News from February 2020
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 20, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - On Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, will hold a hearing to receive testimony from U.S. servicemembers who allege they were exposed to chemical and radiological hazards when they were deployed to Karshi-Khanabad (K2) Air Base in Uzbekistan after Sept. 11, 2001.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 20, 2020
News Release: WINNEMUCCA, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management, Black Rock Desert High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area (NCA), along with the Friends of Black Rock High Rock (FBRHR) announces the Call for Artists for the 2019 Artists in Residence Program. The deadline for applications is April 22, 2020. Submission packets can be sent to Friends of Black Rock-High Rock (FBRHR) at 320 Main Street, P.O. Box 224, Gerlach, NV 89412.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 20, 2020
News Release: WHITEROCKS, Utah, Feb. 20, 2020 – Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Donald “DJ” LaVoy visited Big Run Ranches to announce a $23.6 million investment in high-speed broadband infrastructure. This investment will build an all-fiber network that will ...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 20, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 20, 2020 – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that will help rural water systems face the challenges of aging infrastructure, workforce shortages, increasing costs, limited ...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 20, 2020
News Release: The Agriculture Innovation Agenda is a Solution for Farmers, Consumers, and the Environment (Washington, D.C, Feb. 20, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the Agriculture Innovation Agenda, a department-wide initiative to align resources, programs, and research to position ...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2020
News Release: The Justice Department today announced that it has filed a lawsuit against the Village of Walthill, Nebraska, alleging that the Village violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) by denying Light of the World Gospel Ministries, a non-denominational, multi-ethnic Christian ...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2020
News Release: After a five-day trial, a federal jury in Salt Lake City, Utah, found defendant Alan Covington guilty on three hate crime charges stemming from an incident in which the defendant attacked three men with a metal pole because he believed the men were Mexican.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2020
News Release: A Macon, Mississippi, tax return preparer was sentenced to 16 months in prison today for aiding and assisting in the preparation and filing of a false tax return, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Mike ...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2020
News Release: Attorney General William P. Barr and Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Administrator Uttam Dhillon today announced that the DEA will direct enforcement resources to methamphetamine “transportation hubs” — areas where methamphetamine is often trafficked in bulk and then distributed across the country. ...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2020
News Release: An employee of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) pleaded guilty today to charges related to his disclosure of classified national defense information (NDI) to two journalists in 2018 and 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2020
News Release: A husband and wife from Big Spring, Texas, were sentenced today to a combined 140 years in prison for crimes against multiple children. Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S Attorney Erin Nealy Cox of the Northern District of Texas and Special Agent in Charge Ryan L. Spradlin of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) made the announcement.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 20, 2020
News Release: CUMMING, GA – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Garick LLC – operating as Smith Garden Products – for exposing employees to safety hazards at the Cumming, Georgia, facility. The manufacturer of specialty mulch products faces $148,867 in penalties.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 20, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced an opioid-crisis National Health Emergency Dislocated Worker Grant for up to $6,281,891 – with $2,093,964 released initially – awarded to the Maine Department of Labor. The grant will support disaster-relief jobs and provide employment services to eligible individuals in Maine communities affected by the health and economic impact of widespread opioid use, addiction and overdose.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 20, 2020
News Release: CUMMING, GA – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Garick LLC – operating as Smith Garden Products – for exposing employees to safety hazards at the Cumming, Georgia, facility. The manufacturer of specialty mulch products faces $148,867 in penalties.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 20, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced an opioid-crisis National Health Emergency Dislocated Worker Grant for up to $6,281,891 – with $2,093,964 released initially – awarded to the Maine Department of Labor. The grant will support disaster-relief jobs and provide employment services to eligible individuals in Maine communities affected by the health and economic impact of widespread opioid use, addiction and overdose.
By Commerce News Now | Feb 20, 2020
The US Commerce Department published a one page proposed rule on Feb. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Feb 20, 2020
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Feb. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Feb 20, 2020
The US Commerce Department published a six page notice on Feb. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Feb 20, 2020
The US Agriculture Department published a six page proposed rule on Feb. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Feb 20, 2020
The US Commerce Department published a four page proposed rule on Feb. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
