News from May 2015
By Commerce Newswire | May 19, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today issued the following statement during a committee hearing examining how Congress can best address the challenges facing foster children in group homes...
By DOE Newswire | May 19, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Power Subcommittee today released a discussion draft entitled “Title III: Energy Diplomacy," to be included in the committee’s Architecture of Abundance energy legislation. The subcommittee will review the draft during Thursday’s hearing with Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz and at a separate hearing scheduled for Tuesday, June 2, 2015.
By Commerce Newswire | May 19, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Power Subcommittee today continued its work to build the Architecture of Abundance with the review of a discussion draft that seeks to improve energy reliability and security. Innovation and advancements in technology have offered new opportunities to improve our nation’s...
By EPA Newswire | May 19, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Power Subcommittee today released a discussion draft entitled “Title III: Energy Diplomacy," to be included in the committee’s Architecture of Abundance energy legislation. The subcommittee will review the draft during Thursday’s hearing with Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz and at a separate hearing scheduled for Tuesday, June 2, 2015.
By Homeland Newswire | May 19, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) released the following statement in response to a new Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General Report that details how some employees at the Department of Defense misused government-issued credit cards to gamble and pay for adult entertainment.
By Commerce Newswire | May 19, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today released the following statement in response to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s announcement today regarding additional recalls and next steps on Takata’s defective air bag inflators.
By Commerce Newswire | May 19, 2015
News Release: “After far too many deaths and injuries, Takata has finally admitted what we have been saying for months-that these airbags must be taken off the roads. A supposed safety feature has become a safety hazard in nearly 34 million vehicles. We are pleased that Takata and NHTSA have taken steps toward a national...
By EPA Newswire | May 19, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee today continued its investigation into the handling of select agents at federal laboratories. Committee leaders are requesting further review from the nonpartisan watchdog Government Accountability Office regarding documents obtained from its ongoing...
By EPA Newswire | May 19, 2015
News Release: “After far too many deaths and injuries, Takata has finally admitted what we have been saying for months-that these airbags must be taken off the roads. A supposed safety feature has become a safety hazard in nearly 34 million vehicles. We are pleased that Takata and NHTSA have taken steps toward a national...
By Interior Newswire | May 19, 2015
News Release: The Crown of the Continent Research Learning Center at Glacier National Park will continue its Citizen Science Program this summer, offering free research and learning opportunities for the public.
By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2015
News Release: VANCOUVER, WA - Superintendent Tracy Fortmann announced today that the National Park Service has awarded an $11.28 million contract to Pacific Tech Construction, Inc. of Kelso, Washington, to rehabilitate utility infrastructure and historic buildings at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, two of which will serve as the new home of the Forest Supervisor's Headquarters of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2015
News Release: Defendants arrested by U.S. Border Patrol Agents after Finding Large Quantities of Cocaine during Separate Routine Checkpoint Inspections.
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2015
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA - Former Chief Clerk of the Chatham County Probate Court, Kim H. Birge, 61, has been indicted by a federal grand jury sitting in Savannah on charges of mail fraud and federal program fraud.
By Commerce Newswire | May 18, 2015
News Release: On June 1, the House Republican majority passed an unpopular, overreaching update to our nation's fisheries law that would allow severe overfishing and put our natural resources at risk. Much more information about why this bill is misguided - and why it's opposed by so many business, environmental and scientific leaders - is available on this page.
By Homeland Newswire | May 18, 2015
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Science & Technology Press Office Contact: John Verrico, (202) 254-2385 WASHINGTON D.C. – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) today announced the award of a contract for the final phase of construction of the National Bio and ...
By Homeland Newswire | May 18, 2015
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Science & Technology Press Office Contact: John Verrico, (202) 254-2385 Washington D.C. – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) today announced the successful completion of a robotic device that tests multiple types of handguns ...
By Homeland Newswire | May 18, 2015
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 On May 20, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson will travel to New London, Conn., where he will join President Barack Obama and U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Paul Zukunft at the 134th Commencement Exercises of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. President Obama
By USDA Newswire | May 18, 2015
News Release: Targeted drought funding builds on substantial drought relief efforts WASHINGTON, May 18, 2015 — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will invest approximately $21 million in additional Farm Bill dollars to help farmers and ranchers ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2015
News Release: A federal jury in Chicago on May 15, 2015, convicted the administrator and biller of a Schaumburg, Illinois, in-home visiting physician group for their participation in a $4.5 million health care fraud scheme that included billing Medicare for services rendered to patients who were dead and services rendered by medical professionals who worked over 24 hours in a day.
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2015
News Release: The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit against the corporate owner and agent of the Gentle Manor Estates, a 173-lot mobile home park located in Crown Point, Indiana, for discriminating against families with children in violation of the Fair Housing Act.
