News from May 2020
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2020
News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - A federal inmate incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Complex in Butner was sentenced to 12 months in prison and an additional two-year term of supervised release for possession of the opiate buprenorphine, a Schedule III narcotic commonly referred to by the brand name Suboxone. The...
By DOE Newswire | May 20, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee members held a bipartisan teleconference forum today with Greg Burel, former Director of the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) from March 2007 until January 2020.
By DOE Newswire | May 20, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the selection of the University of Texas - San Antonio to lead the Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CyManII), a public-private consortium to bolster U.S. manufacturing competitiveness, energy efficiency, and innovation. CyManII will focus on early-stage research and development (R&D) to advance cybersecurity in energy-efficient manufacturing.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2020
News Release: LOS ANGELES - Angeles Institute, a for-profit nursing school based in Artesia, has agreed to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by allowing individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing to enroll. As part of a settlement agreement with the United States, the school also agreed to provide auxiliary aids and services necessary to ensure effective communication to these students.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2020
News Release: Faces at Least 10 Years in Prison.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2020
News Release: Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Township of Jackson, New Jersey, and the Township's Planning Board for Zoning Restrictions that Target the Orthodox Jewish Community.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2020
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on May 19, 2020, Eliseo Sierra, age 43, of New Jersey, was charged in a criminal information with embezzling over $34,000 from Lincoln Charter School in York, Pennsylvania.
By DOE Newswire | May 20, 2020
Release: Department of Energy Selects the University of Texas – San Antonio to Lead Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute
By Homeland Newswire | May 20, 2020
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement on news the Trump Administration awarded a $1.3 billion contract - the largest ever - for wall construction to a company, Fisher Sand and Gravel, that lacks the proper experience. The Federal government is still investigating the Administration’s previous contract with the company. The Administration also did not announce the award.
By Commerce Newswire | May 20, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee members held a bipartisan teleconference forum today with Greg Burel, former Director of the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) from March 2007 until January 2020.
By Commerce Newswire | May 20, 2020
News Release: Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have boosted their control of the fundamental properties of molecules at the quantum level by linking or “entangling" an electrically charged atom and an electrically charged molecule, showcasing a way to build hybrid quantum information systems that could manipulate, store and transmit different forms of data.
By Interior Newswire | May 20, 2020
News Release: ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Today, the National Park Service (NPS) announced a final rule that amends its regulations for hunting and trapping in Alaska national preserves, removing prohibitions adopted in 2015 on harvest practices, which are otherwise permitted by the state of Alaska and federal law. This rule provides for Alaska residents who rely on state law to engage in their traditional hunting practices.
By Interior Newswire | May 20, 2020
News Release: HOUGHTON, MI - Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the State of Michigan, Isle Royale National Park is delaying its seasonal opening until further notice. In addition, the Ranger III, Voyageur II, Sea Hunter III, and Isle Royale Queen IV will...
By Commerce Newswire | May 20, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee members held a bipartisan teleconference forum today with Greg Burel, former Director of the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) from March 2007 until January 2020.
By DOE Newswire | May 20, 2020
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will soon resume environmental cleanup at the Energy Technology Engineering Center (ETEC) in Simi Valley through an agreement with the State of California. This important step allows active work to restart after more than a decade.
By EPA Newswire | May 20, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee members held a bipartisan teleconference forum today with Greg Burel, former Director of the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) from March 2007 until January 2020.
By DOE Newswire | May 20, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) announced a $67 million funding opportunity to stimulate technology innovation, improve the energy productivity of American manufacturing, and enable the manufacturing of cutting-edge products in the United States.
By DOE Newswire | May 20, 2020
Release: OPENING STATEMENT AS PREPARED MARK WESLEY MENEZES CONFIRMATION HEARING U.S. SENATE ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE MAY 20, 2020 Chairman Murkowski, Acting Chairman Cassidy, Ranking Member Manchin, members of the Committee and staff, thank you for scheduling this confirmation hearing, particularly ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2020
News Release: PROVIDENCE - FBI agents, members of the FBI Boston Division’s Human Trafficking Child Exploitation Task Force, and members of local and state law enforcement today executed a federal court authorized search of a Warwick residence, culminating in the arrest of a Warwick man on child exploitation charges.
By DOE Newswire | May 20, 2020
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) announced a $67 million funding opportunity to stimulate technology innovation, improve the energy productivity of American manufacturing, and enable the manufacturing of cutting-edge products in the United States.
