News from November 2017
By State Newswire | Nov 30, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 30, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans held a legislative hearing on H.R. 4419, the “Bureau of Reclamation and Bureau of Indian Affairs Water Project Streamlining Act." Introduced by Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA), the bill seeks to streamline and expedite water infrastructure development across the West by requiring future studies to adhere to reasonable timelines and other accountability measures.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 30, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Committee passed H.R. 4300, the “Admiral Lloyd R. ‘Joe’ Vasey Pacific War Commemorative Display Establishment Act." Introduced by Subcommittee on Federal Lands Ranking Member Colleen Hanabusa (D-HI) and House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT), the bipartisan legislation establishes a memorial at Pearl Harbor to honor the U.S. service members who served in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 30, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry, today issued the following statement regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) announcement.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 30, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and House Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr., D-N.J., today announced a letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma expressing serious concerns about Iowa’s recently...
By USDA Newswire | Nov 30, 2017
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of five members to serve on the National Pork Board. The producers appointed to serve three year terms include.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 29, 2017
News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today that Dana Michelle Lawrence, 43, of Nashua has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for using another person’s social security number.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 29, 2017
News Release: Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 29, 2017
News Release: FBI Atlanta Arrests New Jersey Fugitive Donell Cook, Charged in New Jersey for Dragging Police Officer After Vehicle Pursuit.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 29, 2017
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Parkville, Mo., man who was under investigation for hacking into his former employer’s computer system, was sentenced in federal court today for both the intrusion charge and for using a computer to view thousands of images of child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 29, 2017
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Jimmie John Likowski, age 49, of Hitchita, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 46 months imprisonment, and 3 years of supervised release for Felon In Possession Of Firearm And Ammunition, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2).
By DOL Newswire | Nov 29, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, issued the following statement on reports that House Republicans plan to introduce a partisan Higher Education Act reauthorization bill that would cut significant investments in federal aid and would put corporations’ bottom lines ahead of students’ best interests.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 29, 2017
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS S&T Press Office, (202) 254-2385 Washington D.C. – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the topics for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) 18.1 Pre-Solicitation. During the pre-solicitation period, which ends at noon ET on Dec. 12, potential offerors have the opportunity to ask the Technical Points of Contact (TPOC) clarifying questions regarding the topic areas, to ensure their ideas align with the requirements.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 29, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, Nov. 29, 2017 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today provided local food service professionals the flexibility they need to serve wholesome, nutritious, and tasty meals in schools across the nation. The new School Meal Flexibility Rule, published today , makes targeted changes to standards for meals provided under USDA’s National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs, and asks customers to share their thoughts on those changes with the Department.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 29, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, Nov. 29, 2017 – Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the award of two grants to help rural water and sewer utilities recover from recent and future natural disasters.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 29, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C., Nov. 29, 2017) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today echoed President Donald J. Trump’s message that tax cuts and reforms are needed to increase American prosperity. The president delivered remarks with a “Bring Back Main Street” theme in St. Charles, Missouri, highlighting ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 29, 2017
News Release: Continuing to follow President Trump’s strong leadership on combatting the deadly opioid crisis, Attorney General Sessions today announced new resources and stepped up efforts to address the drug and opioid crisis.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 29, 2017
News Release: The United States today extradited Inocente Orlando Montano Morales, a former colonel in the Salvadoran army, to stand trial in Spain for charges related to the murder of five Spanish Jesuit priests in El Salvador in 1989. This is one of the first top-ranking Salvadoran commanders to face criminal prosecution. ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 29, 2017
News Release: Eight members and one associate of the Cowboys gang, a violent street gang that originated in “Eastside” area of Walterboro, South Carolina, were sentenced this week in federal court in Charleston, South Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 29, 2017
News Release: SBM Offshore N.V. (SBM), a Netherlands-based company specializing in the manufacture and design of offshore oil drilling equipment, and its wholly owned U.S. subsidiary, SBM Offshore USA Inc. (SBM USA), have agreed to resolve criminal charges and pay a criminal penalty of $238 million in connection with ...
