News from September 2017
By Interior Newswire | Sep 13, 2017
News Release: CARSON CITY, Nev. - On Saturday, Sept. 30, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Bureau of Land Management will host a National Public Lands Day cleanup at the Fernley Deep Sand Swales on the California National Historic Trail. As stewards, the BLM manages public lands for the benefit of current and future...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 13, 2017
News Release: Florence, South Carolina - The United States Attorney’s Office, the South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services; SC Works; SC Vocational Rehabilitation; SC Department of Social Services; and the US Probation Office are continuing their statewide partnership to help individuals with prior criminal backgrounds secure employment.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 13, 2017
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Erik Harald Moje, 40, a California-licensed attorney and resident of Turlock, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd to nine months in prison to be followed by two years of supervised release for importing raw anabolic steroids from China, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge John J. Martin announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 13, 2017
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A 27-year-old Mission man has been ordered to prison for possessing with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. Bryon Olivera pleaded guilty March 3, 2016.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 13, 2017
News Release: For Immediate Release FEMA News Desk Phone: 202-646-3272 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is actively coordinating the efforts of dozens of federal agencies as recovery and relief efforts following Hurricane Irma continue, in the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI), Puerto Rico, and Florida.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 13, 2017
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON – After careful consideration of available information and consultation with interagency partners, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine Duke today issued a Binding Operational Directive (BOD) directing Federal ...
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 13, 2017
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON – Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary Elaine Duke extended the limited Jones Act Waiver initially signed on September 8 at the recommendation of the Departments of Defense and Energy. Due to the severe disruptions ...
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 13, 2017
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 Cambodia, Eritrea, Guinea, and Sierra Leone Have Failed to Accept Removed Nationals WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced, in coordination with the State Department, the implementation of visa sanctions on Cambodia, Eritrea, Guinea, and Sierra Leone due to lack of cooperation in accepting their nationals ordered removed from the United States.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 13, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, Sept. 13, 2017 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday approved a temporary waiver that will allow participants in the USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in the United States Virgin Islands to buy hot foods with their benefits through Nov. 13.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 13, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, Sept. 13, 2017 – Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced special procedures to assist producers who lost crops or livestock or had other damage to their farms or ranches as a result of hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Also, because of the severe and widespread damage caused by the hurricanes, USDA will provide additional flexibility to assist farm loan borrowers.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 13, 2017
News Release: A federal grand jury in Little Rock, Arkansas, returned a two-count indictment against Eric Scott Kindley, 49, a former prison transport officer, for crimes related to his sexual assault of a woman in his custody, and using his firearm in furtherance of the assault.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 13, 2017
News Release: MediSys Health Network Inc., which owns and operates Jamaica Hospital Medical Center and Flushing Hospital and Medical Center, two hospitals in Queens, New York, has agreed to pay $4 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by engaging in improper financial relationships with referring physicians, the Justice Department announced today.
By Fed Newswire | Sep 13, 2017
News Release: The federal bank regulatory agencies today issued a joint notice of proposed rulemaking to amend their respective Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulations primarily to conform to changes made by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to Regulation C, which implements the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
By Fed Newswire | Sep 13, 2017
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced its approval of the notice under section 4 of the Bank Holding Company Act by The Toronto-Dominion Bank, Toronto, Canada; TD Group US Holdings LLC, Wilmington, Delaware; and TD Bank US Holding Company, Cherry Hill, New Jersey (collectively, "TD"), to acquire ...
By Labor Gazette | Sep 13, 2017
News Release: DETROIT, MI – Henry Ford Health System has paid $90,004 in back wages to 22 workers in the Detroit hospital’s cardiac sonography department to resolve violations of overtime and record-keeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) found by the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division.
By DOE Gazette | Sep 13, 2017
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Sept. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Sep 13, 2017
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Sept. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Sep 13, 2017
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Sept. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Sep 13, 2017
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Sept. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 13, 2017
The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Sept. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
