News from March 2020
By Interior Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: GAFFNEY, SC - Southern Campaign of the American Revolution Parks are announcing modifications to operations to implement the latest guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), and local and state authorities to promote social distancing. As of March 18, 2020, the visitor...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Two Passaic County men are scheduled to appear today in connection with the robbery of the Valley National Bank in Little Falls, New Jersey, on Feb. 27, 2020, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the Senate passed H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. Pallone is an original co-sponsor of the bill that passed in the House last week and helped draft key provisions, ...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: Washington - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) issued the following comments on Congressional work responding to the novel coronavirus. The Senate today passed the bipartisan Families First Coronavirus Response Act and it is now on its way to President Donald Trump to be signed into law.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: Joining with law enforcement to investigate cyber threats such as phishing and malware as well as other frauds related to virus fear.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: Today, the National Park Service announced the temporary suspension of operations at Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park, Charles Pinckney National Historical Site, and Reconstruction Era National Historical Park, effective Wednesday, March 18, 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: Second Defendant Also Pleads Guilty to Facilitating Drug Trafficking Conspiracy from Prison.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper, top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its draft supplemental proposal for the Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science rule, the so-called “Secret Science" rule that would drastically undermine science in agency decision-making.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - As the District of Columbia and this nation face the unprecedented public health emergency posed by the pandemic outbreak of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia is working with law enforcement, the court system, and community partners...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2020
News Release: TYLER, Texas - A 56-year-old Grand Saline, Texas man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2020
News Release: Justice Department Files Lawsuit Alleging Disability-Based Discrimination in North Dakota Housing.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 17, 2020
News Release: Grand Canyon National Park is initiating water conservation measures for the South Rim and inner canyon from March 17-22, 2020.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 17, 2020
News Release: War in the Pacific National Historical Park is Modifying Operations to Implement Latest Health Guidance.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Terrell Armstead, 29, of Baltimore, Maryland, was convicted on Monday of sex trafficking by force, fraud, and coercion, announced U.S. Attorney Timothy J. Shea, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Washington Field Office’s Criminal Division Timothy M. Dunham, and Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department Peter Newsham.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 17, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C., March 17, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced new contacts to encourage communication with USDA to help feed kids and ensure the United States food supply chain remains strong in response to the COVID-19 outbreak: “Food is essential all year round, but ...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 17, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C., March 17, 2020) – While President Donald J. Trump continues to take action during this COVID-19 National Emergency and enact measures to ensure Americans are safe, secure, and healthy, the U.S. Department of Agriculture continues to be open for business to provide services to the American ...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 17, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C., March 17, 2020) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is ensuring the safety and timely delivery of the U.S. food supply while protecting the health of USDA employees during this COVID-19 National Emergency. Yesterday, USDA Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs ...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 17, 2020
News Release: Collaboration will provide nearly 1,000,000 meals a week to rural children (Washington, D.C., March 17, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced a collaboration with the Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty, McLane Global, PepsiCo, and others to deliver nearly 1,000,000 ...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 17, 2020
News Release: USDA today announced it is extending the deadline for the public to comment on a pair of proposed rules on school and summer meals reforms. USDA is providing additional time to ensure those who wish to provide input do not miss out on the opportunity while dealing with the impacts of the novel coronavirus ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2020
News Release: On Saturday, 38-year-old Merdad Ansari who is an Iranian citizen and a resident of the United Arab Emirates was extradited from Georgia and arrived Saturday evening in San Antonio to face federal charges in connection with a scheme to obtain military sensitive parts for Iran in violation of the Iranian ...
