News published on Federal Newswire in September 2015

By Homeland Newswire | Sep 18, 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 Galois, Inc. of Portland, Oregon a contract to create technology to defend against large and sophisticated ...

By Homeland Newswire | Sep 18, 2015

News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 Last summer, this Department took a number of steps to respond to an unprecedented influx in illegal migration from Central America. Many of those apprehended at the border were adults who brought their children with them. In response to this ...

By Homeland Newswire | Sep 18, 2015

News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 PHILADELPHIA — Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson traveled to Philadelphia to review the operational security and contingency planning in preparation for Pope Francis’ visit next week. Secretary Johnson has designated the Pope’s visit as a National Special Security Event (NSSE), which allows for enhanced cooperation of local, state and federal partners in establishing a safe and secure environment.

By Homeland Newswire | Sep 18, 2015

News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced the expansion of the “If You See Something, Say Something™” public awareness campaign partnership with NASCAR, highlighting the Department’s continued efforts to partner with the sports industry to ensure the safety and security of employees, players and fans.

By USDA Newswire | Sep 18, 2015

News Release: WASHINGTON, Sept. 18, 2015 — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today the appointment of Karla Thieman as Chief of Staff for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The position was recently vacated by Brian Baenig.

By USDA Newswire | Sep 18, 2015

News Release: WASHINGTON, Sept. 18, 2015 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Krysta Harden will lead a trade mission to Accra, Ghana, Nov. 17 to Nov. 20, to expand export opportunities for U.S. agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2015

News Release: Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta, head of the Civil Rights Division, and U. S. Attorney Bill Nettles of the District of South Carolina announced today an indictment charging Joseph Carlton Meek, 21, of Lexington, South Carolina, with misprision of a felony and making false statements.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2015

News Release: A former Navy noncommissioned officer pleaded guilty today to accepting approximately $25,000 in cash bribes from vendors while he served in Afghanistan.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2015

News Release: This week, law enforcement officials from the United States and the People’s Republic of China met in Beijing to coordinate their efforts to fight international drug trafficking.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2015

News Release: The medical biller of a Chicago-area visiting physician practice was sentenced today to 45 months in prison for her role in a $4 million health care fraud scheme.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2015

News Release: The United States has intervened in a lawsuit and filed a complaint against H. Ted Cain, Julie Cain, Corporate Management Inc. and Stone County Hospital Inc. for submitting false claims to the Medicare program by knowingly charging excessive and ineligible expenses from 2002 to the present. Stone County ...

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2015

News Release: Itzhak Loz, 48, of Rishon Le Zion, Israel, the leader of an international counterfeit currency ring responsible for over $70 million in counterfeit U.S. currency, was sentenced today to 180 months in prison for leading a RICO conspiracy involving multiple acts of counterfeiting and money structuring. Loz was also ordered to forfeit $20 million and specific assets including a warehouse in New Jersey where the counterfeit currency was most recently printed.

By Commerce News Now | Sep 18, 2015

News Release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker presented her vision of a path forward for American innovation in the 21st century at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), one of the top research universities in the world.

By Commerce News Now | Sep 18, 2015

News Release: Today, the Department of Commerce and the Department of the Treasury are announcing additional revisions to the Cuban Assets Control Regulations (CACR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR), building off the changes put into place by Treasury and Commerce on Jan. 16, 2015 and further delivering ...

By Commerce News Now | Sep 18, 2015

News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced that the inaugural U.S.-India Strategic and Commercial Dialogue (S&CD) and surrounding events will be held in Washington, D.C., from September 21 through September 22. Secretary of State John Kerry and Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker will be joined ...

By Labor Gazette | Sep 18, 2015

News Release: 104th annual safety event challenged 65 teams from 12 US states ARLINGTON, Va. — Testing their readiness for worst-case mine rescue scenarios, 65 teams from 12 states put their skills and knowledge to work in the 2015 National Coal Mine Rescue, First Aid, Bench and Preshift Competition in Lexington, Kentucky this week.

By DOT News Wire | Sep 18, 2015

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Sept. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By State News Post | Sep 18, 2015

The US State Department published a one page notice on Sept. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOT News Wire | Sep 18, 2015

The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Sept. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOT News Wire | Sep 18, 2015

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Sept. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.