News from July 2015
By DOL Newswire | Jul 30, 2015
News Release: Agree to recommend House Chairman John Kline to chair the conference committee to reconcile House- and Senate-passed bills
By State Newswire | Jul 30, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY), the Committee’s Ranking Member, have introduced H. Res. 402, a bipartisan resolution that supports Israel in its efforts to counter the boycott, sanctions and divestment movement against Israel.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 30, 2015
News Release: This week, federal, state and local authorities arrested 23 individuals indicted for their role in an undocumented alien smuggling scheme operating in Eagle Pass, Crystal City, Carrizo Springs, Uvalde, San Antonio, Laredo, Dallas and surrounding areas in Texas. Authorities also arrested two other individuals...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 30, 2015
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - David Nixon, 50, of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced today to 15 months in prison for preparing fraudulent income tax returns. U.S. District Court Judge Mary McLaughlin handed down the sentence for Nixon’s conviction, by a federal jury, on 63 counts of fraud. In addition to the prison term, Nixon must also serve six months of house arrest, followed by one year of supervised release, and must pay a $6,300 special assessment.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 30, 2015
News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A Topeka man was indicted Wednesday on a federal firearms charge, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 30, 2015
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation will hold a public meeting on the Boca Dam Safety of Dams Modification Project to solicit comments on the alternatives being analyzed, provide a summary of environmental effects and update the public on project developments. The public meeting will be held...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 30, 2015
News Release: The Going-to-the-Sun Road is open to Logan Pass from the west side of Glacier National Park, with up to 2-3 hour delays. Park rangers are stationed along the Going-to-the-Sun Road managing traffic to Logan Pass.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 30, 2015
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 I strongly support the Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2015 (S.1869) that was approved unanimously by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee yesterday under the leadership of Chairman Ron Johnson and Ranking Member Tom Carper.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 30, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, July 30, 2015 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the availability of loans to build broadband in rural areas, along with changes to the program required by the 2014 Farm Bill.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 30, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, July 30, 2015 — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack today made the following statement on the Senate Confirmation of Jeffrey Prieto as General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 30, 2015
News Release: Banks Will Collectively Pay Penalties of More than $8.4 Million and Continue to Cooperate with Department The Department of Justice announced today that PKB Privatbank AG, Falcon Private Bank AG and Credito Privato Commerciale in liquidazione SA (CPC) have reached resolutions under the department’s Swiss Bank Program.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 30, 2015
News Release: California-based medical device manufacturer NuVasive Inc. has agreed to pay the United States $13.5 million to resolve allegations that the company caused health care providers to submit false claims to Medicare and other federal health care programs for spine surgeries by marketing the company’s CoRoent ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 30, 2015
News Release: Thirteen members of the Texas Guard have received their sentences for their roles in wide-ranging bribery and fraud schemes that caused more than $170,000 in losses to the United States. Seven of those members were sentenced this past week in Houston. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of ...
By Fed Newswire | Jul 30, 2015
News Release: The Federal Reserve System on Thursday announced the appointment of Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Senior Vice President Sean Rodriguez as its Faster Payments Strategy Leader. In this role, Rodriguez will lead activities to identify effective approaches for implementing a safe, ubiquitous, faster payments capability in the United States.
By Commerce News Now | Jul 30, 2015
News Release: Today, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Bruce Andrews delivered remarks at the fourth annual White House Economic Development Forum. This forum – hosted by SelectUSA, in conjunction with the International Economic Development Council and the National Economic Council – brought together more than 50 of the country’s leading economic development professionals to discuss America’s long-term economic competitiveness.
By Commerce News Now | Jul 30, 2015
News Release: The U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis today released its first estimate of gross domestic product (GDP) growth for the second quarter of 2015. Real GDP increased 2.3 percent at an annual rate, an increase from a 0.6 percent annual growth rate in the previous quarter.
By Commerce News Now | Jul 30, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON – High-level Mexican and U.S. government officials met via videoconference yesterday to review progress made under the U.S.-Mexico High Level Economic Dialogue (HLED) and to determine next steps in our efforts to make North America the most competitive economic region in the world. The meeting ...
By DOT News Wire | Jul 30, 2015
The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on July 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Jul 30, 2015
The US State Department published a two page notice on July 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jul 30, 2015
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on July 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
