News from October 2013
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 23, 2013
News Release: Dear Mr. Chairman: . We are in receipt of your letter yesterday to Steve VanRoekel, U.S. Chief Information Officer at the Office of Management and Budget, and Todd Park, U.S. Chief Technology Officer at the Office of Science and Technology Policy, regarding implementation of the online Federally Facilitated...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 23, 2013
News Release: An Indictment Is An Accusation Of Criminal Conduct, Not Evidence.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 23, 2013
News Release: SCRANTON, Pa. - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, held a meeting in Scranton, on October 9, 2013, to announce that a total of $4,093,753.13 was seized and forfeited as a result of a joint investigation by local and state law enforcement authorities and the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, the Internal Revenue Service and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 23, 2013
News Release: The House of Representatives today overwhelmingly (417 to 3) approved bipartisan water resources reform legislation that cuts federal red tape and bureaucracy, streamlines the infrastructure project delivery process, fosters fiscal responsibility, and strengthens our water transportation networks to promote America’s competitiveness, prosperity, and economic growth.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 23, 2013
News Release: Thank you so much Mr. Chairman. We are aware that nearly 150 years ago, our nation banned all forms of slavery through the passage of the thirteenth amendment, but the protection of that promise has eluded too many children who are enslaved, effectively, by really cruel masters. While there is not any one piece of legislation that will stop sex trafficking of children, we can’t allow complacency to stop us from doing everything in our power to put a stop to this.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 23, 2013
News Release: A man who defrauded local retailers by switching UPC codes on consumer products was sentenced today to more than one year in federal prison.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 23, 2013
News Release: VANCOUVER, WA -- The National Park Service's Pacific West Region is proud to announce that Greg Shine, Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Chief Ranger and Historian, has been chosen as the Pacific West Region 2013 Freeman Tilden Award recipient.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 23, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - As part of the Obama Administration's strategy to spur renewable energy development on public lands and reduce carbon emissions, the Bureau of Land Management will host the first competitive auction for public lands in two Solar Energy Zones in Colorado.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 23, 2013
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - A superseding indictment, charging five people in a complex, multi-million dollar tax fraud scheme, was unsealed today following the arrest of one of the defendants. The indictment alleges that the conspirators caused more than $200 million in losses to the United States through a massive...
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 23, 2013
News Release: Washington, D.C.-Congressman Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after the House voted to pass legislation to
By Interior Newswire | Oct 23, 2013
News Release: Today in Denver, Colorado, National Park Service (NPS) Acting Intermountain Regional Director Laura Joss announced that two offerors were selected to receive concession contracts to provide services for guided mountain climbing and climbing schools in Grand Teton National Park. The separate contracts...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 23, 2013
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed an administrative action under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) against Triple R Distributing LLC.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 23, 2013
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the new date for the close of the comment period for the Northwest Colorado Greater Sage-Grouse Environmental Impact Statement and Resource Management Plan Amendment.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 23, 2013
News Release: Upcoming Webinars. October 30: Renewable Energy Case Studies-Tribal and Developer Perspectives. Webinar Sponsor: DOE Office of Indian Energy. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Indian Energy, the DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's Tribal Energy Program, and the Western...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 23, 2013
News Release: Latest installment of highly successful take-back initiative set for Saturday, Oct. 26, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 23, 2013
News Release: The National Park Service is accepting applications through Nov. 15, 2013, for Rocky Mountain National Park's summer 2014 Artist-in-Residence Program. Selected artists are provided with a creative, contemplative environment in which to generate artistic works and share their works with the public.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 23, 2013
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that CRAIG A. STANLAND, 40, of Stamford, has been charged by criminal complaint with operating a scheme through which he fraudulently obtained hundreds of computer networking parts from Cisco Systems, Inc.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 23, 2013
News Release: A Belleville, Illinois, man pled guilty in federal district court to two counts of armed robbery on Oct. 21, 2013, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 23, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON -Testifying by video before the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Human Resources today, Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) highlighted the importance of his legislation, the Improving Outcomes for Youth At Risk for Sex Trafficking, IO YOUTH (S. 1518), to help combat domestic youth sex trafficking.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 23, 2013
News Release: Yosemite National Park celebrated its fourth annual Volunteer Awards Ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013, National Public Lands Day. The Yosemite Volunteer Awards recognize and honor the outstanding contributions of people and work groups who provided exceptional volunteer services towards the mission of National Park Service and Yosemite.
