News from February 2019
By Interior Newswire | Feb 6, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - The National Park Service (NPS) is seeking comments on the proposed enhancements to Pershing Park for the national World War I Memorial. The project, including a comparison of the two alternatives, is available online at.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 6, 2019
News Release: I am pleased to convene today’s hearing on the very important topic of retirement income security. One of my priorities as Chairman of this committee is helping American workers of all ages prepare for a financially secure retirement. So I plan for this hearing to be the first of many conversations on this issue.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 6, 2019
News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated today that Greenway Health, LLC (Greenway), a Tampa, Florida-based developer of electronic health records (EHR) software, will pay $57.25 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that Greenway caused its users to submit...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 6, 2019
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A Florida resident was sentenced Tuesday to 27 months in federal prison and three years’ supervised release for committing a $1.3 million mail fraud scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich for the District of Nevada.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 6, 2019
News Release: Independent Contractor Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 6, 2019
News Release: Electronic Health Records Vendor to Pay $57.25 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 6, 2019
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 6, 2019
Release: “President Trump gave a unifying speech to our Nation highlighting our Administration’s undeniable record of progress in renewing America’s greatness and laying out an optimistic vision for its future.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 6, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Daniel R Simmons was ceremonially sworn in by U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry as the Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). First confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Jan. 2, 2019, Simmons was officially sworn in to the Assistant Secretary role on Jan. 16, 2019. Today’s ceremony provided an opportunity to honor him and his new role before his family, friends and colleagues.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 6, 2019
News Release: On the opening day of the 116th Congress, House Republicans brought a powerful, but simple measure to the floor that called on this body to legislate on what we all agree needs to be done - locking in protections for patients with pre-existing conditions. Unfortunately, House Democrats voted it down.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 6, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), and committee Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-DE) announced the following members of EPW's four subcommittees, during the 116th Congress.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 6, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A physician at the now-defunct New England Pain Management Associates Inc. was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for conspiring to falsify patient medical records in order to obtain payments from Medicare and commercial insurers for medical services that were not performed.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 6, 2019
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Daniel R Simmons was ceremonially sworn in by U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry as the Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). First confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Jan. 2, 2019, Simmons was officially sworn in to the Assistant Secretary role on Jan. 16, 2019. Today’s ceremony provided an opportunity to honor him and his new role before his family, friends and colleagues.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 6, 2019
News Release: House Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Senate Finance Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) today seeking a determination on whether the Trump Administration’s 2018 guidance on Section 1332 waivers is subject to the Congressional Review Act (CRA).
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 6, 2019
News Release: PHOENIX - On Feb. 4, 2019, Clayton Begay, 43, of Kayenta, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge John Tuchi 14 years’ imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release. Begay had previously pleaded guilty to one count of second degree murder on August 2018.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 6, 2019
News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, today spoke on the Senate floor to begin debate on S. 47, the Natural Resources Management Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 6, 2019
News Release: HOUSTON - A 50-year-old Honduran citizen has been charged in federal court for illegally re-entering the country after having been convicted and deported for multiple sex offenses in California, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 6, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-- Today, the United States House of Representatives passed five bills from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. These pieces of legislation will help the Pacific Northwest prepare for catastrophic earthquakes, require Congressional notification of commuter rail safety assessments, require public buildings to accommodate breastfeeding mothers, and establish a commission to commemorate Route 66.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 6, 2019
News Release: An indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Darin Hamilton, also known as “Satch," and Jerome Jones, also known as “Sha," for their participation in the 1992 murders of Anthony Lloyd and Robert Arroyo. Specifically, Hamilton is charged with the intentional murder of Anthony...
By State Newswire | Feb 6, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, today delivered the following opening remarks at a full committee hearing on United States policy in the Arabian Peninsula...
