News published on Federal Newswire in June 2017

News from June 2017


Hatch, Wyden, Brady and Neal Urge President Trump to Address U.S.-India Trade Barriers During Prime Minister Modi’s Visit

News Release: Dear President Trump: We write to you ahead of the upcoming visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to urge you to prioritize the elimination of Indian trade and investment barriers that significantly harm American businesses and workers. While Indian businesses continue to benefit from open U.S. markets,...


Youngstown man sentenced to 20 years in prison for selling heroin that resulted in overdose death

News Release: A Youngstown man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for selling heroin that resulted in a fatal overdose, said Acting U.S> Attorney David A. Sierleja and Stephen D. Anthony, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Cleveland Office.


DHS Awards Grants to Counter Terrorist Recruitment and Radicalization in U.S.

News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON (June 23, 2017) – Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the award recipients for the Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Grant Program. These grants support community-led initiatives across the country to combat all forms of violent extremism, including the rising threat from Islamist terrorism.


Legal Immigration and Adjustment of Status Quarterly Report

News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON – As directed by the March 6 Memorandum from President Trump on Implementing Immediate Heightened Screening and Vetting of Applications for Visas and Other Immigration Benefits, Ensuring Enforcement of All Laws for Entry ...


DHS Conducts Major Hurricane Preparation Exercise with Cabinet Officials and Senior Administration Leaders

News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) hosted a national exercise for Cabinet members and senior administration officials whose agencies are involved in hurricane preparedness and response.


Secretary Kelly to Travel to Canada

News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON – Secretary of Homeland Security John F. Kelly will travel to Ottawa, Canada from June 26 – 27 to attend the annual Five Country Ministerial. This meeting of domestic security and immigration ministers from Australia, ...


USDA Authorizes Emergency Grazing in Drought-Stricken Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota

News Release: WASHINGTON, June 23, 2017 – Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today authorized emergency grazing on Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) lands in Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota. All or parts of these states are experiencing severe or extreme drought conditions – indicated as categories D2 and D3 on the U.S. Drought Monitor.


Department of Justice Files Statement of Interest Siding with Texas in SB4 Litigation

News Release: Today the Department of Justice filed a Statement of Interest in City of El Cenizo, Texas, et. al vs. Texas, et. al, commonly known as the SB4 litigation.


Virginia Woman Sentenced to Prison For Filing False Tax Returns and Using Customer IDs to Make Fraudulent Credit Card Charges

News Release: A Haymarket, Virginia woman was sentenced to serve 48 months in prison today for stealing customer IDs and filing a false tax return, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Dana Boente for the Eastern District of Virginia.


Owners of New York Flower Business Plead Guilty to Obstructing the IRS

News Release: The co-owners of a Great Neck, New York flower business, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York to corruptly endeavoring to obstruct and impede the internal revenue laws, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.


U.S. Department of Commerce Makes $30 Million Available to Assist America's Coal Communities

News Release: To support locally-driven efforts in coal country to spur job growth, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross today announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) has published a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) making $30 million in funds available to assist coal communities through the 2017 Assistance to Coal Communities (ACC 2017) initiative.


U.S. Department of Commerce Initiates Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations of Imports of Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from Thailand, Belgium, and Colombia

News Release: Today, U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross announced the initiations of new antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations to determine whether imports of citric acid and certain citrate salts from Belgium, Colombia, and Thailand are being unfairly dumped in the United States, and whether Thailand producers are receiving alleged unfair subsidies.


US Labor Department’s OSHA publishes proposed rule on beryllium exposure

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration today announced a proposed rule that would modify the agency’s recent beryllium standards for the construction and shipyard sectors. Representatives of the shipyards and construction industries, as well as members ...


Agriculture Department publishes notice on June 23

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on June 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Commerce Department publish on June 23?

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on June 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by Energy Department on June 23

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on June 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by Commerce Department on June 23

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on June 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Commerce Department publishes notice on June 23

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on June 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on June 23 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on June 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Energy Department publishes notice on June 23

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on June 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.