News from April 2020
By DOL Newswire | Apr 2, 2020
News Release: Dear Secretary Scalia: We write you to raise deep concerns with materials issued by the Department of Labor (DOL) interpreting the paid sick and family leave provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and request you revise them immediately. Several of the statements put forth...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2020
News Release: DENVER - U.S. Attorney Jason Dunn today announced that $14,207,832 in grant money has been allocated to Colorado public safety agencies to help them address the COVID-19 pandemic. The announcement was part of the Department of Justice making $850 million available to help public safety agencies respond...
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 2, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is pleased to announce nine new members for the Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee (COMSTAC). Secretary Elaine L. Chao approved the nominations along with the re-appointment of 13 members.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 2, 2020
News Release: SANTA ANA, Calif. - A California jury convicted an Orange County man Wednesday of sexually assaulting a two-year old girl while babysitting her in 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2020
News Release: $14,483,147 Million Available to Alabama. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town announced today that the Department of Justice today announced that it is making $850 million available to help public safety agencies respond to the challenges posed by the outbreak of COVID-19. The Coronavirus Emergency...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2020
News Release: BALTIMORE, Maryland - The Department of Justice today announced that it is making $850 million available to help public safety agencies respond to the challenges posed by the outbreak of COVID-19. The Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding program, authorized by the recent stimulus legislation signed...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 2, 2020
News Release: Washington - Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Bette Brand announced that USDA is investing $65 million to improve critical community facilities (PDF, 154 KB) to benefit more than 600,000 rural residents in 14 states.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 2, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - On April 1, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), working with the U.S. Department of State, brought home a total of 69 U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents (LPRs) on the return leg of a removal flight via ICE Air Operations. U.S. citizens and LPRs occupied the Space Available (“Space A") seats on flights to the United States from Nicaragua and Honduras.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2020
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - The United States Attorney’s Office and the Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) warned Ohio taxpayers today to be alert about possible scams relating to COVID-19 Economic Impact Payments.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2020
News Release: ATLANTA - Timothy Brown has pleaded not guilty on a federal charge of attempting to travel to the Philippines for the purpose of engaging in illicit sex with a minor. Brown was stopped at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport as he prepared to board an international flight.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2020
News Release: PORTLAND-U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams announced today that the Department of Justice is requesting local nominations for the fourth annual Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service in Policing. The nomination period is open now and will close on Friday, April 24, 2020 at 5pm PDT.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 2, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Committee Member Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez issued the following statement after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it revised its policy of turning away blood donations from gay and bisexual men in light of the long-term impacts of the coronavirus crisis on the nation’s blood supply...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2020
News Release: DETROIT, Michigan- The Department of Justice today announced that it is making $850 million available to help public safety agencies respond to the challenges posed by the outbreak of COVID-19. The Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding program, authorized by the recent stimulus legislation signed...
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 2, 2020
News Release: Today, the Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Full Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO), Chair of the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY), and Subcommittee Ranking Member Bob Gibbs (R-OH) ...
By DOE Newswire | Apr 2, 2020
News Release: One team, one mission. That’s the motto Brian Stewart embraced when he became the Safety and Health Program manager for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Legacy Management (LM) last year. Stewart, who oversees site safety for LM employees, contractors, and the public, stepped into his new...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 2, 2020
News Release: Effective immediately, Buffalo National River will be closed to recreational use until further notice. This closure includes the Buffalo River, trails, open spaces, and campgrounds. This emergency closure is for the maintenance of public health and safety and is in direct response to guidance from state...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2020
News Release: Bangor, Maine: A Presque Isle woman was sentenced today in federal court in Bangor for passing counterfeit money, U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2020
News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MI - U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge and Sarah Kull, Special Agent in Charge of the Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation Division (IRS-CI) in Detroit, warned West Michigan residents to watch out for scammers attempting to steal COVID-19 Economic Impact Payments.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2020
News Release: LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The United States Attorney’s Office and the Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) warned Kentucky taxpayers today to be alert about possible scams relating to COVID-19 economic impact payments.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2020
News Release: The FBI Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force and the Denver Police Department Need Your Help Identifying a Bank Robber.
