News from March 2017
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 7, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Senate passed H.J. Res. 44 (Rep. Liz Cheney, WY-at large), a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act to repeal the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Planning 2.0 rule.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 7, 2017
News Release: The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources will hold a hearing on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. EST in Room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 7, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, is scheduled to meet with President Donald J. Trump on March 8, 2017, to discuss lowering prescription drug prices. Cummings will be joined by Rep. Peter Welch of Vermont, a senior Democrat on the Oversight Committee and the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Dr. Redonda G. Miller, President of The Johns Hopkins Hospital.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 7, 2017
News Release: Fruitvale resident admitted documenting his sexual abuse of a young child in his home.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 7, 2017
News Release: Permits are available by lottery to collect previously cut wood generated from hazard tree removals and wildland fuels reduction within Rocky Mountain National Park. Permits are limited to one cord on one day by a scheduled appointment. Over 100 permits are anticipated to be issued on the east side of...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 7, 2017
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Somerset, Pa. was indicted today by a federal grand jury in Johnstown on a charge of misappropriation of postal funds by a postal service employee, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 7, 2017
News Release: The National Park Service and the Boy Scouts of America today celebrated the renewal of their longstanding partnership during a ceremony at the Boy Scout Commemorative Tribute Memorial in Washington, DC.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 7, 2017
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Science & Technology Press Office Contact: S&T Public Affairs, (202) 254-2385 WASHINGTON—The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has awarded a $8,000,031 contract to Ithaca, New York-based GrammaTech, Inc. to develop a repeatable methodology for testing, evaluating and modernizing open-source static analysis tools used by developers to detect potential vulnerabilities in new software systems.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 7, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, March 7, 2017 — Acting Agriculture Secretary Mike Young today issued the following statement: "Today, we celebrate the life of Clayton Yeutter and remember his public service and the many contributions he made to America's farmers. Clayton grew up on his family's farm in Nebraska and never forgot the hardworking families of this country. I remember his dedication and devotion to improving rural American during his leadership at USDA from 1989 to 1991.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 7, 2017
News Release: ZTE Corporation has agreed to enter a guilty plea and to pay a $430,488,798 penalty to the U.S. for conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) by illegally shipping U.S.-origin items to Iran, obstructing justice and making a material false statement. ZTE simultaneously ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 7, 2017
News Release: Kiekert AG, an automotive parts manufacturer based in Heiligenhaus, Germany, has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $6.1 million criminal fine for its role in a conspiracy to rig bids of side-door latches and latch minimodules installed in cars sold in the United States and elsewhere, the Department ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 7, 2017
News Release: A federal court in Orlando, Florida, has permanently barred Jason Stinson, of Longwood, Florida, from preparing federal tax returns for others and from owning or operating a tax return preparation business, following a six-day bench trial held in 2016, the Justice Department announced today. The civil ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 7, 2017
News Release: Balwinder Singh, aka Jhaji, aka Happy, aka Possi, aka Baljit Singh, 42, of Reno, Nevada, was sentenced today to 15 years in federal prison for conspiracy to provide material support and resources to terrorists.
By Fed Newswire | Mar 7, 2017
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of the enforcement action listed below: Platte Valley Bank, Scottsbluff, Nebraska Order of Assessment of a Civil Money Penalty, dated March 6, 2017 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions. For media inquiries, call 202-452-2955.
By Commerce News Now | Mar 7, 2017
News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross issued the following statement today on the release of the January 2017 U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services monthly data. The trade deficit in January stood at $48.5 billion, a 9.6 percent increase from December. U.S. imports of goods and services increased to $240.6 billion in January from $235.3 billion in December. U.S. exports of goods and services increased to $192.1 billion in January from $191.0 billion in December.
By Commerce News Now | Mar 7, 2017
News Release: Secretary of Commerce Wilbur L. Ross, Jr. today announced that China’s Zhongxing Telecommunications Equipment Corporation and ZTE Kangxun Telecommunications Ltd., known collectively as ZTE, has agreed to a record-high combined civil and criminal penalty of $1.19 billion, pending approval from the courts, ...
By DOT News Wire | Mar 7, 2017
The US Transportation Department published a six page notice on March 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Mar 7, 2017
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on March 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Mar 7, 2017
The US State Department published a two page notice on March 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Mar 7, 2017
The US Transportation Department published an eight page notice on March 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
