News published on Federal Newswire in March 2016

News from March 2016


The US Commerce Department published a four page notice on March 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a five page rule on March 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a four page proposed rule on March 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on March 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on March 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page proposed rule on March 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on March 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page proposed rule on March 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


USDOT Announces Autodesk Support to Provide 3D Design Technology to Smart City Challenge Finalists

News Release: Autodesk Backs Smart City Challenge; will outfit finalist cities with Autodesk InfraWorks 360 platform: DOT is seeking other interested parties.


News Digest - DOT 23-16

News Release: FMCSA Restores Property Carriers’ “Absolute Measures” in Compliance with the FAST Act. Section 5223 (c) of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) of 2015 requires the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to keep property carriers’ absolute measures available to the ...


Obamacare at Six Years: Six Disastrous Headlines

News Release: Obamacare Anniversary Marks Six Years of Broken Promises.


News Release: The National Park Service invites you to join us as we celebrate the opening of the historic Jeff. Smiths Parlor Museum. Previously scheduled for May 6, the event has been moved forward and will include a special dedication, a ribbon cutting ceremony, free tours, and more. The building was donated to the park in 2008 by the Rasmuson Foundation as part of the Rapuzzi Collection, an array of 30,000 gold rush era objects and five buildings.


News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability has announced a public workshop to discuss the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the Integrated Interagency Pre-Application Process (IIP) on electric grid transmission. The IIP is intended to provide a roadmap...


News Release: ROANOKE, VIRGINIA - United States Attorney John P. Fishwick Jr. announced today the sentencing of a man who previously pled guilty in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Roanoke to illegally reentering the United States after being previously deported.


Rapid City Man Indicted for Two Counts of Assaulting a Federal Officer

News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for two counts of Assaulting, Resisting, Opposing and Impeding a Federal Officer.



News Release: BANGOR, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Leda Giggey, 45, of Mars Hill, Maine, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute bath salts.


Rapid City Couple Plead Not Guilty to Drug Conspiracy

News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance, Discharging a Firearm during a Drug Trafficking Offense, and Possession of Firearm by a Prohibited Person. A Rapid City woman was also indicted for Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance.


News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Dr. Paul S. Singh, 55, of Tehachapi, was sentenced today to six months in prison, to be followed by one year of home detention by United States District Judge Anthony W. Ishii, for a scheme to defraud patients and their insurers by implanting and billing for unapproved intrauterine devices (IUDs), United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. A restitution hearing is set for May 9, 2016, at 10:00 a.m.


SAN FRANCISCO MARITIME NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK CELEBRATES WORLD STORYTELLING DAY

News Release: “Strong Women" Theme Advances Narratives by Fisherwomen, Firefighters and Filmmakers.