News published on Federal Newswire in February 2016

News from February 2016


News Release: A private contractor pleaded guilty today to paying bribes to a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) contracting official in order to receive contracts to deliver the mail.


News Release: Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch announced today that the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court against the city of Ferguson, Missouri, alleging a pattern or practice of law enforcement conduct that violates the First, Fourth and 14th Amendments of the Constitution and federal civil rights laws.


News Release: A federal grand jury in the District of Nevada has charged a Las Vegas resident with running a large operation selling counterfeit and misbranded contact lenses online to customers throughout the United States.


News Release: A jury sitting in the Northern District of Oklahoma convicted a former owner of Lase Med Inc., a purported cancer treatment clinic, today of committing a fraudulent scheme claiming to cure patients’ cancer, announced U.S. Attorney Danny C. Williams Sr. for the Northern District of Oklahoma.


News Release: Today, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Bruce Andrews delivered keynote remarks at the 3rd Smart Cities Summit in Mumbai, India. The Summit brought together hundreds of leaders from across the public and private sectors to discuss opportunities in smart city development.


News Release: Today, the Departments of Commerce and the Treasury announced the second round of the U.S.-Cuba Regulatory Dialogue in Washington, DC, February 17-18, 2016. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker will open the Dialogue with Cuba's Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment Rodrigo Malmierca. For the ...


OSHA finds Newark manufacturer put employees at-risk  in its handling of dangerous chemicals

News Release: Employer name: Elan Chemical Company Inc., 268 Doremus Ave., Newark, New Jersey Citations issued: On Feb. 4, 2016, The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued citations for 17 serious safety and health violations.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Feb. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Feb. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Feb. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Feb. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Feb. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Feb. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Feb. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Feb. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Feb. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on Feb. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.