News from September 2015
By EPA Newswire | Sep 8, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved five bipartisan bills to strengthen public health and improve consumers’ access to recall and warranty information.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 8, 2015
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A former resident of Ashland, Virginia, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Erie on charges of violating federal laws relating to the sexual exploitation of children, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Adding to the Energy and Commerce Committee’s bipartisan #RecordOfSuccess, the U.S. House today approved five bills to protect consumers, protect children, and improve public health.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 8, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC -The Subcommittee on Energy and Power has scheduled a markup for Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building to consider H.R. 702, “to adapt to changing crude oil market conditions." This week’s vote continues the committee’s work on lifting the 40-year-old ban on crude oil exports.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 7, 2015
News Release: Acadia National Park is again investigating the status of bats affected by White-Nose Syndrome (WNS). The disease (a fungus) first appeared in 2011 on Mount Desert Island and by 2012 the populations of at least two common species of bats found on Mount Desert Island and in the park had declined to levels...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 7, 2015
News Release: REDDING, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation will provide a one-day pulse flow from Lewiston Dam to help protect returning adult fall-run Chinook salmon in the lower Klamath River as identified in the Final Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for this project which are available at
By DOL Newswire | Sep 7, 2015
News Release: House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) today issued the following joint statement in response to the president’s paid sick leave executive order announcement...
By DOL Newswire | Sep 7, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, issued the following statement on President Obama’s Executive Order requiring federal contractors to offer their workers up to seven days of paid sick leave annually.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 6, 2015
News Release: Martinez, CA - John Muir National Historic Site invites all 4th grade students to visit the park as part of the White House’s new Every Kid in a Park program. Starting Sept. 1, 2015, 4th grade students can go to www.everykidinapark.gov to complete an activity and obtain a free annual entry pass to more than 2,000 federal recreation areas, including national parks.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 6, 2015
News Release: Richmond, CA - Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park invites all 4th grade students to visit the park as part of the White House’s new Every Kid in a Park program. Starting Sept. 1, 2015, 4th grade students can go to www.everykidinapark.gov to complete an activity and obtain a free annual entry pass to more than 2,000 federal recreation areas, including national parks.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 6, 2015
News Release: Danville, CA - Eugene O’Neill National Historic Site invites all 4th grade students to visit the park as part of the White House’s new Every Kid in a Park program. Starting Sept. 1, 2015, 4th grade students can go to www.everykidinapark.gov to complete an activity and obtain a free annual entry pass to more than 2,000 federal recreation areas, including national parks.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 5, 2015
News Release: Ashford, WA - Mount Rainier National Park invites all 4th grade students to visit the park for free as part of the White House's new Every Kid in a Park program. Fourth grade students can now go to www.everykidoutdoors.gov to complete an activity and obtain a free annual entry pass to more than 2,000 federal recreation areas, including national parks.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 4, 2015
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Science & Technology Press Office Contact: John Verrico, (202) 254-2385 Washington, DC – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) awarded a $2.6 million contract to the University of Houston to develop technology that will help protect ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 4, 2015
News Release: David Woods, 38, of Corfu, New York, was sentenced today to 15 years of incarceration, for conspiracy to advertise child pornography. Woods was also required to 15 years of supervised release. Chief U.S. District Court Judge Dana Christensen sentenced Woods following a May 22, 2015, hearing, in which Woods pleaded guilty to the offense.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 4, 2015
News Release: The Justice Department announced today that Walter Investment Management Corp. (WIMC) has agreed to pay $29.63 million to resolve allegations that WIMC, through its subsidiaries, Reverse Mortgage Solution Inc. (RMS), REO Management Solutions LLC and RMS Asset Management Solutions LLC, violated the False ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 4, 2015
News Release: The Department of Justice announced today that Robert Wingfield, of Texas, and Bill Ma, of New Jersey, have agreed to pay $385,000 and $50,000, respectively, to resolve a lawsuit brought by the United States under the False Claims Act alleging that they engaged in a scheme to evade customs duties on ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 4, 2015
News Release: Columbus Regional Healthcare System (Columbus Regional) and Dr. Andrew Pippas have agreed to pay more than $25 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by submitting claims in violation of the Stark Law. Today’s settlement also resolves allegations that Columbus Regional ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 4, 2015
News Release: A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Gill Dewayne Garrett, 29, of Versailles, Kentucky, with unlawful distribution of a controlled substance that resulted in an overdose death, announced U.S. Attorney Kerry B. Harvey for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Special Agent in Charge Joseph Regan for the DEA and Chief John Wilhoit of the Versailles Police Department.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 4, 2015
News Release: The lead administrator of a Chicago-area visiting physician practice was sentenced to 87 months in prison for his role in a $4 million health care fraud scheme.
By Commerce News Now | Sep 4, 2015
News Release: The U.S. Commerce Department today announced that 20 small businesses will receive $3.2 million in grants to spur American innovation and competiveness through federally funded research and development from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
