News published on Federal Newswire in April 2020

The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on April 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Rule published on April 14 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on April 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

What did Transportation Department publish on April 14?

The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on April 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $10 Billion in Relief for America’s Airports

News Release: Funds Help Airport Sponsors Impacted by COVID-19

U.S. Attorney seeks help from local hospitals in reporting hoarding and price-gouging of medical supplies

News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - U.S. Attorney Robert M. Duncan, Jr. sent a letter to hospital executives in Eastern Kentucky on Monday, asking them to provide information to law enforcement about individuals and companies that may be acquiring or selling medical supplies for the purpose of hoarding or price gouging.

Engel Statement on Resumption of U.S. Aid to Central America

By State Newswire | Apr 14, 2020

News Release: Washington-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement regarding the Trump Administration’s decision to resume a large portion of U.S. assistance to Central America more than a year after it was cut off...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $77.22 Million to Kentucky Airports in Response to COVID-19

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced today the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $77,229,257 in airport aid to 55 airports in Kentucky to help respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency. This historic grant ...

Department of Energy to Provide $18 Million for Research on Critical Materials

By DOE Newswire | Apr 14, 2020

News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced plans to provide up to $18 million for basic research aimed at helping to ensure the continued availability of rare earth elements-or effective substitutes-critical to the functioning of the modern U.S. economy.

Georgia agency receives nearly $16 million to respond to public safety challenges from COVID-19

News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: The state of Georgia has been awarded $15,840,333 in Department of Justice grants to respond to the public safety challenges posed by the outbreak of COVID-19.

Emily Levine Selected as Supervisory Park Ranger at Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site

By Interior Newswire | Apr 14, 2020

News Release: Site Manager Chris Beagan selected Emily Levine as the new Supervisory Park Ranger at Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site, effective March 29, 2020.

Northern District of Texas Round-Up: April 3-9

News Release: SENTENCING - CONSTANCE MARIE KELLY. On April 6, Constance Marie Kelly, 56, was sentenced via VTC to 46 months for conspiracy to commit wire fraud for her role in a $1.4 million real estate title insurance scheme. Kelly, a former employee of real estate title company American Title, admitted that she...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $96.52 Million to Indiana Airports in Response to COVID-19

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced today the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $96,523,889 in airport aid to 65 airports in Indiana to help respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency. This historic grant ...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $9 Million to Vermont Airports in Response to COVID-19

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced today the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $9,000,115 in airport aid to ten airports in Vermont to help respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency. This historic grant ...

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area: Modifying Operations To Implement Local Health Guidance

By Interior Newswire | Apr 14, 2020

News Release: Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in response to guidance from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Navajo Nation, States of Arizona and Utah, and county and community health departments, is continuing modifications to operations to support federal, state, and local efforts to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

Peterson: USDA Should Up Commodity Purchases to Help Farmers, Foodbanks

By USDA Newswire | Apr 14, 2020

News Release: WASHINGTON - In a letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue Tuesday morning, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson of Minnesota urged the Administration to maximize the purchase of agricultural commodities for donation and distribution to aid hungry Americans and struggling farmers during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $70.46 Million to Iowa Airports in Response to COVID-19

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced today the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $70,467,304 in airport aid to 79 airports in Iowa to help respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency. This historic grant funding ...

Mammals Recover Quickly

By Interior Newswire | Apr 14, 2020

News Release: Kimberly, Oregon: For the first time, the ways in which communities of mammals recover after volcanoes erupt have been quantified. As reported in the journal Mammalian Biology, Dr. Nicholas Famoso, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument chief paleontologist, used the historic record of mammals found within online museum collections to investigate changes after the 1980 eruption of Mount Saint Helens in Washington and the 1914 to 1916 eruption of Mount Lassen in California.

Buffalo Woman Charged In Federal Court With Assault For Spitting On A Postal Employee And Claiming To Have The Coronavirus

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Melissa C. Daniels-Johnson, 39, of Buffalo, New York, was charged in a criminal complaint with assault of a federal employee and threatening to assault a federal employee. The charges carry a maximum penalty of eight years in prison.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $239.21 Million to Pennsylvania Airports in Response to COVID-19

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced today the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $239,219,867 in airport aid to 63 airports in Pennsylvania to help respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency. This historic ...

U.S. Attorney’s Office Partners With Meals on Wheels in Wake County to Stop Coronavirus (COVID-19) Fraud