News from January 2016
By DOT News Wire | Jan 11, 2016
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Jan. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Jan 11, 2016
The US State Department published a one page notice on Jan. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jan 11, 2016
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Jan. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Jan 11, 2016
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Jan. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 11, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON-Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1777, the Presidential Allowance Modernization Act. This bipartisan legislation limits the pensions of former presidents, increases the pensions of surviving spouses, and limits the allowances provided for post-presidential expenditures.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 11, 2016
News Release: In celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Acting Superintendent Tom Ulrich is pleased to announce that the entrance fee to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) will be waived on Monday, Jan. 18, 2016.
By State Newswire | Jan 11, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) spoke today on the House floor in support of his bipartisan legislation, H.R. 757 the North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act, to strengthen sanctions against North Korea following its latest reported nuclear test. In his opening...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 11, 2016
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 11, 2016
News Release: BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) for New England, and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JASON CHICKOS, 46, of Bridgeport, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 11, 2016
News Release: The computers - called Luna and Surge - are located at computing centers in Reston, Virginia and Orlando, Florida. They are now running at 2.89 petaflops each for a new total of 5.78 petaflops of operational computing capacity, up from 776 teraflops of processing power last year.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 11, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released a staff report on its investigation into the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), concluding that the FOIA process is broken and in need of serious reforms. The report illustrates the complexity of the FOIA process that members of the media and other public stakeholders face, including a lack of communication from federal agencies, unreasonable redactions, and abusive fees.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 11, 2016
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has posted data from the 2014 Pesticide Data Program (PDP) Annual Summary, which confirms that overall pesticide chemical residues found on the foods tested are at levels below the tolerances established by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and do not pose a safety concern. This information, along with an explanatory guide for consumers, can be found at www.ams.usda.gov/pdp.
By State Newswire | Jan 11, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today welcomed the release of a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report he commissioned on U.S. efforts to halt illegal firearms trafficking to Mexico. Representative Engel requested the report in May 2014.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 11, 2016
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation has released an Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for the Rosedale - Rio Bravo Water Storage District Water Conservation, Energy Efficiency, and Solar Power Project.
By State Newswire | Jan 11, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) announced the following upcoming Committee events...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 11, 2016
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - DEA New York Special Agent in-Charge James J. Hunt and U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Rashawn Crule, 40, of Buffalo, NY, with multiple drug trafficking and weapons offenses. Charges include possession with intent...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 11, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to a partisan Republican staff report on the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) that was released today without any Committee markup...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 11, 2016
News Release: Jensen, UT & Dinosaur, CO - December visitation numbers for Dinosaur National Monument showed an 18.6% decrease for the month over the 2014 figures, but the year ended in positive territory with an overall increase over 2014. As of Dec. 31, recreational visits for the year tallied a total of 291,798 - a 16.4% increase over the 2014 annual visitation.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 11, 2016
News Release: Employer name: Amtech Southeast LLC. Inspection site: 1142 Highway 14, Elmore, Alabama. Citations issued: On Jan.07, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued Amtech Southeast two repeated and one serious safety citation. Investigation findings: Following...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 11, 2016
News Release: “As demand for seafood continues to rise, aquaculture presents a tremendous opportunity not only to meet this demand, but also to increase opportunities for the seafood industry and job creation," said Kathryn Sullivan, Ph.D., NOAA administrator. “Expanding U.S. aquaculture in federal waters complements wild harvest fisheries and supports our efforts to maintain sustainable fisheries and resilient oceans."
