News published on Federal Newswire in May 2016

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service announced $1,092,500 in support of support 51 grants in 27 states for arts projects that celebrate the NPS Centennial and the NEA’s 50th Anniversary. The NEA created the Imagine Your Parks grant initiative in partnership...

Levin Statement on Senate Passage of MTB Legislation

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) today released the following statement after the U.S. Senate passed the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 - a bipartisan bill the House passed last month by a vote of 415-2 - that would create an open and transparent process for the House to consider future Miscellaneous Tariff Bills (MTBs)...

Okaloosa County Father and Son Sentenced in Wire Fraud Scheme to Defraud Non-Profits

News Release: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - Anthony Floyd Hemphill, 39, and his father, William Hemphill, 58, both of Crestview, Florida, were sentenced today after pleading guilty in February 2016 to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud non-profit organizations of more than $300,000. Anthony...

Second Defendant Pleads Guilty to Methamphetamine Conspiracy Charge

News Release: ROANOKE, VIRGINIA - The second member of a conspiracy that distributed methamphetamine in the Western District of Virginia pled guilty today in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Roanoke, United States Attorney John P. Fishwick announced today.

Hatch Statement at Finance Hearing on Evidence-Based Delivery and Funding for Social Welfare Programs

News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today delivered the following opening statement at a hearing to examine the role of outcomes and evidence standards in shaping social policies and how they can be best applied to program delivery and financing models...

Indian Energy Beat Spring/Summer 2016—Message from the Director

By DOE Newswire | May 10, 2016

News Release: Dear Friends, The Office of Indian Energy is proud to stand behind the visionary leadership exemplified by the American Indian and Alaska Native communities recently selected to receive U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) funding and technical assistance for a diverse array of energy projects. Each of...

Spring Clean Up Planned for North Rim of Canyon

News Release: TWIN FALLS, ID - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Twin Falls District staff will join the Southern Idaho Off-Road Association, Backcountry Horsemen of Idaho, Magic Valley ATV Club and Jerome County on Saturday, May 14 to clean up the north rim of the Snake River Canyon.

Federal Grand Jury Indictments

News Release: United States Attorney Bill Nettles stated today that a Federal Grand Jury in Greenville, South Carolina, returned Indictments against the following.

Springfield Woman Pleads Guilty to Producing Child Pornography

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Springfield, Mo., woman pleaded guilty in federal court today to producing and distributing child pornography.

Calipatria State Prison’s Drug Counselor, Inmates, and Others Indicted in Drug Smuggling Conspiracy

News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorney Orlando Gutierrez (619) 546-6958.

Five Things That Make a Good Tribal Energy Project Great

By DOE Newswire | May 10, 2016

News Release: There is no formulaic approach for achieving tribal energy sufficiency. After all, each American Indian and Alaska Native community has its own unique energy resources, challenges, and goals. Many Indian tribes have made considerable progress toward achieving their energy goals. Take the Bishop Paiute...

"Boatmen of the Natchez Trace" Junior Ranger Program at the Natchez Trace Parkway Visitor Center

News Release: TUPELO, MS: The Natchez Trace Parkway invites children and their families to "Boatmen of the Natchez Trace," a special Junior Ranger program held on Saturday, May 21, 2016 at 10:00 am. Did you know in the early 1800s men would walk over 500 miles of the Old Natchez Trace? Boatmen, men from the Ohio River...

Martinsburg, WV man pleads guilty to heroin trafficking

News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Matthew Dylan Harrison, 25, of Martinsburg, pled guilty today to heroin trafficking, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.

Everglades National Park launches online sale of park e-passes

News Release: HOMESTEAD, Florida: Visitors to Everglades National Park now have the convenience of purchasing online-at no additional cost-annual and seven-day electronic entrance passes in advance of their trip. The NPS partnered with Smart Destinations to better serve park visitors.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Upton to Talk #CuresNow w/ The Hill’s Bob Cusack TOMORROW

By EPA Newswire | May 10, 2016

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) will take the #Path2Cures to the Newseum Wednesday morning for The Hill’s “Targeted Cures: A Policy Discussion on Treating Patients with Rare Diseases." Doors open at 8:15 a.m. and Upton and The Hill’s Editor in Chief Bob Cusack will kick off the program with a conversation on 21st Century Cures at approximately 8:45 a.m.

ICYMI, Doctor-Device Deals Need Scrutiny, Report Says

News Release: Senate Finance panel says physicians need to inform patients and hospitals of device deals.

National Park Service Seeks Comments on Invasive Plant Management

News Release: WASHINGTON - The National Park Service (NPS) is accepting public comments on an Invasive Plant Management Plan and Environmental Assessment (plan/EA) for 15 national parks in the greater Washington D.C. region through June 9, 2016. Comments are accepted online or by mail.

Syrian Electronic Army Member Extradited to the United States

News Release: Peter Romar, 36, a Syrian national affiliated with the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA), made his initial appearance this afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge John F. Anderson of the Eastern District of Virginia on charges that he conspired to violate U.S. law, including by unauthorized access to, and...

Syrian Electronic Army Member Extradited to the United States

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Peter Romar, 36, a Syrian national affiliated with the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA), made his initial appearance here this afternoon on charges that he conspired to violate U.S. law, including by unauthorized access to, and damage of, computers and related extortionate activities; receiving the proceeds of extortion; money laundering; wire fraud; violations of the Syrian Sanctions Regulations; and unlawful interstate communications.

BREAKING: New E&C Report Chronicles CMS Acting Administrator’s False Testimony to Congress While Under Oath