News published on Federal Newswire in October 2014

News from October 2014


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Oct. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Oct. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a six page rule on Oct. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Oct. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published an eight page rule on Oct. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Oct. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Oct. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Oct. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Oct. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Oct. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Latrobe Postal Service Employee Sentenced To Prison, Ordered To Pay Restitiution For Stealing Money Orders And Cash

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A former Postal Service employee was sentenced today in federal court to six months imprisonment, three years supervised release and restitution of $55,362.90 on her conviction of misappropriation of postal funds by a postal employee, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement about the situation in Hong Kong...


Armed Career Criminal from Santa Fe Sentenced to Fifteen Years for Unlawful Possession of Firearm

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Joshua Gomez, 24, of Santa Fe, N.M., was sentenced today to 15 years in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for being an armed career criminal. The sentence was announced by U.S. Attorney Damon P. Martinez, 1st Judicial District Attorney Angela “Spence" Pacheco, Acting Special Agent in Charge Tom Hernandez of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in El Paso, and Chief Eric Garcia of the Santa Fe Police Department.


DOE Announces Webinars on Property Assessed Clean Energy Financing, Algal Biomass and Bioproducts Funding Opportunity, and More

News Release: Upcoming Webinars. October 2: Live Webinar on High Performance Outdoor Lighting Accelerator. Webinar Sponsors: Weatherization and Intergovernmental Programs Office. The Energy Department will present a live webinar titled “High Performance Outdoor Lighting Accelerator" on Thursday, Oct. 2, from 2:00...


News Release: WASHINGTON -According to a recent report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the Department of Defense (DOD) spent tens of millions of dollars in unnecessary returns of surplus vehicles from Afghanistan to the United States during a one year period. Today, a bipartisan group of Senators on the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs highlighted the report findings.


News Release: Baltimore - The Office of Justice Programs’ National Institute of Justice (NIJ) today announced it has awarded the Baltimore County Public Schools and its research partner, the University of Maryland at Baltimore, $1,965,158 to study school safety by focusing on students with emotional and behavioral...


News Release: NORFOLK, Va. -Travis Hager, 24, of Norfolk, Virginia, was sentenced today to 54 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, following his guilty plea on June 4, 2014, for wire fraud and false claims against the United States.


News Release: Washington, DC -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to Secret Service Director Julia Pierson’s decision to resign today...


Judge Sentenced New Jersey Man To 24 Years In Prison For Conspiring To Distribute Heroin

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A New Jersey resident has been sentenced in federal court to 24 years in prison on his conviction of one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


News Release: A recent study conducted by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists indicated that just three compounds in beef manure were responsible for generating over two-thirds of detectable odors.