News published on Federal Newswire in February 2016

News Release: The Haleakalā Visitor Center, located at 9741 feet of elevation on the crater rim, will close for door repairs on February 24. Repairs are expected to take 4 weeks. Summit restrooms, trails, sunrise viewing, parking, and other visitor facilities will remain open. Park staff will be available at the summit to answer visitor's questions and provide assistance.

Arkansas Man Sentenced for Armed Robberies of Bank, 11 Other Businesses in Five States

News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Bella Vista, Ark., man was sentenced in federal court today for a series of a dozen armed robberies at a Missouri bank and 11 other businesses in a five-state crime spree during the summer of 2013.

Convenience Store Owner Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking in Food Stamps

News Release: ATLANTA - Tessema Lulseged has been sentenced to serve four years and three months in federal prison for using his Decatur, Georgia, convenience store to illegally traffic in food stamps. Lulseged allowed his customers to exchange their food stamp benefits for cash in a scheme that netted him $6.5 million.

Jury convicts former Lafayette postal service employee for stealing from U.S. mail

News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that, after a one-day trial, a federal jury found a Lafayette woman guilty of stealing from U.S. mail.

DHS S&T Awards $200K for Internet of Things Systems Security

By Homeland Newswire | Feb 22, 2016

News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Science & Technology Press Office Contact: John Verrico, (202) 254-2385 WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) awarded $200,000 to Pulzze Systems, Inc., a small business based in Santa Clara, California, to advance detection ...

Justice Department Sues to Shut Down Houston Tax Preparer

News Release: Before Incarceration, Defendants Used False Art Appraisals to Purportedly Reduce Customers’ Liabilities The United States has filed a lawsuit asking a federal district court in Houston, Texas, to permanently bar two men from preparing false tax returns, the Justice Department announced today. The defendants ...

Four Pennsylvania-Based Companies and Two Individuals Agree to Pay $3 Million to Settle False Claims Act Suit Alleging Evaded Customs Duties

News Release: Corporation Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charges and Sentenced The Department of Justice announced today that three importers and their owners – Ameri-Source International Inc., Ameri-Source Specialty Products Inc., Ameri-Source Holdings Inc., Ajay Goel and Thomas Diener – and a related importer, SMC Machining ...

US Labor Department sues US Steel Corp., for retaliating against workers reporting workplace injuries

News Release: PITTSBURGH – In 2014, two U.S. Steel Corp., employees reported injuries that may have resulted from worksite incidents occurring a few days earlier. At the time of the incidents, the employees were unaware they had suffered injuries, as symptoms did not develop until later. When the workers realized and reported their injuries, U.S. Steel suspended both workers without pay for violating the company’s immediate reporting policy.

US Labor Department sues Niagara Falls employer for firing employee who raised safety concerns at Buffalo demolition site

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. – He took the right step, and was fired for it.

OSHA: Fatal Taunton aerial lift tip over was ‘preventable’

News Release: BRAINTREE, Mass. – Kevin Miranda’s death could have been prevented if his employer, Skyline Contracting and Roofing Corp. of Taunton, had followed industry and federal safety standards, an inspection by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has found.

Employees at Tecnofil Chenango SAC again exposed to hazards from unguarded machines at Sherburne plant

News Release: SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Copper wire manufacturer Tecnofil Chenango SAC continues to expose workers at its Sherburne manufacturing plant to potential deadly or disabling injuries due to missing or inadequate safeguards for machines used in the manufacturing process, an inspection by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has found.

International Labor Organization awarded $5M to reduce child labor and improve working conditions in small-scale and artisanal gold mining

News Release: WASHINGTON – In the nipa groves that line the Philippine shore, families spend harrowing days in a desperate search for gold. Children crouch in the mud, separating gold from sediment. Meanwhile, their older siblings and parents dive deep into the marsh. Spending hours below the surface, seeking tiny ...

Transportation Department publishes notice on Feb. 22

By DOT News Wire | Feb 22, 2016

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Notice published on Feb. 22 by Transportation Department

By DOT News Wire | Feb 22, 2016

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

What did Interior Department publish on Feb. 22?

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Notice published by Interior Department on Feb. 22

The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Interior Department publishes notice on Feb. 22

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Notice published on Feb. 22 by Interior Department