News from March 2020
By DOT News Wire | Mar 31, 2020
News Release: The U.S. Department of Transportation today issued a show cause order proposing parameters for initially implementing the authority granted to the Secretary of Transportation by Sections 4005 and 4114 of the Coronavirus Aid, Recovery, and Economic Security Act (the CARES Act). The order proposes that ...
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 31, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC - Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) offered his support for the “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act," which includes critical protections proposed by the Committee for workers in the Nation’s transportation sectors...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 31, 2020
News Release: Hovenweep and Natural Bridges national monuments announce additional modifications to operations in response to guidance from San Juan Public Health. The health and safety of our visitors, employees, volunteers, and partners is our number one priority. The National Park Service (NPS) is working servicewide with federal, state, and local authorities to closely monitor the COVID-19 pandemic.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 31, 2020
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 113,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to Japan during the 2019/2020 marketing year.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 31, 2020
News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) announced a $22 million funding opportunity to leverage the expertise and intellectual capital of non-federal research institutions by supporting foundational research and development (R&D) and expanded testing capacity to advance the marine energy industry.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2020
News Release: Birge says residents reporting internet and phone scams are like a "neighborhood watch" and his office is actively pursuing those leads.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 31, 2020
News Release: Consistent with emergency “Stay Home" Executive Order implemented in the Commonwealth of Virginia on March 30, 2020, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park and its partners have canceled this year’s Illumination of the Fredericksburg National Cemetery, scheduled for Memorial Day weekend. The event commonly attracts between 4,000 and 9,000 visitors.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2020
News Release: Stuart, Powell and Morrisey Partner to Protect West Virginians.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 31, 2020
News Release: Garapan, Saipan - In response to the Amendment to Directive 14 of the Second Executive Order 2020-04 issued by CNMI Governor Ralph DeLeon Guerrero Torres, all areas of American Memorial Park are closed to encourage the residents of Saipan to comply with social distancing guidance in support of federal and local efforts to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on our island.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 31, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - In light of yesterday’s news that non-filing taxpayers will need to file a “simple tax return" to receive the 2020 recovery rebate, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) called on tax preparation companies to offer support to non-filers as those individuals seek to receive this crisis assistance.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 31, 2020
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, MA - Today, Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement regarding seniors’ access to the economic impact payments included in the CARES Act...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 31, 2020
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, in response to guidance from local and state authorities and National Park Service Public (NPS) Health Service officers, is announcing additional modifications to operations to support federal, state, and local efforts to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
By Interior Newswire | Mar 31, 2020
News Release: Ninety Six, SC - In response to guidance from South Carolina Department of Natural Resources and the State of South Carolina, Ninety Six National Historic Site (NHS) is announcing additional modifications to operations to support federal, state, and local efforts to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2020
News Release: Knoxville, Tenn. - Aungsun Naywin, 31, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, has been charged in the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee with traveling from Indiana to East Tennessee for the purpose of having sex with a 13-year-old girl on March 21, 2020. Naywin was charged in a criminal complaint in case number 3:20-MJ 1052, which is supported by an affidavit on file with the Clerk of Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2020
News Release: GREENSBORO, NC - U.S. Attorney Matt Martin of the Middle District of North Carolina announced today that more than $163 million in Department of Justice grants is available to help communities address America’s addiction crisis.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2020
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Vaughn Simon, 27, of Pearland, TX, was charged today by Information with 22 counts of mail fraud, eight counts of wire fraud, two counts of filing a false tax return, and one count of tax evasion.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2020
News Release: Suspect in Custody Connected to Bad Wig Bandit Robberies.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 31, 2020
News Release: Glen Jean, WV - Park Superintendent Lizzie Watts announced that the National Park Service (NPS) will be temporarily closing campgrounds and restrooms in all areas of New River Gorge National River, Gauley River National Recreation Area, and Bluestone National Scenic River in response to COVID-19. Closures will begin at 12:00 pm, Tuesday, March 31. Hiking trails and river accesses will remain open.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 31, 2020
News Release: Wind. Rain. Hazardous terrain. Low visibility. Unstable air. These are all known obstacles that rescue helicopter teams face daily. The gloves used to protect the hands of first responders guiding hoist rescue cables should not be one of these obstacles, and yet, they are.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 31, 2020
News Release: A draft outline for the Earliest Americans National Historic Landmark Theme Study for Alaska is ready for your review!.
