News published on Federal Newswire in March 2020

News from March 2020


Senator Murray Vows to Continue Fighting for the Disability Community during the Coronavirus Crisis

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), successfully blocked Republican efforts to give Secretary DeVos a blank check to waive students’ civil rights under the Individuals with Disabilities Education...


News Release: (BILLINGS, Mont.) - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Montana/Dakotas raised $37,462 in its quarterly oil and gas lease sale held online March 24. Nearly 50 percent of the revenue from the sale will go to the states where the oil and gas activity occurs - in this case Montana and North Dakota - while the rest will go to the U.S. Treasury.


Pipe Spring National Monument Is Temporary Closing to the Public

News Release: Fredonia, AZ - Pipe Spring NM is announcing additional modifications to operations in response to a temporary lockdown order issued by the Kaibab Paiute Reservation that surrounds us, and recommendation by the Public Health Service. The health and safety of our visitors, employees, volunteers, and partners is our number one priority. The National Park Service (NPS) is working service-wide with federal, state, and local authorities to closely monitor the COVID-19 pandemic.


Two Pulaski County Constables Indicted for Conspiring to Violate Civil Rights; One also Indicted for Attempted Murder of FBI Agent

News Release: LONDON, Ky. - Two Pulaski County Constables, Michael Wallace, 45, of Bronston, Ky., and Gary E. Baldock, 55, of Somerset, Ky., were indicted on Thursday, for conspiring to violate the civil rights of persons within Pulaski County. Baldock was also indicted for attempted murder of an FBI agent.


Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Narco-Terrorism Charges Against Nicolas Maduro, Current And Former Venezuelan Officials, And Farc Leadership

News Release: Venezuela’s Vice President for the Economy and Others Separately Charged with Evading OFAC Sanctions In Connection With Maduro’s 2018 Presidential Campaign.


News Release: Tampa, FL - U.S. Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez today announced that more than $65 million in Department of Justice grants is available to help communities combat human trafficking and serve adults and children who are victimized in trafficking operations.


News Release: CONCORD - Scotty Gonzalez, 28, of Enfield, was arrested on Wednesday for the unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.


Reclamation, DWR to perform exploratory work near B.F. Sisk Dam

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation and the California Department of Water Resources are conducting exploratory work, including clearing, excavation and controlled blasting of rock material in the Basalt Hill area near B.F. Sisk Dam, located between Los Banos and Gilroy, between 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. during April and May.


News Release: Washington – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is conducting ongoing research that will help scientists better understand the coronavirus that causes the disease known as COVID-19, and methods to prevent its spread. In the Trump Administration’s whole ...


News Release: Dr. John Fleming, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development (EDA), has joined the White House staff, where he will serve as senior advisor to Chief of Staff Mark Meadows. On behalf of the entire Department, I am grateful to Dr. Fleming for his years of service to the American people and congratulate him on this opportunity to continue in that calling.


News Release: Today, the Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced an extension of the public comment period on Huawei Temporary General License Extensions through April 22, 2020. BIS is seeking input on the continuing need for, and scope of, possible future extensions of the Temporary General License (TGL) for Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. and its non-U.S. affiliates on the Entity List.


UPDATED: U.S. Department of Labor Invites Stakeholders to a National Online Dialogue on Paid Family and Medical Leave and Paid Sick Leave  Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor is hosting a national online dialogue, Providing Expanded Family and Medical Leave to Employees Affected by COVID-19, to help employers and workers understand their responsibilities and rights, respectively, under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA).


UPDATED: U.S. Department of Labor Invites Stakeholders to a National Online Dialogue on Paid Family and Medical Leave and Paid Sick Leave  Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor is hosting a national online dialogue, Providing Expanded Family and Medical Leave to Employees Affected by COVID-19, to help employers and workers understand their responsibilities and rights, respectively, under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA).


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on March 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a three page notice on March 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on March 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on March 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a three page notice on March 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on March 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on March 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.