News published on Federal Newswire in March 2016

News from March 2016


The US Energy Department published a three page proposed rule on March 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on March 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page proposed rule on March 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page proposed rule on March 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


January 2016 Passenger Airline Employment Data

News Release: January 2016 Passenger Airline Employment Data


PHMSA Proposes New Safety Regulations for Natural Gas Transmission Pipelines

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today announced proposed regulations to update critical safety requirements for natural gas transmission pipelines. The proposed rule would broaden the scope of safety coverage both by ...


FRA Rolls Out New Railroad Crossing and Trespassing Website to Increase Rail Safety

News Release: Part of agency’s effort to increase education of railroad crossing safety, reduce fatalities


FMCSA Orders Shutdown of Massachusetts Trucking Company

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared Worcester, Massachusetts-based trucking company John A. Robles, doing business as J and J Transportation, USDOT No. 2497430, to be an imminent hazard to public safety and ordered that it immediately cease all intrastate and interstate operations. J and J Transportation was served the federal order on Feb. 25, 2016.


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Eric Worrell, 57, of Rancho Cordova and formerly a federal Department of Transportation employee, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Troy L. Nunley to five years in prison, to be followed by 20 years of supervised release, for receipt of child pornography, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. On release, Worrell will be required to register as a sex offender.


News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that a federal jury today found Aaron M. Richardson (27, Jacksonville) guilty of attempted murder of a United States District Judge, multiple federal firearm offenses, multiple false statements, failing to appear at scheduled court hearings, and impersonating a military officer. Richardson faces life in federal prison. His sentencing will be scheduled for a future date.


Reclamation Releases Final Environmental Documents for 2016-2018 American River Division Interim Water Service Contract Renewal for the Placer County Water Agency

News Release: FOLSOM, Calif. -. The Bureau of Reclamation has released the final environmental documents for the execution of a 24-month interim Central Valley Project (CVP) water service. contract renewal for the Placer County Water Agency (PCWA). The interim CVP water service contract with PCWA will allow for the...


Hatch Statement at Finance Committee Hearing on Obamacare at Six Years

News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today delivered the following opening statement at a hearing examining deficiencies with HealthCare.gov and the current state of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and how it is impacting patients and taxpayers...


Phoenix Man Convicted of Conspiracy to Support ISIL and Other Terrorism-Related Offenses

News Release: PHOENIX - Abdul Malik Abdul Kareem, 44, of Phoenix, was found guilty today by a federal jury of one count each of the following five crimes: conspiracy to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (“ISIL"), a designated foreign terrorist organization; conspiracy to transport...


News Release: Dear Director Frieden: I write today to request information regarding the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) support for scientific research into the causes and prevention of gun violence. As the largest collection of public health professionals conducting scientific research for injury...


Leon Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison On Perjury Conviction

News Release: Made False Statements to Grand Jury During an Arson-Homicide Investigation.


Chairman Royce Statement on Obama Admin’s Genocide Finding

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) issued the following statement on the Obama administration’s decision to declare ISIS attacks on religious minorities in the Middle East genocide...


Lab-Corps Program Announces Second Round of Training for Entrepreneurial Teams at National Labs

News Release: The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's Lab-Corps program today launched its second round of clean energy entrepreneurship trainings this week in Golden, Colorado. The $2.3 million pilot, started in 2014, is based on the National Science Foundation's successful Innovation Corps model.


Reclamation Releases Environmental Document on the Installation of SatLink2 on Flow Measurement Devices in the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District

News Release: CARSON CITY, Nev. - The Bureau of Reclamation has released for public review an Environmental Assessment for the installation of SatLink2 on Flow Measurement Devices in the. Truckee-Carson Irrigation District (District). The District proposes to install 50 SatLink2 devices in the Carson Division that...


Owner of Two Miami Clinics Sentenced to 82 Months for Health Care Fraud Charges

News Release: Owner of Two Miami Clinics Sentenced to 82 Months for Health Care Fraud Charges.


Chairman Royce: Now President Obama Must Step Up & Outline Plan to Defeat ISIS

News Release: Washington, D.C. - This afternoon, Chairman Royce joined Dick Helton and Vicky Moore on KNX 1070 Newsradio in Los Angeles to talk about next steps now that the Obama administration - following unanimous action from Congress - has finally declared ISIS is committing acts of genocide against Christians and other religious minorities. Audio and key excerpts included below...