News published on Federal Newswire in May 2020

News from May 2020


Message to AWA Licensees and Registrants: Status of Animal Care Inspections During COVID-19 Pandemic

Release: To Animal Welfare Act Licensees and Registrants:On March 27, 2020, we advised you of our process adjustments in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and we want to update you on the current status of our activities as well as future operational plans. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation as ...


News Release: Concord - U.S. Attorney Scott W. Murray is asking anyone who has witnessed or experienced sexual harassment by a landlord, property manager, maintenance worker, loan officer or anyone with control over housing to report that conduct to the Department of Justice. The request is part of an enhanced effort by the Department of Justice to combat predatory housing practices during the COVID-19 pandemic.


News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Eric W. Hathcock, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, has admitted to distributing fentanyl and heroin, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.


U.S. Attorney: Report Sexual Harassment in Housing During Covid-19 Pandemic

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Maryland U.S. Attorney Robert K. Hur is asking anyone who has witnessed or experienced sexual harassment by a landlord, property manager, maintenance worker, or anyone with control over housing to report that conduct to the Department of Justice. The COVID-19 Pandemic has impacted...


News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A Kansas man who was arrested after a high-speed chase from Miami County to Linn County is facing a federal charge, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said today.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA) released the following statement after Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy laid out four strategies for reopening the House of Representatives along with top Republicans from the Committees on Rules and House Administration.


E&C Committee Members Hold Teleconference Forum with Admiral Giroir on COVID-19 Testing

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee members held a bipartisan teleconference forum with Admiral Brett P. Giroir, M.D., Assistant Secretary for Health at the Department of Health and Human Services, on the Administration’s COVID-19 testing efforts.



News Release: Today, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Republican Leader of the Committee on Education and Labor, along with top Republicans from six House committees, sent a letter to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos asking for information about the Chinese Communist Party's investment in American colleges and universities to further its strategic and propaganda goals.


News Release: CARSON CITY, NEV. The Bureau of Land Management, Carson City District, Stillwater Field Office has finalized the Environmental Assessment (EA) for Hiskett & Sons (HS) LLC Flat Top Gravel Pit Expansion. The project is in Churchill County, Nevada approximately 16 miles southeast of Fallon, Nevada on BLM-administered land. Public comments were accepted on the EA and Plan of Operations from March 9 through April 8, 2020.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee members held a bipartisan teleconference forum with Admiral Brett P. Giroir, M.D., Assistant Secretary of Health at the Department of Health and Human Services, on the Administration’s COVID-19 testing efforts.


U.S. Relations With Chad

Release: More information about Chad is available on the Chad page and from other Department of State publications and other sources listed at the end of this fact sheet.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee members held a bipartisan teleconference forum with Admiral Brett P. Giroir, M.D., Assistant Secretary for Health at the Department of Health and Human Services, on the Administration’s COVID-19 testing efforts.


News Release: Keri Farley Named Special Agent in Charge of the Intelligence Branch of the New York Field Office.


News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Pittsburgh, PA, has been sentenced in federal court to a sentence of time served on his conviction for conspiracy to distribute heroin, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today. The defendant had been detained pretrial on this charge since June of 2018.


Former U.S. Postal Service Employee Admits Filing False Documents to Receive Over $650,000 in Workers’ Compensation

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Essex County, New Jersey, woman today admitted defrauding the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Workers Compensation, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement on the nomination of Robert Feitel to be Inspector General of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee members held a bipartisan teleconference forum with Admiral Brett P. Giroir, M.D., Assistant Secretary for Health at the Department of Health and Human Services, on the Administration’s COVID-19 testing efforts.


E&C Committee Members Hold Teleconference Forum with Admiral Giroir on COVID-19 Testing

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee members held a bipartisan teleconference forum with Admiral Brett P. Giroir, M.D., Assistant Secretary of Health at the Department of Health and Human Services, on the Administration’s COVID-19 testing efforts.


Senate Confirms Robert Feitel to be Inspector General of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Senate voted to unanimously confirm Robert Feitel to be inspector general of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The Senate voted 87 to 0 to confirm Feitel.