News published on Federal Newswire in February 2020

News from February 2020


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Feb. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Feb. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Feb. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a four page rule on Feb. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Feb. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Feb. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on Feb. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a nine page proposed rule on Feb. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a six page proposed rule on Feb. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page proposed rule on Feb. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao Announces Availability of $1 Billion to Upgrade American Infrastructure

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to apply for $1 billion in Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 discretionary grant funding through the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Transportation Discretionary Grants program.


U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $520.5 Million to 287 Airports in 41 States

News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation will award $520.5 million in airport infrastructure grants to 287 airports in 41 states. With this announcement, the Trump Administration has invested a historic $11.4 billion to more than two thousand airports across the United States for safety and infrastructure improvements since January 2017.


Two Eastern Kentucky Men Sentenced for Kidnapping

News Release: LONDON, Ky. - Two men from Whitley and Laurel Counties were sentenced in federal court on Tuesday, by U.S. District Judge Claria Horn Boom, after previously pleading guilty to kidnapping charges.


News Release: MILWAUKEE, Wis. - Today, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao joined local officials at the General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to announce the U.S. Department of Transportation will award $16.1 million in airport infrastructure grants to airports across the state of Wisconsin. This is part of a $520.5 million infrastructure announcement the Secretary announced today to 287 airports in 41 states.


News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that KWASI GYAMBIBI, 41, of New Canaan, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to 12 months of imprisonment, followed by one year of supervised release, for health care fraud.


U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $2.7 Million to 6 Airports in Ohio

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation will award $2.7 million in airport safety and infrastructure grants to six airports in Ohio. This investment in Ohio’s airports is part of a $520.5 million national investment in America’s airports that was announced today by Secretary Chao.


News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation will award $10.2 million in airport safety and infrastructure grants to the Pennsylvania State Block Grant Programto fund development projects at general aviation airports across the state. This investment in Pennsylvania is part of a $520.5 million national investment in America’s airports that was announced today by Secretary Chao.


U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $4.7 Million to T.F. Green State Airport in Warwick, Rhode Island

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation will award $4.7 million in airport safety and infrastructure grants to T.F. Green State Airport in Rhode Island to fund a noise compatibility plan study, acquire land for aircraft approaches ...


Inland Empire Man Who Used Fake IDs to Cash Over $500,000 in Stolen Treasury Checks Sentenced to More Than 6 Years in Prison

News Release: LOS ANGELES - A San Bernardino County man was sentenced today to 77 months in federal prison for stealing more than half a million dollars in United States Treasury checks and then using them to defraud two major banks.


News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorney Christopher P. Tenorio (619) 546-8413.