News from July 2020
By DOE Newswire | Jul 7, 2020
News Release: An advance agenda is now available for the 2020 National Cleanup Workshop that will bring together top Department of Energy officials as well as industry and state, tribal, and local government leaders to discuss progress and opportunities in the EM cleanup mission.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 7, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated Quay County, New Mexico, as a primary natural disaster area. Producers who suffered losses due to recent drought, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 7, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies today approved by voice vote its fiscal year 2021 bill. In total, the draft bill includes $36.76 billion in regular appropriations, an increase of $771 million above the FY 2020 enacted level, and $5.11...
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 7, 2020
News Release: DENVER - A Salvadoran national wanted for homicide in his home country was removed July 3 by officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO).
By DOL Newswire | Jul 7, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has released coronavirus-related guidance to reduce the risk of exposure to the coronavirus for oil and gas workers.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 7, 2020
News Release: The team of federal employees supporting the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs is small but mighty. In this “Meet Our Team" blog post series, we introduce key staff dedicated to the Office and its mission to support tribes in pursuing their energy visions.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2020
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - A federal grand jury in Maryland has returned an indictment charging Arthur Morgan, age 67, of Lorton, Virginia, with federal wire fraud charges, in connection with federal contracts to provide helmets, body armor, and other items to military and other federal entities. The indictment was returned on July 6, 2020.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 7, 2020
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A Mexican man was convicted July 7 for conspiracy to import and importing more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 7, 2020
Release: Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey (D-NY), Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, delivered the following remarks at the Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee's markup of its fiscal year 2021 bill.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - A Lynn man pleaded guilty today in connection with money laundering and visa fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2020
News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A Jefferson City, Missouri, business owner pleaded guilty in federal court today to tax evasion after failing to pay taxes on more than $600,000 in income over three years.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Jerritt Jeremy Pace, 39, of Washington, D.C., was indicted today by a federal grand jury, charging him with multiple offenses related to his attempt to burn down a police precinct, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Michael R. Sherwin; Special Agent in Charge of the Washington Field Division of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Ashan M. Benedict; and Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Peter Newsham.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2020
News Release: ROCKFORD - A superseding indictment returned today by a federal grand jury in Rockford adds new charges against FLOYD E. BROWN in connection with the killing of Special Deputy U.S. Marshal Jacob Keltner.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2020
News Release: Defendant was first in command of Boston Latin Kings Chapter.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 7, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $400,000 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Neuse River Council of Governments, New Bern, North Carolina, to update economic development plans and fortify programs to assist communities in responding to the coronavirus pandemic.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 7, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies today approved by voice vote its fiscal year 2021 bill. For fiscal year 2021, the legislation invests $49.6 billion in Energy and Water Development programs, an increase of $1.26 billion, or 3 percent...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, woman convicted of Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person was sentenced on July 6, 2020, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 7, 2020
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) today announced that the May 2020 income over feed cost margin was $5.37 per hundredweight (cwt.), triggering the third payment of 2020 for dairy producers who purchased the appropriate level of coverage under the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2020
News Release: ROCHESTER/BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that five defendants have been arrested and charged federally in four separate complaints in connection with violent protests held on May 30, 2020, in both the City of Rochester and the City of Buffalo. In Rochester, four individuals...
By USDA Newswire | Jul 7, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated three Colorado counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Elbert, El Paso, and Kit Carson counties who suffered losses due to recent drought, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
