News from January 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 23, 2019
News Release: A federal grand jury has indicted Demetrius O. Ward, 42, for Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Possession of a Controlled Substance in connection with his illegal possession of a stolen, loaded 9mm Taurus handgun and a bag of heroin, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois Steven...
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 23, 2019
Release: COLUMBUS, OH - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is holding a one-day. The event will provide interested individuals the opportunity to begin the application and hiring process to become part-time Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) at John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH). TSA is looking to hire more than 40 officers for the peak summer travel period.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 23, 2019
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to $38 million in federal funding for cost-shared research and development (R&D) projects enhancing technologies that improve the overall performance, reliability, and flexibility of the nation’s existing coal-fired power plant fleet.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 23, 2019
Release: Two decades of enterprise-wide collaboration leads to successfully extending the life of the W76 warhead for the U.S. Navy under budget and ahead of schedule
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 23, 2019
News Release: Amilcar Alexander Ardon Soriano, former mayor of El Paraíso, Honduras, Charged with Crimes Relating to Large-Scale Drug Trafficking; Separate Charges Also Filed Against Mario Jose Calix Hernandez, an Alleged Co-Conspirator of Former Honduran Congressman J.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 23, 2019
News Release: Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) welcomed the new Democratic Majority to the House Judiciary Committee and announced subcommittee assignments for the 116th Congress. Nine new Members have joined the Democratic Majority on the Committee, including Representatives Correa (CA-46), Scanlon (PA-5), Garcia (TX-29), Neguse (CO-2), McBath (GA-6), Stanton (AZ-9), Dean (PA-4), Mucarsel-Powell (FL-26), and Escobar (TX-16).
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 23, 2019
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Jayla Shade, of Morgantown, West Virginia, was sentenced today to six months incarceration for a drug distribution charge, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 23, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Republican Rob Bishop (R-Utah) welcomed Republican members who will serve on the Committee for the 116thCongress.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 23, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-MA) and Education and Labor Committee Chairman Bobby Scott (D-VA) released the following statement regarding the Trump Administration’s decision to allow foster care entities to allow foster care placement agencies to discriminate using federal funds...
By DOE Newswire | Jan 23, 2019
News Release: In a unique international effort, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) have taken a significant leap forward in investigating the resource potential of natural gas hydrates within the Prudhoe Bay Unit (PBU) on the Alaska North Slope. DOE/NETL formed...
By State Newswire | Jan 23, 2019
News Release: Washington D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) made the following announcement on Republican membership for the 116th Congress.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 23, 2019
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on three produce businesses for failure to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).
By DOL Newswire | Jan 23, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has posted new frequently asked questions (FAQs) on the agency's standard for respirable crystalline silica in general industry.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 23, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Jim Jordan (R-OH), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Congressman Mark Meadows (R-NC) sent a letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma requesting information about how the agency oversees Medicaid...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 23, 2019
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Joseph Tyree Ryles, of Baltimore, Maryland, was indicted on drug and firearms charges, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 22, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to possession of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 22, 2019
Release: WASHINGTON - Nationwide, the Transportation Security Administration screened 2.18 million passengers yesterday, Monday, Jan. 21. Overall, 99.9 percent of passengers waited less than 30 minutes and 93.1 percent of passengers waited less than 15 minutes. In TSA Pre✓® lanes, passengers on average waited less than 5 minutes. Please refer to the table below for top airport specific wait times.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 22, 2019
News Release: (Washington, D.C., Jan. 22, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that all Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices nationwide will soon reopen to provide additional administrative services to farmers and ranchers during the lapse in federal funding. Certain FSA offices have ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 22, 2019
News Release: Three residents of Lansing, Michigan, were arrested without incident Monday afternoon for conspiring to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, namely the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Michigan charged ...
By Fed Newswire | Jan 22, 2019
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of the enforcement action listed below: Consent Order of Prohibition against David Lavine, a former employee of CFG Community Bank, Baltimore, Maryland, for diversion of bank funds for his own benefit.
