News from June 2017
By DOE Newswire | Jun 20, 2017
News Release: Today, House Democratic Leaders and Ranking Members sent a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions and White House Counsel Don McGahn urging them reverse their policy that instructs federal agencies in the Trump Administration to ignore oversight requests from Members of Congress.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 20, 2017
News Release: Corey Daniels Sentenced to Serve Ninety-Two Months in Prison.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 20, 2017
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry announced that the Department of Energy will award 263 grants totaling $116 million to 184 small businesses in 40 states. Funded through DOE’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, today’s selections are for both Phase I and II research and development.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 20, 2017
News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorney Andrew P. Young (619) 546-7981.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 20, 2017
News Release: LITTLE ROCK-Patrick C. Harris, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, and Raymond R. Parmer, Jr., special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations New Orleans, announced today that Christian Trey Ashcraft, 42, of Pine Bluff, the owner of Ashven photography and a former high school photographer in the Pine Bluff, Arkansas area, was sentenced to 24 months’ imprisonment for internet stalking.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 20, 2017
News Release: FBI Tech Tuesday: Digital Defense Against Social Engineering.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 20, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), today announced a hearing for Tuesday, June 27, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Hearing on Self-Driving Vehicle Legislation."
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 20, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today announced a markup for Thursday, June 22, 2017, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 20, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today announced a markup for Thursday, June 22, 2017, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 20, 2017
News Release: Hidden among the wildlife and rural landscape of southwest Georgia sits one of the largest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centers in the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 20, 2017
News Release: Contact: Maria McElwain (Blumenthal). (202) 224-6452. Shadawn Reddick-Smith (Conyers). (202) 225-6906. -------------------------------. Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) held a press conference to outline the Constitutional ...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 20, 2017
News Release: Ajo, Arizona--For the first time since 2014, in order to meet the National Park Service (NPS) fee structure that was updated in that same year, Organ Pipe National Monument (NM) is proposing to increase the park's entrance and camping fees. An amenity fee for the Ajo Mountain Drive van tour is also proposed.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 20, 2017
News Release: On Saturday, July 1, and Sunday, July 2, the Lomayestewa Family of Shungopovi Village, Second Mesa, Arizona will perform traditional Hopi dances at the Visitor and Research Center in Mesa Verde National Park. Performances begin at 11:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., and 4:00 p.m. All programs are free and open to the public.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 20, 2017
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that three Nixa, Mo., residents have pleaded guilty in federal court to their roles in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, which resulted in the murder of a Mexican national, Oscar Adan Martinez-Gaxiola.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 20, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Following a letter from Energy and Commerce Committee leaders, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released its Pandemic Influenza Plan on Friday. The plan was scheduled to be released in late 2016. The April letter requesting information about the status of the plan was signed by Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Tim Murphy (R-PA).
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 20, 2017
News Release: The American public has spent the last several weeks hearing that the Senate will vote on its new version of Trumpcare by the end of this month. Well, it’s now June 19th, and the public is still in the dark about what’s in the bill. They’re in the dark about how much their costs will rise. They’re in...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 20, 2017
News Release: Walsh Falsely Claimed to Work Hours for the Suffolk Co. Sheriff’s Office When He Was Playing Golf, Visiting Casinos, or Working on Behalf of the Conservative Party.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 20, 2017
News Release: CHICAGO - Six suburban men have been indicted on fraud charges for their alleged roles in a “card cracking" scheme that targeted members of the U.S. military and defrauded a federally-insured savings bank out of more than $830,000.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 20, 2017
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - A federal judge today sentenced a Mexican man to nine years in prison for distributing methamphetamine and illegally possessing firearms, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Robert O. Posey and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Special Agent in Charge Steven L. Gerido.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 20, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), today announced a hearing for Tuesday, June 27, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Hearing on Self-Driving Vehicle Legislation."
