News from July 2019
By DOE Newswire | Jul 2, 2019
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - EM Richland Operations Office (RL) contractor Mission Support Alliance (MSA) boosted efficiency at the Hanford Site by replacing multiple programs for required reading with one standardized, automated system.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2019
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Sean Blackwell, 35, of Gates, NY, who was convicted of possession of child pornography, was sentenced to serve 48 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 1, 2019
News Release: ELY, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will begin a wild horse gather near Ely, Nevada on or about July 8, 2019. The purpose of this gather is to reduce overpopulation of wild horses in Eastern Nevada and to prevent further degradation of public lands by helping to balance herd size. Wild horses removed from the range will be made available for adoption or sale to good homes through the BLM’s Adoption and Sale Program.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 1, 2019
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, a group of House lawmakers, led by Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), announced the results of a Government Accountability...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 1, 2019
News Release: BOISE, Idaho -As Idahoans start to enjoy the holiday week and make plans for many outdoor memories please remember that fire safety should be a ‘top priority’. Due to the spring rains, there is an abundant amount of fine, flashy fuels (grass) that has grown tall and thick in many places. This creates dangerous conditions for the wildfire community.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2019
News Release: Western District of Washington a Leader in Working to Reduce Barriers to Successful Transition to Community.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2019
News Release: Timothy R. Slater Named Assistant Director in Charge of the Washington Field Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 1, 2019
News Release: Washington D.C. - Today, Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Ranking Member Rob Bishop (R-Utah) sent a letter to Carter Roberts, the President and CEO of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), requesting documents on WWF’s procedures, role in, and knowledge of alleged human rights abuses revealed by Buzzfeed News in March.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2019
News Release: HOUSTON - A 47-year-old resident of Brookshire has pleaded guilty to transportation of explosives with the intent to kill, injure and intimidate a person, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick along with Special Agent in Charge Perrye K. Turner of the FBI.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 1, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON – On July 1, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin K. McAleenan will travel to San Salvador, El Salvador for a two-day visit to discuss continued collaboration in addressing the root causes of irregular migration, enhancing security and targeting transnational criminal organizations. Following his visit to El Salvador, he will travel to Palmerola, Honduras.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 1, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C., July 1, 2019 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farmers Market, located outside USDA Headquarters at 12th and Independence Ave., S.W., will be closed on Friday, July 5, in observance of Independence Day and will resume regular operations on Friday, July 12, with a special tribute to veterans.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2019
News Release: A Winston-Salem, North Carolina, resident was sentenced to 21 months in prison today for conspiring to defraud the United States by filing false tax returns, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Matthew G. T. Martin for the Middle District of North Carolina.
By Fed Newswire | Jul 1, 2019
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Monday released its annual determination of the aggregate consolidated liabilities of financial companies as required by section 622 of the Dodd-Frank Act. The act prohibits a financial company from combining with another company if the resulting company's liabilities would exceed 10 percent of the aggregate consolidated liabilities of all financial companies.
By Commerce News Now | Jul 1, 2019
News Release: Introduced by Roxanne Cabral, Chargé d’Affaires, U.S. Embassy Panama Thank you, Roxanne, for that kind introduction. It is a great pleasure to be here for tomorrow’s inauguration of President-elect Laurentino Cortizo. We are all looking forward to that historic event.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 1, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that it has issued three new opinion letters that address compliance issues related to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). An opinion letter is an official, written opinion by the Department’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) on how a particular law applies in specific circumstances presented by the individual person or entity that requested the letter.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 1, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta discussed the award of $4 million in apprenticeship grant funding to the West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education during a visit to BridgeValley Community and Technical College in Montgomery, West Virginia. Secretary ...
By USDA Wire | Jul 1, 2019
The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on July 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Jul 1, 2019
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on July 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Jul 1, 2019
The US Agriculture Department published a three page notice on July 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Jul 1, 2019
The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on July 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
