News published on Federal Newswire in July 2014

News from July 2014


Readout of Secretary Johnson's Visit to New Mexico and Texas

News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 WESLACO, Texas — Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson traveled to Artesia, N.M. and Weslaco, Texas with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Tom Winkowski, ICE Enforcement and Removal ...


Second Lightning Fatality In Two Days At Rocky Mountain National Park Further Information And Identity Of Friday Victim Released

News Release: At approximately 3:50 p.m. today, Saturday, July 12, park rangers were notified of a lightning strike that occurred near Rainbow Curve in Rocky Mountain National Park. Rainbow Curve is located at 10,829 feet along Trail Ridge Road. Rangers responded to four injured people. Four were taken to Estes Park Medical Center via ambulance, one man succumbed to his injuries.


Artist in the Park Applications Being Accepted (Moab)

News Release: The National Park Service Southeast Utah Group is now accepting applications for the 2015 Community Artist in the Parks (CAIP) Program.


Artist in the Park Applications Being Accepted (Lake Powell)

News Release: The National Park Service Southeast Utah Group is now accepting applications for the 2015 Community Artist in the Parks (CAIP) Program.


Yoga in the Park

News Release: Yoga in the Park. Dates: Every Saturday beginning July 19th through September 20th. Time: 9:00 am - 10:00 am. Location: Mound City Group Visitor Center. Fees: No Fees. On every Saturday starting July 19, 2014 through Sept. 20, 2014 Hopewell Culture National Historical Park invites you and your family...


Artist in the Park Applications Being Accepted (Moab)

News Release: The National Park Service Southeast Utah Group is now accepting applications for the 2015 Community Artist in the Parks (CAIP) Program.


Native Plant & Pollinator Garden Tour

News Release: Native Plant & Pollinator Garden Tour.


Artist in the Park Applications Being Accepted (Cortez)

News Release: The National Park Service Southeast Utah Group is now accepting applications for the 2015 Community Artist in the Parks (CAIP) Program.


Woman Falls Into McDonald Creek

News Release: At approximately 3 p.m. today park dispatch was notified that a woman fell into McDonald Creek, near the upper falls, and was being carried downstream.


USDA Announces $4.3 million Investment in Eastern Kentucky

News Release: Funds to Expand Rural Health Care Services and Strengthen Local Economy LONDON, Ky., July 11, 2014 –U.S. Department of Agriculture Administrator for Rural Housing Services and Community Facilities Tony Hernandez announced $4.3 million to expand health care services and create local jobs in eastern Kentucky. The funds will increase hospital capacity, expand health care services, and create continued economic opportunity in the region.


Department of Justice Provides Update on Gameover Zeus and Cryptolocker Disruption

News Release: The Justice Department today filed a status report with the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania updating the court on the progress in disrupting the Gameover Zeus botnet and the malicious software known as Cryptolocker. The disruption began in late May, when the Justice ...


South Florida Man Sentenced to Prison for $10.5 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

News Release: A south Florida man was sentenced today in federal court in Tampa, Florida, to serve 48 months in prison in connection with a $10.5 million Medicare fraud scheme involving physical and occupational therapy services.


Bureau of Justice Statistics Releases Tribal Crime Data Collection Activities, 2014

News Release: This fourth annual report to Congress describes efforts to collect and improve data on crime and justice in Indian country, as required by the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010. The report details the number of tribal law enforcement agencies reporting crime data to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting program. ...


Two Former Chesapeake, Virginia, Subcontractors Sentenced for Bribery, Conspiracy

News Release: Dwayne A. Hardman, 44, co-founder of two government contracting companies that sought business from the United States Navy Military Sealift Command (MSC), and Adam C. White, 40, former vice president and co-owner of one of Hardman’s government contracting companies, were sentenced for bribery and conspiracy. ...


Caribbean-Based Investment Advisors and Attorney Plead Guilty to Using Offshore Accounts to Launder and Conceal Funds

News Release: Joshua Vandyk, a U.S. citizen, and Eric St-Cyr and Patrick Poulin, Canadian citizens, have each pleaded guilty to conspiring to launder monetary instruments, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today.


Attorney General Eric Holder to Deliver Keynote Address at Justice Department and Howard University Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Civil Rights Act of 1964

News Release: Attorney General Eric Holder will deliver the keynote address at the Department of Justice’s 50th anniversary celebration of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, Deputy Attorney General James Cole, Associate ...


Two California Men Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Engage in Sex Trafficking by Force, Fraud and Coercion

News Release: Two Long Beach, California, men pleaded guilty today to conspiracy charges arising from a sex trafficking scheme that exploited adult women for prostitution. Roshaun Nakia Porter, 39, and Marquis Monte Horn, 35, both pleaded guilty before Judge Josephine L. Staton in the U.S. District Court for the Central ...


Fostering Innovation, Creating Jobs, Driving Better Decisions: The Value of Government Data

News Release: Everyone is talking about the importance of data to our society as data improves all of our decisions: those we make as individuals, as businesses, as governments. The federal government has been in the data business for quite some time, going back to the first decennial Census in 1790. Since then, the U.S. government has played a key role in providing valuable data to our country.


Notice published on July 11 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on July 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Transportation Department publish on July 11?

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on July 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.