News from May 2019
By DOE Newswire | May 7, 2019
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - EM Richland Operations Office (RL) contractor Mission Support Alliance's (MSA) continuous improvement program has led to greater work efficiencies and annual cost savings of more than $300,000 for personnel moves.
By Commerce Newswire | May 7, 2019
News Release: It has been called the world’s most perfect food, and there’s unequivocal evidence that it can fight off disease and build better baby brains. But even after decades of research, very little is known about how breast milk does its work. To help complete the puzzle, chemists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are building a library to catalog important parts of this amazing and sometimes mysterious body fluid.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2019
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that PATRICK HEALEY, age 34, of New Orleans, and a former employee of an undisclosed entity, ABC Homes, LLC, located in St. Bernard Parish, was sentenced May 1, 2019 for his role in making false statements to a financial institution.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2019
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina --- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced today that Chester County Sheriff George Alexander “Big A" Underwood, 55, of Chester; Chester County Sheriff’s Office Lieutenant Johnny Ricardo Neal, Jr., 39, of Lancaster; and Chester County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Robert...
By USDA Newswire | May 7, 2019
News Release: Thursday, May 9, 2019 - 10:00AM.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Trent Shores today announced the apprehension of a fugitive on the FBI’s Wanted List who was charged in a 2014 federal indictment for alleged drug and gang conspiracy.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2019
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Springfield, Mo., man was indicted by a federal grand jury today for a bank fraud conspiracy in which he and others used stolen mail to create dozens of counterfeit checks that they attempted to cash at area banks.
By Interior Newswire | May 7, 2019
News Release: Officials at Bryce Canyon National Park announced today that the burning of debris piles created from a recent fuel reduction treatment project at Rainbow Point is expected to begin this month. Rainbow Point is located at the south end of the Bryce Canyon Scenic Drive, 17 miles from the park’s Visitor Center. No closures are anticipated.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2019
News Release: Oregon FBI Tech Tuesday: Building a Digital Defense Against Mail Change Fraud.
By USDA Newswire | May 7, 2019
News Release: Washington - As part of its efforts to enforce the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) and ensure fair trading practices within the U.S. produce industry, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on C & D Produce Outlet South Inc. (C & D Produce South), Palm Springs, Fla....
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2019
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - An inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution in Loretto, Pa., has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Johnstown on a charge of possession of a prohibited object in prison, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOE Newswire | May 7, 2019
News Release: SALAMANCA, N.Y. - Students in a team from Franklinville High School observe a taxidermy mount of a fisher during a practical exam at a wildlife station in last week’s Cattaraugus County Envirothon in New York state. EM West Valley Demonstration Project cleanup contractor CH2M HILL BWXT West Valley is...
By DOE Newswire | May 7, 2019
News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - UCOR, EM’s Oak Ridge cleanup contractor, is playing a pivotal role in the first nuclear decommissioning and environmental management minor degree at a university or college in the U.S...
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2019
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a physician to 87 months in prison for illegally prescribing opioid painkillers, announced United States Attorney Jay E. Town, Drug Enforcement Administration-Birmingham Assistant Special Agent in Charge Clay Morris and Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge Thomas J. Holloman.
By DOE Newswire | May 7, 2019
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - EM’s project to convert the nation’s inventory of depleted uranium hexafluoride (DUF6) to a more stable oxide form for reuse or disposal recently achieved a critical milestone.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2019
News Release: Faces Minimum 35 Years in Prison.
By DOE Newswire | May 7, 2019
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - During the World War II and Cold War plutonium production mission at Hanford, plants operated around the clock. It’s been more than 20 years since the Hanford Site was in a 24-hour production mode, but that’s changing.
By DOE Newswire | May 7, 2019
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - Workers recently installed a new pump at EM’s Savannah River Site (SRS), moving them closer to finish preparing a second blend tank for the Salt Waste Processing Facility (SWPF) - a milestone in integration work for the facility.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2019
News Release: CHICAGO - Motivated community members within Wisconsin, Indiana and Illinois deposited an impressive 109,484 pounds of unwanted or expired prescription drugs for safe disposal on Saturday, April 27, at the DEA's 17th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.
By DOE Newswire | May 7, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Energy Secretary Rick Perry announced $89 million to support innovative, advanced manufacturing research and development projects. This Department of Energy (DOE) Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) tackles key Departmental priorities such as domestic manufacturing for energy storage.
