News published on Federal Newswire in August 2020

News from August 2020


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Aug. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Aug. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Aug. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Aug. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Aug. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Aug. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Aug. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $464 Million in Grant Awards Nationwide to Revitalize America’s Bus Infrastructure

News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will award $464 million in transit infrastructure grants nationwide to improve the safety and reliability of America’s bus systems and enhance mobility for transit riders. A total of 96 projects in 49 states and territories receive funding from FTA’s Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program. A list of the selected projects is available online.


News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Charles Cesar Ansley, Jr., of Wheeling, was sentenced today to 12 months and one day of incarceration for drug distribution in the Wheeling area, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.


News Release: St. Louis - Bruce Edward Johnson, 27, of St. Louis, was sentenced to 36 months in prison. Johnson was involved in a conspiracy to distribute more than 400 grams of fentanyl centered in the Clinton-Peabody housing complex on the near south side of the City of St. Louis. He appeared before the Honorable Catherine D. Perry.


Former DOE Intern Presents at Arizona/NASA Space Grant Symposium

News Release: Alyssa Renteria was a 2019 summer intern with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Legacy Management (LM). A junior at the University of Hawai’i, Manoa, she is studying global environmental science. Alyssa was chosen to present at the Arizona/NASA Space Grant Symposium held on April 18, 2020. Below she shares her experience with the presentation and how her LM internship influenced her.


St. Joseph Man Charged with Producing Child Pornography

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A St. Joseph, Missouri, man was charged in federal court today with producing, distributing, and possessing child pornography.


Release: LINTHICUM, Md. - Transportation Security Administration officers at Baltimore/Washington International-Thurgood Marshall Airport are now using new technology that confirms the validity of a traveler’s identification (ID) and confirms their flight information in near real time.


EM Advances Next Major Cleanup Phase in Oak Ridge

News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - While cleanup at the East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP) is coming to an end this year, the Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) is continuing progress in another chapter of its mission at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and Y-12 National Security Complex (Y-12).


News Release: Bronx, NY-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement on the State Department Office of Inspector General Review of the Department of State’s Role in Arms Transfers to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates...


Georgia Man Is Sentenced To More Than 19 Years For Trafficking Methamphetamine

News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Braudio Mendoza, 33 of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced to 235 months in prison and five years of supervised release late yesterday for trafficking methamphetamine, announced Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.


Polk County Man, Previously Convicted for Domestic Violence, Pleads Guilty to Making False Statement in Attempt to Acquire a Firearm

News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces that Daniel John Ferrer (29, Davenport) has pleaded guilty to making a false statement while attempting to purchase a firearm. Ferrer faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.


Philadelphia Man Sentenced to 45 Years for Sex Trafficking Children in Northeast Philadelphia

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Artavius Horne, a/k/a “Lo", 36, of Philadelphia, PA was sentenced to 45 years in prison and 10 years of supervised release by United States District Court Judge Gerald J. Pappert for sex trafficking three children for years.


Johnson on FBI Subpoena: “The FBI Has to Come Clean”

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, appeared on “America’s Newsroom" with Sandra Smith Tuesday to discuss issuing a subpoena to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and his committee’s continuing oversight efforts.


Former Leader of Fitchburg Chapter of Latin Kings Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy Charges

News Release: BOSTON - The former leader of the Fitchburg Chapter of the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (“Latin Kings") pleaded guilty today to racketeering conspiracy charges.