News published on Federal Newswire in February 2016

News from February 2016


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Stratford contractor again exposes employees to fall, scaffold hazards

News Release: Feb. 2, 2016 BOS 2016-014. Employer name: Whole Life Construction Llc, 306 Bird Circle, Stratford, Connecticut. Citations issued: On Jan. 21, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Whole Life Construction Llc for five repeat and two serious violations...


News Release: HARTFORD, 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 Jimmy Estevez, 25, of Brooklyn, N.Y., and his brother, Miguel Estevez, also known as “Domi," ...


Chairman Johnson on Front-Line Response to Terrorism in America

News Release: WASHINGTON - At the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing Tuesday, “Front-Line Response to Terrorism in America, " senators heard about the need to equip and prepare local law enforcement and first responders for possible attacks. Here are remarks from Sen. Ron Johnson, chairman of the committee and witness Wally Sparks, chief of Wisconsin’s Everest Metro Police Department.


NIST Advisory Committee Welcomes New Members Allen Adler, Waguih Ishak

News Release: Boeing's Allen Adler and Corning's Waguih Ishak have joined the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT), the agency's primary private-sector policy advisory group. Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Director Willie E. May appointed Adler and Ishak for 3-year terms.


DeFazio, Larsen Oppose Air Traffic Control Privatization Plan

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Aviation Rick Larsen (D-WA) strongly opposed a proposal by Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) that would completely dismantle the Federal Aviation...


Alabama Hills Volunteer Work Day Planned

News Release: LONE PINE, Calif. - The Alabama Hills Stewardship Group and the Bureau of Land Management's Bishop Field Office will sponsor a volunteer work day in the Alabama Hills on Feb. 13, the Saturday of the Presidents Day holiday weekend, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.


Committee Approves Legislation to Strengthen Protections for Retirement Savers, Ensure Access to Affordable Retirement Advice

News Release: The House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), today approved two bipartisan bills that will strengthen the retirement security of working Americans: the Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act (H.R. 4293), introduced by Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN), and the Strengthening ...


THREE NEW MASTS INSTALLED IN LANDMARK 1895 SCHOONER C.A. THAYER

News Release: San Francisco, CA - Yesterday, a San Francisco-minted, 1895 gold piece, donated by the San Francisco Maritime National Park Association, was laid on the mainmast step of the 1895 C.A. Thayer. Moments later, a mobile crane at Alameda’s Bay Ship and Yacht yard deftly fitted the 109-foot, 8.4-ton “stick" through a two-and-a-half foot hole carved in her planked deck. With the installation of her masts, the National Historic Landmark vessel’s preservation is nearly complete.


Senator Carper Introduces Amendment to Improve Security of Radiological Material

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, introduced an amendment to the Energy Policy Modernization Act (S.2012) to improve security of high-risk low level radiological materials across the country.