News published on Federal Newswire in August 2015

By Interior Newswire | Aug 10, 2015

News Release: Jensen, UT & Dinosaur, CO - July visitation numbers for Dinosaur National Monument show a 20% increase for the month over the 2014 July figures. Except for a slight dip in May, the first 7 months of 2015 have shown increases in visitation. As of July 30, recreational visits tallied a total of 183,048 - a 15.2% increase over the same time period in 2014.

By Interior Newswire | Aug 10, 2015

News Release: The National Park Service at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) is pleased to announce a special book signing with Dennis A. Albert, author of the book Borne of the Wind, Michigan Sand Dunes on Friday, Aug. 14, 2015. Mr. Albert will present a 30 minute program followed by a book signing at the Philip A. Hart Visitor Center, 9922 Front Street, Empire, MI 49630 beginning at 10:30 a.m. The book signing will conclude around 1:00 p.m.

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2015

News Release: Members of the Jenifer Drug Trafficking Organization Delivered Kilograms of Cocaine to Simmons in Virginia for Distribution in the Washington Metro Area.

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2015

News Release: A former assistant band director pled guilty for his participation in an identity theft tax fraud scheme involving former Broward County students and other individuals’ personal identifying information (PII).

By Interior Newswire | Aug 8, 2015

News Release: August 8, 2015 15-054. Julena Campbell or Amy Bartlett. (307)344-2015. e-mail us. Preliminary results of the investigation into the recent death of a hiker in Yellowstone National Park show that the man was attacked by a grizzly bear. While the exact cause of death has not been determined, investigators...

By Homeland Newswire | Aug 8, 2015

News Release: Oshkosh - Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) made this statement after reviewing the Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General report that was released last night regarding the death of Jason Simcakoski.

By Interior Newswire | Aug 8, 2015

News Release: The Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive and Dune Climb within Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (Lakeshore) have partially reopened to the public. The Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail has been cleared from Glen Haven to Empire, and this section is now open to the public. These areas were closed after a windstorm...

By State Newswire | Aug 8, 2015

News Release: WASHINGTON - In the Weekly Republican Address, U.S. Senator Bob Corker, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, previewed the upcoming Senate debate on the president’s Iran deal. When the Senate reconvenes in September, it will consider a resolution to disapprove of the president’s Iran nuclear ...

By USDA Newswire | Aug 7, 2015

News Release: Funding supports solar and other renewable energy projects to create jobs and promote energy independence WASHINGTON, August 7, 2015 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced $63 million in loans and grants for 264 renewable energy and energy efficiency projects nationwide that USDA is supporting through its Rural Energy for America Program (REAP).

By USDA Newswire | Aug 7, 2015

News Release: WASHINGTON, Aug. 7, 2015 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma will become the 52nd government entity to operate the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP). The program is part of USDA's efforts to improve the health and wellbeing of seniors , ensuring that all older Americans have access to healthy food.

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2015

News Release: A Miami-area pharmacy owner pleaded guilty today to submitting almost $1.6 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare.

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2015

News Release: Gerard Kruse, 42, a social worker who lives in Oviedo, Florida, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, to 13 Lacey Act violations for his role in the trade of illegally caught snakes, the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division announced.

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2015

News Release: Ricky T. Wallace aka Justice, 34, of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, was sentenced today to 12 years in federal prison for trafficking a 17-year-old female resident of a group home in the Boston area to Rhode Island for the purposes of commercial sexual activity. At the time of his guilty plea, Wallace admitted ...

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2015

News Release: A 38-year-old Bremerton, Washington man pleaded guilty today to a federal hate crime under the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act, for a January 2015 assault on three gay men, announced U.S. Attorney Annette L. Hayes, Western District of Washington and Principal Deputy Assistant ...

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2015

News Release: A former National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) official pleaded guilty to making false statements to federal investigators regarding his financial interest in a private company.

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2015

News Release: 9,000 Identities Stolen from the U.S. Army, Alabama State Agencies, a Georgia Call Center and a Georgia Company Eight residents of Alabama and Georgia were sentenced today to serve more than 31 years in prison, collectively, for their roles in a $24 million stolen identity refund fraud (SIRF) conspiracy, ...

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2015

News Release: Led Attack on U.S. and Afghan Forces in Afghanistan in 2009 Irek Ilgiz Hamidullin, 55, a Russian national and former Russian army tank commander, was convicted today by a federal jury of conspiring to provide material support to terrorists, conspiring to shoot down American helicopters and to kill U.S. ...

By Commerce News Now | Aug 7, 2015

News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker delivered remarks at a ribbon cutting ceremony to officially open the W.M. Keck Center for 3D Innovation at the University of Texas El Paso as a satellite facility for America Makes.

By Commerce News Now | Aug 7, 2015

News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today released the following statement on the July jobs report, which showed that U.S. employment rose by 215,000 last month.

By Labor Gazette | Aug 7, 2015

News Release: WASHINGTON — With the release of the July 2015 Employment Situation Report today, U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez says there are five things you should know about the numbers: 1. More jobs are being created: With businesses adding 210,000 jobs in July, that extends the run to 65 consecutive months of private-sector job growth, to the tune of 13.0 million jobs overall.