News published on Federal Newswire in September 2015

News from September 2015


Campground Fee Changes for Biscayne National Park

News Release: HOMESTEAD, Fla. --- Beginning Oct. 1, 2015, the fee for camping and docking at Biscayne National Park campgrounds will increase from $20 to $25 per night.


Ammonia hazard training absent for temporary workers at Illinois meat processing plant

News Release: Employer name: Stampede Meat Inc., Bridgeview, Illinois


Former Siemens Chief Financial Officer Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To $100 Million Foreign Bribery Scheme

News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ANDRES TRUPPEL, former chief financial officer for Siemens Argentina, pled guilty today in Manhattan federal court to conspiring to pay $100 million in bribes to senior Argentine government officials to secure...


News Release: Eight people from the Cleveland area were indicted for federal firearms or narcotics violations as part of a long-term undercover investigation, law enforcement officials said.


Engel: Shut Down the Benghazi Committee

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-Representative Eliot L. Engel, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement calling for the House Select Committee on Benghazi to be shut down...


New York Man Pleads Guilty To Manufacturing And Passing Counterfeit Federal Reserve Notes

News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that Marcos Rogelio Blake (24, New York) has pleaded guilty to manufacturing and passing counterfeit Federal Reserve Notes (FRN), and possessing counterfeit business checks. He faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal...


News Release: Eight people from the Cleveland area were indicted for federal firearms or narcotics violations as part of a long-term undercover investigation, law enforcement officials said.


Manufacturers in U.S. Energy Department’s Better Plants Program Save More Than $2 Billion in Energy Costs; Program Expands to Help America’s Water Systems

News Release: WASHINGTON D.C.- Today, as the U.S. Department of Energy prepares to kick off October’s National Energy Action Month, the department announced that manufacturers in its Better Buildings, Better Plants Program (Better Plants) have racked up an estimated $2.4 billion in cumulative energy cost savings over...


News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A San Bernadino, California, man was sentenced today to 72 months in prison for his role in a large-scale drug trafficking organization that distributed heroin in Ocean and Monmouth counties and elsewhere in New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


Chairman Royce to Convene Hearing on Cyber War – Today 10 a.m.

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today at 10 a.m., U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, will convene a hearing to examine cyber war and its implications for U.S. foreign policy. The hearing is entitled “Cyber War: Definitions, Deterrence, and Foreign Policy.".


Lowey statement on FY2016 Continuing Resolution

News Release: Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY), Ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, today delivered the following statement on the FY2016 Continuing Resolution.


Hiker Injured by Grizzly Bear in Glacier National Park

News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - A hiker was injured by a grizzly bear on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015 at approximately 5 pm in Glacier National Park. His injuries were not life threatening.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held the hearing, “A Review of the Department of Education and Student Achievement." Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-Del), as prepared for delivery...


Indianapolis man sentenced to 46 months for health care fraud and identity theft

News Release: Sold used power wheel chairs and hospital beds as if they were new.


Chairman Murkowski and Ranking Member Cantwell Announce Upcoming Hearing Schedule

News Release: The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee today announced its next seven hearings during the coming weeks on the importance of modernizing our nation’s energy infrastructure, bipartisan legislation to maintain competitive royalty rates on American produced soda ash, which is a critical component ...


Federal Court In New Mexico Dismisses Drug Addict’s Lawsuit Against United States And DEA Agents

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - The U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico issued orders today dismissing a lawsuit filed by a drug addict against the United States and five DEA agents and supervisors.


San Marcos, Texas, auto parts maker and staffing employer fined $43K by OSHA for heat, noise and other workplace hazards

News Release: Employers' names: Corvac Composites LLC and Priority Personnel Inc. in San Marcos, Texas


NIST Seeks Comments on Guidance for Protecting Access to Information Systems

News Release: As part of its efforts to provide practical solutions to real-world cybersecurity challenges, the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) is requesting comments on a draft guidance to help organizations better control who has access to their information systems.


Electronics recycling workers exposed to high levels of lead, cadmium at Plainfield, Illinois, facility

News Release: PLAINFIELD, Ill. - Workers separating circuit boards at a Plainfield electronics recycling facility were found to be overexposed to high airborne concentrations of lead and cadmium, putting them at high risk for long-term damage to the central nervous, urinary, blood and reproductive systems.


Marion Couple Sentenced to Federal Prison for Enticement of a Minor

News Release: A Marion husband and wife who enticed a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity were sentenced to federal prison today.