News from February 2017
Park Rangers & Alaska State Troopers Rescue Musher Stranded in the Park
By Interior Newswire | Feb 28, 2017
News Release: Rangers at Denali National Park and Preserve and Alaska State Troopers today rescued a solo musher who was stranded in a developed area near the Toklat River due to recent heavy snowfall.
Support Group Meeting for Those Impacted by Heroin and Opioid Addiction to be Held on March 1
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 28, 2017
News Release: The Eastern Iowa Heroin Initiative and CRUSH of Iowa (Community Resources United to Stop Heroin) will host a support group meeting for anyone who is currently recovering from opioid addiction and family members who have lost loved ones to opioid or heroin addiction and overdose.
Former Bank Employee Sentenced for Embezzlement
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 28, 2017
News Release: POCATELLO - Stefani Bennett, 45, of Salmon, Idaho, was sentenced today to 15 months imprisonment for embezzlement by a bank employee, Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael M. Gonzalez, Jr., announced. Chief U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill also ordered Bennett to serve five years of supervised release following her prison sentence and to pay restitution of $116,945. She pleaded guilty on Sept. 28, 2016.
SRS Stacks Canisters to Expand Storage, Postpone New Facility
By DOE Newswire | Feb 28, 2017
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - The EM program at the Savannah River Site (SRS) recently finished double-stacking 100 canisters to increase onsite interim storage of glassified high-level waste.
Arkansas Man Arrested On Child Sex Tourism Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 28, 2017
News Release: An Ashdown, Arkansas, resident has been arrested and charged by criminal complaint with traveling in foreign commerce with the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with a minor, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2423(b).
Media Release: DHS S&T Welcomes First Canadian Exchange Officer
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 28, 2017
News Release: For Immediate Release S&T Public Affairs, 202-254-2385 DRDC Media Relations Office, 1-866-377-0811 Washington, D.C.—The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) welcomed its first Canadian Exchange Officer today as part of a partnership with Defence Research and Development Canada’s Centre for Security Science (DRDC CSS).
News Release: DHS S&T First Responders Group to Hold Pre-Solicitation Industry Day
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 28, 2017
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Science and Technology Press Office Contact: Gwen Bausmith, (202) 254-2296 WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) First Responders Group (FRG) invites members of the private sector, academia, laboratories, and the innovation community to attend an industry day on Thursday, March 23, 2017, in Washington, DC.
USDA Announces Funding to Improve Rural Electric Infrastructure in Nine States
By USDA Newswire | Feb 28, 2017
News Release: Projects are being financed in Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas WASHINGTON, Feb. 28, 2017 – Rural Development Acting Deputy Under Secretary Roger Glendenning today announced that USDA is making loans to electric cooperatives that will help continue to deliver safe, reliable and affordable electricity to rural residents, business and institutions in nine states.
Attorney General Announces Crime Reduction and Public Safety Task Force
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 28, 2017
News Release: Attorney General Jeff Sessions today announced the formation of the U.S. Department of Justice Task Force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety. The Task Force was formed pursuant to the President’s Executive Order on a Task Force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety and will be chaired by the Deputy ...
Former Service Member Pleads Guilty to Theft of U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 28, 2017
News Release: A former U.S. Air Force service member pleaded guilty today in connection with a scheme to defraud the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Blanco of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.
Exporter of Microelectronics to Russian Military Sentenced to 135 Months in Prison Following Convictions on All Counts
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 28, 2017
News Release: Alexander Posobilov, 62, of Houston, Texas, was sentenced to 135 months in prison for conspiring to export and illegally exporting controlled microelectronics to Russia, and for conspiring to launder money. The sentence was announced by Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security Mary B. McCord and U.S Attorney Robert L. Capers for the Eastern District of New York. The sentencing took place before Senior U.S. District Judge Sterling Johnson, Jr.
Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement action with Bank of Montreal, BMO Financial Corporation, and Bank of Montreal Chicago Branch
By Fed Newswire | Feb 28, 2017
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the termination of the enforcement action listed below: Bank of Montreal, Montreal, Canada, BMO Financial Corporation, Wilmington, Delaware, Bank of Montreal Chicago Branch, Chicago, Illinois Written Agreement dated April 29, 2013 Terminated Feb. 24, 2017 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions. For media inquiries, call 202-452-2955.
Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings from January 23 and February 1, 2017
By Fed Newswire | Feb 28, 2017
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday released the minutes of its interest rate meetings from January 23 and Feb. 1, 2017.
Wilbur L. Ross, Jr. Sworn in as Secretary of Commerce by Vice President Mike Pence
By Commerce News Now | Feb 28, 2017
News Release: Today, Wilbur L. Ross, Jr. was sworn in by Vice President Mike Pence as 39th Secretary of Commerce. Secretary Ross will be the principal voice of business in the Trump Administration, ensuring U.S. entrepreneurs and businesses have the tools they need to create jobs and economic opportunity.
What did State Department publish on Feb. 28?
By State News Post | Feb 28, 2017
The US State Department published a one page notice on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Notice published by State Department on Feb. 28
By State News Post | Feb 28, 2017
The US State Department published a two page notice on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
State Department publishes notice on Feb. 28
By State News Post | Feb 28, 2017
The US State Department published a five page notice on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Interior Department publishes notice on Feb. 28
By Interior Newswire | Feb 28, 2017
The US Interior Department published a four page notice on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Notice published on Feb. 28 by Interior Department
By Interior Newswire | Feb 28, 2017
The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
What did Interior Department publish on Feb. 28?
By Interior Newswire | Feb 28, 2017
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
