News from March 2020

By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2020
News Release: For Being A Felon In Possession Of A Firearm.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 10, 2020
News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau released the total number of 2020 Census paid temporary workers that earned any pay between February 23-29, 2020. The data tables include national totals for all 50 states and the District of Columbia by Census Bureau regional geography. A weekly number of paid temporary workers for Puerto Rico is also available. The weekly release will occur 10 days after the end of the weekly period.

By DOE Newswire | Mar 10, 2020
News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - New filters proposed for a key waste treatment facility at the Idaho National Laboratory site underwent extensive testing recently and will be installed at the facility in the coming months, an important step towards beginning operations later this year.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 10, 2020
News Release: BAR HARBOR, MAINE -The National Park Service has selected a photograph by Mark Walker of Smyrna, Georgia, as the winner of Acadia National Park’s 2020 annual entrance pass contest. The photograph portrays the Bass Harbor Head Light Station. Although this light station is not currently a part of Acadia...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2020
News Release: SOUTH BEND - Jonathan Roberts, age 33, of Warsaw, Indiana was sentenced before U.S. District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty for possession of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch II.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 10, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after meeting with representatives from eight health insurance companies regarding their policies for covering coronavirus testing and treatment...
By DOE Newswire | Mar 10, 2020
News Release: PHOENIX - EM cleanup accomplishments in recent years have now set the stage for dramatic progress in the coming decade, senior adviser William "Ike" White said Monday at the Waste Management Symposia 2020.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 10, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, on the last day for the American people to provide public comment on the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)'s proposal that would drastically weaken implementation of the 50-year old National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), ...

By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that Marcin Stanislaw Garbacz, age 41, formerly an ordained priest assigned to the Catholic Diocese in Rapid City, South Dakota, was found guilty by a federal trial jury of 50 counts of Wire Fraud, nine counts of Money Laundering, one count of Transportation of Stolen Money, and five counts of Making and Subscribing a False Tax Return following a week-long jury trial at the federal courthouse in Rapid City.

By EPA Newswire | Mar 10, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) delivers the following opening remarks at a Communications and Technology Subcommittee markup titled, “Markup of Media Diversity and Public Safety Bills."

By Homeland Newswire | Mar 10, 2020
Release: NANTUCKET - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is holding a one-day “Express" recruitment event on Saturday, March 28, to assist individuals interested in applying for a job as a TSA officer at Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK). This is a wonderful opportunity to discover the rewards of a public service career.

By Commerce Newswire | Mar 10, 2020
News Release: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement in reaction to President Trump floating a potential payroll tax cut...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 10, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. -On Wednesday, March 11, 2020, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, will hold a hearing to examine the Trump Administration’s preparedness for, and response to, the outbreak of novel coronavirus.

By Commerce Newswire | Mar 10, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan Energy and Commerce Committee leaders wrote to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Stephen M. Hahn, M.D. asking a series of questions and requesting a briefing on the potential impact the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) could have on the supply of safe drugs and other medical products in the United States.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 10, 2020
News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - EM workers are making progress upgrading aging radiological wastewater treatment infrastructure essential to Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) operations.

By DOE Newswire | Mar 10, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan Energy and Commerce Committee leaders wrote to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Stephen M. Hahn, M.D. asking a series of questions and requesting a briefing on the potential impact the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) could have on the supply of safe drugs and other medical products in the United States.

By USDA Newswire | Mar 10, 2020
Release: Washington, DC, March 10, 2020 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced proactive flexibilities to allow meal service during school closures to minimize potential exposure to the coronavirus. You may click HERE or on the image below to watch Secretary Perdue discuss the proactive flexibilities during today’s House Appropriations hearing.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 10, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) are urging the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to reverse course on its proposed rule that would weaken the application of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), warning that the proposal would greatly inhibit concerns and input from American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities.

By DOE Newswire | Mar 10, 2020
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs issued their FY 2020 Phase II Release 2 Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) with approximately $111 million in available funding. The following DOE program offices are participating in this FOA...

By EPA Newswire | Mar 10, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan Energy and Commerce Committee leaders wrote to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Stephen M. Hahn, M.D. asking a series of questions and requesting a briefing on the potential impact the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) could have on the supply of safe drugs and other medical products in the United States.