News from April 2016
By Commerce News Now | Apr 18, 2016
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on April 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Apr 18, 2016
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on April 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOT News Wire | Apr 18, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today released a proposed rulemaking outlining new performance measures to assess travel reliability, congestion, and emissions at a national level. The proposed regulation calls for an increased level of transparency and accountability in establishing and achieving targets for performance impacting commuters and truck drivers.

By DOT News Wire | Apr 18, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) today awarded $4.9 million in grants to support capital improvements at nine small shipyards located throughout the United States. Provided through the Small Shipyard Grant Program, the funding supports industrial modernizations that increase productivity, allowing our Nation’s small shipyards to compete more effectively in the global marketplace.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 18, 2016
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Timothy Brian Grayson, 58, of Bakersfield, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill to four years and 9 months in prison for possessing child pornography, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.

By USDA Newswire | Apr 18, 2016
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 18, 2016
News Release: Defendant and MS-13 Co-Conspirators Lured a Young Mother and Child into the Woods in Central Islip, Executed Them, and Fled to Central America.

By Commerce Newswire | Apr 18, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today praised a new study showing significant economic opportunities created by relaxing restrictions on trade with Cuba. Wyden requested the study from the International Trade Commission in 2014, when he chaired the Senate Committee on Finance.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 18, 2016
News Release: Will Pay $1.5 Million to Settle Allegations it Knowingly Undervalued Imports from China and the Republic of Madagascar.

By Interior Newswire | Apr 18, 2016
News Release: NAPA, Calif. - In association with Napa Valley’s Arts in April celebration, the Bureau of Reclamation’s Central California Area Office is offering the media a. unique experience on beautiful Lake Berryessa. Experience the sights and sounds of the lake’s hidden coves and recreation areas and enjoy photographing...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 18, 2016
News Release: Investigation ongoing into the fire that destroyed the historic Monroe Station.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 18, 2016
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Charleston man pleaded guilty today to a federal gun crime, announced Acting United States Attorney Carol Casto. Fitzgerald Ingram, 24, entered his guilty plea to illegally possessing a firearm after being convicted of a felony.

By DOL Newswire | Apr 18, 2016
News Release: ELGIN, Ill. - Despite the fact that preventable falls account for nearly 40 percent * of all deaths in the construction industry, some employers continue to ignore the dangers and put their workers at serious risk.

By Homeland Newswire | Apr 18, 2016
News Release: 2017 mark: $37.444 billion. 2017 budget request: $37.185 billion. 2016 enacted: $37.276 billion. The Chairman’s mark provides: * $1.825 billion for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, which is $248 million less than the 2016 enacted level and $1.07 billion less than the President’s request. * $5.4...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 18, 2016
News Release: Brandin Hyde Admits to Conspiring to Distribute Methamphetamine, Possessing a Firearm.

By Interior Newswire | Apr 18, 2016
News Release: Effective immediately and running through the end of May 2016, a new operation schedule will be in effect at the historic sites of Natchez National Historical Park.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 18, 2016
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned a 24 count indictment charging Gregory Gibbons, 50, of Thornwood, NY; Julio Rodriguez, 51, of Bronx, NY; Laurence Savedoff, 42, of New City, NY, and Tina Brown, 40, of Bronx, New York with conspiracy...

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 18, 2016
News Release: Neighborhood Safety Patrol Member Bragged In Recorded Conversation of 150 Gun Licenses.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 18, 2016
News Release: CHICAGO - A federal jury has convicted the head of a Schaumburg home health company on fraud charges for scheming to bill Medicare for millions of dollars in unnecessary services.

By Interior Newswire | Apr 18, 2016
News Release: SACRAMENTO, CALIF. - The Bureau of Reclamation has prepared a Finding of No Significant Impact and Environmental Assessment/Initial Study for the Tranquillity Irrigation District, East-West Intertie Water Conservation Project.