News from April 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 20, 2020
News Release: FBI El Paso Warns Popular Social Media Trends Can Lead to Fraud.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 20, 2020
News Release: Homestead, Fla. - On April 19, the Sunday Afternoon Fire was discovered just south and east of the Everglades National Park boundary north of SW 112 Street and west of the L31 N Canal Road in the Fire Mutual Response Zone (MRZ), co-managed with the Florida Forest Service. The fire spread onto Everglades...
By DOE Newswire | Apr 20, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) today demanded answers from Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar and Federal Emergency Management Agency...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 20, 2020
News Release: Justice Department Announces Additional Distribution of More than $378 Million to Victims of Madoff Ponzi Scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 20, 2020
News Release: Seattle - U.S. Attorney Brian T. Moran today recognized the important role of victims and victim advocates in the criminal justice system, as part of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week. The first victims’ rights week was declared in Philadelphia in 1975 and became a nationally recognized week with a declaration by President Ronald Reagan in 1981. This year April 19-25 is National Crime Victims’ Rights Week.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 20, 2020
News Release: St John, US Virgin Islands - VIRGIN ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK is announcing additional modifications to operations to support federal, territory, and local efforts to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 20, 2020
News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - United States Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr. joins the Department of Justice and communities nationwide in observing National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, celebrating victims’ rights, protections and services throughout the week. This year’s observance takes place April 19-25 and features the theme, “Seek Justice| Ensure Victims' Rights | Inspire Hope.".
By Interior Newswire | Apr 20, 2020
News Release: The National Park Service has updated park compendiums. A compendium - one for each NPS area in Alaska - is a compilation of designations, closures and restrictions adopted under the discretionary authority within the regulations covering national parks. This regulatory tool helps manage Alaska's national park areas for the public’s enjoyment, use and protection.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 20, 2020
News Release: PORTLAND-Every April, the Justice Department’s Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) leads communities across the country in observing National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW) to honor crime victims, promote their rights and recognize those who advocate on their behalf. This year’s observance takes place April 19-25, with the theme: Seek Justice | Ensure Victims’ Rights | Inspire Hope.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 20, 2020
Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) added Indonesia to the list of regions affected by African swine fever (ASF). On Dec. 17, 2019, the veterinary authorities of the Republic of Indonesia reported to the World Organization of Animal Health ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 20, 2020
News Release: An illegal user of controlled substances who unlawfully possessed a handgun was sentenced today to over two years in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 20, 2020
News Release: Crime Victims’ Rights Week is a nationally recognized annual commemoration in April set aside to celebrate and acknowledge the hard and dedicated work of victim advocates, as well as to promote victims’ rights and services. Normally, during the designated week, we hold a daylong event, bringing in nationally...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 20, 2020
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Central District of Illinois U.S. Attorney’s Office is joining the nation and local and state law enforcement and victim service organizations to commemorate National Crime Victims’ Rights Week. This year’s observance takes place April 19-25, and features the theme, “Seek Justice | Ensure Victims’ Rights | Inspire Hope.".
By EPA Newswire | Apr 20, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) sent a letter to Coronavirus Task Force Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx today calling on the Trump Administration to develop a widespread COVID-19 testing strategy as part of its efforts to reopen the economy. In the letter, Pallone raises serious concerns...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 20, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, a group of 36 Democratic Senators led by U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, urged Vice President Mike Pence and other members of the Trump Administration to take action to help ensure the safety of the nation’s food supply and protect essential workers in the food supply chain.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 20, 2020
Release: LM is committed to supporting science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education with exciting programs, hands-on tools, and expertly prepared resources to enhance education about LM sites — past, present, and future.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 20, 2020
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a plan to provide $12 million for research in Quantum Information Science (QIS) for fusion energy and plasma science.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 20, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) sent a letter to Coronavirus Task Force Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx today calling on the Trump Administration to develop a widespread COVID-19 testing strategy as part of its efforts to reopen the economy. In the letter, Pallone raises serious concerns...
By DOE Newswire | Apr 20, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) sent a letter to Coronavirus Task Force Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx today calling on the Trump Administration to develop a widespread COVID-19 testing strategy as part of its efforts to reopen the economy. In the letter, Pallone raises serious concerns...
By EPA Newswire | Apr 20, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) today demanded answers from Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar and Federal Emergency Management Agency...
