News from September 2019
By DOE Newswire | Sep 24, 2019
News Release: LAS VEGAS - The EM Nevada Program held its sixth groundwater technical information exchange recently, providing a peer-to-peer forum for EM and its contractors to share research, results, and other expertise related to groundwater at or near the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS). The NNSS contractors...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 24, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rosebud, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance and Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person was sentenced on Sept. 20, 2019, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 24, 2019
News Release: Oregon FBI Tech Tuesday: Building a Digital Defense Against Scams Targeting International Students.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 24, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Reps. Doris Matsui (D-CA), and Brett Guthrie (R-KY) introduced the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act (HR 4459), a bipartisan bill to help secure America’s telecommunications supply chain.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 24, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Energy Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Upton (R-MI) released the following statement applauding the announcement of major pipeline safety rules from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA):
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 24, 2019
News Release: NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY - Sept. 24, 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 24, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that PLACIDO SANTIAGO, 62, a citizen of the Dominican Republic last residing in Bridgeport, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to reentry of a removed alien.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 24, 2019
News Release: Defendants Allegedly Used Counterfeit USDA Stamps.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 24, 2019
News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - Oak Ridge crews recently tore down another facility at the East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP), bringing EM closer to completing cleanup at the site. Each ETTP demolition brings more change to the landscape, drawing sharp contrast to the government enrichment complex of decades past.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 23, 2019
Release: Summary: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) added Laos to the list of regions affected by African swine fever (ASF). On June 20, 2019, the Laos veterinary authorities reported an ASF occurrence to the World Organization of Animal Health (OIE).
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 23, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Monongahela, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of possession of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 23, 2019
News Release: Hurricanes are an unfortunate and often tragic fact of life and helping provide rescue and response efforts with life-saving technologies is an important and visible way the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) contributes to the protection and safety of the nation and the first responder community.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 23, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $986 million in airport infrastructure grants, the fifth allotment of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 23, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $986 million in airport infrastructure grants, the fifth allotment of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 23, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON – On Sept. 19, Department of Homeland Security Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) and Chief Intelligence Officer David J. Glawe accompanied the Vice President of the United States Mike Pence in New York City, New York to meet with the New York Police Department (NYPD) and thank them for their continued service.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 23, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - During a speech at the Council on Foreign Relations today in Washington, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin K. McAleenan announced the combined impact of DHS initiatives that will effectively end “catch and release” for Central American families arriving at the border. The policy, ...
By USDA Newswire | Sep 23, 2019
News Release: Investments will Benefit 168,000 People in Rural Communities WASHINGTON, Sept. 23, 2019 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary of Rural Development Donald “DJ” LaVoy today announced that USDA is investing $144 million to improve rural water infrastructure in 25 states.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 23, 2019
News Release: A Honduran national was sentenced to 33 months in prison today for his role in a scheme to sell the identities of Puerto Rican U.S. citizens and corresponding identity documents to individuals illegally residing in the United States. Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 23, 2019
News Release: Aradondo Haskins, 48, the former Field Operations Manager for the City of Detroit Building Authority overseeing the demolition program in Detroit, was sentenced today to 12 months in prison after having pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit bribery and honest services fraud in connection with the Detroit Demolition Program.
By Commerce News Now | Sep 23, 2019
News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced the affirmative preliminary determinations in the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of imports of dried tart cherries from Turkey, finding that exporters sold dried tart cherries at less than fair value at rates ranging from 541.29 to 648.35 percent and received countervailable subsidies at a rate of 204.93 percent.
