News from September 2015
By DOT News Wire | Sep 16, 2015
The US Transportation Department published a nine page rule on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 16, 2015
The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Sep 16, 2015
The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 16, 2015
The US Transportation Department published a one page rule on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Sep 16, 2015
The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Sep 16, 2015
The US Justice Department published a four page proposed rule on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 16, 2015
News Release: Devon Beekler, 2015 graduate of Penn State University, will help prepare Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area for the National Park Service's 100th anniversary in 2016. She is one of 70 energetic, young Centennial Volunteer Ambassador interns recently selected to spend the next year connecting local communities to parks through volunteer group service opportunities, starting with National Public Lands Day on September 26.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 16, 2015
News Release: The Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area will be celebrating National Public Lands Day on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015. Anyone who would like to volunteer to work on trails should meet at the Bandy Creek Visitor Center at 8:30 a.m. (ET) and plan to start working at 9:00 a.m. on trails around the Bandy Creek area. Participants should wear sturdy shoes, long sleeves and bring a pair of gloves as well as plenty of water and insect repellent.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 16, 2015
News Release: Hidden Splendor Resources ordered to pay $230,929 for past-due royalties.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 16, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - This morning, the U.S. Census Bureau released its annual report showing the number of Americans living in poverty. The poverty rate in 2014 was 14.8 percent with an estimated 46.7 million people living in poverty. The Census Bureau stated that “neither the poverty rate nor the number...
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 16, 2015
News Release: Fourteen years after the coordinated terrorist attack on the United States that claimed the lives of nearly 3,000 individuals on Sept. 11, 2001, the fact remains that the 9/11 terrorists had entered the United States with visas; five of whom had overstayed their visas, and thus, were in the U.S. illegally. The terrorists had used fraudulently obtained U.S. driver's licenses to board the airlines that they, ultimately, turned into weapons.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 16, 2015
News Release: A one-count Information was filed charging Beverly Harris, 75, of Cleveland, Ohio, with theft of government funds, said Steven M. Dettelbach, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 16, 2015
News Release: The Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area and the Obed Wild and Scenic River are two of only a few National Park Service units legislated to allow hunting within their boundaries. Wild hogs may be hunted from Sept. 26, 2015, through Feb. 29, 2016, in both Tennessee and Kentucky. A...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 16, 2015
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that a Harrisburg man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Harrisburg on firearm charges.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 16, 2015
News Release: FRITCH, Texas --Lake Meredith and Alibates Flint Quarries invites everyone out for the Hike of the Month on Sept. 26, 2015. As our Harbor Bay and South Turkey Creek trails gain popularity with local mountain bikers, the parks wish to expand interest in yet another bikeable route: Dolomite Point Road.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 16, 2015
News Release: Joseph E. Schwank, 24, of Godfrey, Illinois, was sentenced in federal district court, in East St. Louis today, for his recent conviction on one count of Bank Robbery and two counts of Interference with Commerce by Robbery, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced. Schwank was sentenced to 92 months in prison; three years supervised release; a $300 fine; and ordered to pay a total of $300 in special assessments.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 16, 2015
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment against three defendants on charges arising from a counterfeit credit card scheme.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 16, 2015
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), the top Democrat on the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) that highlights the importance of borrower relief options for those struggling to pay down their...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 16, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requesting information about waivers the SEC granted this year to five banks despite their histories of criminal and civil misconduct and their admissions of guilt to felony charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 16, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC. - The Department of Justice today announced 206 awards, totaling more than $97 million, to American Indian tribes, Alaska Native villages, tribal consortia and tribal designees. The announcement was made at the 2015 Tribal Leader Briefing, sponsored by the National Congress of American Indians, and included Tribal leaders, Members of Congress and Administration officials.
