News from February 2020
By DOE Newswire | Feb 26, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) remarks at an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing titled, “In the Dark: Lack of Transparency in the Live Event Ticketing Industry."
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 26, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at a Health Subcommittee hearing on “The Fiscal Year 2021 HHS Budget and Oversight of the Coronavirus Outbreak:"
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2020
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- Acting United States Attorney A. Lance Crick announced today that Jarrell Boyan, 29, of Columbia, was sentenced to 7 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to deprivation of rights under color of law.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2020
News Release: CONCORD -Ajitharan Raveendran, 29, of Toronto, Ontario, was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for participating in a conspiracy to commit bank fraud, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today. Raveendran faces likely removal to Canada after the completion of his prison sentence.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2020
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Oneil Wayne South, of Fairmont, West Virginia, has admitted to fleeing from law enforcement, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 26, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on “In the Dark: Lack of Transparency in the Live Event Ticketing Industry:"
By DOE Newswire | Feb 26, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) announced today that the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee will hold a hearing on Wednesday, March 4, at 10 am in the John D. Dingell...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 26, 2020
News Release: SCRANTON, Pa. - Steamtown National Historic Site (NHS) welcomes visitors to experience riding the rails in vintage passenger cars pulled by heritage steam and diesel locomotives. Train rides vary from short shuttles that explore the park’s historic railroad yard to all day trips as far as the Delaware...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 25, 2020
News Release: The Defendant then Obstructed Justice and Committed Contempt from Jail.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 25, 2020
News Release: Walla Walla Resident Sentenced in Federal Court.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 25, 2020
News Release: Dear Comptroller General Dodaro: The U.S. economy depends on the secure and expeditious flow of millions of tons of cargo each day. Cargo shipments can, however, present significant security concerns, as individuals have exploited vulnerabilities in the supply chain by using maritime cargo shipments...
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 25, 2020
News Release: U.S. Census Bureau Director Dr. Steven Dillingham today announced that the 2020 Census Community Partnership and Engagement Program (CPEP) has reached its goal of 300,000 partnering organizations nationwide. Community partners include government, community based organizations, local businesses, schools, Faith-based institutions and more.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 25, 2020
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The last four Project Parkersburg defendants pled guilty to federal drug charges, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Aurelius Edmonds 37, of Vienna, and Terrence McGuirk, 50 of Parkersburg, pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute more than 500 grams of methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 25, 2020
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Eleven people were charged today for their roles as members and associates of a drug trafficking organization involved in the distribution of narcotics, including heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine base (crack) in the Stephen Crane Village Housing Complex in Newark, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 25, 2020
News Release: COLUMBIA, S.C., Feb. 25, 2020 – Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development South Carolina State Director Debbie Turbeville announced USDA has invested $9.1 million in high-speed broadband infrastructure that will create or improve e-Connectivity for 6,251 homes in rural Kershaw County. This is one of many funding announcements in the first round of USDA’s ReConnect Pilot Program investments.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 25, 2020
News Release: Residents of Pilot Peak, Burbank, Pleasant Valley and Montello Areas Will Receive High-Speed Internet Connections MONTELLO, Nev., Feb. 25, 2020 – Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Nevada State Director Philip Cowee announced USDA has invested $2.3 million in a high-speed ...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 25, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, Feb. 25, 2020 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that, effective immediately, U.S. wheat may now be shipped to Kenya regardless of state of origin or port of export. This important step will allow U.S. wheat from Idaho, Oregon, and Washington to be added to the list of states that can ship wheat to Kenya.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 25, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, Feb. 25, 2020 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer announced today that China has taken numerous actions to begin implementing its agriculture-related commitments under the landmark U.S.-China Phase One Economic and Trade Agreement on schedule. The agreement entered into force on Feb. 14, 2020.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 25, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C, Feb. 25, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of Paul Kiecker to serve as Administrator of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). Mr. Kiecker will be assuming the role following the departure of Administrator Carmen Rottenberg, who is departing federal service after a career spanning two decades.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 25, 2020
News Release: The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) today announced the addition of an Internet option for checking case information. The new automated case information application is available on EOIR’s website, and is currently available in English and Spanish. This is another tool for parties with ...
