News published on Federal Newswire in October 2019

News from October 2019


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


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


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


Department of Justice awards more than $85.3 million in grants to address school violence

News Release: ATLANTA - The Department of Justice announced it has awarded more than $85.3 million to bolster school security-including funding to educate and train students and faculty-and support first responders who arrive on the scene of a school shooting or other violent incident.


News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Norfolk man pleaded guilty today to the armed robbery of Sprint store in Colonial Heights and three separate instances of armed drug trafficking in Norfolk.


Contractor Pleads Guilty To Filing False Tax Returns

News Release: PHONE: (716) 843-5817. FAX #: (716) 551-3051. ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Jason Bassett, 43, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford to filing a false tax return. The charge carries a maximum penalty of three years...


Former Senior UAW Official Pleads Guilty to Taking $123,000 in Bribes and Kickbacks

News Release: Jeffery Pietrzyk, a former high-level official in the UAW’s General Motors Department, pleaded guilty today to conspiring with other UAW officials to engage in honest services fraud by taking over $123,000 in bribes and kickbacks from UAW vendors and contractors and to conspiring to launder the proceeds of the scheme announced U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider.


SRS Contractor Rewards Employees Through New Innovative Application

News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - Engineers with EM’s liquid waste contractor at the Savannah River Site (SRS) have developed and implemented new technology to recognize and reward employees promptly for positive behaviors, actions, and attitudes.


Vapes and Cartridges to be Accepted During National Drug Take Back Day

News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - Vapes and cartridges will be accepted at drop off locations throughout Kansas during National Drug Take Back Day Saturday, Oct. 26, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.


News Release: Washington, D.C. -Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urging it to implement the final e-cigarette flavor ban.


Chairman Nadler Floor Statement Supporting H.R. 2426, the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2019

News Release: Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following floor statement in support of the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2019 (CASE Act)...


Wyden Statement on House Passage of Legislation to Force Disclosure From Anonymous Shell Companies

News Release: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement in reaction to House passage of legislation, the Corporate Transparency Act (H.R. 2513)...


News Release: Audrey Strauss, Attorney for the United States acting under authority conferred by 28 U.S.C. § 515, and William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), announced today the unsealing of four indictments and the arrests...


News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 24-year-old Laredo man has been ordered to federal prison for his role in transporting 17 undocumented aliens inside a hidden compartment, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.


DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AWARDS MORE THAN $85.3 MILLION IN GRANTS TO ADDRESS SCHOOL VIOLENCE

News Release: Eastern District of Wisconsin Awarded $499,996 in Funding.


Engel Statement on Russia-Turkey Agreement

News Release: Washington-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement...


News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Charleston felon pled guilty to a federal drug and gun crimes today, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Deshaun Thaxton, 24, pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Sammy Davis Dewitt Morgan, 38, of Vallejo, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez to 12 years in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.


EM Nevada Program Expects Office Move to Save At Least $3.2 Million

News Release: LAS VEGAS - All 97 employees of the and environmental program services contractor Navarro recently relocated to an energy-efficient office building, saving an estimated $3.2 million or more over the next 10 years and shrinking their workplace footprint by 25,000 square feet.


News Release: Washington-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today delivered the following remarks on the House floor in support of H.Res. 552, calling on the Government of the Russian Federation to provide evidence of wrongdoing or to release United States citizen Paul Whelan...