News published on Federal Newswire in September 2014

News from September 2014


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a four page rule on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a six page proposed rule on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page proposed rule on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Announces $1.5 Million in 'Quick Release' Emergency Relief Funds to Repair I-15 North of Las Vegas

News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced the immediate availability of $1.5 million in Emergency Relief funds to help the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) cover the cost of repairing a section of Interstate 15 and other routes damaged by flooding north of Las Vegas in the Moapa Valley. The funding comes from the from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).


Elizabethton Man Sentenced To 188 Months In Prison For Crack Cocaine Conspiracy

News Release: GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - Eullis Monroe Goodwin, 40, of Elizabethton, Tenn., was sentenced on Sept. 15, 2014, by the Honorable J. Ronnie Greer, U.S. District Court Judge, to serve 188 months in federal prison. Goodwin pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine in April 2014.


Five People Indicted On Charges Involving Large Drug Conspiracy

News Release: St. Louis, MO - These five men were indicted for their alleged conspiracy and distribution of large quantities of cocaine and methamphetamine in Audrain County. Travis and Cody McDonald are also charged with growing over 100 marijuana plants between September 2007 and the present time and laundering the proceeds of the illegal activity.


News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Two sentences for drug trafficking were handed down on Monday for cases originating in Bakersfield.


NOAA team reveals forgotten ghost ships off Golden Gate

News Release: These and other shipwreck investigations mark the first mission of a two-year project to locate, identify and better understand some of the estimated 300 wrecks in Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, and the adjacent Golden Gate National Recreation Area.


Defense Contractors Settle Alleged Violation Of The False Claims Act For $5.5 Million

News Release: United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger today announced a settlement agreement between the United States, Relator David McIntosh, M.K. Battery, Inc. (MK Battery), East Penn Manufacturing Co., Inc. (East Penn), NPC Robotics, Inc. (NPC), BAE Systems, Inc., and BAE Systems Tactical Vehicle Systems LP (BAE). The $5.5 million agreement resolves an alleged violation of the False Claims Act related to the sale of batteries for use in gun turrets on military vehicles.


Hatch Statement at Finance Hearing on Retirement Savings

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, today delivered the following opening statement at a committee hearing on retirement savings...


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - A federal jury sitting in Las Cruces, N.M., returned a verdict earlier today finding Eric Leo Alexander, 36, of Anaheim, Calif., guilty of violating the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) after a two-day trial. The guilty verdict was announced by U.S. Attorney Damon P. Martinez and U.S. Marshal Conrad E. Candelaria.