News published on Federal Newswire in February 2020

News from February 2020


News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Bradbury man has agreed to plead guilty to federal criminal charges that he falsely promised profits to more than 70,000 victim investors worldwide in a scheme where a multinational company issued a sham digital currency purportedly asset-backed by billions of dollars’ worth of amber and other precious gemstones.


News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation will award $5,744,000 in airport safety and infrastructure grants to three airports in New Hampshire. This investment in New Hampshire’s airports is part of a $520.5 million national investment in America’s airports that was announced today by Secretary Chao.


News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, after soliciting ideas, solutions and proposals from the public, states, private sector, and relevant associations, DHS Acting Secretary Chad F. Wolf sent letters to state governors informing them of increased flexibility regarding electronic submission of required documents for REAL ...


News Release: On Wednesday, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad F. Wolf will travel to Honduras for the 12th Regional Security Conference in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. The ministerial will bring together security officials from the U.S., Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica, and Panama to discuss efforts ...


News Release: The Department of Justice’s U.S. Trustee Program (USTP) is fully prepared to implement the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (SBRA), which goes into effect today. The SBRA was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Trump last August. “The SBRA represents an innovative effort to expedite ...


News Release: The Department of Justice announced today that it is requiring Olympus Growth Fund VI L.P. (Olympus Fund VI), its portfolio company Liqui-Box Inc. (Liqui-Box), and DS Smith plc (DS Smith) to divest all of DS Smith’s dairy, post-mix, smoothie, and wine bag-in-box (BiB) product lines in the United States ...


News Release: Guardian Elder Care Holdings Inc., and related companies Guardian LTC Management Inc., Guardian Elder Care Management Inc., Guardian Elder Care Management I Inc., and Guardian Rehabilitation Services Inc., (Guardian) agreed to pay $15,466,278 to resolve False Claims Act allegations that they knowingly ...


News Release: A former procurement officer of Venezuela’s state-owned and state-controlled energy company, Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA), was sentenced to 70 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release today for laundering the proceeds of a corrupt scheme to secure contracts from PDVSA through ...


Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, January 28-29, 2020

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday released the attached minutes of the Committee meeting held on January 28-29, 2020.


U.S. Department of Labor Reaches Resolution of Allegations Of Hiring Discrimination by Time Warner Cable

News Release: CHARLOTTE, NC – After a routine compliance evaluation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), Time Warner Cable LCC – a large telecommunications company – and the department have entered into an early resolution conciliation agreement. As a result, the ...


U.S. Department of Labor Reaches Resolution of Allegations Of Hiring Discrimination by Time Warner Cable

News Release: CHARLOTTE, NC – After a routine compliance evaluation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), Time Warner Cable LCC – a large telecommunications company – and the department have entered into an early resolution conciliation agreement. As a result, the ...


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Feb. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on Feb. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a two page notice on Feb. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Feb. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Feb. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Feb. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Feb. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.