News published on Federal Newswire in April 2016

News from April 2016


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on April 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


USDOT Picks Three New WMATA Board Members to Tackle Safety Culture

News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx announced the appointment of three new Federal representatives, each with considerable expertise in safety, to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) board of directors.


February 2016 North American Freight Numbers

News Release: February 2016 North American Freight Numbers


U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx and Baltimore Mayor Rawlings-Blake Break Ground on Transformative Re-Connect West Baltimore Project

News Release: BALTIMORE - U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake today participated in the groundbreaking of the Re-Connect West Baltimore project, a reconfiguration of the Fulton Avenue Bridge and other infrastructure improvements that will help improve connections ...


FRA Announces $25 Million Available for Rail Infrastructure Safety Upgrades

News Release: Administration has requested $2.3 billion in FY2017 budget


News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement regarding the announced invitation for Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi to address a joint meeting of Congress...


News Release: ALEXANDRIA, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that a Natchitoches man pleaded guilty Tuesday to possessing methamphetamine and a firearm.


Engel Remarks on Opportunities and Challenges in Asia

News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following remarks at the full Committee hearing on opportunities and challenges in Asia with Deputy Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken...


Ranking Member Levin Opening Statement at Markup of H.R. 3209, H.R. 5053, and H.R. 3832

News Release: “I appreciate my Republican colleagues working with us on the first bill to help law enforcement find missing children. It’s a very important step.


California Doctor Pleads Guilty to $2.4 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

News Release: California Doctor Pleads Guilty to $2.4 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme.


50th Anniversary Photography Program Packs Dunes Visitor Center

News Release: A record crowd of almost 250 people packed the Indiana Dunes Visitor Center on the evening of April 16 to see local dunes photographer David Larson’s program, “50 Years of Photography in the Indiana Dunes." The evening kicked off with a reception, hosted by the Dunes Learning Center, celebrating the...


News Release: The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Donna Young, 67, of Wilmington, pleaded not guilty today in United States District Court in Burlington to charges that she made false statements under penalty of perjury in three bankruptcy cases she filed. U.S. Magistrate Judge John M. Conroy released Young on conditions pending trial, which has not been scheduled.


News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced that an Anchorage man pled guilty yesterday in federal court to mail theft and credit card fraud.


Donna Young Pleads Not Guilty To Bankruptcy Misrepresentation

News Release: The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Donna Young, 67, of Wilmington, pleaded not guilty today in United States District Court in Burlington to charges that she made false statements under penalty of perjury in three bankruptcy cases she filed. U.S. Magistrate Judge John M. Conroy released Young on conditions pending trial, which has not been scheduled.


News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, George L. Piro, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, and Shimon R. Richmond, Special...


Southbay Resident Charged with Transportation of Stolen Goods

News Release: SAN JOSE - Alfred Georgis and Davis Kiryakoz were charged with conspiracy to transport stolen goods and transportation of stolen goods, announced United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch and Federal Bureau of Investigation Acting Special Agent in Charge Bertram Fairries. The stolen goods are alleged to include a number of bottles of high end wines stolen from The French Laundry in Yountville and Alexander’s Steakhouse in Cupertino.


News Release: Rep. John Kline (R-MN), chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, today praised the House Committee on Armed Services for adopting an amendment that will block an executive order undermining the nation’s military readiness...


News Release: WASHINGTON - Following reports that the FBI on Thursday arrested three people with connections to the individuals at the center of the December terrorist attack in San Bernardino, Calif., including the brother and sister-in-law of gunman Syed Rizwan Farook, Sen. Ron Johnson, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, had this to say...


News Release: Twentynine Palms, CA, Joshua Tree National Park.


News Release: OAKLAND - Jeffery Andrew Sardell was sentenced today to fifteen years in prison for possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime announced United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch and Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent In Charge Ryan L. Spradlin. The sentence was handed down by United States District Court Judge James Donato following a guilty plea entered by the defendant last year.