By Karen Kidd | Oct 8, 2022
U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture Chairwoman Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., said the country has made great strides in reducing hunger and food insecurity, but there's more work to be done.
By Karen Kidd | Oct 8, 2022
The U.S. Department of the Interior's first-ever Secretary's Tribal Advisory Committee kick-off meeting works to bring Tribes to the decision-making table.
By Karen Kidd | Oct 8, 2022
The U.S. Government Accountability Office has recommendations for Congress and other government agencies in an oversight report about climate change and the federal government's greenhouse gas emissions reduction efforts.
By Karen Kidd | Oct 7, 2022
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s nationwide initiative to reduce lead exposure in underserved communities, announced this week, is an example of how collaboration can keep those communities safer, an assistant administrator said in a news release
By Karen Kidd | Oct 7, 2022
A Delaware woman was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison on federal wire fraud and tax evasion charges.
By Karen Kidd | Oct 6, 2022
A Hawaiian IT administrator pleaded guilty to sabotaging his former employer's computer network to get a higher salary, abusing the special access privileges he'd been granted.
By Karen Kidd | Oct 6, 2022
U.S. Department of Agriculture offers aid to farmers, ranchers and residents in Puerto Rico following the recent Hurricane Fiona.
By Karen Kidd | Oct 6, 2022
The Governmental Accountability Office outlined the fiscal 2022 appropriations for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to spend $859.3 million for 491 projects.
By Karen Kidd | Oct 5, 2022
U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a cooperative agreement with a Pacific Northwest Tribal government to promote economic opportunities.
By Karen Kidd | Oct 5, 2022
Recognizing Cybersecurity Month throughout October is a matter of pride at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
By Karen Kidd | Oct 5, 2022
A Montana company agreed to a multi-million dollar clean-up of a former smelting site to protect the health of people living in the area.
By Karen Kidd | Oct 4, 2022
Gordon G. Chang, author of "The Coming Collapse of China and The Great U.S.-China Tech War," recently said that although many rumors are circulating about China, it is basically impossible at this time to know what is true. There are rumors that a military coup took place in China and Xi Jinping is under house arrest.
By Karen Kidd | Oct 4, 2022
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo announced last month's staffing of the new Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America offices, saying the hires bring decades of experience to support the nation's semiconductor industry, according to a department news release.
By Karen Kidd | Oct 1, 2022
U.S. Department of Agriculture announced about $500 million in grants for American-made fertilizer production.
By Karen Kidd | Sep 30, 2022
The Biden administration issued the National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition and Health Sept. 27.
By Karen Kidd | Sep 30, 2022
The United States maintains an eroding lead in higher education, but Chinese student enrollment in U.S. universities is among factors contributing to a more downward trend, a New York-based sociologist said in a Brookings Institute podcast last month.
By Karen Kidd | Sep 29, 2022
A U.S. deputy assistant secretary commended Defense Department workers following the departure of all Afghan refugees from the National Conference Center in Leesburg, Va.
By Karen Kidd | Sep 23, 2022
The Bureau of Indian Affairs retiree who returned this month to take up the bureau director job at the Office of Justice Services is "a seasoned leader" for the complex position, said bureau Director Darryl LaCounte in a news release.
By Karen Kidd | Sep 14, 2022
Kansas City, Mo., is receiving $5.75 million to help remediate a World War II-era warehouse complex, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
By Karen Kidd | Sep 13, 2022
Retired New York Police Department officer Thomas Webster is going to prison for 10 years for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, including attacking a law enforcement officer.
