News published on Federal Newswire in December 2015

News from December 2015


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


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


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


October 2015 Passenger Airline Employment Data

News Release: October 2015 Passenger Airline Employment Data


U.S. DOT Reminds Americans to Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over This Holiday Season

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration today announced its nationwide campaign to get drunk drivers off the road this holiday season and unveiled a new Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over ad to run in movie theaters immediately before the hotly anticipated Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which opens nationwide this weekend.


BLM Seeks Public Comment on Environmental Analysis for Sulphur Wild Horse Gather

News Release: Cedar City, Utah- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Cedar City Office announces a 30-day public comment period beginning Dec. 21, 2015 and ending on Jan. 19, 2016, for the Sulphur Wild Horse Gather Plan, which includes a proposed fence along a portion of Utah State Highway 21. The BLM is currently soliciting public comments to be considered prior to the finalization of the EA.


News Release: The next commercial-free day at Haleakalā National Park will occur on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2015 (Ka'elo, Huna Moon). As specified in the park's Commercial Services Plan, commercialfree days are opportunities for Kanaka Maoli to conduct traditional cultural practices in the park without commercial tours present.


Energy Department Announces Largest Energy Efficiency Standard in History

News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy today announced historic new efficiency standards for commercial air conditioners and furnaces. Developed with industry, utilities, and environmental groups, these standards will save more energy than any other standard issued by the Department to date. Over the lifetime of the products, businesses will save $167 billion on their utility bills and carbon pollution will be reduced by 885 million metric tons.


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - One defendant pleaded guilty today and two are sentenced for a plot that brought three Florida men to Yuba City where they robbed marijuana traffickers at gunpoint, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge John J. Martin announced.


Coastal Louisiana added to NOAA Sea Level Rise Viewer

News Release: Scientists, regional managers, coastal planners, businesses and residents of Louisiana can now use NOAA’s popular Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding Impacts Viewer to assess their risks for coastal flooding under a variety of different scenarios.


Former Hedge Fund Manager And New York Attorney Indicted In Multimillion Dollar Fraud Scheme

News Release: Martin Shkreli Charged With Defrauding Former Hedge Funds Investors And Then Misappropriating More Than $11 Million In Assets From Publicly Traded Retrophin Inc. (RTRX) To Pay Back Defrauded Investors.


Reclamation Announces Increased Numbers of Lost River and Shortnose Sucker Fish in the Klamath Project

News Release: KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Bureau of Reclamation biologists found the largest number of juvenile Lost River and shortnose sucker fish since fish salvage operations began on the. Klamath Project. Reclamation crews have been salvaging fish, including the endangered suckers, from area canals since the late 1990s.


Convenience Store Owner Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Distribute Spice

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Division Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt and Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced today that Adel Abdullah, 32, of Lackawanna, NY, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, controlled substance analogues, before Senior U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.


Corker Says Failure to Impose Consequences for Iran’s Ballistic Missile Violations Sets Dangerous Precedent for Enforcement of Nuclear Deal

News Release: WASHINGTON - At the first oversight hearing on expected implementation of the Iran nuclear agreement, U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, warned that the Obama administration’s failure to impose consequences for Iran’s violation of an international ban ...


U.S. Attorney Wagner Announces Selection of Sacramento for Phase II Anti Trafficking Coordination Team (ACTeam)

News Release: Interagency Federal Law Enforcement Partnership Will Combat Human Trafficking.


News Release: SAN JOSE-Yujen Chen and Maria Chen, husband and wife, pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft arising out of their ownership of 888 Auto Corporation, announced Acting United States Attorney Brian Stretch; Internal Revenue Service, Criminal...


News Release: Four defendants have been sentenced to prison terms, by U.S. District Judge Daniel T.K. Hurley in West Palm Beach, for paying and accepting bribes and gratuities.


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Ryan Tojdowski, 31, of Arcade, NY, pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of life and a $250,000 fine.


News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - A federal grand jury in San Francisco returned an indictment that was unsealed today, charging Adam Shafi with one count of attempting to provide material support or resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization, announced Acting United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch and Federal Bureau of Investigation, Special Agent in Charge David J. Johnson.


Hatch, Isakson Question CMS’s Income Verification Practices for Obamacare Benefits

News Release: Dear Mr. Slavitt: As Members of the Senate Committee on Finance, we take great interest in the ongoing efforts of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) with respect to its efforts in implementing the federal and state exchanges, including Healthcare.gov. In a September 2014 report, the...