News published on Federal Newswire in December 2017

News from December 2017


News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON – Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine Duke today released the following statement after the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Kirstjen Nielsen as the sixth Secretary of Homeland Security: “Congratulations to Kirstjen ...


USDA Promises New SNAP Flexibilities to Promote Self-Sufficiency

News Release: WASHINGTON, December 5, 2017 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is promising increased cooperation with states in the operation of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to promote self-sufficiency, integrity in the program, and better customer service. To make these improvements, ...


News Release: Please find the link to the Special Counsel’s Office Statement of Expenditures, May 17, 2017 to Sept. 30, 2017 here. This statement has also been provided to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary and the House Committee on the Judiciary.


News Release: A delegation from the U.S. DOJ Antitrust Division, including Deputy Assistant Attorney General Roger Alford, is attending meetings of the OECD Competition Committee in Paris this week. The OECD Competition Committee, which includes 35 member countries and the European Union, as well as non-member participants, ...


News Release: The Department of Justice and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) announced today that it has begun the process of promulgating a federal regulation interpreting the definition of “machinegun” under federal law to clarify whether certain bump stock devices fall within that definition.


News Release: A former procurement officer employed at Sandia Corporation, the prime operator of a federally funded nuclear research and development facility, pleaded guilty today to charges of wire fraud and money laundering for orchestrating a scheme to obtain approximately $2.3 million in federal funds through fraudulent means and for laundering fraudulently obtained proceeds through her father’s companies.


News Release: Swedish company Husqvarna AB and its U.S. affiliate, Husqvarna Consumer Outdoor Products N.A., Inc., have agreed to pay a $2.85 million civil penalty to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Air Act, the Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today.


News Release: SAN FRANCISCO – A federal grand jury indicted Jose Inez Garcia-Zarate today for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, and for being an illegally present alien in possession of a firearm and ammunition, announced United States Attorney General Jefferson B. Sessions; United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch from the Northern District of California; and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) Special Agent in Charge Jill Snyder.


Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement action with Citizens Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the termination of the enforcement action listed below: Citizens Commerce Bancshares, Inc., Versailles, Kentucky Written Agreement dated May 28, 2010 Terminated Dec. 1, 2017 The enforcement action from May 2010 can be found here (PDF) and other enforcement actions can be searched for here.


News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced preliminary affirmative rulings that corrosion-resistant steel (CORE) and certain cold-rolled steel flat products (cold-rolled steel) imported from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) produced from substrate originating in the People’s Republic ...


Mine Safety and Health Administration Announces Annual Winter Alert Campaign

News Release: ARLINGTON, VA – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) today announced its annual Winter Alert campaign, reminding miners and mine operators of the increased hazards that colder weather creates at both surface and underground coal mines.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Dec. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Dec. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Dec. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Dec. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Dec. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Dec. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Dec. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Dec. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.