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Federal Tipoffs Involving New Jersey Newsletter for Sunday May 17, 2020 ( 3 items )  

BLS Issues Report on Consumer Price Index in New York-Newark-Jersey City for April 2020
NEW YORK, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New York-New Jersey Regional Information Office issued the following report on the consumer price index in New York-Newark-Jersey City for April 2020: Prices in the New York-Newark-Jersey City area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), declined 0.5 percent in April, after edging down 0.2 percent in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Chief Regional Economist Marti  more

DOD Awards $134 Million Contract, Providing Personal Protective Equipment for Medical Personnel at 15,000 Nursing Homes
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following statement by spokesman Lt. Col. Mike Andrews: "The Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency, in coordination with FEMA and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, has signed a $134 million contract award with the Federal Resources Supply Company to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) kits including protective eyewear, gloves, gowns, and masks for medical personnel at over 15,000 nursing home location  more

USDA Approves Program to Feed Kids in Texas and New Jersey
WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release on May 11: U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced Texas and New Jersey 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. Background: Texas   more