News published on Federal Newswire in July 2013

News from July 2013


USDA and Interior Announce Partnership to Protect America's Water Supply from Increased Wildfire Risk

News Release: Western Watershed Enhancement Partnership to Support Investments in Building Resilience for Critical Water Resource Infrastructure; Pilot Project Launched in Colorado - Additional Pilots Expected in Arizona, Idaho, California, Washington and Montana WASHINGTON, July 19, 2013 - U.S. Department of Agriculture ...


U.S. Forest Service Reports Visitors, Local Communities Receive Health, Economic Benefits from Visiting National Forests and Grasslands

News Release: WASHINGTON, July 19, 2013 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today released findings of a visitor survey that shows U.S. Forest Service lands are great recreation destinations that provide health benefits to tourists and $11 billion in tourist spending to businesses and communities that serve the more than 160 million forest visitors.


News Release: The government has intervened in a whistleblower lawsuit against A Plus Home Health Care, Inc., a home health care company in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and its owner, Tracy Nemerofsky, the Justice Department announced today. The government alleges that A Plus offered referring physicians’ spouses sham marketing positions with the company to induce the physicians to refer Medicare patients for home health care services.


News Release: Federal authorities arrested eight people in the cities of Arroyo and Patillas, Puerto Rico, yesterday on felony and misdemeanor charges for the illegal take, possession and sale of endangered sea turtles and their parts for human consumption as well as aiding and abetting violations of the Endangered ...


News Release: John Stuart Dowell, 47, of Santa Cruz, Calif., was sentenced late yesterday in Harrisonburg, Va., to serve 960 months in prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, for producing child pornography.


News Release: The Justice Department announced today an agreement with the town of Poestenkill, N.Y., to improve access to all aspects of civic life for persons with disabilities. The agreement was reached under Project Civic Access (PCA), the department’s wide-ranging initiative to ensure that cities, towns and counties ...


News Release: The Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that Gurmail Singh, of Richmond Hill, N.Y., was arrested yesterday following his indictment on July 11, 2013, for multiple tax crimes. The indictment was unsealed yesterday following his arrest.


Statement by the U.S. Government on Labor Rights and Factory Safety in Bangladesh

News Release: WASHINGTON — The following is a joint statement from the Department of Labor, Office of the United States Trade Representative, and the State Department: Today, the United States is outlining next steps in a longstanding effort to address in a meaningful way worker safety problems in Bangladesh — the ...


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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