News from February 2018
By USDA Newswire | Feb 12, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, Feb. 12, 2018 -- Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of 13 members, 13 alternate members and one advisor to serve on the Cotton Board. The following appointees will serve three-year terms ending Dec. 31, 2020.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 12, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C., Feb. 12, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today praised the infrastructure agenda laid out by President Donald J. Trump, specifically its emphasis on investment in rural America. The plan calls for 25 percent of new federal funds to be dedicated to rural infrastructure needs, as prioritized by state and local leaders.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 12, 2018
News Release: President’s Request Invests in Department of Justice Criminal Justice Priorities, Including Protecting National Security, Supporting Law Enforcement, Enforcing Immigration Laws, and Protecting our Citizens from Violent Crime and the Scourge of the Opioid Epidemic.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 12, 2018
News Release: The Department of Justice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) announced a settlement today with Shell Chemical LP that each year will eliminate more than 150 tons of excess emissions of harmful air pollutants from Shell’s chemical ...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 12, 2018
News Release: A Purcellville, Virginia man who was a member of a website dedicated to the advertising and sharing of child pornography on an online anonymous network pleaded guilty today to receipt of child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 12, 2018
News Release: Casey Charles Spain, 29, of Richmond, Virginia, who is a previously convicted felon and supporter of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization, was sentenced today to the statutory maximum of 10 years’ imprisonment, for being a felon in possession of a firearm less than three weeks after he was released from prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 12, 2018
News Release: Charges were unsealed today against five former Venezuelan government officials for their alleged participation in an international money laundering scheme involving bribes made to corruptly secure energy contracts from Venezuela’s state-owned and state-controlled energy company, Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA). Two of the five defendants are also charged with conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).
By Fed Newswire | Feb 12, 2018
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced its approval of the application under section 3 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 by Howard Bancorp, Inc., Ellicott City, Maryland, to acquire First Mariner Bank, Baltimore, Maryland.
By Commerce News Now | Feb 12, 2018
News Release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross released the following statement on the release of the President’s fiscal year 2019 budget - “An American Budget.” Please click HERE to view the Department of Commerce “Budget in Brief.” Statement from Secretary Ross: President Trump is once again keeping his promises with a 2019 budget that sets forth an aggressive strategy to keep this country safe, promote economic growth, and curb wasteful Washington spending.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 12, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta issued the following statement regarding the release of President Trump’s proposal to invest in American infrastructure: “Modernizing our nation’s infrastructure is essential to continuing strong economic and job growth. President Trump’s bold ...
By Labor Gazette | Feb 12, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta today commented on President Donald J. Trump’s Fiscal Year 2019 budget request for the U.S. Department of Labor. Through targeted investments and common sense reforms, the Department’s budget request supports the President’s continued efforts to create good, safe jobs for the American people.
By State News Post | Feb 12, 2018
The US State Department published a two page notice on Feb. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Feb 12, 2018
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Feb. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Feb 12, 2018
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Feb 12, 2018
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Feb 12, 2018
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Feb. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Feb 12, 2018
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Feb 12, 2018
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Feb 12, 2018
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Feb. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Feb 12, 2018
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
