Naval Yard Shooter Acted Alone and Started Assault with Legally Purchased Shotgun

Naval Yard Shooter Acted Alone and Started Assault with Legally Purchased Shotgun

Washington, DC…The following remarks were prepared for delivery by FBI Washington Assistant Director in Charge Valerie Parlave concerning the September 16, 2013 shootings at the Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. Good afternoon. As we have progressed past the initial 24 hours after yesterday’s shootings at the Washington Navy Yard, we wanted to take a moment […]

Feds Reward California with Near-Record $155 Million in Extra Funding for Launching All Projects before Federal Deadlines

Feds Reward California with Near-Record $155 Million in Extra Funding for Launching All Projects before Federal Deadlines

Sacramento, CA…The California State Transportation Agency today joined the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) in announcing that the federal government has rewarded California with a near-record $155 million in transportation funding after the state met all its 2013 transportation project federal deadlines. “The federal government has rewarded Caltrans – yet again – for using all […]

Statement by the President on U.S.-Russian Agreement on Framework for Elimination of Syrian Chemical Weapons

Statement by the President on U.S.-Russian Agreement on Framework for Elimination of Syrian Chemical Weapons

Washiington, DC…I welcome the progress made between the United States and Russia through our talks in Geneva, which represents an important, concrete step toward the goal of moving Syria’s chemical weapons under international control so that they may ultimately be destroyed. This framework provides the opportunity for the elimination of Syrian chemical weapons in a […]

President Obama’s Weekly Address “On Pursuing a Diplomatic Solution in Syria”

President Obama’s Weekly Address  “On Pursuing a Diplomatic Solution in Syria”

Washington, DC…President Barack Obama’s Weekly Address for September 14, 2013. “This week, when I addressed the nation on Syria, I said that – in part because of the credible threat of U.S. military force – there is the possibility of a diplomatic solution. Russia has indicated a new willingness to join with the international community […]

State Agencies Remind Motorists to Remain Alert During “Watch Out for Wildlife (WOW) Week,” September 16-22.

State Agencies Remind Motorists to Remain Alert During “Watch Out for Wildlife (WOW) Week,” September 16-22.

Sacramento, CA…Caltrans and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) remind motorists to remain alert while driving to improve safety for travelers and wildlife alike during “Watch Out for Wildlife (WOW) Week,” September 16-22. “It’s important that motorists, when driving through areas frequented by deer, elk and other animals, do all they can to […]

ACLU Comment on NSA Effort to Defeat Encryption Worldwide

ACLU Comment on NSA Effort to Defeat Encryption Worldwide

Washington, DC…In an effort to defeat encrypted communications worldwide, the National Security Agency has manipulated U.S. and global encryption standards; utilized supercomputers to break open encrypted communications and data; and has persuaded, and sometimes forced, technology and Internet service providers to give it access to protected data, according to reports published today in The Guardian […]

Weekly Address: Calling for Limited Military Action in Syria

Weekly Address: Calling for Limited Military Action in Syria

Washington, DC…President Barack Obama’s Weekly Address. Almost three weeks ago in Syria, more than 1,000 innocent people – including hundreds of children – were murdered in the worst chemical weapons attack of the 21st century. And the United States has presented a powerful case to the world that the Syrian government was responsible for this […]

Hospitals May Lose Tax Exempt Status Under “Affordable Care Act”

Hospitals May Lose Tax Exempt Status Under “Affordable Care Act”

Sacramento, CA…Jerome Horton, Chairman of the Board of Equalization, which oversees the welfare exemption for hospitals and other organizations, has announced that the Internal Revenue Service has issued temporary and proposed regulations for charitable hospital organizations on how to report any excise taxes for failing to meet the community health needs assessment requirements of the […]