News published on Federal Newswire in February 2016

News from February 2016


News Release: An Ashland, Virginia, man who operated two masonry contractor construction companies pleaded guilty today in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia to one count of failing to collect, account for and pay over employment taxes to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Dana J. Boente of the Eastern District of Virginia.


News Release: A Las Vegas man was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for his role in an investment fraud scheme that promoted fraudulent investment opportunities and caused more than $5 million in losses to investors. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, ...


News Release: A Union, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 30 months in prison following his guilty plea to one count of causing the transmission of computer code and, as a result, damaging computers and causing at least $5,000 in losses.


Minutes of the Board's discount rate meeting for January 25, 2016

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday released the minutes of its discount rate meeting on Jan. 25, 2016.


News Release: Oral Testimony As Prepared for Secretary Pritzker Chairman Culberson, Ranking Member Honda, and members of the subcommittee: thank you for the opportunity to lay out the priorities of President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2017 budget request for the Commerce Department.


OSHA orders reinstatement, back wages and damages for Alaska pilot fired for raising safety concerns

News Release: SEATTLE – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has ordered an Alaska aviation company to pay years of back wages, $100,000 in compensatory damages, and to reinstate a pilot who had been suspended, then fired and ostracized among the close-knit industry for reporting safety concerns at work.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Feb. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Feb. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Feb. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Feb. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on Feb. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Feb. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Feb. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Feb. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Feb. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.