Awards.


Rosebud Man Sentenced For Assaulting A Federal Officer

News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Rosebud, South Dakota, man charged with Assaulting, Resisting, Opposing, and Impeding a Federal Officer pled guilty to and was sentenced on June 4, 2014, by U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark A. Moreno.


News Release: McALLEN, Texas - Elva Navarro, 37, of Hidalgo, has entered a guilty plea to violating the U.S. Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act as her federal trial was about to being today, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson.


News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Allen Prout, 42, of Providence, and Emmett Blyden, 43, of no known address, were ordered detained in federal custody today by U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Patricia A. Sullivan on allegations that they conspired to commit an armed home invasion in Providence, where they were ...


Valley Forge National Historical Park launches summer season June 14 with the Annual March Out of the Continental Army

News Release: Valley Forge, PA - Valley Forge, PA -Valley Forge National Historical Park is ready to launch its summer season which is full of new and returning public programs, guided tours, and special events for both adults and children beginning with the Annual March Out of the Continental Army Commemoration on Saturday, June 14.