News published on Federal Newswire in May 2014

By Interior Newswire | May 28, 2014

News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ - The twenty-fourth annual Grand Canyon Star Party will be held from Saturday, June 21 through Saturday, June 28, 2014 on the South and North Rims of Grand Canyon National Park. This event is sponsored by the National Park Service, the Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association (South Rim)...

By EPA Newswire | May 28, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA) today advanced three bipartisan bills, building on its record of bipartisan success in the public health space. The subcommittee today approved H.R. 4299, the Improving Regulatory Transparency for New Medical Therapies Act, H.R. 4709, the Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act, and H.R. 4631, the Combating Autism Reauthorization Act.

By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2014

News Release: Buffalo, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Alfredo Alvarez-Martinez, 26, of Buffalo, N.Y., who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking crimes, was sentenced to 123 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.

By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2014

News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault with Intent to Commit Murder and Assault by Strangulation.

By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2014

News Release: BISMARCK - U.S. Attorney Timothy Q. Purdon announced that on May 27, 2014, Gary Steven Hinton, of Berthold, N.D., was sentenced before U.S. District Judge Daniel L. Hovland on one count of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon.

By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2014

News Release: Huntington, W.Va. - Emanuel Louis Harris, also known as “Forty," age 44, of Detroit, Michigan, plead guilty in federal court in Huntington to possession with intent to distribute cocaine announced United States Attorney Booth Goodwin. In January of 2014, police found Harris at a residence on Division...

By USDA Newswire | May 27, 2014

News Release: New Conservation Initiative Goes Beyond Traditional Government Efforts to Allow Businesses, Other Partners to Invest in Regional Conservation Projects Learn more about Regional Conservation partnerships by watching the USDA Venture Conservationist - USDA's Regional Conservation Partnership Program video.

By USDA Newswire | May 27, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON, May 27, 2014 – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture unveiled Healthy Eating on a Budget – the newest addition to ChooseMyPlate.gov. Consumers continue to want more information about how to make better eating decisions with limited resources. To meet this need, the USDA's Center for Nutrition ...

By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2014

News Release: Kathryn Keneally, Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division, will leave her post at the Department of Justice effective June 5, 2014, she announced today.

By Fed Newswire | May 27, 2014

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday released the minutes of its discount rate meetings for April 14 and April 28, 2014.

By Commerce News Now | May 27, 2014

News Release: Following stops in Ghana and Nigeria, Secretary Pritzker Focuses on AGOA Renewal in Ethiopia

By Commerce News Now | May 27, 2014

News Release: Following stops in Ghana and Nigeria, Secretary Pritzker Focuses on AGOA Renewal in Ethiopia AGOA is one critical tool to continue deepening trade and investment ties between the U.S. and Africa U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker concluded her visit to Africa with a stop in Ethiopia, where she ...

By Labor Gazette | May 27, 2014

News Release: PHOENIX — The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $198,085 in back wages for 23 workers employed by Glendale-based Tierra Contracting Inc. for willful violations of the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts and the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act. Tierra Contracting and its owner, Richard Juarez Sr., also have been debarred from applying for federally funded contracts for a period of three years because of the egregious nature of the violations found.

By Labor Gazette | May 27, 2014

News Release: SAN ANTONIO — The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs , Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services , Alamo Area Disability Alliance and Workforce Solutions Alamo are sponsoring two events May 29 to encourage diversity ...

By Labor Gazette | May 27, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the availability of approximately $15 million in grants to state workforce agencies to develop flexible and innovative strategies to increase the participation of people with disabilities in existing career pathways programs in the public workforce system.

By Labor Gazette | May 27, 2014

News Release: Date of Action: April 18, 2014 Type of Action: Consent Judgment and Order Name(s) of Defendant(s): Robert Mack Durham, Sharon Kaye Durham, Palmetto Family Medical Group Inc.

By DOE Gazette | May 27, 2014

The US Energy Department published a three page notice on May 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOE Gazette | May 27, 2014

The US Energy Department published a three page notice on May 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOE Gazette | May 27, 2014

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on May 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Commerce News Now | May 27, 2014

The US Commerce Department published a two page proposed rule on May 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.