News published on Federal Newswire in January 2018

News from January 2018


The US Agriculture Department published a three page rule on Jan. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Jan. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Jan. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page proposed rule on Jan. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a nine page rule on Jan. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a four page notice on Jan. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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


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


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Jan. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a four page notice on Jan. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Jan. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a four page notice on Jan. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a four page notice on Jan. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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


Florida Man Pleads Guilty To Distributing Furanyl Fentanyl Resulting In Death

News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces that Antonorio Nelson (29, Lakeland) has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute furanyl fentanyl resulting in death. He faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 20 years, up to life, in federal prison.


News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today applauded the Trump administration for suspending security assistance to Pakistan, citing Islamabad’s continued harboring of the Haqqani network that threatens American forces and U.S. objectives in Afghanistan. Corker has previously blocked foreign military financing for Pakistan until the country takes sufficient action against the Haqqanis.


Stamford Man Pleads Guilty to Marijuana Trafficking Offense

News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that WILLIAM REYES, also known as “Big Head," 36, of Stamford, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana.


News Release: Earlier today, the Rules Committee posted notice of a meeting on S. 139 , a bill to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. The proposal is scheduled for consideration by the House next week. Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement in reaction to the bill...


Skier Rescued from Glacier National Park Backcountry

News Release: WEST GLACIER, MT. - At approximately 5:40 pm on New Year’s Day, Glacier National Park received a text page from Flathead County Dispatch for a man who had become stuck in the deep snowpack while skiing the Apgar Lookout Trail.


News Release: BATTLE MOUNTAIN, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management, Tonopah Field Office, is intending to conduct slash pile burning in Nye County around the community of Ione based on the continuation of the previously conducted Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) fuels reduction projects. These burns are used to enhancement fuel breaks surrounding the community of Ione and to serve as protection in the event of a wildfire.