News published on Federal Newswire in February 2016

News from February 2016


The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on Feb. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Feb. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on Feb. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a six page proposed rule on Feb. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page proposed rule on Feb. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Feb. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a four page proposed rule on Feb. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Hatch Announces Finance Hearings on Administration’s Budget with Top Officials

News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today announced he will convene three hearings next week to examine the administration’s budget request for the Department of Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).


Grijalva Calls for Hearing on Long-Ignored Endangered Species Issues as GOP Continues to Obstruct U.S. Anti-Poaching Efforts

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) sent a letter to Chairman Rob Bishop (R-Utah) today urging a hearing on wildlife trafficking and endangered species issues, which the Republican majority largely ignored last year. As the letter points out, the U.S. is sending a delegation...


News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, all 18 Democratic Members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform sent a letter to Chairman Jason Chaffetz officially invoking their right under House rules to demand a minority day of hearings on the drinking water crisis in Flint, Michigan.


News Release: Throughout March (specific dates below). Free admission to Hyde Street Pier, Visitor Center, and Maritime Museum. Admission for historic ships: Adults $10, Ages 15 and under free (with adult supervision). Free with national park passes and for active military with I.D.


Yosemite National Park Announces Yosemite Centennial Ambassadors

News Release: Prestigious Group to Help Promote Centennial of National Park Service.


New Annual Pass for Olympic National Park to Feature Prize-Winning Photo

News Release: When Olympic National Park's new Annual Pass is released this June, it will feature a stunning image of the Queets Basin, taken by Jake Morrison of Quinault, Washington.


Shuster, LoBiondo Introduce Bill to Spin Off Air Traffic Control from Federal Government

News Release: Washington, DC - Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) and Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ) today introduced the Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization (AIRR) Act, legislation that establishes an independent, not-for-profit corporation, outside of the federal government, to modernize and provide U.S. air traffic control (ATC) services.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Ahead of Thursday’s international donor conference on the crisis in Syria, U.S. Senators Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.), the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced a Senate resolution urging the nations of the world to join the United ...


News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration is launching a new public service announcement to let people know the airspace around Levi’s Stadium is a No Drone Zone during the Super Bowl.


News Release: Crater Lake National Park invites public input on the scope of an Invasive Vegetation Management Plan in conformance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The Invasive Vegetation Management Plan would provide a framework for managing non-native, invasive plants in order to protect the park’s...


Chairman Shuster to Discuss AIRR Act and Air Traffic Control Spin-off at National Press Club Newsmakers Event Tomorrow

News Release: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) will discuss new FAA legislation establishing an independent, not-for-profit corporation to modernize and provide U.S. air traffic control (ATC) services at the National Press Club at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 4, 2016.



News Release: NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Robert Harris, also known as “Skully Mack," 19, of New Haven, pleaded guilty today in Bridgeport federal court to one count of assault in aid of racketeering and one count of possession with the intent to distribute crack cocaine.