News published on Federal Newswire in January 2015

By DOJ Newswire | Jan 28, 2015

News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - Four hunters were sentenced Wednesday for violating the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act when they took more than 260 mourning doves during a hunt in Ellis County, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today.

By Commerce Newswire | Jan 28, 2015

News Release: Today the committee is marking up the Hire More Heroes Act of 2015, and in the process, directs its attention to a subject matter we can all agree on - helping veterans find jobs and economic opportunity.

By DOJ Newswire | Jan 27, 2015

News Release: Contact: Steve Young. A man who attempted to manufacture methamphetamine near a school, was sentenced on Jan. 26, 2015, to 14 years in federal prison. Zackery Smock, 37, from Anamosa, received the prison term after a July 1, 2014, guilty plea to one count of attempted manufacture of methamphetamine...

By State Newswire | Jan 27, 2015

News Release: Dear Mr. Secretary: We write to you to express our deep concern regarding the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) decision to join the International Criminal Court (ICC). On January 7, the State Department’s spokeswoman remarked that Palestine “doesn’t qualify to join the ICC." Unfortunately, the United Nations...

By US DOT Newswire | Jan 27, 2015

News Release: Chairman Lou Barletta (R-PA). Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. Hearing on “Rebuilding After the Storm: Lessening Impacts and Speeding Recovery". Jan. 27, 2015. Opening Statement. (Remarks as Prepared). I would like to thank Chairman Shuster for the opportunity...

By Interior Newswire | Jan 27, 2015

News Release: First Park Superintendent Named. Joy G. Kinard has been selected as Superintendent of the Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument (Charles Young) in Wilberforce, Ohio.She will begin her new assignment in late-February."We are delighted that Dr. Kinard will be the next superintendent of Charles...

By Homeland Newswire | Jan 27, 2015

News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) received multiple "A" grades on the 2014 Federal Plain Language Report Card, for the use of plain language and compliance to the Plain Writing Act of 2010. The Center for Plain Language annually rates agencies on their ability to communicate efficiently and effectively with the American public.

By Homeland Newswire | Jan 27, 2015

News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 SELLS, Ariz. — Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson traveled to Douglas, Ariz., where he participated in workforce engagements with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel and later, sat down with local ranchers for the second time in a year to listen to their concerns and pledged to find workable solutions. He then toured a local ranch.

By USDA Newswire | Jan 27, 2015

News Release: WASHINGTON, Jan. 27, 2015 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) and National Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced a partnership through the Agricultural Marketing Service Technical Assistance (AMSTA) Project to conduct workshops that will help potential grant applicants understand, develop, and submit their Federal grant applications for the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program.

By USDA Newswire | Jan 27, 2015

News Release: Policy Complies with Federal Court Order WASHINGTON, Jan. 27, 2015 – The U.S. Forest Service today released the final policy for managing snowmobile and other "over-snow" vehicle use on national forests and grasslands. As directed by court order, the policy requires that roads, trails and areas where ...

By USDA Newswire | Jan 27, 2015

News Release: Study of Organic Agriculture Production will Help Develop Programs for Producers WASHINGTON, Jan. 27, 2015 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) just kicked off the Organic Survey to gather detailed data on U.S. organic agriculture production. The survey is a complete inventory of all known organic producers that are certified, exempt from certification, and transitioning to certified organic production.

By DOJ Newswire | Jan 27, 2015

News Release: An attorney licensed to practice in New York was found guilty yesterday of three counts of subscribing to false tax returns for the 2007, 2008 and 2009 tax years following a bench trial before U.S. District Judge Vincent L. Briccetti, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo for ...

By DOJ Newswire | Jan 27, 2015

News Release: Twin brothers Pedro and Margarito Flores, regarded as Chicago’s most significant drug traffickers who rose from street level dealers to the highest echelons of the Mexico-based Sinaloa Cartel and a rival cartel before they began providing unparalleled cooperation to the Drug Enforcement Administration ...

By DOJ Newswire | Jan 27, 2015

News Release: Sanden Corp., an automotive parts manufacturer based in Gunma, Japan, has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $3.2 million criminal fine for its role in a conspiracy to suppress and eliminate competition for the purchase of compressors used in air conditioning systems sold to Nissan North America Inc. for installation in vehicles manufactured and sold in the United States and elsewhere, the Department of Justice announced today.

By DOJ Newswire | Jan 27, 2015

News Release: A Peruvian man charged with running an operation that threatened and defrauded Spanish-speaking U.S. residents was sentenced today to more than 17 years in prison in federal district court in Miami, the Department of Justice and U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) announced. Juan Alejandro Rodriguez ...

By DOJ Newswire | Jan 27, 2015

News Release: Attorney General Eric Holder released the following statement today on Stuart F. Delery’s nomination to be Associate Attorney General: “I am delighted to join President Obama in congratulating Stuart Delery on his nomination as Associate Attorney General – an office in which he has distinguished himself in an acting capacity over the last four months.

By Labor Gazette | Jan 27, 2015

News Release: JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Tangled extension cords, overloaded power outlets in wet locations, blocked exits, faulty forklifts, machines without safety guards and damaged floors — all in a hazardous day at work for employees at Xpedited Services LLC's warehouse in Jersey City, an inspection by U.S. Department ...

By Labor Gazette | Jan 27, 2015

News Release: PELL CITY, Ala. — Imagine being on the job and suddenly you are horrifically injured. Adding to your pain, you learn later company management knew of the hazards that injured you and did nothing to stop this from happening. This situation became all-too-real for a maintenance worker at WKW Erbsloeh North ...

By Labor Gazette | Jan 27, 2015

News Release: TOLEDO, Ohio — Twice in two years, employees at P & W Painting Contractors were found in danger of falling as they worked on top of machines and elevated platforms more than 14 feet off the ground. After a complaint was filed, U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspectors ...

By Labor Gazette | Jan 27, 2015

News Release: BOISE, Idaho — Ernesto Paramo never knew his shift on August 4 would be his last, leaving his family and friends to grieve his untimely death. The 30-year-old welder clocked in as he had many times before and then went to work at Superior Steel Products Inc. Paramo was in an unsecured basket raised improperly ...