News from July 2019
By DOE Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - One of the Hanford Site ’s most critical risk-reduction efforts continues at the Plutonium Finishing Plant ’s (PFP) main processing facility.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
Release: Washington - August is the height of summer, and it is also the best time to spot the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) as it starts to emerge from trees. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is asking the public to take five minutes to step outside and report any signs of this invasive pest. Checking ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - After three hours of deliberations a federal jury convicted a California man today on charges of conspiring to act as an agent of a foreign government, conspiring to make false statements and willful omissions in a FARA filing, and acting as an agent of a foreign government.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: ATLANTA - Teodor Laurentiu Costea, Robert Codrut Dumitrescu, and Cosmin Draghici have been sentenced to federal prison on wire fraud conspiracy, computer fraud and abuse, and aggravated identity theft charges. Their scheme originated from Romania and resulted in the illegal intrusion into computer servers in the United States. They also deployed phishing messages to thousands of victims and subsequently stole victims’ social security numbers and bank account information.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), and James P. O’Neill, the Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD")...
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON – On July 23rd, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin K. McAleenan announced a new designation of aliens subject to expedited removal that applies to certain aliens encountered anywhere in the country within two years of illegal entry. Use of expedited removal pursuant to the new designation ...
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, La. – The 12th Chemical Sector Security Summit kicked off on July 16, 2019, in New Orleans, Louisiana. The three-day event, co-hosted by the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Chemical Sector Security Council, brought together government and industry national security experts from all over the country to network and share best practices about chemical security.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: USDA Proposes to Close SNAP Automatic Eligibility Loophole USDA is working to ensure benefits are provided with integrity to those most in need WASHINGTON, July 23, 2019 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today proposed closing a loophole that allows states to make participants receiving minimal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits automatically eligible to participate in USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: A federal grand jury has charged four Chinese nationals and a Chinese company with violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), conspiracy to violate IEEPA and defraud the United States; conspiracy to violate, evade and avoid restrictions imposed under the Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators Sanctions Regulations (WMDPSR); and conspiracy to launder monetary instruments.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: The Department of Justice announced today that Quad/Graphics Inc. and LSC Communications Inc. have abandoned their planned merger. The Department filed suit on June 20, 2019, to block the merger, alleging the transaction would combine the only two significant providers of magazine, catalog, and book ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: The Department of Justice announced today that the Department’s Antitrust Division is reviewing whether and how market-leading online platforms have achieved market power and are engaging in practices that have reduced competition, stifled innovation, or otherwise harmed consumers.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: After three hours of deliberations a federal jury convicted a California man today on charges of conspiring to act as an agent of a foreign government, conspiring to make false statements and willful omissions in a FARA filing, and acting as an agent of a foreign government.
By Fed Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today released the public sections of eight large domestic firms' resolution plans, which are required by the Dodd-Frank Act and commonly known as living wills.
By Commerce News Now | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: FROM DAY one, the Trump administration has fulfilled its promise to create good jobs for American workers. I have come to Virginia Beach today to highlight President Donald Trump’s signature efforts to make good on that promise: the Pledge to America’s Workers and the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board.
By Commerce News Now | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: Introduced by USPTO Director Andrei Iancu.
By Commerce News Now | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced the affirmative preliminary determinations in the countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of imports of carbon and alloy steel threaded rod from China and India, finding that exporters received countervailable subsidies ranging from 23.41 to 24.89 percent and 6.07 to 155.03 percent, respectively.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) released FAQs today on three different topics. The FAQs are another step in the Department's efforts to increase the transparency and effectiveness of compliance assistance to help contractors meet ...
By Commerce News Now | Jul 23, 2019
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on July 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jul 23, 2019
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on July 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jul 23, 2019
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on July 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
