News from June 2016
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 10, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, will host a roundtable discussion on Thursday, June 16, 2016 at 2:30 p.m. to highlight progress that agencies have made on addressing areas of high risk for waste, fraud, abuse...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 10, 2016
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at the Energy and Power Subcommittee hearing on “Home Appliance Energy Efficiency Standards Under the Department of Energy - Stakeholder Perspectives":
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 10, 2016
News Release: The Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee, chaired by U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), will hold a hearing next week on U.S. Coast Guard mission needs and a recently completed Government Accountability Office (GAO) review of how the Service allocates its resources.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 10, 2016
News Release: Cape Cod National Seashore Superintendent George Price has announced that stair reconstruction work will begin Wednesday, June 15 at Nauset Light Beach in Eastham, MA. This work will replace the access stairs damaged during the series of nor'easters that struck Cape Cod in February and March of 2016.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 10, 2016
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), released the following statement after the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) issued its review of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition and accountability proposals...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 10, 2016
News Release: Come celebrate International Picnic Day at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) with a Picnic in the Park. Make it simple or extravagant; bring a bike, or go on a hike. Invite friends and family, and earn a Junior Ranger badge or patch.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 10, 2016
Release: Washington - FAS Program Announcement FAS-ESR-052-16, issued at 9:00 a.m. on June 10, which announced export sales of 263,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations. Of the total 60,000 metric ton is for delivery during the 2015/2016 marketing year and 203,000 metric tons is for delivery during the 2016/2017 marketing year was reported in error. The correct announcement is as follows.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 10, 2016
News Release: NAPA, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation’s Central California Area Office announces summer 2016 park events and Park Ranger interpretive programs at Lake Berryessa in. Napa County. All activities will be held rain or shine and are free of charge. Some programs have group-size limitations, so please contact...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2016
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Kia Zolfaghari, King Edward Harris II, and Candelaria Dagandan Vazquez were named in a federal criminal complaint alleging that they conspired to run an illegal fentanyl pill manufacturing operation out of an apartment in the Sunset District of San Francisco, announced United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge John J. Martin.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2016
News Release: Spokane - Michael C. Ormsby, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that John Marion Hatlestad, age 62, of Spokane, Washington, was sentenced after having previously plead guilty on March 9, 2016 to Distribution of Child Pornography. United States District Judge Wm.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2016
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Stephanie Ann Ware, age 27, of Scranton, Pennsylvania, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani in Federal Court on June 9th, to 57 months’ imprisonment.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 10, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Continuing the Energy and Commerce Committee’s ongoing efforts to modernize government for the innovation era, full committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY) today sent a letter to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 10, 2016
News Release: DEATH VALLEY, CA -As summer temperatures rise in Death Valley National Park, the hottest place on Earth, risks of traveling away from the park's commonly visited areas increase. Park rangers responded recently to three major incidents in remote areas of the park. High temperatures, lack of ability to call for help in case of an emergency, and long distances for emergency responders create a sometimes-deadly combination.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 10, 2016
News Release: VAN BUREN, MO: Akers Ferry, located at Akers on the upper Current River, is expected to re-open in late June.Akers Ferry provides a Current River crossing on State Route K in northern Shannon County.The ferry has been out of service since mid-summer 2015.At that time, issues with the underground electrical...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2016
News Release: LAKE CHARLES, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that a Leesville resident was sentenced Thursday to 36 months in prison for burglarizing homes and a truck on the Fort Polk military installation.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 10, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Deputy Secretary of the Interior Michael L. Connor announced more than $30 million in funding through the Bureau of Reclamation’s Title XVI program for seven projects that will provide clean water to California communities and promote water and energy efficiency. Today’s announcement comes ahead of the Deputy Secretary’s trip to California next week where he will participate in meetings regarding Bay-Delta water issues.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 10, 2016
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), released the following statement after the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) issued its review of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition and accountability proposals...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2016
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Kia Zolfaghari, King Edward Harris II, and Candelaria Dagandan Vazquez were named in a federal criminal complaint alleging that they conspired to run an illegal fentanyl pill manufacturing operation out of an apartment in the Sunset District of San Francisco, announced United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge John J. Martin.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 10, 2016
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at a Health Subcommittee legislative hearing on “Advancing Patient Solutions for Lower Costs and Better Care", which included several bills that would undermine American’s access to health care coverage under the Affordable Care Act...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2016
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that two Hartford men who were involved in a gang-related narcotics trafficking ring were sentenced this week in New Haven federal court.
