News published on Federal Newswire in October 2010

News Release: CHARLESTON, S.C.-Major factors contributing to a rapid spread of fire at the Sofa Super Store in Charleston, S.C., on June 18, 2007, included large open spaces with furniture providing high fuel loads, the inward rush of air following the breaking of windows and a lack of sprinklers, according to a draft...

NPS Visitor Facilities To Start Winter Schedule (Manteo)

News Release: Starting Monday, Nov. 1, 2010, the National Park Service Outer Banks Group visitor centers will be open on the winter schedule of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily for the visitor centers at Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, Wright Brothers National Memorial, and the Cape Hatteras National Seashore visitor...

Preliminary Investigation and Tissue Analysis Completed Following Fatal Mountain Goat Injuries

News Release: The preliminary investigation of the October 16 fatal mountain goat goring near Klahhane Ridge in Olympic National Park has been concluded and is consistent with initial accounts of the incident.

Grassley Releases Report on Lack of Inspector General Oversight at the International Trade Commission

News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today released a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on the lack of Inspector General (IG) oversight at the International Trade Commission (ITC). Although, the Inspector General Act requires that agencies appoint an IG to detect waste, fraud, and...

Rural America Solutions Group Sends Follow-Up Letter to Administrator Jackson on EPA’s Job-Killing Policies

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 28, 2010 - House Rural America Solutions Group Co-chairs, Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Frank Lucas (R-OK), Small Business Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) and Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (R-WA), sent a letter today to Environmental...

Park Hosts Noted Artist And Industrial Designer

News Release: At the end of September, Oregon Caves National Monument and Oregon Caves Outfitters, the monument’s concessioner, hosted Charles "Chuck" Harrison, a retired industrial designer and artist.

NPS Visitor Facilities To Start Winter Schedule (Manteo)

News Release: Starting Monday, Nov. 1, 2010, the National Park Service Outer Banks Group visitor centers will be open on the winter schedule of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily for the visitor centers at Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, Wright Brothers National Memorial, and the Cape Hatteras National Seashore visitor...

Grassley Presses the Administration to Fix Lax Oversight of Tax Dollars for Housing

News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is pressing the federal government to fix its lax oversight over the billions of taxpayer dollars given to public housing agencies. Grassley’s review and media reports have exposed millions of dollars being paid to local agencies that the Department of Housing...

Opening Statement: News Media Briefing Technical Study of the Sofa Super Store Fire

News Release: NIST News Release Charleston Sofa Super Store Fire

National Park Service Beach Access Report for October 28, 2010

News Release: Cape Hatteras National Seashore beaches are being managed under the terms of the U.S. District Court approved consent decree. The shorebird breeding season has concluded for the 2010 season. Resource closures remain in place for sea turtle nests that have not hatched yet. When a turtle nest reaches its...

H.R. 3519, Veterinarian Services Investment Act

By USDA Newswire | Oct 28, 2010

Release: To amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to establish a grant program to promote efforts to develop, implement, and sustain veterinary services, and for other purposes. Considered and passed by the House Agriculture Committee, as amended by, voice vote and ordered to be reported favorably to the House with the recommendation that it pass on July 28, 2010.

NPS Visitor Facilities To Start Winter Schedule (Manteo)

News Release: Starting Monday, Nov. 1, 2010, the National Park Service Outer Banks Group visitor centers will be open on the winter schedule of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily for the visitor centers at Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, Wright Brothers National Memorial, and the Cape Hatteras National Seashore visitor...

Clinic Owners and Patient Recruiters Plead Guilty in Detroit-area Diagnostic Testing Fraud Scheme

News Release: WASHINGTON – Miami-area residents Emilio and Maria Haber and Detroit-area residents Genna Yates and Darryl Nichols pleaded guilty yesterday for their roles in a Detroit-area diagnostic testing fraud scheme, the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Emilio Haber, 51; Maria ...

Security Zone Established Around Deepwater Horizon Wreckage Site

News Release: WASHINGTON – In response to a motion by the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. District Court in New Orleans has ordered the establishment of a security zone extending 750 feet in all directions from the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon wreckage site and its debris field. The security ...

Protecting the Right to Vote and Prosecuting Ballot Fraud

News Release: WASHINGTON – In anticipation of the upcoming election, the department today provided information about its efforts, through the Civil Rights and Criminal Divisions, to ensure that all qualified voters have the opportunity to cast their ballots and have their votes counted, without incidence of discrimination, intimidation or fraud.

Fact Sheet: Move Act

News Release: About the MOVE Act Enacted in 1986, the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) protects the right of service members to vote in federal elections regardless of where they are stationed. This law requires that states and territories allow members of the U.S. Uniformed Services and merchant marine, their family members and U.S. citizens residing outside the United States to register and vote absentee in elections for federal offices.

Former HannStar Executive Agrees to Plead Guilty and Serve Jail Time for Participating in Global LCD Price-Fixing Conspiracy

News Release: WASHINGTON – A former executive from HannStar Display Corporation has agreed to plead guilty and to serve jail time in the United States for participating in a global conspiracy to fix the price of thin-film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panels, the Department of Justice announced today.

Fugitive Ohio Executive Previously Convicted for Role in $2.8 Billion Fraud Arrested in Mexico

News Release: WASHINGTON – Former National Century Financial Enterprises (NCFE) executive Rebecca S. Parrett, 62, has been arrested in Mexico, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Carter M. Stewart for the Southern District of Ohio and U.S. Marshal Cathy Jones ...

Attorney General Holder Recognizes DOJ Employees and Others for Their Service at Annual Awards Ceremony

News Release: WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder recognizes 303 Department of Justice employees for their distinguished public service today at the 58th Annual Attorney General Awards Ceremony. Fifty-five other individuals outside of the department are also honored for their work. Held at DAR Constitution Hall, this annual ceremony recognizes both department employees and others for their dedication to carrying out the Department of Justice’s mission.

Virginia Man Arrested for Plotting Attacks on D.C.-area Metro Stations with People He Believed to Be Al-Qaeda Members