News from March 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: In recent days, multiple media outlets have repeated misleading statements made by companies about "NIJ certification" of their ballistic backpack products.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Michael Leon Johnson, age 64, of Okmulgee, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 210 months imprisonment, and 5 years supervised release for Felon In Possession Of Firearm & Ammunition, in violation of Title...
By State Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and a former Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, today made the following statement regarding U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Roberta Jacobson’s resignation from the Department of State...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican national was charged today in federal court in Boston in connection with misusing a Social Security number and identity theft.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Earlier today, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) delivered keynote remarks at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, as part of a forum examining solutions to combat the opioid crisis.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Chairman Bob Latta (R-OH) released the following statement on today’s announcement from Equifax that the company has identified an additional 2.4 million consumers who were compromised due to last year’s massive data breach.
By State Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON-Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) and Ranking Member Eliot Engel (D-NY) introduced H.R. 5132 to crack down on Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps. Notably, the bipartisan bill authorizes the administration to sanction entities in which the IRGC has an ownership stake of less than 50 percent, significantly raising the stakes for anyone doing business with the IRGC.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - As the outdoor recreation season arrives, the Bureau of Reclamation Mid-Pacific Region reminds visitors that unauthorized drone operations are restricted around California’s Folsom and Shasta dams.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ- Visitors planning to hike, camp, recreate, and take in the breathtaking views of Grand Canyon National Park during spring break should also prepare for long lines and road construction.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: Tupelo, MS (March 1, 2018) - The Natchez Trace Parkway (Parkway) was selected to receive a 2017-2018 school year field trip grant from the National Park Foundation, the official charity of America’s national parks. The Parkway’s natural and cultural history creates the perfect setting for rich educational experiences.
