News published on Federal Newswire in March 2015

News from March 2015


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on March 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on March 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a four page rule on March 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a four page rule on March 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on March 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Digest - FMCSA Shares Study Plan for Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Restart Study

News Release: FMCSA Shares Study Plan for Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Restart Study. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced today that it has posted the study plan for the congressionally mandated naturalistic study of the operational, safety, health, and fatigue impacts of the hours-of-service ...


January 2015 Passenger Airline Employment Data

News Release: January 2015 Passenger Airline Employment Data


Lack of Effective Timing Signals Could Hamper 'Internet of Things' Development

News Release: Our fast-approaching future of driverless cars and "smart" electrical grids will depend on billions of linked devices making decisions and communicating with split-second precision to prevent highway collisions and power outages. But a new report * released by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) warns that this future could be stalled by our lack of effective methods to marry computers and networks with timing systems.



Senate, House Leaders Introduce SGR Replacement Bill

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, leaders in the Senate and House introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to replace the broken Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula with an improved payment system that rewards quality, efficiency, and innovation. The bipartisan, bicameral bill seeks to end the cycle...


Man Convicted in Holiday Shooting of Dorchester Postal Carrier

News Release: BOSTON - Following a two-week trial, a federal jury convicted a Dorchester man yesterday in connection with the shooting, robbing, and kidnapping of a U.S. Postal letter carrier days before Christmas in 2013.


Wyden Statement at Finance Hearing on the Affordable Care Act at Five Years

News Release: My first choice for this morning’s hearing would be to get past the well-worn talking points and begin the effort to find bipartisan ways to improve the Affordable Care Act. That strikes me as the best use of our time. Unfortunately, it looks like it’ll take a rear-guard action to keep from going back to the dark days when America’s health care system worked only for the healthy and the wealthy.


News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that JOSEPH J. MOGAN, III, M.D., age 48, formerly of New Orleans, and TIFFANY MILLER, age 43, of Metairie, were sentenced yesterday for conspiring to dispense prescription drugs illegally through “pill mill" clinics operated as Omni Pain Management in Metairie, Louisiana, and Omni Pain Management Plus in Slidell, Louisiana, and related money laundering charges.


Rochester Man Indicted For Stealing More Than $1.2 Million From His Brother And In-Laws

News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced that a federal grand jury has returned a 20 count indictment charging Mark Saile, 57, of Rochester, NY, with mail and wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and money laundering. The mail and fraud charges carry a maximum sentence of 20...


Wyden Statement Regarding Introduction of SGR Legislation

News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., the Senate Finance Committee’s ranking member, offered the following statement Thursday on introduction of legislation to repeal and permanently replace the Sustainable Growth Rate and separate negotiations in the House to replace SGR and address other health care needs...


News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Debra Bulter, 54, of Penfield, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and to money laundering, was sentenced to 36 months in prison and three years supervised release by Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. The defendant was also ordered to pay restitution totaling $4,285,637.33; $1,875,622.33 to the University of Rochester and $2,410.015 to CGF Anesthesia Associates, P.C.


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Christian Dean Reid, 39, a citizen of Canada and the United Kingdom, who was convicted of making false statements, was sentenced to 24 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.


News Release: The Southwest Utah Public Health Department (SWUPHD) and National Park Service (NPS) Office of Public Health are conducting a joint investigation of a lab-confirmed case of tuberculosis (TB) at Zion National Park.


March 25 Webinar to Focus on Building Tribal Capacity to Deploy Strategic Energy Plans and Guide Project Development Decisions

News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Indian Energy, in partnership with Western Area Power Administration (Western), will present the next Tribal Renewable Energy Series webinar, Tribal Energy Development Operation and Maintenance Best Practices, on Wednesday, March 25, 2015, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Mountain time.


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned a four count indictment charging Giovanni Salmonson, 23, of Olean, NY, with possession with intent to distribute heroin, possession with intent to distribute buprenorphine (suboxone), possession...