News from September 2017

By Interior Newswire | Sep 25, 2017
News Release: ELY, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management Ely District, Bristlecone Field Office will begin a gather operation on Monday, Sept. 25, 2017 in the Water Canyon portion of the Antelope Herd Management Area, 60 miles north of Ely. The BLM is using bait and water to gather the horses.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 25, 2017
News Release: Crimes Took Place Within Five-Week Period.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 25, 2017
News Release: Juneau, Alaska - Acting U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced today that on Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, a federal jury of six women and six men convicted a Juneau man of receipt of child pornography.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 25, 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’s (FEMA) continues to coordinate federal support for U.S. Virgin Islands’ and Puerto Rico’s response efforts. Federal partners are aggressively working to meet and overcome challenges to opening ports and restoring power to bring additional life-saving commodities and personnel into disaster-affected areas.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 25, 2017
News Release: For Immediate Release FEMA News Desk Phone: 202-646-3272 WASHINGTON – In the wake of Hurricane Maria, life, personal safety, and access to safe shelters for disaster survivors remain a priority of local responders, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and the entire federal family.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 25, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON— The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has awarded a $749,241 Small Business Innovation Program (SBIR) contract to Digital Bazaar, Inc. to develop fit-for-purpose blockchains for identity and access management.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 25, 2017
News Release: Disaster relief workers searching for earthquake survivors in Mexico City are using technology developed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T). FINDER , which stands for Finding Individuals for Disaster and Emergency Response, is a suitcase-sized radar instrument capable of detecting human heartbeats under rubble.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 25, 2017
News Release: The Federal Bureau of Investigation today released the 2016 edition of its Crime in the United States (CIUS) report, a part of the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports (UCR). The report, which covers January-December 2016, reaffirms that the worrying violent crime increase that began in 2015 after many years ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 25, 2017
News Release: A pharmacy manager from Burnsville, North Carolina, pleaded guilty for her role in the fraudulent diversion of prescription drugs and money laundering, the Department of Justice announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 25, 2017
News Release: On Sept. 25, a federal court in Detroit, Michigan has permanently barred Tax Pioneer Co. and its owner Dieasha Davis from operating a tax return preparation business and preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. Tax Pioneer Co. and Davis agreed to the civil injunction order entered against them.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 25, 2017
News Release: A Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent and two Colombian nationals were charged today by a federal grand jury in the Southern District of Florida with conspiracy, corruption and obstruction of justice charges stemming from their participation in a bribery scheme that resulted in the dismissal ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 25, 2017
News Release: An Orem, Utah former chiropractor, who also owned a health care products business, was sentenced to 33 months in prison for tax evasion and corruptly endeavoring to obstruct the internal revenue laws, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney John W. Huber for the District of Utah.

By Labor Gazette | Sep 25, 2017
News Release: CHICAGO, IL – A Chicago manufacturer of rigid metal, plastic, and hybrid containers faces $503,380 in proposed penalties after inspectors from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) responded to four separate reports of workers suffering injuries at the facility.

By Labor Gazette | Sep 25, 2017
News Release: SYRACUSE, NY – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration and TOMRA NY Recycling LLC have reached a stipulated settlement agreement to improve workplace safety requiring the company to institute enhanced safety measures to prevent employee exposure to blood or other infectious materials.

By Labor Gazette | Sep 25, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor, in cooperation with the state of Georgia and local partners, is setting aside funding, making grants to assess workforce needs, and providing additional regulatory flexibilities in response to Hurricane Irma. U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta has ...
By DOT News Wire | Sep 25, 2017
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Sept. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Sep 25, 2017
The US State Department published a one page notice on Sept. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Sep 25, 2017
The US State Department published a one page notice on Sept. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 25, 2017
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Sept. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 25, 2017
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Sept. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.