News published on Federal Newswire in March 2018

News from March 2018


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on March 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on March 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on March 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on March 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on March 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a three page notice on March 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $25 Million TIGER Grant for Northstar Boulevard Project in Loudoun County

News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today joined Congresswoman Barbara Comstock and representatives from Loudoun County government to announce the awarding of a $25 million Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) discretionary grant to Loudoun County, Virginia for the expansion of Northstar Boulevard.


News Release: FBI and SDPD Request Assistance to Identify December 2017 Bank Robber.


News Release: PITTSBURGH - One resident of New Castle, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating federal narcotics and firearms laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


News Release: PHOENIX - EM and contractor officials discussed here last week the path forward for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) following the resumption of waste shipments to the facility.


Four Alleged MS-13 Gang Members Charged in Connection with Murder

News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Four alleged MS-13 gang members were charged late Tuesday in connection with the kidnapping and murder of a rival gang member whose body was found on federal property in southern Nevada.


News Release: Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial is accepting applications for the National Park Service Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) program for the summer of 2018. YCC employees will mostly provide trail resurfacing and repairs work.


Accountant Pleads Guilty to Embezzling from Employer

News Release: ATLANTA - Stantisha D. Kemp, an accounting manager who embezzled over $1.5 million dollars from her employer over a six-year period, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud.


News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin announced that yesterday Kenny Furdge, 24, Madison, Wisconsin, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Madison to armed bank robbery and brandishing a firearm during the robbery. Furdge admitted that he committed the armed robbery of Home Savings Bank in Stoughton, Wisconsin, on Oct. 17, 2017, and that he brandished a firearm during the robbery.


News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin announced that yesterday Kenny Furdge, 24, Madison, Wisconsin, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Madison to armed bank robbery and brandishing a firearm during the robbery. Furdge admitted that he committed the armed robbery of Home Savings Bank in Stoughton, Wisconsin, on Oct. 17, 2017, and that he brandished a firearm during the robbery.


Wyden, Pallone Call for Study of Administrative Waste Caused By Harmful Medicaid Waivers

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr., D-N.J., asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to study the costs of implementing and administering harmful policies in recently approved Section 1115 Medicaid waivers that would impose significant burdens on beneficiaries and require substantial bureaucratic efforts to operate.


Menominee Man Indicted for Armed Assault on Menominee Indian Reservation

News Release: Matthew D. Krueger, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on March 27, 2018, a federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment against a man allegedly involved in an armed assault on the Menominee Indian Reservation. Shawn T. Sanapaw (age: 34) of Keshena, was...


News Release: PROVIDENCE, RI - A series of ongoing Project Safe Neighborhoods investigations targeting individuals who allegedly provided false information to federally licensed firearms dealers in Rhode Island when purchasing firearms has, to date, resulted in criminal charges against eight individuals.


Clairton Man Admits Being a “Runner” in a Drug Trafficking Scheme

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Clairton, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiring to distribute narcotics, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


EM Working to Speed Acquisition Process

News Release: PHOENIX - As part of EM's commitment to more timely decision-making, work is underway to identify ways to accelerate the competing and award of cleanup contracts, an EM representative said here last week.