News from July 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 10, 2015
News Release: Lockhart Admitted to Distributing 17.5 kilograms of Heroin.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 10, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee today responded to a report from the Government Accountability Office, the federal government’s nonpartisan watchdog, on the Commerce Department’s Office of Inspector General (OIG). The report outlines a number of fundamental failures in the OIG and makes a number of recommendations.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 10, 2015
News Release: Defendant was a member of a Lutheran Church leading the 6th grade boys confirmation class.
By State Newswire | Jul 10, 2015
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 10, 2015
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today released proposed, updated regulations to ensure accurate measurement, accountability, and royalty payments for oil and gas production from Federal and Indian leases. Aimed at preventing theft and loss of these valuable resources, the proposed rule does not impose...
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 10, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following statement regarding the resignation of Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director Katherine Archuleta...
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 10, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON- The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $52,500 civil penalty against Gaffoglio Family Metalcrafters Inc., of Fountain Valley, Calif., for allegedly violating Hazardous Materials Regulations.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 10, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee today responded to a report from the Government Accountability Office, the federal government’s nonpartisan watchdog, on the Commerce Department’s Office of Inspector General (OIG). The report outlines a number of fundamental failures in the OIG and makes a number of recommendations.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 10, 2015
News Release: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Interior Secretary Sally Jewell joined members of Congress, California State and local elected officials, and community members across Northern California today in praising the President's designation of the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument.The Berryessa...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 10, 2015
News Release: A yearling male wolf was hit and killed by a passing vehicle late Tuesday night, July 7, on Highway 26/89/191 (Hwy 89) near Elk Ranch Flats in Grand Teton National Park. The black-colored wolf, weighing 75 pounds, is likely a member of the Phantom Springs wolf pack that frequents the eastern portion...
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 10, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, welcomed the opportunity for new leadership at a federal agency plagued by cybersecurity failures after Office of Personnel Management Director Katherine Archuleta resigned Friday.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 10, 2015
News Release: Sedro Woolley, WA-Effective Friday, July 10, campfires or the ignition of wood, briquettes, or any fuel in fire pits, fire pans, and barbeque grills, are banned in all portions of the North Cascades National Park Service Complex -North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, and Lake...
By EPA Newswire | Jul 10, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Committee on Energy and Commerce today announced its hearing schedule for the week of July 13.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 10, 2015
News Release: SEATTLE -The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $320,000 civil penalty against SkyWest Airlines of St. George, Utah, for allegedly operating an aircraft that was not in compliance with federal aviation regulations.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 10, 2015
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Bill Nettles stated today that Wendy B. Sisk, age 44, Crystal D. Hudson, age 33, both of Honea Path, Jason Tomsha, age 46, of Greenville, Shannon D. Ashworth, age 33, Tonya M. Reid, age 38, John T. Eskew, age 28, Casey Hembree, age 20, Justin D. Powers...
By EPA Newswire | Jul 10, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Committee on Energy and Commerce today announced its hearing schedule for the week of July 13.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 10, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Committee on Energy and Commerce today announced its hearing schedule for the week of July 13.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 10, 2015
News Release: MISSOULA - A federal judge sentenced three defendants this week for a methamphetamine conspiracy in Montana. Robert Anthony Vaughn, 37, of Bozeman, Montana, was sentenced today to 46 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to possess meth with the intent...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 10, 2015
News Release: This morning as the House considers H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act, more than 100 patient groups and organizations are voicing their support for the bill’s Innovation Fund to help boost research and support scientists. Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) has led this effort for a year and a half, keeping...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 10, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., July 10, 2015 - Today, the President announced plans to unilaterally designate more than one million acres in Basin and Range in Nevada, Waco Mammoth in Texas, and Berryessa Snow Mountain in California as monuments - totaling already six this year, and 19 since he’s been in office. Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) released the following statement.
