News published on Federal Newswire in September 2014

By DOE Newswire | Sep 19, 2014

News Release: Today marks six years since the application to build the job-creating Keystone XL pipeline was first submitted. For the past six years, the project has been extensively studied and debated, but President Obama has yet to make a decision on whether or not to approve the Presidential Permit needed to allow...

By Interior Newswire | Sep 19, 2014

News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) is beginning a planning process in support of a project to permanently maintenance operations that were damaged during Hurricane Sandy at Gateway National Recreation Area, Staten Island Unit.

By Interior Newswire | Sep 18, 2014

News Release: DENALI PARK, Alaska: During the evening of Sunday, Sept. 14, the National Park Service was contacted by a hunter in the Stampede Trail area, reporting that two hunters had entered the park via an off road vehicle (ORV) and had shoot a moose within the park.

By Commerce Newswire | Sep 18, 2014

News Release: Washington, DC - On Tuesday, Sept. 16, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4137, the “Preserving Welfare for Needs Not Weed Act." The bill, introduced by Ways and Means Human Resources Subcommittee Chairman Dave Reichert (R-WA) and 11 other members of Congress, ensures that taxpayer-funded welfare...

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2014

News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth Politc announced that JERRY SPENCER, JR., 29, MITCHELL LEE, 28, and TERRANCE TIMMONS, 33, all residents of New Orleans, were sentenced today for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute a quantity of heroin and a quantity of cocaine base.

By USDA Newswire | Sep 18, 2014

News Release: Washington - Secretary Tom Vilsack appointed four new members to the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) today, adding valuable perspectives to the 15-member advisory board. The appointees will serve five year terms, beginning on Jan. 24, 2015, and ending on Jan. 24, 2020.

By DOE Newswire | Sep 18, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), John Thune (R-S.D.), and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), today marked the sixth anniversary of TransCanada’s original application for a presidential permit to build the Keystone XL pipeline across the U.S.-Canadian border.

By USDA Newswire | Sep 18, 2014

News Release: Funding includes loan guarantees and grants for solar energy to create jobs, promote energy independence and advance the use of renewable fuels BUNN, N.C., Sept. 18, 2014 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is investing in 540 renewable energy and energy efficiency projects nationwide.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2014

News Release: Attorney General Eric Holder announced today the launch of the Justice Department’s National Initiative for Building Community Trust and Justice. Funded through a $4.75 million grant, the initiative will create a substantial investment in training, evidence-based strategies, policy development and research ...

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2014

News Release: Three patient recruiters were sentenced to prison today for their participation in a $20 million health care fraud scheme involving defunct home health care company Trust Care Health Services Inc. (Trust Care).

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2014

News Release: A federal grand jury in Detroit returned two separate indictments against seven executives from two Japanese manufacturers of automotive parts for their participation in a conspiracy to fix prices of certain automotive parts, the Department of Justice announced today.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2014

News Release: Calumite Company LLC (Calumite), a manufacturer of an additive used in the production of glass, entered a plea of guilty today in U.S. District Court in Hammond, Indiana, to two Clean Air Act false statement violations. The company has agreed to pay a $325,000 fine, serve a two-year term of probation, ...

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2014

News Release: A Plymouth, Michigan, man pleaded guilty today to wire fraud and tax evasion in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. ­According to court documents, Michael Stover was the president of Omni Facility Services, ...

By Fed Newswire | Sep 18, 2014

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday published a report containing summary information on the volume and value, interchange fee revenue, certain issuer costs, and fraud losses related to debit card transactions in 2013. The report is the third in a series to be published every two years pursuant to section 920 of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA).

By Fed Newswire | Sep 18, 2014

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of the following enforcement action: Santander Holdings USA, Inc. (PDF), Boston, Massachusetts Written Agreement dated Sept. 15, 2014 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions.

By Commerce News Now | Sep 18, 2014

News Release: The Revitalize American Manufacturing Innovation Act (RAMI) would create a network of up to 15 regional institutes across the country, each focused on a unique technology, material or process relevant to advanced manufacturing. Senator Brown (D-OH), Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO), Rep. Kennedy (D-MA) and Rep. ...

By Commerce News Now | Sep 18, 2014

News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today issued a statement on leading a U.S. government delegation to Ukraine next week.

By Commerce News Now | Sep 18, 2014

News Release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker addressed the need for passage of pending bipartisan legislation that would establish a National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI) at the NNMI Day on Capitol Hill. She was joined by Sen. Sherrod Brown, Reps. Joe Kennedy and Tom Reed, several business leaders and the directors of the newly established pilot Institutes of Manufacturing Innovation (IMIs).

By Commerce News Now | Sep 18, 2014

News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today issued a statement on leading a U.S. government delegation to Ukraine next week.

By Labor Gazette | Sep 18, 2014

News Release: CLEVELAND — After an inspection found workers were exposed to amputation hazards from improperly guarded mechanical power presses , MCM Industries Co. has been cited for one willful and 17 serious safety and health violations. The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration ...