Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 20, 2014. The Department of Defense announced today the release of its Electromagnetic Spectrum Strategy (EMS) to increase available spectrum in order to meet growing demand from the commercial wireless industry while maintaining critical military capabilities. “The Department’s Electromagnetic Spectrum Strategy addresses the ever increasing need for spectrum[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Duluth Receives U.S. EPA’s First Great Lakes Shoreline Cities Green Infrastructure Grant
DULUTH—(ENEWSPF)–February 20, 2014. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced the award of a $250,000 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant to the City of Duluth to fund green infrastructure projects to improve water quality in the Lake Superior Basin. Duluth is the first of 16 cities to receive funding in[Read More…]
CDC Reports Flu Hit Younger People Particularly Hard This Season
Vaccination lowered risk of having to go to the doctor by about 60 percent for people of all ages Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–February 20, 2014. This influenza season was particularly hard on younger- and middle-age adults, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported in today’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. People[Read More…]
U.S. State Department Updates Afghanistan Travel Warning, Feb. 20, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 20, 2014.The Department of State warns U.S. citizens against travel to Afghanistan. The security threat to all U.S. citizens in Afghanistan remains critical. This Travel Warning supersedes the Travel Warning for Afghanistan issued on August 23, 2013. No province in Afghanistan should be considered immune from violence and banditry,[Read More…]
Background Briefing on P5+1 Talks in Iran’s Nuclear Program, Feb. 20, 2014
Vienna, Austria–(ENEWSPF)–February 20, 2014. MODERATOR: Good morning. Welcome to the backgrounder today. Thank you for hustling over here. For those of you who I haven’t met, if there are any of you still, I’m [name and title withheld]. I’ll be calling the questions today. In a moment I’ll turn it[Read More…]
Georgia Real Estate Investor Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging and Fraud at Public Real Estate Foreclosure Auctions
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 20, 2014. A Georgia real estate investor pleaded guilty today for her role in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Georgia, the Department of Justice announced. Felony charges were filed on Dec. 19, 2013, in the U.S. District Court[Read More…]
Two Florida Men Sentenced for Defrauding Thousands of Homeowners in $4 Million Nationwide Home Loan Modification Scam
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 20, 2014. Two Florida men were sentenced today to serve 84 months in prison for defrauding thousands of homeowners in a $4 million nationwide home loan modification scheme. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz of the District[Read More…]
Former Maryland Corrections Officer Convicted for Beating Inmate and Ensuing Cover-Up
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 20, 2014. The Justice Department announced that James Kalbflesh, a former correctional officer at the Roxbury Correctional Institution (RCI) in Hagerstown, Md., was convicted today by a federal jury on three civil rights and conspiracy counts related to his participation in the beating of an RCI inmate in[Read More…]
Statement by the White House Press Secretary on Ukraine, Feb. 20, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 20, 2014. We are outraged by the images of Ukrainian security forces firing automatic weapons on their own people. We urge President Yanukovych to immediately withdraw his security forces from downtown Kyiv and to respect the right of peaceful protest, and we urge protesters to express themselves peacefully. [Read More…]
Statement by Oregon Attorney General Rosenblum on Pending Litigation Challenging Same-sex Marriage Ban
OREGON—(ENEWSPF)–February 20, 2014. Statement of Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum: Good morning. As many Oregonians are aware, four couples have brought suit against the state, asking a federal court to find that Oregon’s ban on marriage by couples of the same sex violates the right of equality enshrined in the[Read More…]
