News published on Federal Newswire in February 2017

News from February 2017


Smith, Engel Call for a Joint Address to Congress by the Australia Prime Minister

News Release: WASHINGTON-Today, House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA) and House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Eliot Engel (D-NY) sent a letter to Speaker of the House Paul Ryan requesting that he extend an invitation to Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to give a joint address before Congress...


News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON – Today, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) John Kelly visited San Diego, where he met with DHS employees and state and local law enforcement officials. Below are pool notes compiled by Elliot Spagat of the Associated Press.


USDA Reminds Individuals and Small Businesses in Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming that USDA Offers Disaster Assistance Programs to Help

News Release: WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds farmers and ranchers, families and small businesses that could potentially be affected by the recent storms that USDA has several programs that provide assistance before, during and after disasters. USDA staff in the regional, State and county offices in the states of Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming are ready to help.


News Release: Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, 27, of Sterling, Virginia, and a former member of the Army National Guard, was sentenced today to 11 years in prison and five years supervised release for attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization.


News Release: A now retired business school professor, who amassed a $220 million fortune in secret foreign accounts, was sentenced to seven months in prison today for conspiring to defraud the United States and to submit a false expatriation statement to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), announced Acting Deputy ...


News Release: Earlier today, Munther Omar Saleh, 21, of Queens, New York, pleaded guilty at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, New York, to all charges in an indictment charging him with conspiring and attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign ...


News Release: Attorney General Jeff Sessions today met with department heads and their staff in the Civil Rights and Civil Divisions, discussing ongoing cases and how each division can strengthen relationships with the department's law enforcement and regulatory partners and steps the department can take to combat ...


Federal Reserve Board issues revised macroeconomic scenarios for its 2017 stress testing program to correct a data series error

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Friday issued revised macroeconomic scenarios for its 2017 stress testing program to correct a data series error.


Daniel K. Tarullo submits resignation as a member of the Board of Governors, effective on or around April 5, 2017

News Release: Daniel K. Tarullo submitted his resignation Friday as a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, effective on or around April 5, 2017. He has been a member of the Board since Jan. 28, 2009.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Feb. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a four page notice on Feb. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Feb. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Feb. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Feb. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Feb. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Feb. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Feb. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Feb. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Feb. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Feb. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.