News published on Federal Newswire in July 2015

News from July 2015


The US Commerce Department published a three page proposed rule on July 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on July 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on July 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on July 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a six page proposed rule on July 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on July 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a five page rule on July 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on July 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on July 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a five page proposed rule on July 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Secretary Foxx Warns State Transportation Officials of Damaging Cutbacks as Highway Funding Deadline Approaches

News Release: WASHINGTON-- U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx sent a letter today notifying state Department of Transportation officials that the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) will be unable to incur new obligations or make reimbursements to states beginning Aug. 1, 2015, a day after the current ...


Letter to State DOTs on Highway Trust Fund and Cash Management Protocols

News Release: Dear Colleague: As you know, the most recent Congressional extension of the current surface transportation authorization, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act, is set to expire on July 31, 2015—less than a month from now. Unless Congress acts prior to this date, the Federal Highway ...


Former St. Louis City Police Officer Sentenced to 24 Months on Weapons Charges

News Release: St. Louis, MO - United States District Court Judge Audrey G. Fleissig sentenced former St. Louis City Police Officer DON McGHEE to 24 months imprisonment this afternoon on charges of providing a firearm to known drug dealers to facilitate their distribution of crack cocaine and marijuana in the City of St. Louis.


News Release: DENVER - Ishmael Petty, age 46, an inmate at the USP Florence Administrative Maximum Security Prison (ADX) in Florence, Colorado, was found guilty today following a two day jury trial of three counts of assault, resisting and impeding a federal employee using a dangerous weapon resulting in bodily injury...


Now Available: Pacific Northwest Smart Grid Demonstration Project - Technology Performance Report Volume 1

News Release: The first volume of the technology performance report for the Pacific Northwest Smart Grid Demonstration, a $179 million project that was co-funded by DOE, is now available for downloading. One of 16 regional smart grid demonstrations funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the Pacific...


Low Vitamin D Linked to Osteoarthritis in the Knee

News Release: As you get older, you may notice your knees are less forgiving when it comes to jaunting up and down the stairs. A study supported in part by the U.S. Department of Agriculture 's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) suggests that if you're not getting adequate vitamin D in your diet, you may be at increased risk of developing the painful condition known as "osteoarthritis" in your knees.


News Release: ABINGDON, VIRGINIA - A Bristol, Va. man who failed to update his sex offender registration, after resisting arrest and fleeing from police officers in August 2014, pled guilty today in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Abingdon.


Atlantic County, New Jersey, Man Sentenced to More Than Nine Years in Prison for Role in Heroin Conspiracy

News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Pleasantville, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 110 months in prison for his involvement in a scheme to distribute heroin in around Atlantic County, New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, made the following statement today regarding the announcement of a nuclear agreement with Iran:


News Release: Monarch butterflies are one of the most easily recognized butterflies in Acadia and all across North America. However, the monarch population is thought to have declined by more than 70% in the last decade. To help understand the decline, park staff will be working with scientists and conservation specialists...