News published on Federal Newswire in December 2016

News from December 2016


Award of $5.5 million in “Pathway to Justice Careers” grants to provide career readiness training for at-risk and court-involved high school students

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor awarded an additional $5.5 million to help youth between the ages of 16 to 21 who are at risk of dropping out of public or alternative high school gain skills to serve their communities in justice careers. Six non-profit organizations received funding for pilot ...


US Labor Department provides updated guidance on proxy voting  by employee benefits plans

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration announced today updated guidance for plan fiduciaries with respect to proxy voting. Specifically, the agency released Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01, which withdraws IB 2008-2 and reinstates earlier guidance related to such proxy voting, but with certain updates to clarify what the law requires of plan fiduciaries.


The US State Department published a one page notice on Dec. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on Dec. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on Dec. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Dec. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Dec. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Dec. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Dec. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Dec. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Dec. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Dec. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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


The US Interior Department published an eight page notice on Dec. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Dec. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a four page notice on Dec. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Dec. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Dec. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.