News from March 2020

By Homeland Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released guidance to help state and local jurisdictions and the private sector identify and manage their essential workforce while responding to COVID-19.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: Portland, Maine: Nearly $60 million in Department of Justice grants is available to help communities address public safety by supporting successful reentry of adult and juvenile offenders into their communities, U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced today.

By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister announced today that nearly $60 million in Department of Justice grants is available to help communities address public safety by supporting successful reentry of adult and juvenile offenders into their communities.

By Interior Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: CARSON CITY, Nev. - The Bureau of Reclamation shifted two public meetings scheduled for March 24 and 25 in Fernley and Fallon, respectively, to a web-based virtual meeting room from March 25 to April 20.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: Tampa, Florida - Florida’s three United States Attorneys today joined with Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody to warn scam artists that they will vigorously pursue anyone trying to capitalize on the coronavirus pandemic by cheating Florida consumers, especially the state’s vulnerable elders. The federal law enforcement team is now actively collaborating and cooperating with the state’s top prosecutor team in a concerted effort to stop the scams relating to coronavirus.

By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: ANCHORAGE, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder for the District of Alaska 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.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: Grants, NM - The National Park Service (NPS) at El Morro and El Malpais National Monuments.

By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser of the Eastern District of Louisiana today announced that more than $83 million in Department of Justice grants is available to help communities improve school security and protect students, teachers and faculty from threats of violence.

By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: A federal grand jury in Cleveland, Ohio returned a one-count indictment today charging Warren D. Morrow, age 49, of Akron, Ohio with attempted possession with intent to distribute 16 kilograms, approximately 35 pounds, of cocaine.

By Commerce Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, MA - Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after Leader McConnell released Senate Republicans’ latest coronavirus legislation...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: As the United States Attorney’s Office continues its public safety mission, U.S. Attorney Trent Shores cautions the public to be aware of fraud schemes seeking to exploit the evolving COVID-19 public health crisis.

By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: Krasner Fails to Offer Any Explanation for Ignoring the Many Serious Parole Violations by Hassan Elliott.

By Homeland Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, helped introduce legislation to ensure Americans are still able to vote by mail during the public health crisis caused by the Coronavirus pandemic. The Natural Disaster...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced a federal grand jury in New Haven returned an indictment yesterday charging BRIAN VELEZ, also known as “Whites," 31, of West Hartford, formerly of Hartford, with distributing fentanyl while released on bond in a federal case.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: Dear Mr. President: I write to urge you to consider authorizing the National Guard to support state COVID-19 response efforts under Title 32. States across the country are working quickly to contain the spread of the virus, and the federal government must do its part to empower response on the ground...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: ANCHORAGE - The Bureau of Land Management will publish a Federal Register notice of public inspection March 20 announcing the availability of a supplement to the draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) for ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc.’s (CPAI) proposed Willow Master Development Plan based on changes made by the company in response to multiple stakeholder concerns and public comments on last year’s DEIS.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: Patchogue, NY - Fire Island National Seashore donated over 8,000 pounds of venison to Island Harvest, a local food bank in Hauppauge, New York. Island Harvest is the largest hunger relief organization on Long Island, delivering food to a network of 570 food pantries, soup kitchens, and non-profits across Long Island.

By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: HAMMOND- “We are in the midst of a national emergency. The good citizens of Indiana are concerned. They are concerned about their health, their families and friends, their children’s schools, their jobs, and the economy, among other things. One thing that should not be a concern for our citizens is being...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: Great Basin National Park is Modifying Operations to Implement Latest Health Guidance.

By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich for the District of Nevada today announced that more than $65 million in Department of Justice grants is available to help communities combat human trafficking and serve victims of trafficking operations.