News from October 2020
By USDA Newswire | Oct 29, 2020
News Release: ReConnect Funding to Connect 264 Rural Households to High-Speed Internet e-Connectivity DENVER, Colo., Oct. 29, 2020 – The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $6 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Colorado. This investment is part of the $550 million Congress allocated to the second round of the ReConnect Program.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 29, 2020
News Release: ReConnect Funding to Connect 329 Rural Households to High-Speed Internet e-Connectivity IRVING, N.Y., Oct. 29, 2020 – The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $544,000 to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in New York. This investment is part of the $550 million Congress allocated to the second round of the ReConnect Program.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 29, 2020
News Release: ReConnect Funding to Connect 2,340 Rural Households to High-Speed Internet e-Connectivity CHECOTAH, Okla., Oct. 29, 2020 – The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $26.4 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Oklahoma. This investment is part of the $550 million Congress allocated to the second round of the ReConnect Program.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2020
News Release: Today, the Justice Department announced that it will permit state, local, territorial, and tribal task force officers to use body-worn cameras on federal task forces around the nation. The department’s policy will permit federally deputized officers to activate a body-worn camera while serving arrest ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2020
News Release: A federal grand jury has returned an indictment alleging corporate entities conspired to steal technology from a Houston-area oil & gas manufacturer, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick and Assistant Attorney General John C. Demers of the Department of Justice’s National Security Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2020
News Release: Minnesota-based medical device maker Medtronic USA Inc. has agreed to pay $8.1 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks to induce a South Dakota neurosurgeon to use certain Medtronic products, the Department of Justice announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2020
News Release: Continuing a longstanding Justice Department tradition, Attorney General William P. Barr today issued the following statement: “Americans have the opportunity once again to help shape the future of this nation by exercising their right to vote. It is a right that forms the foundation of our democratic ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2020
News Release: The Justice Department today announced the filing of a complaint to forfeit two shipments of Iranian missiles that the U.S. Navy seized in transit from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to militant groups in Yemen, as well as the sale of approximately 1.1 million barrels of Iranian petroleum ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2020
News Release: The U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a settlement with the City of Colorado Springs, Colorado, to resolve violations of the Clean Water Act with respect to the City’s storm sewer system.
By Fed Newswire | Oct 29, 2020
News Release: Five federal financial regulatory agencies today invited comment on a proposal outlining and confirming the agencies' use of supervisory guidance for regulated institutions. The proposal would codify the statement, as amended, that was issued in September 2018 by the agencies that clarified the differences between regulations and guidance.
By Fed Newswire | Oct 29, 2020
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday published detailed noncash payments data from the 2019 Federal Reserve Payments Study (FRPS). The additional data, estimated from surveys covering 2012 through 2018, supplement the noncash payments overview provided by the top-line data released in December 2019.
By Commerce News Now | Oct 29, 2020
News Release: Introduced by Laurel Baker, CEO and Secretary, Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce Thank you, Laurel, for that kind introduction, and for your two decades of dedicated service helming the Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce. My thanks also to Dennis Grady, for your 30 years of service as CEO of the Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 29, 2020
News Release: DALLAS, TX – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) urges response crews and residents in areas affected by Hurricane Zeta to be aware of hazards created by flooding, power loss, structural damage, fallen trees and storm debris.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 29, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia traveled to Le Center, Minnesota, where he joined Congressman Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) to highlight safely re-opening America’s economy. Secretary Scalia and the Congressman toured the candy-making company Maud Borup, where they met with employees and company leadership. The Secretary then participated in a roundtable with the Congressman and local Minnesota business leaders.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 29, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia issued the following statement regarding the strong economic data released today: “This morning’s economic news shows sustained momentum and confirms that our nation is bouncing back from the coronavirus pandemic faster than predicted. “In the third ...
By Labor Gazette | Oct 29, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia issued the following statement regarding the strong economic data released today: “This morning’s economic news shows sustained momentum and confirms that our nation is bouncing back from the coronavirus pandemic faster than predicted. “In the third ...
By Labor Gazette | Oct 29, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia traveled to Le Center, Minnesota, where he joined Congressman Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) to highlight safely re-opening America’s economy. Secretary Scalia and the Congressman toured the candy-making company Maud Borup, where they met with employees and company leadership. The Secretary then participated in a roundtable with the Congressman and local Minnesota business leaders.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 29, 2020
News Release: DALLAS, TX – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) urges response crews and residents in areas affected by Hurricane Zeta to be aware of hazards created by flooding, power loss, structural damage, fallen trees and storm debris.
By DOE Gazette | Oct 29, 2020
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Oct. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Oct 29, 2020
The US Justice Department published a one page rule on Oct. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
