News published on Federal Newswire in November 2014

By USDA Newswire | Nov 17, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON, Nov. 17, 2014 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today said a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant has helped initiate a partnership that is improving the environment, creating a market for carbon credits generated on working grasslands. Chevrolet, a division of General Motors, recently purchased almost 40,000 carbon dioxide reduction tons generated on working ranch grasslands in the Prairie Pothole region of North Dakota.

By USDA Newswire | Nov 17, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON, Nov. 17, 2014 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the appointment of eight individuals to serve on the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics (NAREEE) Advisory Board.

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 17, 2014

News Release: One of the alleged leaders of the Beltran Leyva Organization, a Mexican drug-trafficking cartel responsible for importing multi-ton quantities of cocaine and methamphetamine into the United States, was extradited to the United States from Mexico on Nov. 15, 2014, and will be making an initial appearance this afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Alan Kay of the District of Columbia.

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 17, 2014

News Release: Sevenson Environmental Services Inc., an environmental remediation firm based in Niagara Falls, New York, has agreed to pay more than $2.72 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act and the Anti-Kickback Act by accepting kickbacks, rigging bids and passing inflated charges ...

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 17, 2014

News Release: The Justice Department announced today that it has entered into a settlement agreement with Ahold U.S.A. Inc. and Peapod LLC, the owners and operators of www.peapod.com , to remedy alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Peapod is America’s leading Internet grocer, delivering ...

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 17, 2014

News Release: John Bennett, a Canadian national, was extradited Friday from Canada on a charge of participating in a conspiracy to pay kickbacks and commit fraud at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-designated Superfund site Federal Creosote, located in Manville, New Jersey. He was also charged with a related count for major fraud against the United States related to contracts obtained at the Federal Creosote site, the Department of Justice announced today.

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 17, 2014

News Release: Court Finds Defendant Acted Because of Victim’s Sexual Orientation The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas, and the FBI’s Dallas Division Office announced that Brice Johnson, 19, of Springtown, Texas, was sentenced today in federal court to 183 months imprisonment for kidnapping a young gay man after luring the victim to his home and brutally assaulting him because of his sexual orientation.

By Fed Newswire | Nov 17, 2014

News Release: Today, the Federal Reserve will host a meeting with major market and official sector participants to discuss the process for developing risk-free reference rate alternatives to the current London Interbank Offered Rate (Libor) for use in future U.S. dollar derivative and certain other financial contracts.

By Commerce News Now | Nov 17, 2014

News Release: Thank you, Sandra, for the kind words and your leadership on our District Export Council. It’s great to see you again.

By Commerce News Now | Nov 17, 2014

News Release: Thank you, Sandra, for the kind words and your leadership on our District Export Council. It’s great to see you again.

By Labor Gazette | Nov 17, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON – As the holiday season approaches, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is encouraging retail employers to implement safety measures to prevent workplace injuries during major sales events, including Black Friday.

By Labor Gazette | Nov 17, 2014

News Release: PATERSON, N.J. — After entering a die cutting machine to do maintenance, a worker employed for 26 years at Accurate Box Co. Inc. in Paterson was crushed when the die cutter was activated by another employee unaware that the victim was inside. A subsequent investigation into the incident, which caused severe internal injuries to the worker, was initiated in May 2014 by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

By Labor Gazette | Nov 17, 2014

News Release: HARTWELL, Ga. — Tenneco Automotive Operating Co. Inc., doing business as Tenneco, was cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for 27 safety and health violations following a May 2014 inspection at the Hartwell plant. Elite Logistic Service Inc., a staffing ...

By Commerce News Now | Nov 17, 2014

The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Nov. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By State News Post | Nov 17, 2014

The US State Department published a one page notice on Nov. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOT News Wire | Nov 17, 2014

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Nov. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOT News Wire | Nov 17, 2014

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Nov. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOT News Wire | Nov 17, 2014

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Nov. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOT News Wire | Nov 17, 2014

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Nov. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOT News Wire | Nov 17, 2014

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Nov. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.