RANDOM GOVERNMENT PRESS RELEASES AND NEWS: June 2015

Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Tuesday Health.mil News Round-Up: Sport psychologists help athletes stay on track at Warrior Games and in life; DoD Observes National PTSD Awareness Day; Monday Motivational Message: The Green Tomato

Bang goes an asteroid

Opening Remarks - Regional Conference on Countering Violent Extremism

Monday, June 29, 2015

USDA Energy Biomass Retrieval Incentives to Begin June 30

Labor Department News Releases Update

DVIDS - Video - The 2015 DoD Warrior Games Closing Ceremony

Defense.gov News Article: Airstrikes Continue Against ISIL in Syria, Iraq

Seychelles National Day

Monday Health.mil News Round-Up: Coping with PTSD, Warrior Games athletes see lasting benefits of team competition; Nutrition, diet experts help power Warrior Games athletes; Trauma registry yields significant increase in traumatic injury survival rates

Monday Health.mil News Round-Up: Coping with PTSD, Warrior Games athletes see lasting benefits of team competition; Nutrition, diet experts help power Warrior Games athletes; Trauma registry yields significant increase in traumatic injury survival rates

Release of the 2014 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices

Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism 2015 Plenary Meeting: Joint Co-Chair Statement

Defense.gov News Article: Winnefeld: Hiring Military Veterans a ‘Win-Win’ For Businesses

The U.S.-China Strategic & Economic Dialogue / Consultation on People-to-People Exchange

Manipulation and Fraud in Reporting of VA Small Business Goals

Sunday, June 28, 2015

NASA Administrator Statement on the Loss of SpaceX CRS-7

DVIDS - Video - Adaptive Warrior Show – June 26, 2015

Defense.gov News Article: Carter: NATO Unites Around New Security Playbook

Defense.gov News Article: U.S., Coalition Continue Airstrikes Against ISIL in Syria, Iraq

Defense.gov News Article: Carter Praises U.S. Troops in Germany for Deterring Aggression

U.S. Places Electoral Assistance to Burundi on Hold

SpaceX

Defense.gov News Article: Carter Discusses Baltic Sea Exercise, Praises U.S. Troops

Defense.gov News Article: Acquisitions Leader Urges Innovation, Technical Excellence

The U.S.-China Strategic & Economic Dialogue / Consultation on People-to-People Exchange

Labor Department News Releases Update

Saturday, June 27, 2015

U.S. Department of Education Approves ESEA Flexibility Renewal for 7 States, D.C.

Labor Department News Releases Update

The President Honors the Life of Reverend Clementa Pinckney

Senior U.S. Delegation in Astana for the Central and South Asia Regional Conference on Countering Violent Extremism

Remarks With Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif Before Their Meeting

Labor Department News Releases Update

Crushing ivory in Times Square, a little relief for drought-stricken California, keeping our pollinators pollinating, and more -- This Week at Interior

PRESIDENT OBAMA'S WEEKLY ADDRESS FOR JUNE 20, 2015

Telephonic Media Briefing on International Disability Rights

Friday, June 26, 2015

Djiboutian National Day

Supreme Court Decision on Marriage Equality

Friday Health.mil News Round-Up: CAP Program enables injured warfighters to participate in Warrior Games; Anniversary of Korean War outbreak marks lessons learned in Military Medicine; What You Should Know this PTSD Awareness Day

Friday Health.mil News Round-Up: CAP Program enables injured warfighters to participate in Warrior Games; Anniversary of Korean War outbreak marks lessons learned in Military Medicine; What You Should Know this PTSD Awareness Day

The devastating effects of climate change and more:

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan Announces a Set of Rights to Help Parents Seek High-Quality Education for Their Children

USDA Announces 2015 Peanut Loan Rates

Madagascar National Day

The President Speaks on the Supreme Court’s Ruling on the Affordable Car...

Thursday, June 25, 2015

Defense.gov News Article: Carter Meets With Ukraine’s Defense Minister

Defense.gov News Article: Airstrikes Hit ISIL Terrorists in Syria, Iraq

News Release: SNAP Benefit Redemptions through Farmers and Farmers Markets Show Sharp Increase

Mozambican National Day

Thursday Health.mil News Round-Up: Medical personnel at Warrior Games find inspiration in the athletes they treat; 2015 Warrior Games: Resilient Archers Face Unexpected Conditions, Competition; Pro quarterback says ‘get out of your comfort zone’ for better health

Thursday Health.mil News Round-Up: Medical personnel at Warrior Games find inspiration in the athletes they treat; 2015 Warrior Games: Resilient Archers Face Unexpected Conditions, Competition; Pro quarterback says ‘get out of your comfort zone’ for better health

Weekly Fishing Report: June 25, 2015

Wednesday, June 24, 2015

U.S. & China: A Strong Partnership in Health | HHS.gov

Defense.gov News Article: Secretary Reviews Collaboration With Canadian Counterpart

Defense.gov News Article: Dempsey Discusses ISIL, Russia at Facebook Town Hall

Wednesday Health.mil News Round-Up: Marine Finds Being Disabled ‘Just a Mindset’ at 2015 Warrior Games; Healthy Living Message to Reach Military Moviegoers; Be Safe in the Sun

Statement from U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on Federal Court Upholding Gainful Employment Regulation

The Strategic & Economic Dialogue / Consultation on People-to-People Exchange -- Remarks at the Joint Banquet

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Defense.gov News Article: Coalition Continues Airstrikes Against ISIL in Syria, Iraq

United States Department of Defense (defense.gov)

NASA | Earth from Orbit 2014

On the Occasion of Slovenia's Statehood Day

On the Occasion of Croatia's Statehood Day

G-7 Commissioned Report on Climate and Fragility Risks

Updated damage reports from powerful thunderstorms

Kids and Tobacco Use: Some Surprising Findings

Remarks at G20 Anti-Corruption Working Group Reception

ATF Firearms: Advisory - Scams Using Fraudulent or Manipulated NFA Registration Documents

NASA Selects Six Wild Ideas in Aviation for Further Study

Tuesday Health.mil News Round-Up: Face of Defense: Nurse Beats Cancer, Readies for Warrior Games; Medics to help Warrior Games athletes compete at highest levels; Monday Motivational Message: Feel the Heat!

Tuesday Health.mil News Round-Up: Face of Defense: Nurse Beats Cancer, Readies for Warrior Games; Medics to help Warrior Games athletes compete at highest levels; Monday Motivational Message: Feel the Heat!

Tuesday Health.mil News Round-Up: Face of Defense: Nurse Beats Cancer, Readies for Warrior Games; Medics to help Warrior Games athletes compete at highest levels; Monday Motivational Message: Feel the Heat!

Monday, June 22, 2015

STR Announces Reallocation of Unused FY 2015 World Trade Organization Tariff-Rate Quota Volume for Raw Cane Sugar

Despite mission changes, all is well for 950th in Afghanistan

Damage reports from powerful thunderstorms

Defense.gov News Article: Cyclists Compete for More Than Medals at Warrior Games

Defense.gov News Article: Former Platoon Sergeant Hand-Cycles to Gold

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan Announces Recipients of 2015 President’s Education Awards Program

Navy Photography

Monday Health.mil News Round-Up: Senior Military Health System Leaders Welcome Athletes to the Warrior Games; Blood Donations Help Save Soldier’s Life After Severe Burns; What are high-risk supplements?

Monday Health.mil News Round-Up: Senior Military Health System Leaders Welcome Athletes to the Warrior Games; Blood Donations Help Save Soldier’s Life After Severe Burns; What are high-risk supplements?

S&T Press Release: DHS S&T Releases Final Recovery Transformer Report

Defense.gov News Article: Face of Defense: Nurse Beats Cancer, Readies for Warrior Games

Sunday, June 21, 2015

Measuring the Mass of a Mars-size Exoplanet

U.S. Departments of Education and Interior Announce Grant to Assist Pine Ridge School Recovery Efforts

Federal Real Property Reform: How Cutting Red Tape and Better Management Could Achieve Billions in Savings

IR-2015-90: Nearly 44,000 Tax Return Preparers Completed the First Voluntary Education Program Offered by the IRS to Prepare for the 2015 Filing Season

Saturday, June 20, 2015

S&T Press Release: DHS Recognizes Innovators at Patent Award Ceremony

Saving Taxpayer Dollars in Federal Real Estate: Reducing the Government’s Space Footprint

Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Request for Proposals: Democracy, Human Rights and Rule of Law in Sri Lanka

IR-2015-91: Proposed Regulations Offer Guidelines for New State-Sponsored ABLE Accounts for People with Disabilities

Weekly Fishing Report: June 18, 2015

United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Answers White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics “Commitments to Action” Call

Friday, June 19, 2015

Defense.gov News Article: Carter Opens 2015 Warrior Games at Marine Corps Base Quantico

Thursday, June 18, 2015

Friday Health.mil News Round-Up: Love of country and competition inspires Warrior Games participant; World Sickle Cell Day: Be Aware, Take Action; Play It Safe in the Water this Summer

NASA’s SOFIA Finds Missing Link Between Supernovae and Planet Formation

Labor Department News Releases Update

Statement on Recent SEC Settlements Charging Chief Compliance Officers With Violations of Investment Advisers Act Rule 206(4)-7

Thursday Health.mil News Round-Up: DHA pediatric expert to speak at breastfeeding summit; Navy Hospital Corps Birthday Message 2015; Olympic gold medalist: become a fitness role model for the ones you love

Thursday Health.mil News Round-Up: DHA pediatric expert to speak at breastfeeding summit; Navy Hospital Corps Birthday Message 2015; Olympic gold medalist: become a fitness role model for the ones you love

Statement from Press Secretary Dorie Nolt on House Republicans Advancing Major Cuts to Education Funding

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

EXIM Chairman Hochberg Addresses International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Industrial Conference

Labor Department News Releases Update

Defense.gov News Article: Face of Defense: Soldier's Ninth Title Fuels Olympic Dreams

Tropical Storm Bill From the International Space Station

Wednesday Health.mil News Round-Up: Donor Recognized for Completing 300 Platelet Donations; A preventive medicine’s work for the day keeps the doctor away; Navy Reserve leads Golden Coyote medical care, training

Wednesday Health.mil News Round-Up: Donor Recognized for Completing 300 Platelet Donations; A preventive medicine’s work for the day keeps the doctor away; Navy Reserve leads Golden Coyote medical care, training

Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Interview With Judy Woodruff, PBS NewsHour

Defense.gov News Release: Soldier Missing From WWII Accounted For

Tuesday Health.mil News Round-Up: Military Medical Leaders Express Concerns Over Health Care Reform; Walking Blood Bank Drill Trains Sailors for Future Deployments; Monday Motivational Message: Get Up Offa That Thang!

Tuesday Health.mil News Round-Up: Military Medical Leaders Express Concerns Over Health Care Reform; Walking Blood Bank Drill Trains Sailors for Future Deployments; Monday Motivational Message: Get Up Offa That Thang!

Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom David Saperstein's Travel to Brussels and London

Defense.gov News Article: Face of Defense: From Moldovan Immigrant to American Airman

Defense.gov News Release: Soldier Missing From WWII Accounted For

FDA Cuts Trans Fat in Processed Foods

Labor Department News Releases Update

Secretary Kerry's Press Availability

NASA Deputy Administrator Visits Langley, Views Boeing ecoDemonstrator Aircraft

Monday, June 15, 2015

IR-2015-88, Empowerment Zone Designations Continue Through the End of 2014

Defense.gov News Article: Pentagon Releases Guidelines to Legal Warfare Principles

Dr. Jill Biden Sponsors and Christens the USS Gabrielle Giffords | The White House

News Release: USDA Awards Grants to Tribal Nations for Nutrition Education Programs

Monday Health.mil News Round-Up: Cycling is ‘medicine’ for Office of the Surgeon General employee at DHHQ; World Blood Donor Day 2015: “Thank you for saving my life”; Nursing team first to take part in national program

Monday Health.mil News Round-Up: Cycling is ‘medicine’ for Office of the Surgeon General employee at DHHQ; World Blood Donor Day 2015: “Thank you for saving my life”; Nursing team first to take part in national program

Labor Department News Releases Update

Remarks at the 34th Annual SEC and Financial Reporting Institute Conference

Defense.gov News Article: Carter: Diversity, Inclusion Critical to Force of Future

The Global Economic Outlook - What It Means For the Future of Legal Practice

Fact Sheet: Launching a Public-Private Partnership to Empower Climate-Resilient Developing Nations | The White House

Sunday, June 14, 2015

S&T Press Release: S&T Announces Almost $2 Million in SBIR Awards

Let's Bring Mental Illness Out of the Shadows

ILAB News Release: $10 million announced to fight forced labor of adults and children globally [06/11/2015]

USDA Begins Accepting Applications from States for $100 Million Biofuels Infrastructure Partnership

NASA VIDEO: Pluto visitor New Horizons will shed more light into the mysterious worl...

IR-2015-87: IRS, Industry, States Take New Steps Together to Fight Identity Theft, Protect Taxpayers

Saturday, June 13, 2015

Human Rights Defender Emin Huseynov's Safe Departure From Azerbaijan

Defense.gov News Article: Carter, Iraqi Officials Discuss Progress at Pentagon

The President Speaks at the G7 Summit in Germany

Weekly Fishing Report: June 11, 2015

NASA Adds Keynote About Amazon Drone Delivery Service to Convention

Remarks at the American Jewish Committee's Global Forum 2015

ETA News Release: $34M available to enhance, expand innovation and accountability in workforce development programs [06/10/2015]

WHITE HOUSE VIDEO: The First Lady Speaks at King College Prep High School's Commencement

Facing down wildfires, expanding hunting and fishing, the billion year link between America and Australia, and more -- This Week at Interior

Friday, June 12, 2015

Remarks Upon Leaving Massachusetts General Hospital

Missile Defense, Extended Deterrence, and the Future of America's Alliances

Labor Department News Releases Update

RELEASE- NLRB and Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sign Memorandum of Understanding

Expedition 43 Crew Departs Space Station, Lands Safely in Kazakhstan

Thursday, June 11, 2015

Labor Department News Releases Update

Defense.gov News Article: New Base Opens Possibilities for Iraqi Forces, Dempsey Says

6/10/15: White House Press Briefing

NEW Flag-Lowering Order

Thursday Health.mil News Round-Up: 2015 Warrior Games: Skills Learned in Competition Help Warriors Manage Injury; Woodson Talks Antibiotic Resistance at White House Summit; Student transition program makes sure military children feel welcome

Thursday Health.mil News Round-Up: 2015 Warrior Games: Skills Learned in Competition Help Warriors Manage Injury; Woodson Talks Antibiotic Resistance at White House Summit; Student transition program makes sure military children feel welcome

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

DVIDS - Video - Secretary of Defense Ash Carter to Receive the 'Distinguished Service Award'

Wednesday Health.mil News Round-Up: Joint DoD/VA training symposium, collaboration keeps experts on cutting edge of limb-loss care

IR-2015-86: Taxpayers with Foreign Assets May Have FBAR and FATCA Filing Requirements in June

Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Statement by the Press Secretary on Zivotofsky v. Kerry | The White House

S&T Press Release: DHS Selects University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for Critical Infrastructure Resilience Center of Excellence

Defense.gov News Article: Officer Describes Life After ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Repeal

Tuesday Health.mil News Round-Up: Motivational Monday Message: The Airplane Oxygen Mask;DHHQ Employees Practice Healthy Choices at Health Fair;First Place, First Time Up

Planet Hunting

Samantha Cristoforetti Prepares For the Journey Home

Monday, June 8, 2015

Remarks by President Obama in Press Conference after G7 Summit | The White House

G-7 Leaders' Declaration | The White House

Presidential Nominations and Withdrawal Sent to the Senate | The White House

Wisconsin Heat Awareness Day

S&T to Demonstrate Malware Detection Technologies | Homeland Security

USN and ROK Bolster Alliance in Silent Shark Exercise

World Oceans Day

Monday Health.mil News Round-Up: June is Men’s Health Awareness Month;MHS leaders discuss moving the health information exchange forward

Opening Remarks of the United States, Fifth Meeting of the Istanbul Process for Promoting Implementation of UN Human Rights Council Resolution 16/18

Farm Service Agency County Committee Nomination Period Begins June 15

SEC.gov | Remarks Before the SEC Historical Society

Remarks at the African Center for Justice Conference

State Department Launches First-Ever Formal Partnership with a U.S. Public Defender

NASA Tests Aircraft Wing Coatings that Slough Bug Guts

Sunday, June 7, 2015

Statement by the State Department's Bureau of Counterterrorism: Budget, Program, and Policies

IR-2015-84: Interest Rates Remain the Same for the Third Quarter of 2015

USDA's Summer Meal Site Finder is now available!

IR-2015-83, IRS Reminds Taxpayers to Safeguard their Tax Records as the Beginning of Hurricane Season Approaches

Saturday, June 6, 2015

WEEKLY ADDRESS: Celebrating Immigrant Heritage Month | The White House

Security Assistance to Africa

ESGR events highlighted during Armed Forces week in Milwaukee

Remarks by the President Honoring the World Series Champion San Francisco Giants | The White House

News Release: Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Joins Community Partners to Expand Access to Summer Meals for Children

Friday, June 5, 2015

Passage of Implementing Legislation for Nuclear Security Treaties

WHITE HOUSE VIDEO: West Wing Week: 06/05/15 or, "Two Rules"

Defense.gov News Article: DoD Notified of OPM Cybersecurity Incident

Volk Field to host Northern Lightning exercise

Every Kid in a Park, Baltimore joins 50 Cities Youth Initiative, and more -- This Week at Interior

Science Instruments Selected for Europa Mission on This Week @NASA – May...

Under Secretary Sewall Travel to Norway, Belgium, France, and Switzerland

Friday Health.mil News Round-Up: Military Public Health Nurses Stabilize, Protect Communities Worldwide;Partnerships Make Military Medicine Better, More Efficient;

Thursday Health.mil News Round-Up: Lifesaving Summer Blood Drives Coming to Fort Knox;Retired General Urges Military Families to Use Summer for Fitness;Navy Medicine Releases Tactical Combat Casualty Care Episode of Scrubbing In

Thursday Health.mil News Round-Up: Lifesaving Summer Blood Drives Coming to Fort Knox;Retired General Urges Military Families to Use Summer for Fitness;Navy Medicine Releases Tactical Combat Casualty Care Episode of Scrubbing In

Defense.gov News Article: Kendall to Lead DoD Anthrax Laboratory Review Team

Obama Administration Honors Schools, Districts and Postsecondary Institutions for Sustainable Facilities, Health, and Learning Practices

A Modern Day Rosie the Riveter

Thursday, June 4, 2015

GSA INFO ON GOVERNMENT HACK-ATTACK

http://www.gsa.gov/portal/content/231035

Labor Department News Releases Update

On-the-Record Conference Call on the President's Travel to Germany for the G7 Summit | The White House

Statement by NSC Spokesperson Bernadette Meehan on National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice’s Meeting with Serbian Prime Minister Vucic | The White House

First Lady Michelle Obama to Travel to the United Kingdom and Italy | The White House

USDA Announces Restart of Biomass Crop Assistance Program for Renewable Energy

Interview With CBS News

OFCCP Posts New Web Page Providing Visa Denial Information

Wednesday Health.mil News Round-Up: Hurricane Preparedness: The Time is Now;Teens Getting Smarter About Summer Safety, Still Plagued by ‘Invincible’ Mindset;Family of fallen Airman visits clinic baring his name

Wednesday Health.mil News Round-Up: Hurricane Preparedness: The Time is Now;Teens Getting Smarter About Summer Safety, Still Plagued by ‘Invincible’ Mindset;Family of fallen Airman visits clinic baring his name

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Wisconsin Guard medevac Soldiers depart state en route to Kuwait

FACT SHEET: The President's Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative | The White House

Miccosukee Indian School Receives Historic Flexibility to Meet Academic and Cultural Needs of Students

Tuesday Health.mil News Round-Up: Wife Helps Marine Get Over his Stubbornness and Ask for Help with his Health; Encourage the Men in Your Life this Men's Health Month; Motivational Monday Message: The Fried Bologna Sandwich

Tuesday Health.mil News Round-Up: Wife Helps Marine Get Over his Stubbornness and Ask for Help with his Health; Encourage the Men in Your Life this Men's Health Month; Motivational Monday Message: The Fried Bologna Sandwich

S&T Press Release: DHS S&T Selects University of Houston as Center of Excellence for Borders, Trade and Immigration Research

Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Defense.gov News Article: DoD Launches Review of Lab Procedures Involving Anthrax

Statement by the Office of the Vice President | The White House

Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate | The White House

Monday Health.mil News Round-Up: Basic Patient Safety Manager Course News: BPSM Adds Additional Course Offering; Deadly DNP in supplements

S&T Press Release: DHS and USDA Break Ground for National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility

Interview With Sky News

NASA Spacecraft Capture Rare, Early Moments of Baby Supernovae

Monday, June 1, 2015

Statement by the President on the Passing of Beau Biden | The White House

NASA’s SOFIA Finds Missing Link Between Supernovae and Planet Formation

Summer Meal Programs Offer Nutrition, Combat Hunger for America’s Children and Teens