News published on Federal Newswire in August 2015

News from August 2015


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


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


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


The US Agriculture Department published a three page rule on Aug. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Aug. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page rule on Aug. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Aug. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a five page rule on Aug. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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


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


News Release: WASHINGTON - During a hearing to examine the U.S. Department of State 2015 Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP), U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, threatened to subpoena information from the department regarding internal deliberations about questionable ...


Mississippi man sentenced to 12 months in prison for assault at Fort Polk

News Release: LAKE CHARLES, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that a man from Mississippi was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison for assaulting his ex-wife and striking a man in the head with a baseball bat on the Fort Polk military installation.


News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment today against Macedonio Madrigal-Herrera (Madrigal), 44, and Ezequiel Armas-Ortiz (Armas), 49, both of Mexico, charging them with conspiring to cultivate, distribute and possess with intent to distribute marijuana; cultivating and...


News Release: Construction on the Nisqually to Paradise Road will cease on August 6, 2015 and will not begin again until Oct. 1, 2015. Visitors can enjoy Mount Rainier National Park as normal throughout August and September.


Judge Sentences Bus Passenger For Smuggling Heroin

News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 29-year-old Laredo woman has been ordered to federal prison following her conviction of conspiracy and possession with the intent to distribute more than one kilogram of methamphetamine, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. A federal jury convicted Altagracia Guadalupe Vargas, 29, of Laredo, in March 2015 following a two-day trial.


News Release: The Energy Department today announced four entities selected to receive $7.4 million to spur innovation of next-generation water power component technologies, designed for manufacturability and built specifically for marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) systems. The projects will address technical challenges...


VA Contract Specialist Admits Using Government Credit Card to Make $28K in Unauthorized Purchases

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A McCandless resident pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of theft of government property, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


Worker's hand is amputated by power press at Akron, Ohio, manufacturer

News Release: Employer name: Grimco Inc., Fenton, Missouri


Former Director of Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority and Others Charged with Conspiracy and Bribery

News Release: Former Director of Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority and Others Charged with Conspiracy and Bribery.


News Release: PHILADELPHIA - William Keller III, 60, of Norristown Borough, PA, was charged today by indictment with receipt and possession of child pornography, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. The indictment charges Keller with five counts of receiving child pornography and one count of possessing child pornography.