News published on Federal Newswire in March 2015

News from March 2015


News Release: Local Prosecutors in Four Counties to be Deputized as Special Asst. U.S. Attorneys to Identify State Firearms Cases that can be Adopted for Federal Prosecution.


Roybal-Allard statement on U.S. Secret Service budget request

News Release: Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), the Ranking Democrat on the House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, today delivered the following opening statement at a Subcommittee hearing on the U.S. Secret Service’s budget request for Fiscal Year 2016. The hearing’s witness was U.S. Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy.


100th Bald Eagle Expected to Fledge on the Channel Islands— Record Season Since Restoration Began with 20 Nests Anticipated

News Release: The 100th bald eagle is expected to naturally hatch and fledge on the California Channel Islands this spring following efforts to reestablish the birds after their disappearance from the islands by 1960.


News Release: USCIS final rule Notices of Decisions and Documents Evidencing Lawful Status became effective on Jan. 27, 2015, after it was published for comment on Oct. 29, 2014. This final rule changes how USCIS will correspond with an applicant, petitioner, and/or attorney or accredited representative of record. ...


Family Farms are the Focus of New Agriculture Census Data

News Release: 97 Percent of All U.S. Farms are Family-Owned, USDA Reports WASHINGTON, March 17, 2015 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) reports that family-owned farms remain the backbone of the agriculture industry. The latest data come from the Census of Agriculture ...


News Release: The United States filed a complaint seeking to permanently bar an Indianapolis woman from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today.


News Release: Defendant, a Former Avionics Specialist, Travelled from Egypt to Turkey in an Attempt to Cross the Border to Syria to Join ISIL U.S. Attorney Loretta E. Lynch of the Eastern District of New York, Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, Assistant Director in Charge Diego G. Rodriguez ...


News Release: COPS Office Releases 40 Recommendations to Implement Best Practices at San Diego Police Department The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services today announced the completion of an assessment of the San Diego Police Department’s policies and practices for preventing, ...


News Release: The SelectUSA Investment Summit is hosted by the U.S. Department of Commerce.


News Release: President Barack Obama will deliver the keynote address at the 2015 SelectUSA Investment Summit, the White House announced today. His remarks will take place on Monday, March 23.


OSHA News Release: Culture of retaliation: Union Pacific Railroad disciplines locomotive engineer for reporting workplace injury, owes worker $350K in damages [03/17/2015]

News Release: NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — For the third time since 2011, the Union Pacific Railroad has violated the Federal Railroad Safety Act at its yard in North Platte by disciplining employees who reported workplace injuries and sought medical attention, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has found. Since 2001, the company has faced more than 200 whistleblower complaints nationwide.


OSHA News Release: Culture of retaliation: Union Pacific Railroad disciplines locomotive engineer for reporting workplace injury, owes worker $350K in damages [03/17/2015]

News Release: NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — For the third time since 2011, the Union Pacific Railroad has violated the Federal Railroad Safety Act at its yard in North Platte by disciplining employees who reported workplace injuries and sought medical attention, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has found. Since 2001, the company has faced more than 200 whistleblower complaints nationwide.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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