News from May 2016
By Homeland Newswire | May 4, 2016
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 TSA Administrator Admiral Neffenger and I are acutely aware of the significant increase in travelers and longer wait times at airports, and their projected growth over the summer. With this in mind, and given the current threat environment, ...
By Homeland Newswire | May 4, 2016
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON – Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson met with Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela to discuss bilateral collaboration on immigration and border security, and potential areas for regional engagement on these issues.
By Homeland Newswire | May 4, 2016
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON – Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson met with Costa Rican Foreign Minister Manuel Gonzalez Sanz to discuss opportunities for bilateral engagement on border security, information sharing, counter-narcotic efforts, and migration flows through Central America.
By USDA Newswire | May 4, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, May 4, 2016 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced $15.6 million in grants to increase prosperity in rural America through research, education, and extension programs focused on promoting rural community development, economic growth, and sustainability. These grants were made through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Foundational program, administered by USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).
By DOJ Newswire | May 4, 2016
News Release: Sex Trafficking Scheme Used Threats, Violence and Coercion to Compel Women into Prostitution in New Orleans and Elsewhere The Justice Department announced today that Granville Robinson, 27, of Memphis, Tennessee, was sentenced to 294 months in prison for his role in operating a sex trafficking scheme out of the Riviera Motel in New Orleans, using force and threats to compel multiple women to engage in prostitution for the defendants’ profit in New Orleans and elsewhere.
By DOJ Newswire | May 4, 2016
News Release: Forty-eight alleged members of the violent Gangster Disciples Gang – including the top leaders in Tennessee and Georgia – have been charged in two indictments and accused of conspiring to participate in a racketeering enterprise that included multiple murders, attempted murder and drug crimes.
By DOJ Newswire | May 4, 2016
News Release: Failed to Report More than $650,000 in Income from Online Sales of Sunglasses and Eyeglasses A Brooklyn, New York, business owner pleaded guilty today to two counts of filing false tax returns, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.
By DOJ Newswire | May 4, 2016
News Release: The Justice Department today announced that the city of Beaumont, Texas, has agreed to pay $475,000 and change its zoning and land use practices to resolve a lawsuit alleging that it discriminated against persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities who sought to live in small group homes in the city’s residential neighborhoods. The consent decree must still be approved by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
By Commerce News Now | May 4, 2016
News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker issued the following statement today on the release of the March 2016 U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services monthly data. The total trade deficit improved 13.9 percent in March, to $40.4 billion, driven by a $6.0 billion reduction in the goods trade ...
By Commerce News Now | May 4, 2016
News Release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker issued the following statement on SATA USA’s $114 million investment in Brownsville, Texas. SATA USA, a subsidiary of Italy-based SATA Group, plans to establish a machining operation that will create 300 jobs over a 10-year period.
By Labor Gazette | May 4, 2016
News Release: SOUTH ELGIN, Ill. ‒ The amputation a 21-year-old temporary worker’s six fingers was preventable if his South Elgin employer had installed proper safety guards to keep the operator’s hands out of the metal press’ danger zone, federal inspectors found.
By Labor Gazette | May 4, 2016
News Release: ARCADIA, Wis. ‒ Federal safety investigators have determined the amputation of a 23-year-old worker’s three fingertips was preventable if an Arcadia corrugated cardboard manufacturer had trained workers in proper safety procedures to prevent the chopping blade from operating while clearing a jam.
By State News Post | May 4, 2016
The US State Department published a two page notice on May 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | May 4, 2016
The US State Department published a one page notice on May 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | May 4, 2016
The US State Department published a one page notice on May 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 4, 2016
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on May 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 4, 2016
The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on May 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 4, 2016
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on May 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 4, 2016
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on May 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | May 4, 2016
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on May 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
