News published on Federal Newswire in June 2015

By DOL Newswire | Jun 3, 2015

News Release: Lee Lewis, chief executive officer with Lee Lewis Construction Co., signs OSHA alliance agreement with Elizabeth L. Routh, OSHA's area director in Lubbock, Texas.

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 3, 2015

News Release: EUGENE, Ore. - Cesar Arnoldo Menjivar, 30, of Lane County, Oregon, was sentenced on Tuesday, June 2, 2015, by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Ann Aiken to a 96-month prison term for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Following his release from prison, Menjivar will be on supervised release for...

By Interior Newswire | Jun 3, 2015

News Release: Investigation underway to catch thieves in Delaware Water Gap.

By Interior Newswire | Jun 3, 2015

News Release: ALAMOSA, Colo. - The Rio Grande Natural Area Commission will meet from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on June 17 at the Rio Grande Water Conservation District, 10900 East U.S. Highway 160, Alamosa, Colo.

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2015

News Release: St. Croix, USVI - Chief District Court Judge Wilma A. Lewis on June 1, 2015 sentenced Abdallah Abdallah, 24, to 84 months in prison for using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, announced United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent-in-Charge Luis Fraticelli, and Virgin Islands Police Commissioner Delroy Richards.

By Interior Newswire | Jun 2, 2015

News Release: Hawaii National Park, HI - Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park continues its tradition of sharing Hawaiian culture and After Dark in the Park programs with the community and visitors in June. All programs are free, but park entrance fees apply. Programs are co-sponsored by the Hawai'i Pacific Parks Association, and your $2 donation helps support park programs. Mark the calendar for these upcoming events.

By DOE Newswire | Jun 2, 2015

News Release: Among the most pressing needs in rural Alaska is tackling the high cost of energy. The 2015 DOE Rural Utilities Study (RUS) is looking at ways to meet that challenge sustainably.

By Homeland Newswire | Jun 2, 2015

News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 I applaud the Congress for its bipartisan support and passage of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015. Under the leadership of Secretary Johnson, we will work quickly and comprehensively to fulfill the promise of this new law, ...

By Homeland Newswire | Jun 2, 2015

News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 DRESDEN, Germany—Today, Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas concluded his trip to Germany where he met with international counterparts to discuss a range of shared global security-related priorities, including counterterrorism, foreign terrorist fighters, and the importance of information sharing.

By Homeland Newswire | Jun 2, 2015

News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 On June 3, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson will travel to Henryville, Pa. to meet with student leaders from the Muslim Students Association to discuss the Department’s ongoing efforts to expand ongoing partnerships with community organizations and state and local officials on civil rights and civil liberties to safeguard local communities. Civil Right

By USDA Newswire | Jun 2, 2015

News Release: Regional Conservation Partnership Program to make $235 Million Available to Partners WASHINGTON, June 2, 2015 – An upcoming webinar on the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) will help potential applicants as they seek available funding. During the current round, the United States Department ...

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2015

News Release: A 108-count superseding indictment unsealed today charges 37 people (see chart) as participants in a multi-state heroin trafficking organization with ties to Mexico. The charges, which include conducting a continuing criminal enterprise, conspiracy to commit money laundering, 62 counts of money laundering ...

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2015

News Release: A New Jersey man was sentenced to 30 months in prison for orchestrating an eight-year scheme to falsify employment certifications to facilitate the illegal entry of Indian nationals into the United States and for filing a false tax return.

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2015

News Release: The Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a final settlement with Millard Refrigerated Services that resolves alleged violations of the Clean Air Act, Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act and Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, ...

By Fed Newswire | Jun 2, 2015

News Release: Federal banking agencies today reiterated the disclosure requirements for the annual stress tests conducted by financial institutions with total consolidated assets between $10 billion and $50 billion.

By Commerce News Now | Jun 2, 2015

News Release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker addressed the importance of manufacturing to the U.S. economy, the top issues currently facing the industry, and efforts to foster innovation at the National Association of Manufacturing (NAM) Summit in Washington, DC. The Department of Commerce has had a longstanding partnership with NAM, which represents small and large manufacturers in every industrial sector and in all 50 states.

By Labor Gazette | Jun 2, 2015

News Release: HONOLULU — A California-based heating, ventilation and air conditioning subcontractor has paid 58 workers $99,681 in back wages after an investigation found federal wage and hour laws were violated on three federally funded construction projects awarded by the U.S. Army in Hawaii between 2011 and 2013.

By Labor Gazette | Jun 2, 2015

News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor and other federal agencies will host two town hall meetings on June 16 and 17 in Bridgeton, Missouri. The meetings will provide current and former nuclear weapons employees who worked at 11 covered facilities in Missouri with information regarding benefits available to them under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act.

By Labor Gazette | Jun 2, 2015

News Release: OSHA proposes nearly $172K in penalties for 3 New Jersey employers Employers' Names and Locations: The production warehouse of soft drink manufacturer Whitlock Packaging Corp. is located at 92 N. Main St. in Wharton, New Jersey.

By Labor Gazette | Jun 2, 2015

News Release: WINESBURG, Ohio — Less than two years after agreeing to address safety violations in a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Case Farms Processing Inc. exposed workers to the same dangerous machinery hazards at its Winesburg facility.