News from April 2019
By Interior Newswire | Apr 30, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Reclamation is launching a novel "pitch to pilot" funding opportunity seeking new innovative technologies or processes for desalination and water purification. Top applicants will pitch their ideas to reviewers for the chance to test through a pilot demonstration.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that MICHAEL DAVIS, also known as “Clep," “Clip," and “Michael Smith," 33, of New Haven, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to firearm and narcotics offenses.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 30, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC -The U.S. Department of Energy, Israel’s Ministry of Energy, and the Israel Innovation Authority have announced a $16 million Call for Proposals of the U.S.-Israel Center of Excellence in Energy, Engineering and Water Technology (Energy Center ). Commercial companies, research institutes, and universities from the U.S. and Israel are encouraged to form consortia of at least two unrelated entities from each country and apply for these awards.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2019
News Release: Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement for the markup of H.R. 965, the Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples Act of 2019 (CREATES Act)...
By State Newswire | Apr 30, 2019
News Release: Washington-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today delivered the following opening remarks at the hearing "Kosovo’s Wartime Victims: The Quest for Justice"...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2019
News Release: Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler released a statement in response to reports that Special Counsel Robert Mueller wrote to Attorney General William Barr last month to object to the Attorney General’s summary of his report...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 30, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa joined Brian Kilmeade on “Fox and Friends" on Fox News Channel to discuss his recent op-ed on USMCA in the Wall Street Journal and the future of President Trump’s trade agenda. Video of the interview can be found below.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A Mississippi man pleaded guilty on Friday, April 26, 2019, in federal court in Boston to sexually assaulting a minor during a cruise from Boston to Bermuda.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 30, 2019
Release: Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey (D-NY), Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, delivered the following remarks at the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee's hearing on the fiscal year 2020 budget request for the Department of Homeland Security.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2019
News Release: South Florida Doctor Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion and Disability Fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2019
News Release: CONCORD - Joseph Buenviaje, 53, of Berlin, pleaded guilty in federal court to accepting bribes from inmates and providing contraband in prison, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 30, 2019
News Release: SAN ANTONIO - A citizen of Jordan pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to bring illegal aliens to the United States, which also included a related charge smuggling Yemeni nationals into the United States through Mexico.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2019
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Desmon Johnson, of Parkville, Maryland, has admitted to a firearms charge, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, has pleaded guilty in federal court on charges of Aiding or Assisting in the Preparation or Filing of False Federal Income Tax Returns, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2019
News Release: Martin Tesher, a former family medical doctor, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Raymond J. Dearie to 20 years’ imprisonment for nine counts of unlawful distribution of oxycodone without a legitimate medical purpose and one count of unlawful distribution of oxycodone and fentanyl that...
By DOE Newswire | Apr 30, 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 subsequent reuse or disposal has reached its fiscal year production target for 2019 six months ahead of schedule.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A California man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for distributing methamphetamine from California to Massachusetts.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 30, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - The National Park Service (NPS) today announced the distribution of $49.6 million in historic preservation grants for U.S. states, territories, and partnering nations, and $11.7 million in historic preservation grants to 183 tribal historic preservation offices.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 30, 2019
News Release: SAUSALITO, CA - On Friday, May 10, Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) will implement phase two of a traffic pilot program to relieve congestion, improve safety and parking, and enhance the visitor experience on Marin Headlands roadways. This traffic plan will be in effect through mid-fall, including Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, and Fleet Week.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2019
News Release: A North Lauderdale resident was sentenced today to more than six years in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm and possession of cocaine.
