News from September 2016
By DOE Newswire | Sep 14, 2016
News Release: Is your car vulnerable to hackers? House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Tim Murphy (R-PA), and Commerce Manufacturing and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), earlier this week sent a letter on the subject to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 14, 2016
News Release: BOISE, Idaho - The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1.7 million construction contract Sept. 9 to Yale Creek, Inc., a small business based in Rexburg, Idaho, for an improvement project on the American Falls Reservoir. The project involves rehabilitation of the West Side boat ramp, parking area and restroom facilities, located adjacent to the dam. American Falls Dam is approximately 26 miles west of Pocatello, Idaho.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 14, 2016
News Release: Defendant was convicted by federal jury in 2015 trial.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 14, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joseph Pitts (R-PA), and the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), today held a joint hearing examining the state of Obamacare. Six years after the president signed Obamacare and three years since the law was enacted, patients sadly continue to experience fewer plan choices and face higher premium costs.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 14, 2016
News Release: BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - A Monroe County, Kentucky physician pleaded guilty today, in U.S. District Court, before Magistrate Judge H. Brent Brennenstuhl, with prescribing pain medications outside the course of professional medical practice, during a more than six year period, to five patients announced United States Attorney John E. Kuhn, Jr.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 14, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joseph Pitts (R-PA), and the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), today held a joint hearing examining the state of Obamacare. Six years after the president signed Obamacare and three years since the law was enacted, patients sadly continue to experience fewer plan choices and face higher premium costs.
By State Newswire | Sep 14, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on a memorandum of understanding (MOU) reached by the United States and Israel regarding military aid, which is expected to be signed this afternoon.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 14, 2016
News Release: IT security departments have used guidance from NIST and other sources to help them defend the vulnerable connections between mobile devices and enterprise computer systems from malware, viruses and other types of attacks. Recently, organizations from both the public and private sectors have requested more specific information on threats and ways to mitigate them.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 14, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House voted 261 to 147 to pass H.R. 3590, the Halt Tax Increases on the Middle Class and Seniors Act. This legislation, authored by Rep. Martha McSally (R-AZ), would protect seniors and middle class Americans from another Obamacare tax hike by repealing a provision of the law that makes it harder to deduct high-cost medical expenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 14, 2016
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - Patrice A. Callaham, 42, of Richmond, pleaded guilty today to charges of bank fraud related to cashing counterfeit or otherwise fraudulent checks totaling over $55,000 while a Branch Manager at SunTrust Bank on Azalea Avenue in Richmond.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 14, 2016
News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) will increase resources dedicated to Anacostia Park and the Anacostia River, while continuing its commitment to treasured historic sites and beloved neighborhood national parks. Tara Morrison, currently Superintendent of Rock Creek Park, will become the Superintendent of the group of parks known administratively as National Capital Parks -East.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 14, 2016
News Release: Today the Energy Department announced up to $107 million in new projects and planned funding in order to support America's continued leadership in clean energy innovation through solar technology. Under the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's (EERE) SunShot Initiative, the Department will...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 14, 2016
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks at a joint Subcommittee on Health and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Hearing on Committee Republicans continued efforts to undermine the Affordable Care Act...
By DOL Newswire | Sep 14, 2016
News Release: CHICAGO - For the third time in less than three years, federal workplace safety investigators have found O'Hare International Airport forklift operators employed by a major cargo-handling company exposed to struck-by and electrical hazards. The workers transport goods from international airline carriers such as Amerijet, Delta, Finnair, Transaero and Virgin.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 14, 2016
News Release: RENO, Nev.- The Bureau of Land Management is postponing the oil and gas lease sale scheduled for Dec. 13, 2016 for parcels located on the Ely District.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 14, 2016
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that a Criminal Indictment was returned by a federal grand jury in Scranton on Sept. 13, charging federal prison inmates, Miguel Grado, age 26 and Rafael Torres-Villanueva, age 43.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 14, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), today held a hearing as part of the ongoing Disrupter Series to examine advanced robotics and explore the way this field is revolutionizing the world, equipping the workforce, and...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 14, 2016
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced today that DILLAN JAMES PARKER, age 24, of Beggs, Oklahoma, pled guilty to STEALING FIREARMS FROM A FEDERAL FIREARMS LICENSED DEALER, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 924(m) and 2.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 14, 2016
News Release: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will team with the National Park Service (NPS) to welcome 16 new U.S. citizens on Saturday, during an outdoor ceremony at Tumacacori National Historical Park.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 14, 2016
News Release: BARTLETT COVE, ALASKA -In response to public interest, the National Park Service (NPS) is extending public scoping for Glacier Bay National Park's Frontcountry Management Plan. The public scoping period-now extended through Oct. 14, 2016-is the ideal time for you to share your thoughts and ideas about...
