News published on Federal Newswire in July 2014

By Commerce Newswire | Jul 15, 2014

News Release: The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), has scheduled a hearing for Tuesday, July 22, 2014, at 3 p.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled “21st Century Cures: Barriers to Ongoing Communication and Evidence Development." Witnesses to be announced.

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 15, 2014

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The United States Attorney’s Office announced today Michael J. Eddy, 45, of Gowanda, N.Y., who was convicted of extortion, was sentenced to eight months in prison, four months home confinement, and two years of supervised release by Chief U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny. The defendant was also ordered to pay $2,000 in restitution to victims.

By DOE Newswire | Jul 15, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today continued the process of seeking public input ahead of a #CommActUpdate by releasing a white paper focused on the interconnection of telecommunications networks. The white paper seeks comment on the regulatory framework surrounding network interconnection in light of dramatic ongoing and rapid technological advances.

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 15, 2014

News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. -A Homer man pleaded guilty to stealing more than $59,000 from his Claiborne Parish employer’s bank account, U.S. Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today.

By DOE Newswire | Jul 15, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today addressed the Energy Information Administration 2014 Energy Conference to share his new vision for America’s energy policy - the Architecture of Abundance. Upton outlined the five pillars needed to construct this new...

By Commerce Newswire | Jul 15, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, today delivered the following opening statement at a committee hearing on chronic care...

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 15, 2014

News Release: DENVER -Alan Timothy Hershey, age 49, of Gilcrest, Colorado, and Renee F. Molinar, age 46, of Johnstown, Colorado, were arrested yesterday without incident for tax evasion and conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service, United States Attorney John Walsh and IRS Criminal Investigation Special...

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 14, 2014

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that a Joplin, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today for fraudulently receiving federal disaster benefits following the tornado that struck the city of Joplin on May 22, 2011, killing 158 people and causing more than $2.9 billion in damage.

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 14, 2014

News Release: DALLAS - A licensed pharmacist, who along with four co-defendants was convicted at trial earlier this year for their roles in a “pill mill" operation in Dallas, was sentenced this afternoon, announced U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña of the Northern District of Texas.

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 14, 2014

News Release: The Justice Department, along with federal and state partners, today announced a $7 billion settlement with Citigroup Inc. to resolve federal and state civil claims related to Citigroup’s conduct in the packaging, securitization, marketing, sale and issuance of residential mortgage-backed securities ...

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 14, 2014

News Release: A Crozet, Virginia man who previously pleaded guilty to child pornography charges was sentenced today in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Charlottesville for distribution and possession of child pornography.

By Fed Newswire | Jul 14, 2014

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Monday released the minutes of its discount rate meetings for June 2 and June 16, 2014.

By Fed Newswire | Jul 14, 2014

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced its approval of the application filed by Old National Bancorp, Evansville, Indiana, to merge with United Bancorp, Inc. and thereby indirectly acquire United Bank & Trust, both of Ann Arbor, Michigan.

By Commerce News Now | Jul 14, 2014

News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Delivers Remarks on the Power and Potential of Open Government Data WASHINGTON – Today at the 2014 Esri International User’s Conference in San Diego, Calif., U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker discussed the Department of Commerce’s expanding role as “America’s ...

By Commerce News Now | Jul 14, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON – Today at the 2014 Esri International User’s Conference in San Diego, Calif., U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker discussed the Department of Commerce’s expanding role as “America’s Data Agency.” In her remarks, she described how the Commerce Department’s data collection – which literally ...

By Commerce News Now | Jul 14, 2014

News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Announces Expansion and Enhancement of Commerce Data Programs Department will hire first-ever Chief Data Officer As “America’s Data Agency,” the Department of Commerce is prepared and well-positioned to foster the next phase in the open data revolution. In line ...

By Commerce News Now | Jul 14, 2014

News Release: As “America’s Data Agency,” the Department of Commerce is prepared and well-positioned to foster the next phase in the open data revolution. In line with President Obama’s Year of Action, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today announced a series of steps taken to enhance and expand the data programs at the Department.

By Labor Gazette | Jul 14, 2014

News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Copemish employer Darryl Howes, doing business as Darryl Howes Farms, signed a consent judgment under which he agreed to pay $11,253 in back wages to 36 migrant workers to resolve a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Labor. Howes has agreed to implement enhanced record-keeping procedures to ensure the business complies with the record-keeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

By Labor Gazette | Jul 14, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON — The application period for the fall 2015 Honors Program in the Office of the Solicitor at the U.S. Department of Labor is underway. The program provides challenging professional opportunities for outstanding law school graduates with a passion for public service. The approximately 550 attorneys ...

By Labor Gazette | Jul 14, 2014

News Release: HOUSTON — Sterling Shipyard LP was cited for 16 serious, repeat and failure-to-abate violations by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for continuing to expose workers to safety hazards, including dangerous machinery, high noise levels without appropriate hearing protection and falls from heights above 6 feet. Proposed penalties total $305,100.