News published on Federal Newswire in January 2019

News from January 2019


DOE Awards $111 Million to U.S. Vendors to Develop Accident Tolerant Nuclear Fuels

Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy (NE) has awarded $111.2 million to three industry partners to develop accident tolerant fuels (ATF). General Electric (GE), Westinghouse (WEC), and Framatome received the financial assistance awards in late 2018 with FY18 ...


News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) announced today that the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will hold a hearing on Family Separation on Thursday February 7, at 10:30 am in 2123 of the Rayburn House...


FBI and CMPD Seeking Information to Identify Murder Suspect

News Release: FBI and CMPD Seeking Information to Identify Murder Suspect.


Oklahoma man sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for possessing child pornography

News Release: MUSKOGEE, Okla. - An Oklahoma man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for possessing child pornography.


Burke County Man Sentenced To 20 Years For Transporting Child Pornography

News Release: ASHEVILLE, N.C. - U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger sentenced today John Arthur Coburn, 72, of Morganton, N.C., to 20 years in prison on child pornography charges, announced Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Coburn was also sentenced to a lifetime of supervised release and was ordered to register as a sex offender.


Fire Investigation Completed on Fatal Fire in West Chester, PA

News Release: PHILADELPHIA -The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Philadelphia Field Division and the Chester County Fire Marshal's Office announced today a conclusion to the origin and cause investigation into the fatal fire that occurred on Nov. 16, 2017 at the Barclay Friends Senior Center, located at 700 North Franklin Street in West Chester, Pennsylvania.


DOE Awards $111 Million to U.S. Vendors to Develop Accident Tolerant Nuclear Fuels

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy (NE) has awarded $111.2 million to three industry partners to develop accident tolerant fuels (ATF). General Electric (GE), Westinghouse (WEC), and Framatome received the financial assistance awards in late 2018 with FY18...


Bozeman man admits child porn, cyberstalking charges

News Release: MISSOULA - A Bozeman man on Tuesday admitted to multiple charges accusing him of taking sexually explicit images of a minor girl, distributing the images and cyberstalking the victim by placing spytracker software on her cell phone, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said today.


News Release: MONROE, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that a Monroe felon pleaded guilty Wednesday to possessing two handguns, multiple rounds of ammunition and a large capacity drum magazine.


Suspect Caught, Charged In Case Stretching From Tennessee To Kentucky

News Release: FBI Captures Bryan D. Conley who lured a Tennessee woman and sought ransom from her parents at one point threatening “one more lie and she’s dead".


News Release: GREAT FALLS - Havre resident Charly McLain Rosette was sentenced today to three years in prison and three years of supervised for conspiring to distribute prescription pain pills on the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said today.


News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - United States Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced thatCARLOS PAIZ-CARDENAS, age 29, a native of Honduras, was sentenced yesterday after previously pleading guilty to a one-count indictment for illegal reentry of a removed alien.


Former Richwood correctional supervisor pleads guilty to role in physical assault of inmates

News Release: MONROE, La. - The Justice Department and U.S. Attorney David C. Joseph announced that Roderick Douglas, a former supervisor at the Richwood Correctional Center, pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court for his role in a conspiracy to violate the civil rights of five inmates.


Manchester Man Sentenced to 60 Months for Felon in Possession of Firearms

News Release: CONCORD - United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced that Hector Velez, 23, of Manchester, was sentenced to 60 months in prison for being a felon in possession of firearms.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Two men were indicted today for operating a heroin mill out of a penthouse apartment unit in luxury, residential high-rise tower in Fort Lee, New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.


Communications & Technology Subcommittee Announces Hearing on Preserving an Open Internet for Consumers, Small Businesses and Free Speech

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) announced today that the Communications and Technology Subcommittee will hold a hearing on the effects of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) repeal of net...


News Release: WASHINGTON-The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) recently completed the integration of more than 9,700 real-world software test cases from the Static Tools Analysis Modernization Project (STAMP) into the Software Assurance Marketplace (SWAMP). The test cases, known as BugInjector cases, improve software by enabling developers to evaluate their products against realistic test cases.


News Release: 2018 was a devastating year for natural disasters. Yet for every event, whether hurricanes, wildfires, earthquakes, or volcanic eruption, Department of Energy (DOE) emergency responders were there, working with their partners to aid in restoring power to those impacted.


Pallone & Neal on Trump Administration’s Rebate Proposal

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Ways & Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-MA) issued the following joint statement today on the Trump Administration’s proposed rule to overhaul the current rebate system...


News Release: Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), the Chair of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at today’s meeting of the House-Senate Conference Committee on Homeland Security.