News published on Federal Newswire in May 2016

News from May 2016


Statement from Agriculture Secretary Vilsack on the U.S. International Trade Commission Report

News Release: WASHINGTON, May 18, 2016 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack issued the following statement today in response to a study by the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that found the U.S. agriculture sector will increase output if the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is passed.


News Release: Defendant Originally Charged with Providing Material Support to ISIL Jalil Ibn Ameer Aziz, 19, a U.S. citizen and resident of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was charged in a superseding indictment with solicitation to commit a crime of violence and transmitting a communication containing a threat to injure.


News Release: A former general manager at an orphanage in Malawi pleaded guilty today to one count of engaging in illicit sexual conduct in a foreign place, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Richard L. Durbin Jr of the Western District ...


News Release: A defendant was sentenced today in the Eastern District of Oklahoma to three consecutive terms of life in prison for the murder of three people in March 2004 in Indian Country, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Mark F. Green of the Eastern District of Oklahoma.


News Release: Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch announced today the appointments of Peter F. Neronha, U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island, and John Huber, U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah, to the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee (AGAC), effective immediately.


News Release: The Contaminated Syringes That Infected Patients Were the Subject of a Recall Drug and medical device company B. Braun Medical Inc. (B. Braun) has agreed to pay $4.8 million in penalties and forfeiture and up to an additional $3 million in restitution to resolve its criminal liability for selling contaminated ...


News Release: Agencies Submit Joint Statement Regarding Proposed Legislation Addressing the Authority of Optometrists to Utilize and Prescribe Medications for Treatment and Diagnosis in Puerto Rico The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division and the staff of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have issued a joint ...


News Release: The Justice Department today announced that it has entered into an extension agreement with the state of Georgia to improve the quality and availability of services for people with developmental disabilities living in the community and to provide supported housing to individuals with significant mental illness who need it.


Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, April 26-27, 2016

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday released the attached minutes of the Committee meeting held on April 26-27, 2016.


News Release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker issued the following statement on the release of the U.S. International Trade Commission report on the potential economic impact of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).


OSHA finds safety failures allowed machine to sever 30-year-old worker’s  three fingertips at Nature’s Path subsidiary in Wisconsin

News Release: SUSSEX, Wis. ‒ A rotating airlock blade severed a 30-year-old worker’s three fingertips as he cleaned the machine at a Sussex subsidiary of organic food manufacturer Nature’s Path Foods Inc., an incident federal safety investigators found could have been prevented if the machine had been powered down fully.


US Department of Labor signs alliance agreement  to increase inclusion of workers with disabilities

News Release: WASHINGTON – To promote inclusive workplaces that embrace the skills and talents of workers with disabilities, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy signed an alliance agreement today with the Association of University Centers on Disabilities.


The US Justice Department published a three page notice on May 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on May 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a two page notice on May 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on May 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a three page notice on May 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on May 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on May 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on May 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.