News published on Federal Newswire in July 2014

By Interior Newswire | Jul 6, 2014

News Release: On the morning of July 4th, four Teton Interagency firefighters boated across Jackson Lake and hiked upslope to reach a location where lightning struck Thursday evening, July 3, and started a small fire. The Eagles Rest Fire is currently.25 acre in size and situated at 7,300 feet in elevation on the lower slope of Eagles Rest Peak, just off the westshore of Jackson Lake in Grand Teton National Park.

By Interior Newswire | Jul 6, 2014

News Release: The Outer Banks Group of national parks, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Wright Brothers National Memorial, and Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, have resumed normal operations with the exception of Ocracoke Campground which expects to reopen at 5:00 p.m. today, July 6, 2014.

By State Newswire | Jul 5, 2014

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced the following upcoming Committee events...

By Interior Newswire | Jul 5, 2014

News Release: Harkers Island, NC -- The National Park Service (NPS) has completed a preliminary impact assessment from Hurricane Arthur. Superintendent Pat Kenney stated "We appreciate everyone's patience and cooperation during Hurricane Arthur. We know everyone loves spending time at the Seashore on the Fourth of July and we are working to get the Seashore reopened.

By Interior Newswire | Jul 5, 2014

News Release: HARKERS ISLAND, NC - The National Park Service (NPS) has completed many preliminary recovery actions from Hurricane Arthur. Superintendent Pat Kenney stated “We appreciate everyone’s continued patience and cooperation while we recover and open areas of the park after Hurricane Arthur. We know everyone loves spending time at the Seashore on the Fourth of July weekend and we are working to get as many areas of the Seashore re-opened as quickly and safely as possible.".

By State Newswire | Jul 5, 2014

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced that on Thursday, July 10, the Committee will convene a hearing to examine the future of international civilian nuclear cooperation. The hearing, entitled The Future of International Civilian Nuclear Cooperation, will begin at 9:45 a.m.

By Interior Newswire | Jul 5, 2014

News Release: The Outer Banks Group of national parks, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Wright Brothers National Memorial, and Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, today begin the process of returning to normal operations in many areas of the parks.

By Interior Newswire | Jul 4, 2014

News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - This morning at approximately 9:30 the National Park Service received a call from a commercial river trip that had located a body in the Colorado River at approximately River Mile 182 on river right within Grand Canyon National Park.

By USDA Newswire | Jul 3, 2014

News Release: A potential source of error in calculating soil carbon budgets has been identified by scientists at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2014

News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A member and an associate of the Lucchese organized crime family and two Texas brothers were convicted today of racketeering and other charges after a six-month trial, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman for the District of New Jersey and Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division announced.

By Homeland Newswire | Jul 3, 2014

News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 On July 7-9, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson will travel to Florida and Guatemala. On July 7-8, Secretary Johnson will travel to Miami where he will visit the National Hurricane Center to discuss hurricane season, meet with U.S. ...

By USDA Newswire | Jul 3, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON, July 3, 2014 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden will travel to Beijing and Guangzhou, China, July 7-12.

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2014

News Release: The Department of Justice today announced an agreement with SunTrust Mortgage Inc. that resolves a criminal investigation of SunTrust’s administration of the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP).

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2014

News Release: A federal court has permanently barred Kavivah Branson, aka Kavivah Bradley, of Clinton, Mississippi, and her Jackson, Mississippi, business, Branson Tax Service, from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. The civil injunction order, to which Branson consented, was signed by Judge Tom S. Lee of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2014

News Release: A member and an associate of the Lucchese organized crime family and two Texas brothers were convicted today of racketeering and other charges after a six-month trial.

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2014

News Release: A retired Navy official who started a second career working for defense contractor Glenn Defense Marine Asia (GDMA) pleaded guilty in federal court today, admitting that he and others overcharged the Navy by up to $2.5 million for port services to American ships and then used some of the proceeds to treat Navy officials to lavish dinners, cocktails and entertainment.

By Fed Newswire | Jul 3, 2014

News Release: On July 7, 2014, the Federal Reserve will conduct a fixed-rate offering of term deposits through its Term Deposit Facility (TDF). The Federal Reserve will offer seven-day term deposits with an interest rate of 0.30000 percent and a maximum tender amount of $10,000,000,000. As noted in the Federal Reserve ...

By Commerce News Now | Jul 3, 2014

News Release: “Today’s strong export numbers are yet another sign that more American businesses are seizing the opportunity to sell their world-class products and services to the 95 percent of consumers who live outside the United States,” said Secretary Pritzker. “Increasing our exports is critical to our economic ...

By Commerce News Now | Jul 3, 2014

News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker issued the following statement today on the release of the May 2014 U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services data. U.S. exports of goods and services increased to a monthly record high of $195.5 billion from $193.5 billion in April, with record levels in services: travel, transport, telecommunications, computer, and information services; automotive: vehicles, parts and engines; and consumer goods exports.

By Labor Gazette | Jul 3, 2014

News Release: TAMPA, Fla. — Burgos Construction Corp. has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for four willful, one repeat and two serious safety violations after OSHA inspectors observed employees performing residential construction without using a fall protection ...