News from March 2013
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 5, 2013
News Release: Sequestration cuts are real and will have a devastating impact. For example, in Georgia sequestration will affect over 37,000 jobs. In my district for just the Army 17,000 jobs will be affected.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 5, 2013
News Release: Court Orders Restitution of $365,000. COEUR D'ALENE - Sheryl Lynn Carroll, 52, of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, was sentenced yesterday in United States District Court to 40 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for wire fraud, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. U.S. District Judge...
By DOE Newswire | Mar 5, 2013
News Release: The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology has scheduled a hearing for Thursday, March 14, 2013, at 10:30 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled “Oversight of the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) and Emergency Communications." Witnesses to be announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 5, 2013
News Release: Jackson, Miss - Warwick Demuntrel Mikell, 34, of Jackson, was sentenced to 74 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine, U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 5, 2013
News Release: SAN JUAN, PR - On March 1st, 2012, a federal grand jury returned two separate indictments against 83 individuals as a result of two investigations led by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Puerto Rico Police Department (PRPD), announced today United States Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 5, 2013
News Release: MONTE VISTA - The Rio Grande National Forest and Bureau of Land Management’s San Luis Valley Field Office will once again begin to temporarily close roads to motorized traffic to protect road surfaces during the spring season. Driving on soft roadbeds can cause unnecessary damage to the roads and may lead to increased sedimentation in creeks. The roads will be re-opened on an individual basis as road conditions improve.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 5, 2013
News Release: A former City of Cleveland employee was indicted on charges of Hobbs Act extortion for attempting to extort bribes from three companies in connection with his employment as a contract compliance officer, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, and Stephen D. Anthony, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Cleveland office.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 5, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), today continued its American Energy Security and Innovation hearing series with a focus on the important role fuel diversity plays in ensuring affordable and reliable electricity for American consumers. The nation’s...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 5, 2013
News Release: After extensive and productive conversations with the parties and working hundreds of hours with members of the Seattle Police Department, the Monitor has submitted a plan that provides clear guidance and certainty for SPD’s reform efforts. The Monitoring Plan details the requirements and deadlines for new policies and training, the Monitor’s role in assuring compliance under the Settlement Agreement, and, ultimately, what success looks like.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 5, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), today continued its American Energy Security and Innovation hearing series with a focus on the important role fuel diversity plays in ensuring affordable and reliable electricity for American consumers. The nation’s...
By EPA Newswire | Mar 5, 2013
News Release: The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology has scheduled a hearing for Thursday, March 14, 2013, at 10:30 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled “Oversight of the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) and Emergency Communications." Witnesses to be announced.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 5, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), today continued its American Energy Security and Innovation hearing series with a focus on the important role fuel diversity plays in ensuring affordable and reliable electricity for American consumers. The nation’s...
By DOE Newswire | Mar 5, 2013
News Release: Subcommittees: * Oversight and Investigations (113th Congress) . As part of the ongoing review by the House Energy and Commerce Committee into mental health issues raised by the Newtown tragedy, Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Tim Murphy (R-PA) and ranking member Diana DeGette (D-CO) ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 5, 2013
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The United States Supreme Court on Monday denied a petition for writ of certiorari filed by former North Providence solicitor Robert S. Ciresi, announced United States Attorney Peter F. Neronha.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 5, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), today convened a bipartisan forum “After Newtown: A National Conversation on Violence and Severe Mental Illness." Members heard from leading experts in the mental health community as well as parents of children who suffer and have suffered from mental illness.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 5, 2013
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - This afternoon, Phillip Derek Lorenzo, 24, a member and resident of Laguna Pueblo, pled guilty to an indictment charging him with assaulting a federal officer. The guilty plea was announced by U.S. Attorney Kenneth J. Gonzales and DuWayne W. Honahni, Sr., Special Agent in Charge of District IV of BIA’s Office of Justice Services.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 5, 2013
News Release: Through grants, groundbreaking research, and job creation, out health research and preparedness agencies play a critical role for New York and the nation.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 5, 2013
News Release: The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology has scheduled a hearing for Thursday, March 14, 2013, at 10:30 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled “Oversight of the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) and Emergency Communications." Witnesses to be announced.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 5, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), today convened a bipartisan forum “After Newtown: A National Conversation on Violence and Severe Mental Illness." Members heard from leading experts in the mental health community as well as parents of children who suffer and have suffered from mental illness.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 5, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Speaker John Boehner and Republican leaders today urged President Obama to support House Republicans’ efforts to help Americans suffering from pre-existing conditions obtain affordable health care. On Feb. 15, 2013, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced it...
