News from April 2020
By USDA Newswire | Apr 7, 2020
News Release: Cotton growers in Texas face unpredictable rainfall, limited water for irrigation and fluctuating prices for the Upland cotton they produce. With such problems becoming more pronounced each year, they might want to consider new options such as Pima cotton production, according to Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2020
News Release: Miami, Florida - Two South Florida residents appeared in federal court today on charges of using an assault firearm to rob money from drive-through cashiers at a Miami Gardens Burger King and a Miami Gardens Wendy’s.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 7, 2020
News Release: Chiricahua National Monument Is Modifying Operations To.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 7, 2020
News Release: Dear Assistant Attorney General Delrahim: I write to ask that the Department of Justice (DOJ) take action to protect consumers by investigating Intuit’s acquisition of Credit Karma. On Feb. 24, 2020, Intuit - the company that makes TurboTax, QuickBooks and Mint - announced that it is purchasing...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 7, 2020
News Release: Vicksburg, MS - Vicksburg National Military Park, in response to guidance from the State of Mississippi, is announcing additional modifications to operations to support federal, state, and local efforts to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
By DOL Newswire | Apr 7, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA), Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Ranking Member Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Senate Committee on Aging Ranking Member Bob...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 7, 2020
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation today signed a Record of Decision allowing consideration of water transfers to increase water reliability for those suffering shortages during dry times.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2020
News Release: New Orleans, Louisiana - The U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Louisiana and the Internal Revenue Service -Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) warned Louisiana taxpayers today to be alert about possible scams relating to COVID-19 economic impact payments.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 7, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $1.57 million grant to the city of Piedmont, West Virginia, to provide critical water service to address an emergency water supply loss due to a local water treatment plant closure. The EDA grant, to be matched with $394,130 in state funds, is expected to save 100 jobs.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 7, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced today an opportunity for critical infrastructure owners & operators and Global Positioning System (GPS) equipment manufacturers to test their equipment against GPS spoofing. The 2020 GPS Testing for Critical Infrastructure (GET-CI) event will be held later this year and is the third in this series of test opportunities.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2020
News Release: PITTSBURGH - Scott W. Brady, United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, and Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro today warned against hacking teleconferences during the coronavirus pandemic. The Western Pennsylvania COVID-19 Task Force will investigate, disrupt and prosecute such hacking.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 7, 2020
News Release: U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, both R-Alaska, today announced they will cosponsor bipartisan, bicameral legislation that provides $3 billion to purchase U.S.-produced crude oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR).
By State Newswire | Apr 7, 2020
News Release: BOISE, Idaho - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today called for an independent investigation into the World Health Organization’s (WHO) handling of the COVID-19 response.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2020
News Release: Citizens urged to report coronavirus fraud attempts.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2020
News Release: PHILADELPHIA, PA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced today that his office has filed a lawsuit to stop Philadelphia food distributor Kawa Trading, Inc. (“Kawa"), and its president Chui Xun Liu, from continuing to violate federal food safety laws. Kawa’s most recent alleged violations include selling uninspected and misbranded poultry to two restaurants in Delaware and New Jersey.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 7, 2020
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, and Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, sent a letter to the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) inquiring about FEMA’s efforts to acquire and distribute personal protective equipment (PPE) and other essential medical supplies and equipment to states.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2020
News Release: Remembering Vincent Chin. BOISE - On June 19, 1982, 27-year-old Vincent Chin, a Chinese-American man, was out with friends in Detroit, Michigan, when he encountered two white autoworkers. In the 1980s, the American auto industry faced growing troubles, including competition from Japanese auto manufacturers.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2020
News Release: Pentax Medical Company Agrees to Pay $43 Million to Resolve Criminal Investigation Concerning Misbranded Endoscopes.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 7, 2020
News Release: Dear Speaker Pelosi, Leader McConnell, Leader Schumer, and Leader McCarthy...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 7, 2020
News Release: Dear Secretary Scalia: In this time of national crisis, it is critical that the Department of Labor (the Department) does everything in its power to support states in administering the Unemployment Insurance (UI) program and distributing benefits. Over 6.6 million Americans filed an unemployment claim...
