News published on Federal Newswire in April 2016

News from April 2016


The US Interior Department published a three page notice on April 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on April 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on April 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on April 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Federal Highway Administration Calls for Safer Construction Season

News Release: Officials Urge People to Drive Safely As Highway Work Zone Fatalities Climb


News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has cited Ricardo Bombella of Goodyear, Ariz., for failing to comply with employment sanctions under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA.).


Wyden Statement at Finance Committee on Cybersecurity and Protecting Taxpayer Information

News Release: Hackers and crooks, including many working for foreign crime syndicates, are jumping at every opportunity they have to steal hard-earned money and sensitive personal data from U.S. taxpayers. It happens online and in the real world. And in my view, taxpayers have been failed by the agencies, the companies, and the policymakers here in Congress they rely on to protect them.


Canyon Country Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Possession of Child Pornography on His Mobile Phone

News Release: SANTA ANA, California - A registered sex offender from Canyon Country has been sentenced to a decade in federal prison and ordered to serve 40 years of supervised release for his conviction pleading guilty to one count of possession of child pornography.


News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a St. Francis, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for two counts of Assaulting, Opposing, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer.


News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that a Kansas City, Kan., man has been charged in federal court with kidnapping and robbing three women and forcing them to drive around with him and two accomplices.


In Recognition of National Equal Pay Day, Murray Calls for Immediate Action to Help End Wage Gap

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), the top Democrat on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor in recognition of National Equal Pay Day, the date that symbolizes how far into the year American women...


Calling All Junior Rangers to Cape Lookout National Seashore!

News Release: HARKERS ISLAND, NC-Calling all kids, ages 5 -13! Come on out to Cape Lookout National Seashore this weekend and become a National Park Service Junior Ranger on National Junior Ranger Day! April 16th through April 24, 2016 is National Parks Week, which begins with Junior Ranger Day, a family, fun-oriented day for everyone to enjoy.


News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today conducted oversight of the status of innovative technologies in advanced manufacturing by highlighting the economic importance of the sector - an estimated 24 million domestic jobs - while cautioning that there is much room for improvement in workforce development.


Five times in one year, Jasper Contractors expose workers to dangerous falls, other workplace violations

News Release: JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Recent federal inspections of Florida construction sites finds Jasper Contractors Inc., a Georgia-based roofing company, is continuing its seven-year history of ignoring safety and health laws and putting workers at risk of serious injury or death.


Wyden Statement at USTR and Commerce Department Steel Overcapacity Hearing

News Release: Thank you for having me here to speak this morning on the enormous challenges facing America’s steel industry. As the Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Finance, which has jurisdiction over international trade, it’s a pleasure for me to be here. In my time today, I’d like to zero in on the challenge of steel overcapacity. And in particular, I’d like to shine the spotlight on China and address what our trade enforcers must do to stand up to its unfair trade practices.


News Release: Washington - On Monday, President Obama signed into law S.1180, the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) Modernization Act of 2015. The bipartisan bill was introduced by Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.). It will modernize the nation’s public alert and warning system to ensure that federal, state and local officials can effectively warn citizens during times of disasters, acts of terrorism, and other threats to public safety.


National Park Family Vacations – 100 Years of Visiting Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park

News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA: Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park invites the public to attend a special program celebrating the National Park Service's Centennial by exploring how people have visited the park over the last 100 years. This 2-hour, free car caravan tour will begin at the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center (3370 LaFayette Road, Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742) on Saturday, April 23 at 2 pm.


Indiantown Resident Guilty of Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm

News Release: On April 8, 2016, a Fort Pierce jury found an Indiantown resident guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm.


Bangor Resident Pleads Guilty to Maintaining a Drug Involved Premises

News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Laura Lyons, 30, of Bangor pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to maintaining a drug involved premises.


News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Rosebud, South Dakota, man convicted of Felon in Possession of a Firearm was sentenced on April 5, 2016, by United States District Court Judge Roberto A. Lange.