News published on Federal Newswire in February 2016

News from February 2016


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Feb. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Feb. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Feb. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Feb. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on Feb. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on Feb. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Federal Highway Administration Provides $1 Million In Emergency Funds for Rock Slide Damage to Colorado’s I-70 in Glenwood Springs

News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced the immediate availability of $1 million in Emergency Relief funds from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) to help repair damage to I-70 caused by a rock slide near Glenwood Springs.



Deputy Federal Highway Administrator Joins Oregon Officials for Dedication of Portland-area's Sellwood Bridge

News Release: Deputy Federal Highway Administrator Joins Oregon Officials for Dedication of Portland-area's Sellwood Bridge


Federal Highway Administration Releases $500,000 in Emergency Relief Funds for Rock Slide Damage in Central Idaho

News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced the immediate availability of $500,000 in Emergency Relief funds from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) to help repair damage caused by a rock slide on SH 14 in Idaho County.


News Release: HOUSTON - A total of 14 people are now in custody on methamphetamine charges in three separate cases, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. These arrests were part of Operation Dream Catcher which also led to the apprehension of seven and 15 more individuals in the Eastern and Western Districts of Texas, respectively.


News Release: Remaining Defendant Pleads Guilty to Forced Labor Scheme that Exploited Guatemalan Minors at Ohio Egg Farms.


Community Chevrolet GM Admits Ripping Off Dealership

News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Edinboro, Pennsylvania pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


Two men sentenced for illegally reentering the United States

News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Two men, Nero Fernandez-Fernando and Ramiro Lopez Chilel, pleaded guilty and were sentenced today for illegally reentering the United States, announced Acting United States Attorney Carol Casto. Both men were sentenced to credit for time served and transferred to the custody of the Department of Homeland Security for deportation proceedings.


House Urges Iran to Free U.S. Hostage Levinson

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) applauded House passage of H. Res. 148, a bipartisan measure calling on Iran to fulfill their promises of assistance in the case of Robert Levinson, the longest-held hostage in our nation’s history. The legislation, authored by Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL), unanimously passed the House Foreign Affairs Committee last week.


Reclamation to Hold Public Meeting March 2 at the Lake Berryessa Senior Center

News Release: NAPA, Calif. - On Feb. 19, 2016, the Bureau of Reclamation announced that no successful bids were received in response to a business opportunity (Prospectus) for the development and management of five concession areas at Lake Berryessa. The public is invited to participate in a public meeting to discuss the results of the Prospectus on...


New NIST Method May Find Elusive Flaws in Medical Implants and Spacecraft

News Release: Medical implants and spacecraft can suddenly go dead, often for the same reason: cracks in ceramic capacitors, devices that store electric charge in electronic circuits. These cracks, at first harmless and often hidden, can start conducting electricity, depleting batteries or shorting out the electronics.


Lynn Tax Preparer Sentenced for Federal Tax Fraud

News Release: BOSTON - A Lynn tax preparer was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Boston for filing fraudulent personal federal tax returns and attempting to obstruct the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).


Extradited Defendant Gets 40 Years for Leading Sex Trafficking Ring

News Release: HOUSTON - The leader of a sex trafficking ring who was indicted more than 10 years ago and later extradited from Mexico has been sentenced following his convictions on four counts of harboring illegal aliens for the purpose of prostitution, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Gerardo Salazar aka...


Massachusetts Woman Pleads Guilty To Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy

News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Bicky Zapata-Nivar, 29, a citizen of the Dominican Republic residing in Lawrence, Massachusetts, plead guilty in United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to conspiring to distribute the Schedule II controlled substance fentanyl, announced United States Attorney Emily Gray Rice.