News published on Federal Newswire in February 2019

News from February 2019


News Release: Special Agents with the NPS Investigative Services Branch are assisting US Park Rangers of Hot Springs National Park in the investigation of a shooting incident that occurred on February 21 at about 7:00 PM.


News Release: Saguaro National Park News Release 19-11.


News Release: LEE COUNTY, MS- Natchez Trace Parkway officials implemented a temporary closure between mileposts 276 and 282 on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019 at 1:15 pm. Recent heavy rains have caused localized flooding, causing water to overtop the 20 Mile Creek Bridge and flood a section of the Natchez Trace Parkway.


News Release: en español On Feb. 20, 2019, Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen and Northern Triangle security ministers in San Salvador, El Salvador formalized the development of a “regional compact” and action plan aimed at addressing the ongoing humanitarian and security crisis of irregular migration and the formation of migrant caravans.


News Release: In an opinion issued yesterday, the United States District Court for the District of Utah granted the United States’ Motion to Reconsider and found the per se rule applies to the horizontal customer agreement alleged in the indictment of heir location service providers Kemp & Associates and its Chief ...


News Release: The Justice Department announced today the filing of civil forfeiture complaints seeking the forfeiture and recovery of approximately $38 million in assets allegedly associated with an international conspiracy to launder funds misappropriated from 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), a Malaysian sovereign ...


News Release: A federal court in Orlando, Florida, entered a permanent injunction against Ndaiziwei Kaya Chipungu and Society Financial Solutions LLC, barring them from preparing federal tax returns for others and owning or operating a tax preparation business, the Justice Department today announced. The order was ...


News Release: Two St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, residents were arrested today on an indictment charging them with conspiring to defraud the United States and aiding and assisting in the preparation of fraudulent tax returns, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser of the Eastern District of Louisiana.


News Release: A federal jury found an internal medicine doctor and hospital owner guilty today for their roles in a multimillion health care fraud scheme, announced Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick of the Southern District of Texas.


News Release: A federal jury found a South Florida patient recruiter guilty today for her role in a scheme involving approximately $600,000 in Medicare claims for home health care that were procured through the payment of kickbacks.


U.S. Department of Labor and Montana Construction Contractor Sign Partnership to Enhance Employee Safety and Health

News Release: BILLINGS, MT – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and general contractor Langlas & Associates Inc. have established a partnership to protect employees and enhance workplace safety and health at the Lockwood High School construction project in Billings, Montana.


Statement by U.S. Secretary of Labor Acosta on the Selection of the Department’s Continuous Process Improvement Team for the  Gears of Government Award

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta issued the following statement regarding the selection of the Department's Continuous Process Improvement team for the Gears of Government Award: "On behalf of the Department of Labor, I would like to congratulate our colleagues on the Continuous ...


U.S. Department of Labor and Montana Construction Contractor Sign Partnership to Enhance Employee Safety and Health

News Release: BILLINGS, MT – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and general contractor Langlas & Associates Inc. have established a partnership to protect employees and enhance workplace safety and health at the Lockwood High School construction project in Billings, Montana.


Statement by U.S. Secretary of Labor Acosta on the Selection of the Department’s Continuous Process Improvement Team for the  Gears of Government Award

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta issued the following statement regarding the selection of the Department's Continuous Process Improvement team for the Gears of Government Award: "On behalf of the Department of Labor, I would like to congratulate our colleagues on the Continuous ...


The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.