News published on Federal Newswire in January 2015

News Release: HONOLULU -Matson Terminals, Inc., a Hawaii corporation, was sentenced by U.S. Magistrate Judge Richard L. Puglisi today to pay a $400,000 fine plus restitution of $600,000 based on previously entered guilty pleas to two criminal charges of unlawfully discharging molasses into Honolulu Harbor. By the...

Three Echols County Residents Indicted On Dog Fighting, Firearms And Narcotics Charges

News Release: United States Attorney Michael J. Moore announced today that a federal grand jury returned a multiple count indictment in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, Valdosta Division, charging Raymond Lee Hendrix (a/k/a “Georgia Lee" and “Lee"), of Echols County, Georgia; Willie...

Remsen Man Pleads Guilty To Violations Of Clean Water Act

News Release: Contact: Steve Young. A man who was employed by a pork processing plant and oversaw the facility’s wastewater treatment lagoons pled guilty on Dec. 16, 2014, in federal court in Sioux City to knowingly discharging a pollutant thereby resulting in a fish kill. Michael J. Wolf, age, 57 from Remsen...

Gonzales Man Sentenced To 15 Years For Receiving Child Pornography

News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA - United States Attorney Walt Green announced today that Judge Shelly D. Dick sentenced JASON LOUIS OWENS, age 34, of Gonzales, Louisiana, to 15 years in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release. The Court also ordered OWENS to pay $2,000 in restitution to one of his victims.

Theodore Roosevelt National Park to Implement Fee Increase

By Interior Newswire | Jan 28, 2015

News Release: MEDORA, ND: Theodore Roosevelt National Park has received approval to implement proposed entrance and campground fee increases beginning February 1. In order to lessen the impact of the fee increases, the park chose to phase the changes in over three years.

Joplin Man Sentenced to 22 Years for Meth Conspiracy, Firearms

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that a Joplin, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute large quantities of methamphetamine in Jasper County, Mo., and for illegally possessing firearms.

Mexican National Pleads Guilty To Growing 3,724 Marijuana Plants In The Plumas National Forest

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. -Alejandro Soto-Silva, 22, a Mexican national, pleaded guilty today to cultivation of marijuana and depredation of public lands and resources, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.

Secretary Johnson Highlights Super Bowl XLIX Security Operations

By Homeland Newswire | Jan 28, 2015

News Release: Announces re-launch of the “If You See Something, Say Something™” Campaign, First time ever in-app ads PHOENIX— Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson was in Arizona to meet with local law enforcement officials and oversee the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) security operations surrounding ...

USDA Announces Winners of the 2015 Agricultural Outlook Forum Student Diversity Program

By USDA Newswire | Jan 28, 2015

News Release: WASHINGTON, Jan. 28, 2015—Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the selection of 30 university students to attend USDA's 2015 Agricultural Outlook Forum titled "Smart Agriculture in the 21st Century" to be held Feb. 19-20, 2015, at the Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel in Arlington, Va. Twenty ...

Opening Statement of Attorney General-Designate Loretta E. Lynch at U.S. Senate Confirmation Hearing

News Release: Attorney General-Designate Loretta E. Lynch released the following statement today at the opening of the U.S. Senate confirmation hearing: “Thank you, Chairman Grassley, Senator Leahy, and distinguished members of the Committee. I am honored to appear before you in this historic chamber, among so many ...

Department of Justice Diagnostic Center Provides Final Assessment to Minneapolis Police Department to Help Build Trust Between Police and the Community

News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs’ (OJP) Diagnostic Center and the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) released the final assessment and implementation plans to support the MPD’s accountability procedures. The Diagnostic Analysis will allow MPD to implement changes that ...

Former Los Alamos National Laboratory Scientist Sentenced to Prison for Atomic Energy Act Violations

News Release: Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, U.S. Attorney Damon P. Martinez for the District of New Mexico, Assistant Director Randall C. Coleman of the FBI’s Counterintelligence Division and Special Agent in Charge Carol K.O. Lee of the FBI’s Albuquerque Division announced that ...

Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

By Fed Newswire | Jan 28, 2015

News Release: Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in December suggests that economic activity has been expanding at a solid pace. Labor market conditions have improved further, with strong job gains and a lower unemployment rate. On balance, a range of labor market indicators suggests ...

WHD News Release: US Labor Department recovers more than $87K in unpaid wages, overtime for 39 workers on federally funded construction project in Portland, Oregon [01/28/2015]

By Labor Gazette | Jan 28, 2015

News Release: PORTLAND, Ore. — Sierra Construction Co. Inc. has agreed to pay $87,239 in back wages to 39 employees who worked on The Prescott apartment building, a federally financed construction project in Portland. U.S. Department of Labor investigators found that Sierra and two of its subcontractors failed to pay the prevailing wages required by the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts.

OFCCP News Release: US Labor Department proposes critical updates to sex discrimination guidelines for federal contractors and subcontractors [01/28/2015]

By Labor Gazette | Jan 28, 2015

News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a proposal to clarify federal contractors' requirements to prohibit sex discrimination. The recommended changes would revise the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs' guidelines to align with laws, court decisions and societal changes since they were originally issued in 1970.

Notice published on Jan. 28 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Jan. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

What did Transportation Department publish on Jan. 28?

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Jan. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Notice published by Transportation Department on Jan. 28

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Jan. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Transportation Department publishes notice on Jan. 28

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Jan. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Notice published on Jan. 28 by Transportation Department