News from May 2020
By Commerce Newswire | May 12, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act.
By Interior Newswire | May 12, 2020
News Release: HAGERSTOWN, Md. - May 12, 2020 - The Maryland Symphony Orchestra, after reviewing the recently released Maryland Strong: Roadmap to Recovery and consulting with the National Park Service and local government and health officials, has determined that the 35th annual Salute to Independence scheduled for...
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2020
News Release: MARINA, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management is issuing seasonal fire restrictions effective May 15 for public lands managed by the Central Coast Field Office, primarily located in western Fresno, Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties, due to dry conditions and wildland fire danger. These seasonal restrictions are in addition to the year-round statewide fire prevention order, issued on April 28, and will remain in effect until further notice.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2020
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Monica Nunes, 40, of formerly of Rancho Cordova, pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy to commit bank fraud, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2020
News Release: Kelly Thornton (619) 546-9726. NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY - May 11, 2020. SAN DIEGO - In honor of National Police Week, U.S. Attorney Robert Brewer recognizes the service and sacrifice of federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement in San Diego and Imperial counties. The week will be observed Sunday...
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2020
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The Justice Department announces that the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) and the Office of Justice Programs’ Bureau of Justice Assistance have awarded more than $61 million in grant funding to support the Attorney General’s Operation Relentless Pursuit (ORP) initiative. Of that $61 million, the Albuquerque Police Department has been awarded $9.7 to fund salaries and expenses for 40 police officers.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2020
News Release: In honor of National Police Week, U.S. Attorney Peter E. Deegan, Jr. will recognize the service and sacrifice of federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement. The week will be observed Sunday, May 10 through Saturday, May 16, 2020.
By Homeland Newswire | May 11, 2020
News Release: Tomorrow, May 12th, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad F. Wolf will travel to Nogales, Arizona to visit the Nogales Commercial Port of Entry and participate in an aerial tour of the Southwest border to review the new construction of the wall. Later that day, the Acting Secretary will travel to Tucson, Arizona where he will visit a CBP Sector Coordination Center.
By Homeland Newswire | May 11, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON – For months, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has risen to the new challenges presented by COVID-19. Thanks to our workforce’s efforts across its components last week, DHS has facilitated a speedy, whole-of-government response to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. The Department and its components continue to prove its resiliency in the face of adversity to ensure a safe, secure, and prosperous Homeland for the American people.
By USDA Newswire | May 11, 2020
News Release: USDA is expanding access to innovative online food purchase program (Washington, D.C., May 11, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced approval of a request from Wisconsin to provide online purchasing of food to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households. This ...
By USDA Newswire | May 11, 2020
News Release: Pandemic EBT to Feed Children during COVID-19 National Emergency (Washington, D.C., May 11, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced Texas and New Jersey have been approved to operate Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), a new program authorized by the Families First ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2020
News Release: On May 8, 2020, Dr. Xiao-Jiang Li, 63, of Atlanta, Georgia, pleaded guilty to a criminal information charging him with filing a false tax return and has been sentenced by a U.S. District Judge on the same day. Dr. Li, a former Emory University professor and Chinese Thousand Talents Program participant, worked overseas at Chinese Universities and did not report any of his foreign income on his federal tax returns.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice today filed a Statement of Interest in a South Carolina federal court to promote the proper and uniform interpretation of the Voting Rights Act. The Statement of Interest is part of the Department of Justice’s continuing efforts around the country to enforce our nation’s federal voting rights laws.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2020
News Release: Today, the Justice Department announced that the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) and the Office of Justice Programs’ Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) have awarded more than $61 million in grant funding to support the Attorney General’s Operation Relentless Pursuit (ORP) initiative.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2020
News Release: Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers, David Clay Fowlkes, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, and FBI Special Agent in Charge Diane Upchurch of the FBI Little Rock Field Office announced today that Simon Saw-Teong Ang, 63, of Fayetteville, Arkansas, was ...
By Fed Newswire | May 11, 2020
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Monday published updates to the term sheet for the Municipal Liquidity Facility (MLF) to provide pricing and other information.
By Labor Gazette | May 11, 2020
News Release: VIENNA, VA – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland has ordered Creative Hairdressers Inc. – an operator of unisex hair salons in 15 states and the District of Columbia – to pay $1,149,965 in back wages to more than 7,500 employees.
By Labor Gazette | May 11, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued an alert listing safety tips employers can follow to help protect dental industry workers from exposure to the coronavirus.
By Labor Gazette | May 11, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today issued targeted guidance and reminders that provide states with details regarding required integrity functions for their regular unemployment compensation programs, as well as those authorized by Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, Federal Pandemic Unemployment ...
By Labor Gazette | May 11, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. Department of Labor launched its Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Program (IRAP) Standards Recognition Entities (SREs) online application and updated resources, the same day that the IRAP rule goes into effect. In June 2017, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive ...
