News published on Federal Newswire in October 2015

News from October 2015


Department of Justice Files Statement of Interest in Kentucky School Handcuffing Case

News Release: The Department of Justice today filed a statement of interest in S.R. & L.G. v. Kenton County, et al, in federal court in the Eastern District of Kentucky. The plaintiffs in the case are two elementary school children – named in the complaint as eight-year-old third grader S.R. and nine-year-old fourth ...


Op-Ed:  Time to worry about the manufacturing-skills gap

News Release: Op-ed by U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker and CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers Jay Timmons If manufacturing in the United States were its own country, it would rank as the ninth-largest economy in the world, with manufacturers contributing $2.09 trillion to the U.S. economy every year.


The Pay Premium for Manufacturing Workers as Measured by Federal Statistics

News Release: Historically, manufacturing jobs have offered relatively high pay. However, there is not a consensus on the size of the pay premium for manufacturing jobs relative to the economy as a whole or even whether a premium continues to exist.


On Manufacturing Day, U.S. Commerce Department Unveils Report Showing Pay Premium Exists for Manufacturing

News Release: As “America’s Data Agency,” the Commerce Department today released a new report drawing on evidence from 10 federal data sets to show that a pay premium exists for workers in manufacturing industries. The report by the Economics and Statistics Administration’s Office of the Chief Economist rebuts criticisms ...


EDA’s Manufacturing Footprint

News Release: “The rumors of the demise of the U.S. manufacturing industry are greatly exaggerated.” Elon Musk Elon Musk was probably trying to be clever when he made that quip about American manufacturing. But, that play on Mark Twain’s famous quote only tells half the story. Not only are the rumors of U.S. manufacturing’s ...


OPA News Release: Statement of US Labor Secretary Perez on September employment numbers [10/02/2015]

News Release: WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez issued the following statement about the September 2015 Employment Situation report released today: "The recovery continued in September, with the economy adding 142,000 new jobs. It was the 67th consecutive month of private-sector job growth, with ...


Proposed rule published on Oct. 2 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a one page proposed rule on Oct. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Transportation Department publish on Oct. 2?

The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Oct. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Rule published by Transportation Department on Oct. 2

The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Oct. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Transportation Department publishes rule on Oct. 2

The US Transportation Department published a six page rule on Oct. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Rule published by Justice Department on Oct. 2

The US Justice Department published a two page rule on Oct. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Rule published on Oct. 2 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a two page rule on Oct. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Interior Department publish on Oct. 2?

The US Interior Department published a four page rule on Oct. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Commerce Department publish on Oct. 2?

The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Oct. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Rule published on Oct. 2 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Oct. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by Interior Department on Oct. 2

The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Oct. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Interior Department publishes notice on Oct. 2

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Oct. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on Oct. 2 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Oct. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Justice Department publishes notice on Oct. 2

The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Oct. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Interior Department publish on Oct. 2?

The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Oct. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.