News published on Federal Newswire in July 2011

News from July 2011


Energy & Commerce Committee Cautions NRC Chairman to Follow Commission Procedures to Ensure Thorough, Thoughtful, and Deliberate Review of Task Force Recommendations

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY), Environment and the Economy Subcommittee Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Stearns (R-FL) are spearheading a...


Update:  Point Fire, July 18

News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - Drier weather over the weekend led to increased fire activity and moderate growth on the Point Fire, located on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park.


News Release: Brookline, MA - On July 23, 2011 John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site will celebrate the anniversary of the birth of Mrs. Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald Kennedy by offering special programs and tours led by National Park Service Rangers from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The event coincides with Rose Fitzgerald...


Obama Administration Permitorium Hurting Appalachian Job Creation, Energy Production and Economic Growth

News Release: (WASHINGTON)-A House Oversight panel heard testimony today that energy production and job creation in Appalachian states are being choked by a “permitorium" at the hands of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other agencies. This concerted campaign to restrict production approvals impacts...


Work begins this week to implement the Carbon River Access Management Plan in Mount Rainier National Park

News Release: In response to flood damage to the Carbon River Road and Ipsut Creek Campground following the major November 2006 flood event and subsequent flood events as recent as last winter, the Carbon River Access Management Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) was signed by the Pacific West Regional Director on Feb. 3, 2011.


News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON—Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today met with Slovak Interior Minister Daniel Lipšic to discuss the United States’ and Slovak Republic’s continued collaboration to prevent and combat transnational crime and terrorism, enhance data-sharing and protection, and secure the global supply chain.


News Release: WASHINGTON – An ongoing Internet fraud scheme conducted by several networks of organized cyber criminals in Romania and the United States has been disrupted as a result of a series of law enforcement actions coordinated since 2010 between Romanian and U.S. law enforcement, including numerous arrests and searches that took place yesterday in Romania.


News Release: WASHINGTON – Alexander Otis Matthews, a Virginia real estate businessman pleaded guilty today to fraud charges in connection with mortgage and investment schemes to obtain more than $12 million in fraudulent loans.


News Release: WASHINGTON -- John Jackson, the former mayor of White Hall, Ala., was sentenced to two years in prison today, the Department of Justice and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. According to court documents, Jackson filed false joint 2004, 2005 and 2006 U.S. Individual Income Tax Returns (IRS ...


News Release: WASHINGTON – The former president of Lee Dynamics International, a defense contractor providing services to the U.S. military in Iraq, pleaded guilty today to an indictment charging him with a scheme to bribe military officials in order to obtain government contracts, announced Assistant Attorney General ...


News Release: WASHINGTON – Frank G. Bivings and Isabelle Blanco of Washington, D.C., husband and wife and co-owners of The Bivings Group Inc., pleaded guilty today to charges stemming from the failure to pay more than $2 million in employment taxes to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The guilty plea took place in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.


News Release: Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and Former Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez Opinion Editorial, McClatchey-Tribune Information Services "Immigrants: Building U.S. Competitiveness" America's economic future depends on the strength and innovative capacity of our people. We must make the American workforce ...


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on July 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on July 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on July 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on July 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a three page notice on July 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on July 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on July 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on July 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.