News published on Federal Newswire in April 2020

News from April 2020


The US Interior Department published a six page proposed rule on April 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on April 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on April 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on April 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on April 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on April 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on April 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a five page notice on April 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on April 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on April 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $1 Billion for Amtrak in Response to COVID-19

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao today announced that the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is making over $1 billion available to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) to support the railroad’s activities to prevent, ...


BLM AFS awards three contracts for Alaska village-based Type 2 wildland firefighting crews

News Release: The Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service (BLM AFS) awarded three contracts for Type 2 wildland firefighting hand crews based in rural northeastern and Interior Alaska villages for the 2020 fire season. The contractors selected will base crews in the Upper Yukon and Tanana Fire Management Zones for quick response to fires within BLM AFS protection areas.


Georgia Man Arrested for Attempting to Defraud the Department of Veterans Affairs in a Multimillion-Dollar COVID-19 Scam

News Release: Georgia Man Arrested for Attempting to Defraud the Department of Veterans Affairs in a Multimillion-Dollar COVID-19 Scam.


News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Reps. Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Bennie G. Thompson, Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, and Jerrold L. Nadler, Chairman of the House Committee on the Judiciary, today issued the following statement calling on the Trump Administration to explain the legality of the decision to suspend the rights of asylum seekers in the United States...


News Release: Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services Agrees to Pay Over $3.9 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Liability in Connection with SNAP Quality Control.


Residential Housing Area Structure Protection Project Open for Comment

News Release: BAKER, NV - Great Basin National Park is planning a thinning project to reduce fuels within in the park’s Mission 66 residential housing and maintenance areas. Project goals are to increase defensible space and reduce the risk of structural damage or loss in the event of a fire. Tree cover and density...


News Release: Washington-Today, the chairs of multiple House Committees sent a letter condemning President Donald Trump’s assault on Inspectors General (IGs) and requesting direct input from the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency on legislative and other proposals to increase the independence of IGs and protect them from retaliation.


Contract Rehab Provider To Pay $4 Million To Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Relating To The Provisions Of Medically Unnecessary Rehabilitation Therapy Services

News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Encore Rehabilitation Services LLC (Encore) has agreed to pay $4.03 million to resolve allegations that Encore violated the False Claims Act by knowingly causing three Michigan skilled nursing facilities to submit false claims to Medicare for rehabilitation therapy services that were...


News Release: Mosca, CO - Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve is announcing additional modifications to operations to continue to implement the latest guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), and local and state authorities to promote social distancing. On March 24, the...


News Release: SOCORRO, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management today released its final analysis of the proposed Borderlands Wind Project in New Mexico, which if approved would generate up to 100 megawatts of power on BLM-managed public lands. Today’s announcement commences a 30-day protest period that will end on May 11, 2020.