ROME, New York, June 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory issued the following news: To expedite the advancement and innovation of quantum technologies, the Air Force Research Laboratory will award up to 36 contracts to small businesses June 15-16 during a two-day virtual quantum collider pitch event. Each small business, selected by a panel earlier this year, will engage in a private 20-minute pitch session with senior officials to present a novel approach that advances a quantum enab  more

NEW YORK, June 16 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New York-New Jersey Regional Information Office issued the following report on the occupational employment and wages for four therapist occupations in the selected metropolitan areas in New York for May 2019: Among eight selected metropolitan areas located entirely or partially in New York, seven had annual wages that were significantly below the national average for physical therapists and five had below-average w  more

UPTON, New York, June 20 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release: Plants could be the ultimate green-energy machines, efficiently harvesting sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to make fuels and other carbon-based products--ideally on land that's unsuitable for growing food and without the need for massive amounts of water and fertilizer. But to make that promising picture a reality, scientists need a thorough understanding of the gene  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 19 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California, McGregor W. Scott, issued the following news release: A grand jury brought a five-count indictment against a Granite Bay resident, charging him with conspiracy to transport marijuana and concentrated cannabis oil in his Learjet, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced. Manish Patel, 33, is an attorney licensed in New Jersey and New York. According to court documents, between Feb. 27, 2017, and June 1  more

NEW YORK, June 16 -- The U.S. Court of International Trade issued the following slip opinion (Court No. 17-00173): CANADIAN SOLAR INTERNATIONAL LIMITED ET AL., Plaintiffs and Consolidated Plaintiffs, and SHANGHAI BYD CO., LTD. ET AL., Plaintiff-Intervenors and Consolidated Plaintiff-Intervenors, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant, and SOLARWORLD AMERICAS, INC. ET AL., Defendant-Intervenor and Consolidated Defendant-Intervenors. Before: Claire R. Kelly, Judge OPINION AND ORDER [Sustaining the U.S.  more

NEW YORK, June 18 -- The U.S. Court of International Trade issued the following slip opinion (Court No. 18-00225): COALITION OF AMERICAN FLANGE PRODUCERS, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant. Before: Gary S. Katzmann, Judge OPINION [The court remands Commerce's AD determination for further explanation.] Stephanie M. Bell and Daniel B. Pickard, Wiley Rein LLP, of Washington, DC, argued for plaintiff. Geoffrey M. Long, Trial Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, U.S. D  more

BUFFALO, New York, June 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Drug Enforcement Administration's New York field office issued the following news release: U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced that a federal grand jury has returned a 14-count superseding indictment charging Kalijah Long, 36, of Buffalo, NY, with possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, a controlled substance c  more

ROCHESTER, New York, June 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Drug Enforcement Administration's New York field office issued the following news release on June 18: U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that nine defendants were arrested and charged in a criminal complaint for their roles in a large and long standing illegal narcotics ring operating in Western New York. Charged with co  more

BUFFALO, New York, June 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Drug Enforcement Administration's New York field office issued the following news release: U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Verquan Jackson, 32, of Niagara Falls, New York, with attempted possession with intent to distribute MDMA, maintaining a drug-involved premise  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news story: President Donald J. Trump told the graduating class of U.S. Military Academy cadets that they are the embodiment of duty, honor and country. He said they could have gone to any top-ranked university but instead chose to devote their lives to the defense of America. "The survival of America and the endurance of civilization itself depends on the men and women just like each of you," he said. The commencemen  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced today the Department of Education has approved six additional career and technical education (CTE) plans. Colorado, Florida, Kentucky, New York, South Carolina and Utah are the latest states to have their CTE plans approved under the new, bipartisan Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V), which was signed into law  more

NEW YORK, June 18 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler is announcing the appointment of thirty-three members to the Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Committee (FRRCC), including representatives from New York and Puerto Rico. Established in 2008, the FRRCC provides independent policy advice, information, and recommendations to on the EPA administrator on a range of environmental issues   more

ALBANY, New York, June 20 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has completed its work to transfer ownership of an access road used for the Hudson River PCBs Superfund Site cleanup to the Warren and Washington Counties Industrial Development Agency (WWIDA). The transfer of EPA's ownership interest supports community efforts to redevelop the location of General Electric's former sediment processing facility, locat  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following news release: The Federal Election Commission cited 10 campaign committees for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-Primary Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (the Act), for primary elections being held on June 23, 2020 in Kentucky and New York. As of June 19, 2020, the required disclosure report had not been received from: * NARENJAMESMDFORUSSENATE (KY) * Perry for Kentucky (KY-2) *   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 20 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston issued the following remarks on June 19 by President and CEO Eric S. Rosengren at Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce: For all of us, the effects of COVID-19 have been uniquely challenging. Cities like Boston and New York ended up with a high number of COVID-19 cases, given their population density along with their mix of transportation, tourism, international business travel, and education. Rhode Island, too, is one of sev  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 19 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland issued the following economic commentary by Nicholas Fritsch, data scientist in the Supervision and Regulation Department, and contributing author and ex-employee Rawley Z. Heimer: Recent analyses show that rates of US homeownership have declined for most age groups in the past two decades. According to a Federal Reserve Bank of New York report, for example, homeownership rates fell from 1994 to 2015 for people aged 25 to 64, and  more

NEW YORK, June 16 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York issued the following statement announcing changes to the operating polices for conducting open market operations: The New York Fed undertakes certain small value open market transactions from time to time for the purpose of testing operational readiness to implement existing and potential policy directives from the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). The FOMC authorizes the New York Fed's Open Market Trading Desk (the Desk) to conduct  more

NEW YORK, June 15 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York issued the following statement announcing changes to the operating polices for conducting open market operations: The New York Fed undertakes small value open market transactions for the purpose of testing operational readiness to implement existing and potential policy directives from the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). The FOMC authorizes the New York Fed's Open Market Trading Desk (the Desk) to conduct these exercises to test i  more

NEW YORK, June 11 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York issued the following statement announcing changes to the operating polices for conducting open market operations: The Open Market Trading Desk (the Desk) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has released the schedule of large-scale overnight and term repurchase agreement (repo) operations for the monthly period from June 12, 2020 through July 13, 2020. The Desk is adjusting the minimum bid rate and timing of repo operations given the  more

NEW YORK, June 11 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York issued the following statement announcing changes to the operating polices for conducting open market operations: The New York Fed undertakes certain small value open market transactions from time to time for the purpose of testing operational readiness to implement existing and potential policy directives from the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). The FOMC authorizes the New York Fed's Open Market Trading Desk (the Desk) to conduct  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release on June 18: The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that it has approved a conciliation agreement between Long Island Housing Services (LIHS) and Farmingdale Villas, LLC, the owner of apartment complexes in Farmingdale, New York, resolving allegations that employees of the housing provider discriminated against applicants based on their race. Specifically, L  more

UPTON, New York, June 18 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release: Ivar Strand has been hired as manager for research partnerships at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, effective May 26. Strand joins Brookhaven Lab's Strategic Partnerships Programs Office from Long Island University, where he was executive director of sponsored projects. "Brookhaven Lab has unique expertise and capabilities to help p  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: Judy Keenan has been chosen as the new district director of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) New York District, the federal agency announced. "Judy Keenan is committed to serving the New York District Office and their constituents" said EEOC Chair Janet Dhillon. "I am confident that Judy's years of experience, both with the agency and in the private sector, will serve   more

NEW YORK, June 19 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Geoffrey S. Berman, issued the following news release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, John B. DeVito, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives ("ATF"), Dermot Shea, the Commissioner of the New York City Police Department ("NYPD"), and Daniel A. Nigro, the Commissioner of the New York Cit  more

ROCHESTER, New York, June 20 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York, James P. Kennedy Jr., issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced that Muhammad Cheema, MD, 47, of Pittsford, NY, pleaded guilty to health care fraud before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Assistant U.S. Attorney John J. Field, who is handling the case, stated that between 2013 and 2  more

ALBANY, New York, June 19 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York, Grant C. Jaquith, issued the following news release on June 17: Tyler C. King, age 31, of Dallas, Texas, pled guilty today to obstruction of justice for a scheme to falsify evidence during his federal criminal trial. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith and Thomas F. Relford, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). As pa  more

NEW YORK, June 16 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York issued the following news release: The Federal Reserve Bank of New York announced that the Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility (SMCCF) will begin buying corporate bonds on June 16. The New York Fed also released additional Frequently Asked Questions regarding the purchase strategy for these eligible assets. As specified in the revised term sheet, the SMCCF will begin purchases of corporate bonds to create a portfolio that tracks   more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release: Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will discuss the 2019 safety performance of three nuclear power plants in upstate New York during a virtual meeting scheduled for June 24. The FitzPatrick and Nine Mile Point 1 and 2 nuclear power plants are located in Scriba, N.Y., and the Ginna nuclear power plant is located in Ontario, N.Y. All of the units are operated by Exelon Nuclear. The session will begin at  more

WEST POINT, New York, June 13 -- President Trump issued the following remarks at the 2020 U.S. Military Academy at West Point Graduation Ceremony: THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, General, and hello cadets. On behalf of our entire nation, let me say congratulations to the incredible West Point Class of 2020. Congratulations. Everyone have a good time, enjoy yourselves, because we are here to celebrate your achievements, and great achievements they are. Let us also recognize your remarkable Superintend  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of the Attorney General issued the following news release: On Thursday, June 18, and Friday, June 19, Attorney General William P. Barr traveled to Boston and New York City to visit with leadership and members of each city's police department. In Boston, the Attorney General met with Commissioner William Gross and his leadership team. In New York City, the Attorney General met with Deputy Commissioner Ben Tucker and other senior NYP  more

NEW YORK, June 10 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York issued the following statement announcing changes to the operating polices for conducting open market operations: Effective June 11, 2020, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) directed the Open Market Trading Desk (the Desk) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to increase the System Open Market Account (SOMA) holdings of Treasury securities, agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS), and agency commercial mortgage-backed securities  more

KINGS POINT, New York, June 18 -- The Maritime Administration's U.S. Merchant Marine Academy issued the following news release: United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) Academic Dean and Provost, John R. Ballard, PhD, announced the list of academic award recipients of the Class of 2020. Fifty-one midshipmen received over 100 awards in recognition of their academic achievements, athletic accomplishments and exemplary service to the Regiment of Midshipmen, the community and the Nation. Thre  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (MARAD) awarded $9.5 million in grants to eight marine highways projects across the Nation under the America's Marine Highway Program. The funding supports the enhancement of navigable waterways and expands existing waterborne freight services in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, New York, New Jersey, Oreg  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom issued the following news release: Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) announced on June 17 the appointment of Frederick A. Davie, Executive Vice President of the Union Theological Seminary in New York City, to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). "We are thrilled to welcome Frederick A. Davie as our newest Commissioner," said USCIRF Chair Gayle Manchin, "He brings a wealth of kn  more