News published on Federal Newswire in September 2017

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Vern Buchanan (R-FL) today delivered the following opening statement at a Subcommittee hearing entitled “IRS Reform: Resolving Taxpayer Disputes.".

Thompson: Federal Response in Puerto Rico Woefully Inadequate

By Homeland Newswire | Sep 27, 2017

News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement on the current situation and federal response in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands following Hurricanes Irma and Maria...

Friendship Hill NHS & Fort Necessity National Battlefield announce Winter Hours

News Release: FARMINGTON - The National Park Service announces the winter hours of operation for visitor facilities at Fort Necessity NB and Friendship Hill NHS, located in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

TODAY: House and Senate Leaders Mark Release of Unified Tax Reform Framework

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - This afternoon, leaders of the House, the Senate, the House Ways and Means Committee, and the Senate Finance Committee, will hold an event in the Capitol to mark the release of a unified framework for historic tax reform.

Murray: President Trump Should “Take Action Quickly” in Response to Secretary Price’s Taxpayer-Funded Private Jet Travel

By DOL Newswire | Sep 27, 2017

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, issued the following statement on President Trump’s comments regarding Secretary Price’s taxpayer-funded use of private jets.

Twelve (12) Defendants Charged in Federal Court with Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin and Cocaine, Using Firearms, and Money Laundering

News Release: United States Attorney Gregory Haanstad announced today that the following twelve (12) defendants have been charged in federal court with offenses related to a conspiracy to distribute heroin and cocaine, using a firearm in relation to drug trafficking, and money laundering.

Wright Brothers National Memorial Reopening on September 28, 2017

News Release: Visitor services and facilities at Wright Brothers National Memorial will reopen at 9:00 am on Thursday Sept. 28, 2017.

Reclamation releases draft environmental documents for proposed exchange of water between Del Puerto Water District and Arvin-Edison Water Storage District

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation has released a draft Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for the proposed exchange of up to 15,000 acre-feet of water between Del Puerto Water District and Arvin-Edison Water Storage District.

Texas Man Arraigned on Armed Robbery, Carjacking and Firearms Offenses Arising Out of Northern New Mexico Crime Spree

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Lane Michael Reed, 23, of Killeen, Texas, was arraigned today in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., on a seven-count indictment charging him with armed robbery of businesses involved in interstate commerce, carjacking and firearms offenses arising out of an alleged crime spree occurring on July 24-25, 2017. Reed entered a not guilty plea to the indictment and remains detained pending trial, which has yet to be scheduled.

Brooke County man sentenced for tax fraud

News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Vaughn C. Hone, Jr., of Wellsburg, West Virginia, was sentenced to 12 months incarceration for failing to file tax returns, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen announced.

Sloan Canyon Visitor Contact Station Opens Daily Starting October 1

News Release: LAS VEGAS - The Sloan Canyon Visitor Contact Station will be open daily from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. starting October 1. The station has been open Fridays-Sundays since May. The Sloan Visitor Contact Station is located at the end of Nawghaw Poa Road near Henderson, Nevada.

Former Head of SoCal Software Firm and IT Executive at Australian Bank Charged in Bribery Scheme to Inflate Revenues and Trigger $98 Million Bonus Payment Related to Purchase of Software Company

News Release: LOS ANGELES - A federal grand jury today returned an indictment that alleges the former head of Santa Monica-based ServiceMesh, Inc. paid bribes to former IT executives at Commonwealth Bank of Australia to approve millions of dollars in contracts that inflated ServiceMesh revenues and fraudulently caused Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) to pay a nearly $100 million incentive bonus as part of CSC’s purchase of the cloud software company.

Convicted Heroin Dealer Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Heroin and Deadly Fentanyl

News Release: PITTSBURGH - Henry T. Little-Proctor a/k/a “Bundles", of McKeesport, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court, on Sept. 26, 2017, to multiple charges of violating federal narcotics and firearms laws, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.

Lexington Men Sentenced For Burglary Of Firearms Dealer

News Release: Greensboro, N.C. - A Lexington man and two codefendants were sentenced on Sept. 26, 2017, for the theft of firearms from a registered firearms dealer, announced Acting United States Attorney Sandra J. Hairston.

Former Chief Engineer for Macomb County Public Works Department Pleads Guilty to Bribery Conspiracy

News Release: A former Chief Engineer for Macomb County’s Public Works Department, James Pistilli, 68, of Holly, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit bribery, Acting United States Attorney Daniel L. Lemisch announced.

Felon from Socorro Arraigned on Federal Commercial Robbery and Firearms Charges Arising Out of Aug. 29, 2017 Crime Spree

News Release: Defendant Prosecuted Under Federal “Worst of the Worst" Anti-Violence Initiative.

Unified Framework for Fixing Our Broken Tax Code

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Trump Administration, the House Committee on Ways and Means, and the Senate Committee on Finance have developed a unified framework to achieve pro-American, fiscally-responsible tax reform. This framework will deliver a 21st century tax code that is built for growth, supports middle-class...

National Fossil Day 2017 at Glen Canyon

News Release: Everyone who loves fossils is invited to join Glen Canyon National Recreation Area’s celebration of National Fossil Day™ on Wednesday, October 11. This free event is being held at the Carl Hayden Visitor Center from 12 to 5 p.m. Kids can earn their Junior Ranger Paleontology Badge, dig for fossils and decorate a Jurassic landscape. The Carl Hayden Visitor Center also has a permanent dinosaur track exhibit.

Brady Statement on House Democrats’ Opposition to Disaster Relief Package

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) issued the following statement after a majority of House Democrats opposed the Disaster Tax Relief and Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2017 - which includes legislation the Chairman introduced to deliver temporary tax relief to the victims of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria - effectively defeating the package...

Former Chief Engineer for Macomb County Public Works Department Pleads Guilty to Bribery Conspiracy