News from May 2020
By DOT News Wire | May 1, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on May 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | May 1, 2020
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on May 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | May 1, 2020
The US State Department published a one page rule on May 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 1, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a five page proposed rule on May 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Newswire | May 1, 2020
Release: Washington, DC, May 1, 2020 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced approval of a request from Minnesota to provide online purchasing of food to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households. This approval will allow the States to expedite the implementation of online...
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2020
News Release: DES MOINES, IA - On April 30, 2020, United States District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose sentenced Bruce Arthur Hauptman, age 67, formerly of Fairfield, to 42 months in prison for three counts of wire fraud, announced United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum. The prison sentence for the three counts of...
By USDA Newswire | May 1, 2020
Release: Washington, DC, May 1, 2020 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced Delaware and Oregon have been approved to operate Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), a new program authorized by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), signed by President Trump, which provides assistance to families of children eligible for free or reduced-price meals dealing with school closures.
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2020
News Release: ATLANTA - Hayat Choudhary, CEO of Atlanta Airport Shuttle Services, Inc., d/b/a Meskerem Restaurant, has pleaded guilty to bribery for paying $20,000 in cash to a City of Atlanta Department of Procurement official to secure a contract at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Tricia Steele Boutros, a 41-year-old District of Columbia resident, pled guilty in federal court in the District of Columbia to a three-year scheme to defraud financial institutions and account holders of approximately $3.5 million by illegally accessing bank accounts.
By Interior Newswire | May 1, 2020
News Release: The National Association for Interpretation (NAI) recently announced Patrick Lickteig as recipient of their Shining Star Award. The award recognizes positive contributions to the interpretive field across the country and highlights individuals that are doing amazing work for their agency. Patrick serves as a Visitor Center Host within the Volunteers-In-Parks Program at Jewel Cave National Monument. He has been a volunteer at the monument since 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Little Eagle, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault With a Dangerous Weapon and Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury.
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2020
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that the U.S. Attorney’s Office has reached a settlement agreement with Blake I. Winokur, D.M.D., P.C., doing business as Rolling Hills Dentistry, and its landlord, 53 North Street, LLC, to resolve allegations that the facilities of the dental office were not in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA").
By Interior Newswire | May 1, 2020
News Release: Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area is increasing recreational access and services. The National Park Service (NPS) is working servicewide with federal, state, and local public health authorities to closely monitor the COVID-19 pandemic and using a phased approach to increase access on a park-by-park basis.
By DOE Newswire | May 1, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order, Securing the United States Bulk-Power System. The Executive Order authorizes U.S. Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette to work with the Cabinet and energy industry to secure America’s Bulk-Power System.
By State Newswire | May 1, 2020
News Release: Today, U.S. Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chair of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs; David McAllister, MEP, Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs; Norbert Röttgen, MdB, Chair of the German Bundestag Committee on Foreign Affairs; and Tom Tugendhat, MP, Chair of the U.K. House of Commons Committee on Foreign Affairs made the following statement...
By US DOT Newswire | May 1, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) released the following statement after leading U.S. airlines announced they would begin requiring cloth masks for frontline employees and passengers during check-in, boarding, in-flight, and deplaning in order to help stop the spread of COVID-19...
By Interior Newswire | May 1, 2020
News Release: Edited 5/4/20: Reopened areas including Main Park Road and Flamingo are open 24 hours/day. East Everglades area resumes normal business hours of 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.
By Commerce Newswire | May 1, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and all five subcommittee chairs wrote to Department of the Interior (DOI) Inspector General Mark Greenblatt today requesting an investigation of DOI Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Tara Sweeney. Recent news reports describe Sweeney as heavily involved in the decision to declare Alaska Native Corporations (ANCs) eligible for an $8 billion relief fund created by the CARES Act intended solely for Native American tribes.
By USDA Newswire | May 1, 2020
News Release: Washington - As part of its efforts to enforce the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) and ensure fair trading practices within the U.S. produce industry, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed an administrative complaint against Jones Potato Chip Co. The company, operating from Ohio, allegedly failed to make payment promptly to four produce sellers in the amount of $438,673 from November 2018 through March 2019.
By DOL Newswire | May 1, 2020
News Release: Dear Secretary DeVos: We urge you to reverse your harmful and unauthorized guidance that significantly restricts the flexibility for emergency financial aid to students provided under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), Public Law No. 116-136. The federal resources provided...
