News from April 2020
By USDA Wire | Apr 1, 2020
The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on April 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Apr 1, 2020
The US Justice Department published a three page rule on April 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 1, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on April 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 1, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on April 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: More than $18.5 million available across Florida.

By DOL Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate HELP Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA), House Education and Labor Chairman Bobby Scott (D-VA), House Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), and Senate Finance Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) released a joint statement today condemning President Trump’s decision not to establish a special Affordable Care Act open enrollment period in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: Funds support Operation Relentless Pursuit with additional training, equipment and vehicles.

By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced that all park areas, except the Foothills Parkway and Spur, will remain closed until further notice. All access to the park, including trails and roads, were originally closed on March 24 through April 6, in alignment with efforts to control the...

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A former University of Southern California admissions official has agreed to plead guilty to a wire fraud charge in a scheme to obtain USC graduate school admission slots for unqualified international students in exchange for thousands of dollars in cash.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Justice Assistance has released the FY 2020 Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding (CESF) Program Formula Grant Solicitation.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: Knoxville, Tenn. - U.S. Attorney J. Douglas Overbey of the Eastern District of Tennessee today announced that more than $83 million in Department of Justice grants is available to help communities improve school security and protect students, teachers and faculty from threats of violence.

By US DOT Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: Springfield, OR - Today, days after Congress passed the $2.2 trillion CARES Act to provide resources for public health and help for millions of workers and families, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) joined House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Majority...

By Commerce Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: Response Rates Map Shows What Areas Are Responding the Fastest.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: In response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, United States Attorney Matthew Schneider and FBI Special Agent in Charge for Michigan Steve D’Antuono have announced an effort to investigate and prosecute hoarders of scarce medical supplies in the Eastern District of Michigan.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: Orlando, Florida - U.S. District Judge Wendy W. Berger today sentenced Jason Arise Smith (45, Indialantic) to 20 months in federal prison for bankruptcy fraud. The court also ordered Smith to pay $3,400 in restitution to victim C.S., who was his spouse at the time of the offenses.

By Commerce Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: CARES Act: Medicare Accelerated Payments to Providers FAQ.

By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - The Bureau of Reclamation invites public comment on a draft environmental assessment that evaluates a proposed water management approach for the Klamath Project. The Project provides irrigation for approximately 230,000 acres of farmed lands in the Klamath Basin.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: Seattle- 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 President...

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Leroy Brown, Jr., 41, of McDonough, Georgia, was arrested yesterday after having been charged with multiple counts of distribution of cocaine base, a Schedule II drug. Brown appeared before the Honorable John M. Conroy, United States Magistrate Judge, and was released on conditions.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.--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...