News published on Federal Newswire in October 2015

News from October 2015


The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on Oct. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Oct. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Oct. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


FHWA Move to Encourage Highway Design Flexibilities Kicks Off with Changes for Lower Speed Roads

News Release: Opens the way for more design choices, more bicyclist-pedestrian options nationwide


NOAA awards $48 million to advance climate research, improve community resilience

News Release: The results of research funded by these grants are expected to have impacts far beyond individual projects. Some of the anticipated results include more accurate weather and climate prediction, early warning of drought hazards, more robust decision-support services, enhanced community and drought preparedness, and improved ability to respond and adapt to public health impacts.


Stoughton Man Charged for Sending Bomb Threats to Schools

News Release: BOSTON - A Stoughton man was arrested and will appear in U.S. District Court in Boston today to face federal charges for sending multiple false bomb threats to schools in Illinois, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and North Carolina.


News Release: Good morning. I would like to thank the Chairman for holding today's hearing on the rising costs of higher education and tax policy.


News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz.- Grand Canyon National Park invites the public to celebrate Earth Science Week (ESW) and National Fossil Day festivities during the week of October 11-17, 2015.



News Release: BOSTON - The former controller of a Cambridge-based technology company was arrested today for embezzling $1 million from the company.


News Release: ROANOKE, VIRGINIA - United States Attorney Anthony P. Giorno announced today that Assistant United States Attorney Donald R. Wolthuis has been inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in North America.


News Release: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.) issued the following statement on the House Judiciary Committee’s bipartisan criminal justice reform initiative and announced a press conference for tomorrow.


Federal Authorities Dismantle Drug Trafficking Organization Responsible For Transporting Cocaine And Money Between Puerto Rico-Florida-Connecticut

News Release: SAN JUAN, PR - This morning, the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) dismantled a drug trafficking organization responsible for the transportation of multi-kilogram quantities of cocaine and drug money between Puerto Rico and the Continental United States, announced United States Attorney...


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-Representative Eliot L. Engel, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today delivered the following statement at the full Committee hearing on food aid reform...


News Release: Jensen, UT & Dinosaur, CO - Dinosaur National Monument's famous Wall of Bones is now online for everyone to explore. Two stories high and packed with fossils, the Carnegie Quarry is one of the few places in existence where the public can view dinosaur bones exactly where they were first uncovered in the rock. This unique window into the Jurassic has fostered a century of careers in natural science and an appreciation for deep time in generations of visitors.


Anniversary Of The Americans With Disabilities Act Highlights School Districts’ Obligation To Effectively Communicate With Those With Hearing, Vision, And Speech Impairments

News Release: HARRISBURG - In its ongoing effort to mark the 25th Anniversary of the Americans' with Disabilities Act (ADA), the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania is calling attention to the obligation of public schools to effectively communicate with individuals with hearing...


El Paso Area Man Sentenced to 20 Years Imprisonment for Sex Trafficking of Minors

News Release: In El Paso this morning, 42-year-old Adam Deswan Guzman of Socorro, TX, was sentenced to 18 years imprisonment followed by ten years of supervised release for federal sex trafficking violations involving minors announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent in Charge Douglas E. Lindquist, El Paso Division.


News Release: CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA-Since mid-September several Iowa law enforcement agencies have been awarded an Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant by the United States Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP). OJP provides innovative leadership to federal, state, local, and tribal justice...


Operator Of North Jersey Tax Preparation Business Pleads Guilty To Tax Fraud

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Kissimmee, Florida, man today admitted preparing fraudulent income tax returns for himself and his clients, resulting in tax losses of over $320,000, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


Grijalva, Huffman Call for Overdue Hearing on NOAA Plan to Protect Coastal Economies, Build Climate-Resilient Fisheries

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Water, Power and Oceans Subcommittee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) sent a letter this morning asking Committee Chairman Rob Bishop (R-Utah) and Water, Power and Oceans Subcommittee Chairman John...