News from June 2020
By EPA Newswire | Jun 18, 2020
News Release: Today, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS). The NDMS is made up of thousands of responders that support local response efforts to natural disasters, large events that could yield an emergency, or other emergency situations. NDMS is managed by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 18, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, today introduced bipartisan legislation to protect Inspectors General (IGs) at federal agencies, following...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 18, 2020
News Release: NEWNAN, Ga. - Ricky Eugene Reid has been sentenced to 21 years in federal prison for the armed robbery of five businesses and the attempted armed robbery of a sixth business.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 18, 2020
News Release: Consideration of House Democrats’ “My Way or the Highway" bill (H.R. 2) began yesterday and continues into a second day today. Below are letter and statement excerpts from a variety of transportation, business, and labor stakeholders about concerns with H.R. 2 and support for provisions and principles of Republicans’ alternative reauthorization proposal, the STARTER Act...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 18, 2020
News Release: Distribution Of Methamphetamine. SOUTH BEND - Freda Binder, age 43, of South Bend, Indiana was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Jon E. DeGuilio for distribution of more than 50 grams of methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch. Ms. Binder was sentenced to 60 months in prison followed...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 18, 2020
News Release: Today, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS). The NDMS is made up of thousands of responders that support local response efforts to natural disasters, large events that could yield an emergency, or other emergency situations. NDMS is managed by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 18, 2020
News Release: Orlando, Florida- United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the return of an indictment charging James Lapin (34, Ormond Beach) with threatening to assault and murder an elected member of the United States House of Representatives. If convicted, Lapin faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 18, 2020
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment today against a Fresno man, charging him with possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute it and possessing firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 18, 2020
News Release: Orlando, FL - U.S. District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza today sentenced Carl Farey (55, Kissimmee) to 10 months in federal prison for aiding and abetting visa fraud. The court also ordered Farey removed from the United States, pursuant to an agreed-upon judicial removal order.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 18, 2020
News Release: Today, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS). The NDMS is made up of thousands of responders that support local response efforts to natural disasters, large events that could yield an emergency, or other emergency situations. NDMS is managed by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 18, 2020
News Release: COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa - United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum announced on June 15, 2020, Tevonta Reair Tiller, age 23, of Omaha, was sentenced by United States District Court Senior Judge Robert W. Pratt for Attempted Armed Bank Robbery. Tiller was sentenced to 94 months in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 18, 2020
News Release: The Moving Forward Act is the next crucial step we are taking to help make Americans and our country whole again.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 18, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Loren Sweatt issued the following statement on the passing of former Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Eula Bingham...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 18, 2020
News Release: Each possessed stolen guns and conspired to distribute over 16 pounds of meth in the Fort Dodge area.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 18, 2020
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - The man who allegedly hacked the human resource databases of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and stole PII of over 65,000 UPMC employees was arrested Tuesday morning in Detroit, Michigan, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today. Justin Sean Johnson was indicted...
By State Newswire | Jun 18, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today convened a full committee hearing on COVID-19 and U.S. international pandemic preparedness, prevention, and response, with witness testimony from Mr. James Richardson, director of foreign assistance ...
By DOE Newswire | Jun 18, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman Roger Wicker (R-MS) today released principles for a legislative framework to expand broadband access and digital opportunity and close the digital...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 18, 2020
News Release: TAOS, N.M. - With the easing of public health and safety restrictions enacted by State of New Mexico health officials, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), today announced that the Taos Field Office is increasing recreational access and services at some recreation sites within the Lower Gorge of the...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 18, 2020
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Allegheny County has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of transmitting threats in interstate commerce, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 18, 2020
News Release: A plan to issue a Special Use Permit (SUP) to Dare County to utilize a privately-owned hopper dredge to perform maintenance dredging within Oregon Inlet has been approved by the National Park Service (NPS).
