News published on Federal Newswire in October 2013

News from October 2013


New Documents, Lack of Testing Raise Concerns About Security Of HealthCare.gov

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Leaders today sent letters to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and four government contractors involved with implementation of the exchanges regarding rising security concerns surrounding the Federally Facilitated Marketplace.


Issa and Royce Press State, DOD, and CIA for Answers on Report of ‘Orders to wait’ in Response to Benghazi Attack

News Release: WASHINGTON - House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) and House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-Calif.) today pressed the Department of State, Department of Defense and Central Intelligence Agency to address a new report that a response team ignored...


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Alisa Knight, age 29, of Dupree, South Dakota, appeared before U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange on Oct. 28, 2013, and pled guilty to Child Abuse and Neglect.


Columbus Tax Return Preparer Guilty of False Claims

News Release: Felicia C. Adams, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi, and Gabriel “Gabe" Grchan, Special Agent in Charge of the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation, New Orleans Field Office, announce that.


New Methods Improve Quagga and Zebra Mussel Identification

News Release: DENVER - The earliest possible detection of quagga and zebra mussels has long been a goal of biologists seeking to discover their presence in water bodies. The Bureau of Reclamation's Detection Laboratory has released two reports identifying a new sampling method to improve the accuracy of quagga and zebra mussel detection while still at the microscopic larval stage.


News Release: Desirique Rorie And Alphonzo Christian Have Admitted To Defrauding Lowe’s.


Long-Term Repository Needed As Nuclear Waste Continues to Pile Up

News Release: Bloomberg Businessweek recently highlighted our nation’s nuclear waste woes, noting that radioactive waste continues to pile up at plants across the country with the Yucca Mountain repository shuttered. There is approximately 70,000 tons of waste stored at plants across the country. Illinois is home...


Anchorage Man sentenced to 180 months in prison for conspiracy to ditribute methamphetamine and gun charges

News Release: Anchorage, Alaska-U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced today that an Anchorage man was sentenced in federal court after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug crime.


Four Plead Guilty to $400,000 Stolen Vehicles, ID Theft, Fraud Conspiracy

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that four defendants pleaded guilty in federal court this week for their roles in a nearly $400,000 conspiracy to use identity documents, checks and credit cards that were either found in stolen vehicles or pilfered from vehicles to make fraudulent purchases and to obtain methamphetamine.


Cedar Rapids Man Sentenced For Million Dollar Investment Fraud

News Release: A man who defrauded investors out of more than $1,000,000 was sentenced today to more than four years in federal prison.


Pittston Man

News Release: Sentenced For Involvement In Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy.


News Release: The National Park Service will resume the maintenance phase of the Elk Management Plan in Theodore Roosevelt National Park.A limited number of elk will be removed by park staff from November 5 through December 5.Volunteers will not be necessary during this phase.


News Release: Agrees to Forfeit $8 Million Generated by Illegal Gambling Business.


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man convicted in July by a federal jury of Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury was sentenced on Oct. 28, 2013, U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.


News Release: Bloomberg Businessweek recently highlighted our nation’s nuclear waste woes, noting that radioactive waste continues to pile up at plants across the country with the Yucca Mountain repository shuttered. There is approximately 70,000 tons of waste stored at plants across the country. Illinois is home...


Release: Washington - Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.


News Release: Let the scenic beauty of Arches National Park inspire you -- and your kids. On Saturday, November 9, 2013, take a free family art lesson with 2013 Community Artist-in-the-Parks, Sarah Hamingson. All materials provided -- just bring your inspiration.


Student Art Inspired by California’s Ocean and Coast

News Release: Winning entries from the 2013 California Coastal Art & Poetry Contest will be on exhibit through Monday, Nov. 11, at Channel Islands National Park.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Leaders today sent letters to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and four government contractors involved with implementation of the exchanges regarding rising security concerns surrounding the Federally Facilitated Marketplace.


Wanblee Man Sentenced For Distribution Of A Controlled Substance

News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Wanblee, South Dakota, man convicted of Distribution of a Controlled Substance was sentenced on Oct. 24, 2013, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.