News from March 2017
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 2, 2017
News Release: Dear Mr. Attorney General: Last night, I called on you to resign after the Washington Post revealed that your testimony at your confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee in January-“I did not have communications with the Russians"-was false, and that you concealed your meetings with...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today issued the following statement on repealing and replacing Obamacare.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 2, 2017
News Release: 2017 (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement on Daniela Vargas, a DACA recipient from Jackson Mississippi. Congressman Thompson represents Jackson in the U.S. House of Representatives.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD) issued a detailed district-by-district staff report summarizing the progress made under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the potential negative impacts of repealing the law in all 435 congressional districts and the District of Columbia.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 2, 2017
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed an administrative action under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) against Penny Tsigaris, doing business as Manavi Produce (Tsigaris dba Manavi).
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2017
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Eric Steven Ontiveros, 33, of Las Cruces, N.M., pled guilty today in federal court to violating the federal narcotics and firearms laws. Ontiveros entered the guilty plea without the benefit of a plea agreement.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 1, 2017
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 “Over the past several weeks, the country has seen unacceptable and escalating threats and actual harassment directed at faith-based communities around the country, with a particular focus on threats to Jewish Community Centers. ...
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 1, 2017
News Release: On this day, fourteen years ago, the Department of Homeland Security officially opened its doors, marking a new beginning in protecting America. The attacks of 9/11 taught us we needed to rethink our approach to national security; homeland security must be a top priority. By bringing together 22 agencies and offices into a single Department, we created a team of professionals and entities who could more closely unify our efforts to protect the American people and our Nation.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2017
News Release: A Church Hill, Maryland resident pleaded guilty today in federal court to one count of enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity and one count of attempting to transfer obscene materials to a minor, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Blanco of the Justice Department’s Criminal ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2017
News Release: Ten federal indictments unsealed today charge 55 defendants with crimes ranging from money laundering to heroin, methamphetamine and firearms trafficking in what officials have described as one of the most significant crackdowns in recent memory.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2017
News Release: The Justice Department filed a proposed consent decree today to resolve a complaint that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) discriminated against a job applicant on the basis of his disability, in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2017
News Release: A Blackfoot, Idaho business owner pleaded guilty today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho to one count of aiding and assisting in the preparation of a false tax return, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael M. Gonzalez Jr. for the District of Idaho.
By Fed Newswire | Mar 1, 2017
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced the appointment of Ann Misback as its Secretary, effective April 2, 2017.
By Commerce News Now | Mar 1, 2017
News Release: Thank you, Ellen, for that kind introduction. And thank all of you for joining me today for the beginning of what will be a period of revival across our country and a special renaissance for the Department of Commerce.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 1, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor has announced a proposed delay in the effective date of the rule entitled Occupational Exposure to Beryllium , from March 21, 2017, to May 20, 2017.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 1, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor has announced a proposed extension of the applicability dates of the fiduciary rule and related exemptions, including the Best Interest Contract Exemption, from April 10 to June 9, 2017.
By State News Post | Mar 1, 2017
The US State Department published a one page notice on March 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Mar 1, 2017
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on March 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 1, 2017
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on March 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Fed News Journal | Mar 1, 2017
The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on March 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
