News from March 2020
By DOE Newswire | Mar 27, 2020
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $15 million in new funding to deploy energy technology on tribal lands. This funding through the DOE Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs will support Indian Tribes, Alaska Native Regional Corporations and Village Corporations, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 27, 2020
News Release: ROANOKE, Va - On Wednesday, Virginia Health Commissioner Dr. Norman Oliver, in response to a surge in demand of potential treatments for COVID-19 for drugs commonly used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, HIV, lupus, malaria, and bacterial infections, reminded physicians and pharmacists that these life-sustaining...
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 27, 2020
News Release: NEW YORK - Charges against former President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro Moros, Venezuela's Vice President for the Economy, Venezuela's Minister of Defense and Venezuela's Chief Supreme Court Justice, as well as two members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were announced Thursday, ...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 27, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today released the following statement on reports that National Park Service officials have blocked urgent requests from the acting superintendent of Grand Canyon National Park and from tribes around Northern Arizona to close the park until further...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 27, 2020
News Release: PITTSBURGH - U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady today announced that more than $163 million in Department of Justice grants is available to help communities address America’s addiction crisis. These funding opportunities are available for state and local partners, including opioid-abuse disorder treatment...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 27, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - In times of national crisis, scammers look to pounce on unsuspecting persons to steal their personal information and money. The COVID-19 pandemic is no different. The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia and its law enforcement partners already have seen numerous...
By DOE Newswire | Mar 27, 2020
News Release: The American people expect us to set partisanship aside in times of crisis and do what’s best for our country and for constituents, and that’s what we are doing today.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 27, 2020
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement on House passage of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (H.R. 748)...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 26, 2020
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - U.S. Attorney Bill Powell, under the guidance of Attorney General William Barr, has committed an attorney to serve on the national COVID-19 Hoarding and Price Gouging Task Force.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 26, 2020
News Release: Plea Agreement Includes 120-Month Sentence, $273,849.20 in Restitution.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 26, 2020
News Release: ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will publish a notice of availability for the Ambler Mining District Industrial Access Road Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in the Federal Register on March 27, 2020. The EIS addresses federal authorizations related to a right-of-way...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 26, 2020
News Release: Fort Lauderdale, Florida -- Sebastian Ahmed, 42, of Delray Beach, Florida, has been convicted of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud, five counts of health care fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and eleven counts of money laundering. As part of the scheme, the conspirators...
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 26, 2020
News Release: Updated Date: April 27, 2020 “Due to circumstances resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and the national emergency declaration, the Department of Homeland Security, as directed by President Donald J. Trump, is extending the REAL ID enforcement deadline beyond the current Oct. 1, 2020 deadline. I have ...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 26, 2020
News Release: Nationwide waivers grant states the flexibility to allow parent pick-up of meals for kids, ease burdens on local meal providers WASHINGTON, March 26, 2020 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced additional flexibilities to make it easier for children, seniors, and individuals with disabilities ...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 26, 2020
News Release: Actions Highlighted on New Webpage WASHINGTON, March 26, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is working to be as flexible as possible to get food out to the people who need it during the COVID-19 National Emergency. On Wednesday, March 18, President Donald J. Trump signed into law the Families ...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 26, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, March 26, 2020 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement in response to the Department of State and the Department of Homeland Security’s decision to authorize temporary waivers for in-person interviews for eligible H-2 visa applicants.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 26, 2020
News Release: ------------------------------- For additional information and documents please visit: Documents Related to the Mar. 26, 2020 Press Conference ------------------------------- Former President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro Moros, Venezuela’s vice president for the economy, Venezuela’s Minister of Defense, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 26, 2020
News Release: The Department of Justice announced today that it is requiring United Technologies Corporation (UTC) and Raytheon Company (Raytheon) to divest Raytheon’s military airborne radios business and UTC’s military global positioning systems (“GPS”) and large space-based optical systems businesses in order to ...
By Fed Newswire | Mar 26, 2020
News Release: Five federal financial regulatory agencies today issued a joint statement encouraging banks, savings associations and credit unions to offer responsible small-dollar loans to consumers and small businesses in response to COVID-19.
By Fed Newswire | Mar 26, 2020
News Release: The Federal Reserve recognizes that small financial institutions may need additional time to submit certain regulatory reports in light of staffing priorities and disruptions caused by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). The Federal Reserve will not take action against a financial institution with ...
