News published on Federal Newswire in June 2015

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 23, 2015

News Release: Guns Originated from Straw and Gun Show Purchases and Straw Purchases in Ohio.

By DOL Newswire | Jun 23, 2015

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - With sweltering temperatures impacting the greater Philadelphia today, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is reminding employers to protect their workers from heat illness.

By Interior Newswire | Jun 23, 2015

News Release: Discovery Days, through August 17: Drop in Tuesdays from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

By EPA Newswire | Jun 23, 2015

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Environment and the Economy Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL) kicked off today’s floor debate on the bipartisan H.R. 2576, the TSCA Modernization Act.

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 23, 2015

News Release: United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced that Lupe Cortez, 35, of Dakota City, Nebraska, was sentenced on June 22, 2015, to 51 months in prison by United States District Judge Laurie Smith Camp. Cortez had previously pled guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute more than 50 grams of Methamphetamine...

By DOE Newswire | Jun 23, 2015

News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Indian Energy, in partnership with Western Area Power Administration (Western), will present the next Tribal Renewable Energy Series webinar, Regulatory Impacts for Renewable Energy Projects on Indian Lands, on Wednesday, June 24, 2015, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Mountain time.

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 23, 2015

News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - ―The Drug Enforcement (DEA) along with the Indiana State Police and Scott County Sheriff's Department executed enforcement actions from June 16 through June 20, 2015, which resulted in the arrest of Michael ELKINS, John MORGAN, Tyler TURNER and William THROWER; the seizure of 19 Opana pills, approximately 14 ounces of methamphetamine, an AK 47 Assault Rifle, $10,500 US (USC) and two vehicles.

By USDA Newswire | Jun 22, 2015

News Release: WASHINGTON, June 22, 2015 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced additional steps it is taking to integrate climate change adaptation into USDA's programs and operations. These efforts will help ensure taxpayer resources are invested wisely and that USDA services and operations remain effective under current and future climate conditions.

By USDA Newswire | Jun 22, 2015

News Release: WASHINGTON, June 22, 2015 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the availability of $17.5 million in financial and technical assistance to help eligible conservation partners voluntarily protect, restore and enhance critical wetlands on private and tribal agricultural lands.

By USDA Newswire | Jun 22, 2015

News Release: Investment Part of Obama Administration's Commitment to Indian Country and Promise Zone Initiative Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, SD, June 22, 2015 - Today, Leslie Wheelock, Director of the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Office of Tribal Relations joined other federal, state, and Tribal ...

By USDA Newswire | Jun 22, 2015

News Release: On the 40th anniversary of USDA's summer meal programs, the Obama Administration has set a goal of serving 200 million meals to children and teens this summer - an increase of 13 million meals from last year. With school letting out for the summer, the Administration is making unprecedented investments in new tools and local capacity to better serve high-need rural families and communities.

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2015

News Release: A Burke County, North Carolina, man has been charged with attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization, announced Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, Acting U.S. Attorney Jill Westmoreland ...

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2015

News Release: A Corona, California, man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Cincinnati to one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud for his participation in a large-scale, nationwide prescription drug diversion scheme.

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2015

News Release: Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Forces arrested 1,140 child predators from 41 states during a two-month, nationwide operation, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) announced today.

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2015

News Release: An Arkansas chiropractor pleaded guilty today in the U.S. District Court in the Western District of Arkansas to corruptly endeavoring to obstruct and impede the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and ...

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2015

News Release: Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta, Head of the Civil Rights Division, issued the following statement today in connection with the agreement in principle in Nunez v. City of New York embodied in the attached letter filed today with the court: “The Civil Rights Division is committed ...

By Fed Newswire | Jun 22, 2015

News Release: Five federal regulatory agencies today announced the approval of a joint final rule that modifies regulations that apply to loans secured by properties located in special flood hazard areas. The final rule implements provisions of the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 (HFIAA) relating ...

By Fed Newswire | Jun 22, 2015

News Release: The Federal Reserve System will begin its 2015 Census of Finance Companies in June, as part of a larger effort to paint a complete and continuing picture of this important sector of the U.S. economy.

By Labor Gazette | Jun 22, 2015

News Release: NEW ORLEANS — Six Gulf Coast staffing agencies have agreed to pay thousands of workers nearly $3.5 million in back wages after U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigators found part of their wages were mislabeled as "per diem" payments as reimbursement for expenses they never incurred.

By Labor Gazette | Jun 22, 2015

News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY — Heavy construction in Oklahoma continues to boom as the state's Department of Transportation repairs or replaces aging bridges and roads. An influx of contractors brings new jobs and often a host of labor law violations that apply to these projects.