News from September 2020
By DOE Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, the House of Representatives voted unanimously to pass the American Competitiveness on More Productive Emerging Tech Economy (American COMPETE) Act. The bipartisan bill, led by Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Energy...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - The former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Boston Grand Prix was arrested today on charges that he failed to report income that he received from serving as executive with the Boston Grand Prix organization on his federal tax returns and for a scheme to defraud equipment and small business financing companies.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
News Release: Yosemite National Park is announcing modifications to operations to implement the latest guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), and local and state public health authorities, as the park continues to increase public access and services. The 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 Homeland Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
Release: RDU AIRPORT, N.C. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has completed installation of new acrylic barriers at security checkpoints throughout Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) in the agency’s ongoing efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - In keeping with the Administration’s goals of promoting American energy independence, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Utah quarterly oil and gas lease sale resulted in competitive bids for all 23 parcels offered in the BLM’s Color County, Green River, and West Desert districts, totalling over $256,401 in receipts.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
News Release: MIAMI - Rewards are being offered for information leading to the capture, arrest, and conviction of three former Venezuelan officials who for years have failed to personally appear in the Southern District of Florida to face publicly-filed federal drug trafficking charges.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, the House of Representatives voted unanimously to pass the American Competitiveness on More Productive Emerging Tech Economy (American COMPETE) Act. The bipartisan bill, led by Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Energy...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - When the Hanford Site moved to an essential mission-critical operations posture in late March to ensure the safety of the site and local communities, the number of employees that reported to work dropped to about 10 to 15 percent of the normal 11,000-person workforce. The site had been preparing for a significant reduction in activities and services for several weeks, and thousands of federal and contractor employees had already shifted to a telework status.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A New York man was sentenced today to 66 months in prison for his role in acquiring and using thousands of stolen payment card numbers, as well as other personal information.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC -Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH) released the following statement after the House passed the Preserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies (PHONE) Act to prevent families from losing their landline phone numbers after natural disasters.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
News Release: ATLANTA - Hayat Choudhary, CEO of Atlanta Airport Shuttle Services, Inc., d/b/a Meskerem Restaurant, has been sentenced to federal prison 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 DOE Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC -Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH) released the following statement after the House passed the Preserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies (PHONE) Act to prevent families from losing their landline phone numbers after natural disasters.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
News Release: As part of the National Park Service’s campground modernization strategy, the Service has created a draft campground design guide. Interested parties may review the guide and provide comments on the Service’s public comment site here. The comment period closes on December 4, 2020. Read Additional information on the guide in the (PDF 134 KB).
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following joint statement today after the House of Representatives passed four consumer protection and commerce bills...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) released the following joint statement today after the House of Representatives passed three energy bills...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - A Boston man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to being a felon in possession of a semi-automatic pistol.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced that government employees who requests time off to serve as a non-partisan election worker to assist in the proper and orderly voting and procedures at polling stations shall be granted excused absence to the maximum extent possible...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Energy Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Upton (R-MI) released the following statement after the House unanimously passed three bills to strengthen the cybersecurity of our electric grid and other energy infrastructure.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC -Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement after the House passed four bipartisan Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee bills.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
News Release: ATLANTA - Hayat Choudhary, CEO of Atlanta Airport Shuttle Services, Inc., d/b/a Meskerem Restaurant, has been sentenced to federal prison 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.
