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,...


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.


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.


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 ...


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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 ...


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


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


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


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


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


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


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