News from April 2020
By DOT News Wire | Apr 13, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on April 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 13, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on April 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 13, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on April 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 13, 2020
News Release: TUPELO, MS: The Natchez Trace Parkway is banning campfires in Mississippi, effective immediately, due to the statewide burn ban implemented by Governor Tate Reeves. This ban includes the developed campgrounds at Rocky Springs, Jeff Busby and at designated bicycle campgrounds in Mississippi. This ban will be rescinded after the statewide ban is lifted.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2020
News Release: FBI Warns of Advance Fee and BEC Schemes Related to Procurement of PPE and Other Supplies During COVID-19 Pandemic.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 13, 2020
Release: Washington, DC, April 13, 2020 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced Rhode Island has been approved to operate Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), a new program authorized by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), signed by President Trump, which provides assistance to families of children eligible for free or reduced-price meals dealing with school closures.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 13, 2020
News Release: Dear Secretary Scalia: Thank you for entering into agreements with states and territories and issuing some of the key guidance needed to implement new federal unemployment compensation programs on April 4 and April 5, 2020 (Unemployment Insurance Program Letter [UIPL] Numbers 15-20 and 16-20). This...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2020
News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - April 14, 2020 - Maury Regional Hospital, d/b/a Maury Regional Medical Center, has agreed to pay $1,702,903 to settle False Claims Act allegations, announced U.S. Attorney Don Cochran for the Middle District of Tennessee.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 13, 2020
News Release: Contact: Ernie Price, 505-285-4641 ext. 18, e-mail us. Grants, NM - The National Park Service (NPS) at El Malpais National Monument (NM) is announcing additional modifications to operations to implement the latest guidance from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), local...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2020
News Release: SHREVEPORT/LAFAYETTE/ALEXANDRIA/LAKE CHARLES/MONROE, La. - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Louisiana and the Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) are cautioning taxpayers of the opportunity for criminals to steal economic impact payments through various means of deception.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2020
News Release: Norfolk, VA - U.S. Marshals are asking for the public’s assistance to track down a Bloods gang member on the run from attempted murder charges in Accomack County. Robert “RJ" James Northan Jr., 34, was last seen nearly three weeks ago. He is likely hiding out on the Eastern Shore of Virginia or Maryland.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 13, 2020
Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Transportation Security Administration officers are following CDC advice and staying home when they are not working at the airport, and a few of them are making good use of their time by keeping busy sewing masks for family, friends and first responders on the front lines of the coronavirus.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2020
News Release: Has Numerous Prior Convictions, Including Prior Weapons Offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2020
News Release: FBI Expects a Rise in Scams Involving Cryptocurrency Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
By State Newswire | Apr 13, 2020
News Release: BOISE, Idaho - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and co-chair of the U.S. Senate Poland Caucus, Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), today announced a Senate resolution commemorating ...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 13, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated two Texas counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Bexar and Calhoun counties who suffered losses due to recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - A Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) employee has agreed to plead guilty to embezzling nearly $70,000 in VA funds.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2020
News Release: A woman who conspired to rob an individual of drugs and drug proceeds pled guilty today in federal court in Cedar Rapids.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 13, 2020
News Release: GAITHERSBURG, Md. - The Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has launched the application process for $50 million in grants to help manufacturers respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Using funds authorized by the CARES Act signed by President Trump last month, NIST will issue awards to Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) centers in all 50 states and Puerto Rico for COVID-19-related projects.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2020
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Today, U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich and Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced the formation of the Nevada COVID-19 Task Force. The Task Force is comprised of local, state and federal investigators and prosecutors with significant experience in handling complaints and...
