News published on Federal Newswire in July 2018

News from July 2018


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on July 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on July 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a four page notice on July 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on July 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: CHEYENNE, Wyo. -The Bureau of Land Management and Mantle Ranch Wild Horse Adoption and Training Facility successfully adopted 19 wild horses and 2 burros at the 2018 Cheyenne Frontier Days.


DOE Releases Draft Request for Proposal and Announces Pre-Solicitation Conference for Hanford 222-S Laboratory Contract

News Release: Cincinnati--The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today issued a Draft Request for Proposal (RFP) for a contract to provide analytical chemistry production services, research studies and analysis, and has ownership of the 222-S Analytical Laboratory Facilities to support the Hanford Site Environmental...


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3M Company Agrees to Pay $9.1 Million to Resolve Allegations that It Supplied the United States with Defective Dual-Ended Combat Arms Earplugs

News Release: COLUMBIA, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina Sherri Lydon, in conjunction with the Civil Division of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), announced today that the 3M Company (3M), headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota, has agreed to pay $9.1 million...


South Bend Man Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison

News Release: For Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm.


Former Military Police Officer Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison For Production Of Child Pornography

News Release: HONOLULU - Christopher Ernest Fox, 21, a former Military Police Officer stationed at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, was sentenced today to 15 years of imprisonment for the production of child pornography for his online exploitation and “sextortion" of a minor female. As part of his sentence, Fox must pay $10,000 in restitution to the victim and her family, and serve 10 years of supervised release. Fox will also be required to register as a sex offender.


TSA announces new X-ray technology roll-out plan

Release: WASHINGTON - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today announced its plan to test computed tomography scanners (CT), a state-of-the-art 3-D technology at select U.S. airport checkpoints. As the agency continues to raise the baseline for aviation security, the new technology intends to enhance critical explosives and other threat items detection capabilities at airport checkpoints.


News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - Three men have been sentenced, in the United States District Court in Lexington, for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, an extremely powerful, Schedule II controlled substance. The total amount of fentanyl seized during the investigation was in excess of three kilograms.


News Release: Consistent with the Administration’s priority of being a good neighbor and better serving local communities, the Bureau of Land Management has released a Notice of Decision (NOD) for the exchange of public and private land in Skull Valley, located in Tooele County, Utah. The exchange provides the public...


News Release: CONTACT: USDA Press Office, press@oc.usda.gov. Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 30, 2018 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today celebrated the reintroduction of American pork products to the Argentine market after more than 20 years by slicing a ten pound honey baked ham. “The U.S. is the world’s...


News Release: Memphis, TN - A local man has been sentenced to 140 months imprisonment for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of methamphetamine. D. Michael Dunavant, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee announced the sentence today.


Harrisburg Women Charged With Maintaining A Drug-Involved Premises

News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Phiniqua Moore, age 19, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was charged on July 27, 2018, in a criminal information with maintaining a drug-involved premises.


U.S. Department of Labor Cites Three Companies in Oklahoma After Five Employees Fatally Injured by Explosion and Fire

News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY- The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Patterson-UTI Drilling, Crescent Consulting LLC, and Skyline Directional Drilling LLC for exposing employees to fire and explosion hazards after five employees suffered fatal injuries.


News Release: SOUTH BEND - Michael Mason, 28 years old, of South Bend, Indiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Jon E. DeGuilio after pleading guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.


Miami-Dade County Resident and Haitian National Charged with Cocaine Trafficking in South Florida

News Release: Two individuals, a Miami-Dade County resident and a Haitian national, have been charged with cocaine trafficking in the Southern District of Florida.


Tyler County residents admit to drug charges

News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Michael Shawn Hartline and Rachel A. Cook, both of Sistersville, West Virginia, have admitted to a drug distribution charges, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.