News from March 2018
By EPA Newswire | Mar 20, 2018
News Release: Today, Energy & Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ), Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Peter DeFazio (D-OR), and Homeland Security Committee Ranking Member Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) sent a letter to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2018
News Release: TYLER, Texas - A 19-year-old Athens, Texas, man has pleaded guilty to the unlawful possession of ricin in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown and Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers today.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 20, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), Environment Subcommittee Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Gregg Harper (R-MS) today sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt seeking further information regarding EPA’s reorganization plans, particularly as it relates to workforce analysis.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2018
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Two Sussex County, New Jersey, women, one a defense contractor employee and the other a civilian employee at Picatinny Arsenal, today admitted their roles in a scheme that traded bribes and other gratuities for favorable treatment on government contracts, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 20, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS) today held a hearing examining the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) role in combating the opioid crisis.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 20, 2018
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - An illegal alien from Mexico was convicted Friday by a federal jury of unlawfully possessing a firearm.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 20, 2018
Release: EAU CLAIRE, Wis. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is implementing new procedures for screening electronics larger than a cell phone at Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (EAU).
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2018
News Release: ROCK ISLAND, Ill. - A Rock Island man has been sentenced in federal court for illegal possession of a firearm by a felon. On March 20, 2018, U.S. District Judge Sara L. Darrow sentenced Anthony Gardner to 100 months (8 years, 4 months) in federal prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2018
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Joclyn Telles, 35, of Las Cruces, N.M., was sentenced today in federal court to 60 months in prison followed by four years of supervised release for her methamphetamine trafficking conviction.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2018
News Release: Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following remarks during the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations hearing entitled, “Preventable Violence in America: An Examination of Law Enforcement Information Sharing and Misguided Public Policy"
By State Newswire | Mar 20, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Senate Foreign Relations Committee today reported various pieces of legislation, treaties, and nominations to the full Senate for consideration.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 20, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), Environment Subcommittee Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Gregg Harper (R-MS) today sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt seeking further information regarding EPA’s reorganization plans, particularly as it relates to workforce analysis.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 20, 2018
News Release: The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee markup originally scheduled for Wednesday, March 21, 2018 has been postponed.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 20, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittees on Energy & Environment hearing on “Fiscal Year 2019 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Budget:"
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2018
News Release: Citizen Assistance Encouraged. Innovative Corruption “Button" Rolled Out. CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- United States Attorney Mike Stuart and representatives from federal and state law enforcement announced today the formation of a Public Integrity Special Investigations Unit to investigate corrupt public officials...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 20, 2018
News Release: Today, Energy & Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ), Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Peter DeFazio (D-OR), and Homeland Security Committee Ranking Member Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) sent a letter to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2018
News Release: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - A James City County man was sentenced today to five years in prison for lying to federal agent about a 2017 murder.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 20, 2018
Release: FRESNO, Calif. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has implemented stronger carry-on baggage security screening procedures that travelers can expect to see when departing Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT).
By EPA Newswire | Mar 20, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), Environment Subcommittee Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Gregg Harper (R-MS) today sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt seeking further information regarding EPA’s reorganization plans, particularly as it relates to workforce analysis.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 20, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing on “The Drug Enforcement Administration’s Role in Combating the Opioid Epidemic:"
