News from October 2017
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 16, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released the responses he received to questions he asked of Michael Dourson, Bill Wehrum, David Ross and Matthew Leopold - individuals who have been nominated to serve in top posts ...
By DOE Newswire | Oct 16, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - After sending a letter to the IRS regarding the agency’s now suspended contract with Equifax, a bipartisan group of Energy and Commerce Committee members today sent a letter to the General Services Administration (GSA) requesting information on its data security vetting and requirements for awarding government contracts.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 16, 2017
News Release: After sending a letter to the IRS regarding the agency’s now suspended contract with Equifax, a bipartisan group of Energy and Commerce Committee members today sent a letter to the General Services Administration (GSA) requesting information on its data security vetting and requirements for awarding government contracts.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 16, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today released the following statement regarding negotiations to extend funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and important public health priorities, like Community Health Centers (CHC). Following the...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 16, 2017
News Release: A Texas man was indicted after federal court after being arrested with nearly four kilograms of heroin, law enforcement officials said.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 16, 2017
News Release: During National Cybersecurity Awareness Month-and throughout 2017 and 2018-the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is partnering with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to boost the cyber-protections of cyber-physical systems (CPS) and internet of things (IoT) connected devices.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 16, 2017
News Release: Admitted to the murder of Baltimore man in 2012.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 16, 2017
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Gregory G. Brooker today announced the conviction of PRESTON ELLARD FORTHUN, 39, on charges of conspiracy, mail fraud, and wire fraud. Co-defendants ABDISALAN ABDULAHAB HUSSEIN, 48, and CARLOS PATRICIO LUNA, 49, were also convicted for their roles in the scheme. FORTHUN...
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 16, 2017
News Release: Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new way to investigate the high-performance fibers used in modern body armor. Described in the Journal of Polymer Science, the research may help increase confidence in the apparel that protects military units, police departments and public figures from gunfire. It may also lead to the development of new, lighter weight materials for body armor in the future.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 16, 2017
News Release: CASPER, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management is hosting a public meeting and educational seminar on Oct. 26, 2017 at 9 a.m. to provide information on the National Historic Preservation Act. Specifically, the discussion will focus on BLM’s legal obligations with regard to tribal consultation during the...
By DOE Newswire | Oct 16, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today released the following statement regarding negotiations to extend funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and important public health priorities, like Community Health Centers (CHC). Following the...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 16, 2017
News Release: CHICAGO - Federal authorities today arrested a west suburban man for allegedly enticing underage girls to produce sexually explicit images of themselves.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 16, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), released the following statement on the directive from Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt to end the “sue and settle" practices within the agency. In the past, EPA has entered into consent agreements that commit the agency to take actions at the behest of interest groups.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 16, 2017
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, has pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of mail fraud, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 16, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today released the following statement regarding negotiations to extend funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and important public health priorities, like Community Health Centers (CHC). Following the...
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 16, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Environment Subcommittee Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL) today issued the following statement after Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt announced a rollback of the Obama administration’s favored practice of ‘sue and settle’ agreements.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 16, 2017
News Release: FORT WORTH, Texas - Fernando Cabrera, 21, Nygul Anderson, 19, and Albert Gonzalez, 18, all of Monterrey, Mexico, were arrested yesterday on a federal criminal complaint stemming from the kidnapping and extortion of two men, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 16, 2017
News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ- The Kaibab Suspension Bridge, also called the Black Bridge, will close to foot traffic while trail crews replace wood decking and tread boards. Mules will still be able to cross the bridge, but all foot traffic will need to follow detours. The Black Bridge is one of two footbridges that crosses the Colorado River near Phantom Ranch.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 16, 2017
News Release: DALLAS - Jose Apolinar Arreola Avalos, aka “J. Apolinar Arreola Avalos, 43, a citizen of Mexico and in the United States illegally, was sentenced today before U.S. District Judge David C. Godbey for his role in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 16, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - After sending a letter to the IRS regarding the agency’s now suspended contract with Equifax, a bipartisan group of Energy and Commerce Committee members today sent a letter to the General Services Administration (GSA) requesting information on its data security vetting and requirements for awarding government contracts.
