News published on Federal Newswire in September 2015

News from September 2015


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) released the following statement in response to the August jobs report.


USDA Awards $8 Million to Help Reduce High Energy Costs in Remote Rural Areas

News Release: WASHINGTON, Sept. 16, 2015 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today awarded nine grants to help reduce energy costs for residents in remote rural areas where the cost of producing electricity is extremely high.


USDA and EPA Join with Private Sector, Charitable Organizations to Set Nation's First Food Waste Reduction Goals

News Release: NEW YORK, Sept. 16, 2015 – Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Environmental Protection Agency Deputy Administrator Stan Meiburg announced the United States' first-ever national food waste reduction goal, calling for a 50-percent reduction by 2030. As part of the effort, the federal government ...


Food Retailers, Agriculture Industry, and Charitable Organizations Support First National Goal to Reduce Food Waste by 50 Percent by 2030

News Release: NEW YORK, Sept. 16, 2015 — Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy announced the United States' first-ever national food waste reduction goal, calling for a 50-percent reduction by 2030. As part of the effort, the federal government will ...


News Release: The Department of Justice today announced 206 awards, totaling more than $97 million, to American Indian tribes, Alaska Native villages, tribal consortia and tribal designees. The announcement was made at the 2015 Tribal Leader Briefing, sponsored by the National Congress of American Indians and included ...


News Release: Kayaba Industry Co. Ltd., dba KYB Corporation (KYB) has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $62 million criminal fine for its role in a conspiracy to fix the price of shock absorbers installed in cars and motorcycles sold to U.S. consumers. According to charges filed today, KYB conspired from the mid-1990s ...


News Release: A broker-dealer admitted today to participating in a five-year insider trading scheme that relied on information stolen from a prominent, international law firm, yielding net profits of more than $5.6 million, announced U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman for the District of New Jersey.


News Release: Assistant Attorney General Bill Baer of the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division released the following statement today on the division’s decision to close its investigation into Expedia’s $1.3 billion acquisition of Orbitz: “We know online travel booking is important to U.S. consumers and to the ...


News Release: A federal court in Miami entered an order today authorizing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to serve a “John Doe” summons seeking information about U.S. taxpayers who may hold offshore accounts at Belize Bank International Limited (BBIL) or Belize Bank Limited (BBL), the Justice Department announced ...


News Release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker presented her vision of a path forward for innovation in U.S. manufacturing at the American Energy and Manufacturing Competitiveness Summit, hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy and the Council on Competitiveness.


OSHA News Release: OSHA safety citations upheld for Midnight Rider production company [09/16/2015]

News Release: ATLANTA — Sarah Jones, a 27-year-old camera assistant, was killed while trying to escape an oncoming freight train during the filming of a scene on Feb. 20, 2014, for the movie "Midnight Rider," a biopic based on the life of musician Gregg Allman. Eight other workers were injured.


MSHA, Murray Energy reach global settlement of 1,753 violations issued to five mines previously owned by Consol Energy

News Release: WASHINGTON – Resolving 1,753 safety violations at five northern West Virginia mines and an initial assessment of $5.1 million in federal fines, an administrative law judge has approved a settlement between the mines' new owner and the U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration.


MSHA News Release: MSHA, Murray Energy reach global settlement of 1,753 violations issued to five mines previously owned by Consol Energy [09/16/2015]

News Release: Judge approves settlement, Murray to pay $3.3 million in penalties WASHINGTON — Resolving 1,753 safety violations at five northern West Virginia mines and an initial assessment of $5.1 million in federal fines, an administrative law judge has approved a settlement between the mines' new owner and the U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration.


ETA News Release: New YouthBuild grants expand second chances for at-risk youth in 31 states and the District of Columbia [09/16/2015]

News Release: WASHINGTON — Last month, U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez met a young Camden man named Donny during a visit to New Jersey to tour the facilities of YouthBuild Camden. Before YouthBuild, Donny felt he was on the wrong path and headed toward a life on the streets.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a seven page notice on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.