News published on Federal Newswire in May 2014

By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2014

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Glenn Isaac Garcia, 25, of Tijeras, N.M., was sentenced yesterday to 10 years in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. Garcia was convicted of this offense based on a guilty plea entered on Dec. 3, 2013.

By Homeland Newswire | May 6, 2014

News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON — As part of the Administration’s continuing commitment to attract and retain highly skilled immigrants, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced the publication of two proposed rules, including a rule to extend ...

By Homeland Newswire | May 6, 2014

News Release: HQ-14-037 Contact: FEMA News Desk Phone Number: 202-646-3272 E-mail: FEMA-News-Desk@fema.dhs.gov Residents Encouraged to Take Steps Now to be Prepared for Emergencies WASHINGTON – With less than one month until the start of the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season on June 1, now is the time to prepare. The ...

By Homeland Newswire | May 6, 2014

News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 On May 7-9 Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, joined by Deputy Attorney General of the United States James Cole, will travel to Brussels to participate in the European Union Ministerial on Foreign Terrorist Fighters and ...

By USDA Newswire | May 6, 2014

News Release: Report Takes Unprecedented Look at Impact of Climate Change on Rural America WASHINGTON, May 6, 2014—Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made the following statement today on the National Climate Assessment and Obama Administration efforts on climate change: "The National Climate Assessment confirms that ...

By USDA Newswire | May 6, 2014

News Release: Funding includes More Than $35 million in Smart Grid improvements WASHINGTON, May 6, 2014 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced funding for projects in 18 states to improve electric service to business and residential consumers in rural areas. The $540 million in loan guarantees to fund ...

By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2014

News Release: The owners of Alpha Ambulance Inc. (Alpha), a now-defunct Los Angeles-area ambulance transportation company, have been sentenced in connection with a Medicare fraud scheme.

By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2014

News Release: The Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will hold a joint public workshop on June 23, 2014, to explore the economic and legal analysis of conditional pricing practices among firms in a supply chain. The workshop will focus on conditional pricing arrangements – practices in which ...

By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2014

News Release: Baptist Health System Inc. (Baptist Health), the parent company for a network of affiliated hospitals and medical providers in the Jacksonville, Florida, area, has agreed to pay $2.5 million to settle allegations that its subsidiaries violated the False Claims Act by submitting claims to federal health ...

By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2014

News Release: The Department of Justice announced today that Abdelkader and Hnia Amal pleaded guilty to one count of alien harboring in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. The guilty plea stemmed from evidence that Abdelkader and Hnia Amal unlawfully brought a woman into the United States ...

By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2014

News Release: Today, the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Georgia announced that Jason Stacks, a former Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) Deputy, pleaded guilty to conspiring to use his law enforcement authority to unlawfully detain and take ...

By Fed Newswire | May 6, 2014

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the termination of the enforcement actions listed below: Continental Bank Holdings, Inc., Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania Cease and Desist Order issued by the Office of Thrift Supervision dated Feb. 28, 2011 Terminated May 3, 2014 First National Bancshares ...

By Commerce News Now | May 6, 2014

News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker issued the following statement today on the release of the March 2014 U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services data. U.S. exports of goods and services increased to $193.9 billion from $190.0 billion in February, with record levels in services exports driven ...

By Commerce News Now | May 6, 2014

News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker issued the following statement today on the release of the March 2014 U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services data. U.S. exports of goods and services increased to $193.9 billion from $190.0 billion in February, with record levels in services exports driven ...

By Labor Gazette | May 6, 2014

News Release: BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A Stamford-based contractor faces $196,000 in fines for two willful and 12 serious violations following an inspection by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Cesar Mendoza, d.b.a. KI Management LLC, was cited by the agency following a November ...

By Labor Gazette | May 6, 2014

News Release: COSHOCTON, Ohio — A follow-up inspection by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration at San Cast Inc. found workers still exposed to amputation and fall hazards at the Coshocton, Ohio, casting and foundry facility. The facility was previously cited after a worker suffered a leg amputation in June 2013. OSHA has issued 17 additional violations, carrying proposed penalties of $155,900 as a result of the November 2013 inspection.

By Labor Gazette | May 6, 2014

News Release: BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A Stamford-based contractor faces $196,000 in fines for two willful and 12 serious violations following an inspection by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Cesar Mendoza, d.b.a. KI Management LLC, was cited by the agency following a November ...

By Labor Gazette | May 6, 2014

News Release: Western Steel Erection 401(k) Plan to restore more than $5,900 in benefits Date of Action: May 6, 2014 Type of Action: Consent Judgment and Order Names of Defendant: Stephanie J. Jochims and Robert C. Jochims Allegations: The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment ordering Stephanie ...

By Interior Newswire | May 6, 2014

The US Interior Department published a one page proposed rule on May 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Interior Newswire | May 6, 2014

The US Interior Department published an eight page proposed rule on May 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.