News published on Federal Newswire in March 2014

News from March 2014


News Release: Defendant One of Eleven Indicted in Gun and Drug Trafficking Case.


News Release: (Pine Springs, TX) Guadalupe Mountains National Park Superintendent Dennis A. Vásquez announced that the National Park Service (NPS) will host a series of meetings in local communities to present and invite public input on preliminary draft alternatives for a Wilderness Stewardship Plan for Guadalupe...


Camp Tax Reform Press Conference Remarks

News Release: Camp Tax Reform Press Conference RemarksFeb. 26, 2014 - Press Releases.


California Man Guilty in $7 Million Fraud Scheme Concerning Purported Alternative Energy Technology

News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Northern California man has been convicted of federal fraud charges for his involvement in a $7 million investment scheme that lured investors with false promises relating to the development of an alternative energy technology, Richard S. Hartunian, the United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York, announced today.


News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON—Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson today unveiled the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) fiscal year (FY) 2015 budget request of $38.2 billion in net discretionary funding, building on the progress DHS has made in each ...


Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the Proposed FY 2015 Budget

News Release: WASHINGTON, March 4, 2014—Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today made the following statement on the proposed FY 2015 budget: "The President's 2015 USDA budget proposal achieves reform and results for the American taxpayer; fosters opportunity for the men and women living, working and raising families in rural America; and supports innovation through strategic, future-focused investments.


News Release: Attorney General Eric Holder announced today that President Obama’s FY 2015 Budget proposal for the Department of Justice calls for $173 million in targeted investments for criminal justice reform efforts.


News Release: Singapore-based ODFJELL ASIA II PTE LTD (ODFJELL) and one of its senior crew members pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Hartford, Conn., for violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS), announced Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division Robert G. Dreher, United States Attorney Deirdre M. Daly and Rear Admiral Daniel B. Abel, Commander of the First Coast Guard District in Boston.


News Release: Gordon D. McDonald, a former project manager for a prime contractor at two U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Superfund sites in New Jersey, was sentenced today to serve 14 years in prison for participating in multiple bid-rigging, fraud and kickback schemes, the Department of Justice announced. The prison term, which takes into account the multiple crimes McDonald committed, represents the longest prison sentence ever imposed involving an antitrust crime.


News Release: The United States has asked a federal court in Dallas, Texas, to permanently bar Ricia Daniels and her company, Ricia’s Convenience Tax Service, from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. The complaint alleges that, through her business, Daniels understates ...


Federal Reserve announces results of offering of seven-day term deposits on March 3

News Release: On March 3, 2014, the Federal Reserve conducted a fixed-rate offering of term deposits through its Term Deposit Facility. The operation offered seven-day term deposits at an interest rate of 0.26000 percent. Following are the results of the operation: TDF Operation ID: F35 Total Amount Awarded: $13,542,000,000 ...


News Release: Commerce Department budget focuses on the key attributes of a globally competitive economy, including promoting U.S. trade and investment, spurring innovation, and fueling data-driven economy U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today released the fiscal year 2015 budget request for the U.S. Department ...


News Release: Commerce Department budget focuses on the key attributes of a globally competitive economy, including promoting U.S. trade and investment, spurring innovation, and fueling data-driven economy U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today released the fiscal year 2015 budget request for the U.S. Department ...


WHD News Release: US Department of Labor to offer compliance seminar on prevailing wage requirements for federal construction and service contracts [03/04/2014]

News Release: CHICAGO — The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division will offer a comprehensive compliance seminar for federal contractors, unions and employees to provide information on the rules governing prevailing wage requirements under the Davis-Bacon Act , McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act and Executive ...


WHD News Release: US Labor Department files suit against Brown Derby Roadhouse to recover unpaid wages and damages for 18 servers at Akron restaurant [03/04/2014]

News Release: AKRON, Ohio — The U.S. Department of Labor has filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, to recover unpaid wages and liquidated damages for 18 workers at Brown Derby Roadhouse in Akron. In addition to wages and damages, the suit also seeks a court order ...


OPA News Release: US Department of Labor releases fiscal year 2015 budget request [03/04/2014]

News Release: WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez today released the president's fiscal year 2015 budget for the Department of Labor, which supports the president's plan to further grow the economy and create more jobs in America.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on March 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a five page proposed rule on March 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on March 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page rule on March 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.