News from July 2020
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 14, 2020
News Release: FAA issues new cargo exemption, amends existing cargo exemption.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 14, 2020
News Release: MARQUETTE, MICHIGAN - Jonathan Collins, 41 years old, was sentenced on July 10, 2020, to serve 324 months’ imprisonment by U.S. District Judge Paul L. Maloney. Collins pled guilty in December 2019 to possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine. Upon his release, Collins will be subject to 5 years of supervision.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 14, 2020
News Release: INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN: Voyageurs National Park has seen an increase in black bear activity at campsites throughout the park. Multiple factors can play into why bears are more active this time of year such as dry conditions creating a lack of available food source and the potential of an increase in visitor activity in the park. Park staff would like to remind visitors to take precautions by storing food properly and picking up trash at campsites.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 14, 2020
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and money laundering, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 14, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) delivered remarks at a Subcommittee on Energy hearing titled, “Oversight of DOE During the Covid-19 Pandemic."
By DOE Newswire | Jul 14, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette announced additional details today for the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on Tuesday, July 21, at 10:00 am. The hearing is entitled, “Pathway to a Vaccine: Efforts to Develop a Safe, Effective and Accessible COVID-19 Vaccine."
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 14, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Upton (R-MI), Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D-MA), and Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) released the following statement on their newly introduced bipartisan mental health bill, H.R. 7539, the Strengthening Behavioral Health Parity Act.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 14, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) delivered remarks at a Subcommittee on Energy hearing titled, “Oversight of DOE During the Covid-19 Pandemic."
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 14, 2020
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - A Lexington, Ky., man, Kenneth Mitchell, 27, pleaded guilty in federal court on Tuesday, before Chief U.S. District Judge Danny Reeves, to being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 14, 2020
Release: MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Transportation Security Administration discovered a loaded firearm at a Memphis International Airport (MEM) checkpoint this morning.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 13, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The House Appropriations Committee today approved the fiscal year 2021 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies bill on a vote of 30 to 21. The legislation funds the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Department of the Interior programs, the Department of Energy, and other related agencies.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 13, 2020
News Release: Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Eisenhower National Historic Site will be increasing access and services. The National Park Service (NPS) is working service-wide with federal, state, and local public health authorities to closely monitor the COVID-19 pandemic and using a phased approach to increase access on a park-by-park basis.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 13, 2020
News Release: Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO), Chair of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA), and Water Resources and Environment...
By USDA Newswire | Jul 13, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C., July 13, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of 15 members to serve on the Advisory Committee on Minority Farmers. The newly appointed members serve terms of up to two years through 2022.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2020
News Release: The owner of a residential construction contracting firm based in Washington, D.C., was charged with allegedly submitting fraudulent documents to a bank in connection with applications seeking more than $400,000 in a forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2020
News Release: Longwood Management Corporation and 27 affiliated skilled nursing facilities (Longwood) have agreed to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by submitting false claims to Medicare for rehabilitation therapy services that were not reasonable or necessary, the Department of Justice ...
By Labor Gazette | Jul 13, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the launch of a public awareness campaign to remind workers that the Department’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) is committed to ensuring their workplace rights during the coronavirus pandemic and to ensure that employers know their responsibilities.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 13, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of one Dislocated Worker Grant (DWG) totaling $3,000,000 to help address the workforce-related impacts of the public health emergency related to the coronavirus. This award is funded under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which provided $345 million for DWGs to prevent, prepare for and respond to coronavirus.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 13, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the launch of a public awareness campaign to remind workers that the Department’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) is committed to ensuring their workplace rights during the coronavirus pandemic and to ensure that employers know their responsibilities.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 13, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of one Dislocated Worker Grant (DWG) totaling $3,000,000 to help address the workforce-related impacts of the public health emergency related to the coronavirus. This award is funded under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which provided $345 million for DWGs to prevent, prepare for and respond to coronavirus.
