News published on Federal Newswire in June 2017

News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that United States District Judge A. Richard Caputo sentenced Jared S. Miller, age 28, of Sayre, Pennsylvania, to 84 months of imprisonment, after he pleaded guilty to transporting 47 stolen firearms and to conspiring to distribute heroin.

Detroit felon pleads guilty to federal gun crime

News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Detroit man pleaded guilty today a federal gun charge, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Deandre Lamar Harris, 31, entered his guilty plea to being a felon in possession of ammunition.

Drug Courier Sentenced After Arrest in Kansas with 117 Pounds of Cocaine

News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A drug courier from California who was stopped on the highway with 117 pounds of cocaine was sentenced Monday to three years in federal prison, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.

Building Resilience Capacity during Hurricane Season

News Release: As part of our two part blog series on hurricanes, today’s blog will discuss community resilience capacity-how we position the entire community to be part of recovery solutions. When a hurricane strikes, the impact can be devastating and costly. Knowing how to prepare differently in the future and improve...

Fatality at Big Bend National Park

By Interior Newswire | Jun 19, 2017

News Release: On the afternoon of June 18th, a 46-year-old woman was found deceased within Big Bend National Park.

Murray: “Why are Republican Leaders So Focused on Keeping Their Trumpcare Work Secret? … What Are They So Ashamed Of?”

By DOL Newswire | Jun 19, 2017

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined Senate Democrats on the Senate floor to urge Republicans to make their secret Trumpcare bill public and stop trying to jam through the bill without a single...

News Release: DHS Center of Excellence Announces Funding Opportunity for Border, Trade and Immigration Homeland Security Research

News Release: For Immediate Release DHS S&T Press Office (202) 254-2385 WASHINGTON – The Borders, Trade, and Immigration (BTI) Institute, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) Center of Excellence, has announced a new funding opportunity focused on research related to border security, trade and immigration.

News Release: New Foot-and-Mouth Disease Rapid Diagnostic Kit Gets License for Use in U.S. Livestock

News Release: For Immediate Release DHS S&T Press Office (202) 254-2385 Washington -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced today the licensing of a rapid-response (three-hour) Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) diagnostic kit by the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...

Statement on Attack in London

News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 The Department of Homeland Security is closely monitoring the attack near a mosque in London in addition to early reports of the attack in Paris this morning. DHS stands with our European allies in fighting back against all forms of terrorism, and we will continue to work together to keep our communities safe against violent extremists who target any of our people.

USDA Announces $20 Million for Jobs for Young People, Veterans

By USDA Newswire | Jun 19, 2017

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., June 19, 2017 -- USDA and partners committed $20 million in 21st Century Conservation Service Corps partnership agreements to provide 4,000 work opportunities for youth, young adults and veterans up to 35 years old, a move that will help the U.S. Forest Service accomplish mission-critical infrastructure and landscape restoration projects on the ground. The U.S. Forest Service is one of seventeen USDA Agencies.

Appointments of Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General and Chief of Staff to the Deputy Attorney General

News Release: Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein today announced that Robert K. Hur will serve as the Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General and James A. Crowell IV will be the Chief of Staff to the Deputy Attorney General.

Minnesota-based title agency, corporate officers to pay more than $107K in unpaid wages, benefits to 10 employees on HUD project

News Release: WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minn. – Ten workers at a Minnesota title company will receive $107,893 in back wages and unpaid fringe benefits after the title insurance company that employed them was found in violation of the Service Contract Act during an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division. The employees worked on real estate closings on a contract with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

US Department of Labor awards $43.3M in grants to provide employer-driven training, support reintegration of homeless veterans

News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta today announced the award of $43.3 million in grants through the U.S. Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service to provide training to an estimated 21,000 homeless veterans to help them reintegrate into the American workforce. In all, the department’s 2017 award will fund 155 grants in its Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program.

Missouri citations highlight importance of vigilance in preventing trench cave-ins, protecting workers

News Release: BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. – A month after a 33-year-old worker died while working in an unprotected trench , U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspectors found another employee of the same Missouri plumbing contractor working in a similarly unprotected trench at another job site.

Consent judgment compensates three Hartford health center employees fired after concerns were raised about tuberculosis exposure

News Release: HARTFORD, Conn. – When a Hartford health care facility failed to adequately respond to a tuberculosis exposure in December 2011, its interim senior vice-president for operations, director of nursing and its coordinator of its Healthy Start program actively tried or were associated with efforts to raise ...

MSHA launches compliance assistance initiative to address increased injuries, fatalities among less experienced coal miners