News published on Federal Newswire in January 2019

News from January 2019


U.S. Department of Labor Announces Departure of Assistant Secretary For Public Affairs

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the resignation of Assistant Secretary of Labor for Public Affairs Jeffrey Grappone, effective Jan. 3, 2019.


U.S. Department of Labor Announces Departure of Assistant Secretary For Public Affairs

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the resignation of Assistant Secretary of Labor for Public Affairs Jeffrey Grappone, effective Jan. 3, 2019.


U.S. Department of Labor Announces Departure of Acting Administrator for the Wage and Hour Division

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the resignation of Bryan Jarrett, Acting Administrator for the Wage and Hour Division, effective January 5, 2019.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Jan. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Jan. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Jan. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Jan. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a four page notice on Jan. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Jan. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: “As a unanimous jury found, Jeremy Reichberg orchestrated a years-long bribery scheme that led to tens of thousands of dollars in benefits being provided to a select group of NYPD officers to provide Reichberg with a private, paid police force. These illegal acts clearly undermine the mission of the...


Unsafe Visitor Conditions Lead to Full Closure of  Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

News Release: Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks will be fully closed effective 6 p.m. on Wednesday, January 2. The parks are being forced to take this action for health and safety concerns. This supersedes previous closures.


News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that ANTHONY BLAND, a/k/a “Tony," a former men’s basketball coach at the University of Southern California (“USC"), pled guilty in Manhattan federal court today to taking a cash bribe from athlete advisers...


News Release: COLUMBUS - A man who pled guilty in September for child pornography was sentenced to 121 months in a federal prison Wednesday, said Charles “Charlie" E. Peeler, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia. Steven Derek Dukes, 35, of Mauk, Georgia, located about 30 miles away from Columbus...


Reclamation finalizes Klamath Project Biological Assessment

News Release: KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - The Bureau of Reclamation completed the Final Biological Assessment on “The Effects of the Proposed Action to Operate the Klamath Project from April 1, 2019 through March 31, 2029 on Federally-Listed Threatened and Endangered Species." The document was submitted Dec. 21, 2018 to the National Marine Fisheries Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.


News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member and incoming Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement on former Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly’s departure today from the Trump Administration...


Anthony Bland, Former Division I Men’s Basketball Coach, Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Bribery

News Release: Bland, a Former University of Southern California Men’s Basketball Coach, Pled Guilty to Accepting a Cash Bribe in Return for Steering College Players on His Team to Corrupt Financial Advisers.


News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings issued the following statement after the Committee on Rules announced a rules package that renames the “Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (OGR)" as the “Committee on Oversight and Reform (COR)":


News Release: Yosemite National Park remains open, however there will be limited access to the park along the Highway 41 corridor from the South Entrance to the Badger Pass Road during the hours of highest visitation due to continuing issues with human waste and resource damage.


Richard B. Myrus Named Acting United States Attorney

News Release: PROVIDENCE, RI - Pursuant to the Vacancies Reform Act (VRA), First Assistant United States Attorney Richard B. Myrus has been named Acting United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island, effective today. In his capacity as Acting United States Attorney, Mr. Myrus serves as the chief Federal law enforcement officer for the District of Rhode Island.


Reclamation accepting comments on Isabella Dam safety modification repayments

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation is proposing a North Kern Water Storage District and Buena Vista Water Storage District repayment contract for Isabella Dam and facilities’ safety modifications.(see North Kern Water Storage District and Buena Vista Water Storage District, contract number 18-WC-20-5245). Comments are due by March 2, 2019.