By Press Release | Dec 1, 2021
The National Petroleum Council has scheduled a meeting for Tuesday, Dec. 14 at 11:30 a.m. Eastern.
By Press Release | Nov 22, 2021
FERC’s energy market enforcement activity increased in fiscal year 2021, with the opening of 12 new investigations and the negotiation of eight settlements totaling $6.4 million in disgorgement and penalties, according to the 2021 Annual Report on Enforcement.
By Press Release | Nov 19, 2021
As part of the Administration’s ongoing efforts to address disruptions to the global supply chain, and on the heels of the passage of the President’s Historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan, the Biden-Harris Administration today announced a Port Action Plan.
By Press Release | Nov 19, 2021
Opening remarks, as prepared, of Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Ranking Member Rick Crawford (R-AR) from the Nov. 9 hearing entitled, “Does Discrimination Exist in Federal Passenger Rail Contracting?”:
By Press Release | Nov 19, 2021
On Nov. 4 on the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, delivered remarks on the need to strengthen vetting procedures for Afghan evacuee arrivals into the United States
By Press Release | Nov 19, 2021
U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, applauded a decision from President Biden to activate the Public Assistance Program in Wayne and Ionia counties so the municipalities can receive additional funding from grants to ensure that residents can recover from heavy rainfall and flooding across in late June.
By Press Release | Nov 19, 2021
Starting Nov. 8, foreign nationals who have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and have appropriate documentation will be permitted to enter the United States via land ports of entry (POEs) and ferry terminals for non-essential reasons such as tourism.
By Press Release | Nov 18, 2021
The Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics today released the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) Dashboard (N-DASH).
By Press Release | Nov 18, 2021
On Nov. 10, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas issued a National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) Bulletin regarding the current heightened threat environment across the United States.
By Press Release | Nov 18, 2021
On Oct. 4, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in partnership with the Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), released a roadmap to help organizations protect their data and systems and to reduce risks related to the advancement of quantum computing technology.
By Press Release | Nov 18, 2021
On Nov. 5, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas released the following statement on the nomination of Kenneth L. Wainstein to serve as Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis at the Department of Homeland Security
By Press Release | Nov 18, 2021
Rep. John Katko (R-NY), ranking member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, joined Fox Business’ Evening Edit, to discuss the growing national security implications of the supply chain crisis and react to President Biden’s comments accusing Americans of “not understanding the challenges facing supply chains.”
By Press Release | Nov 18, 2021
On Oct. 28, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement regarding H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act which includes $1.5 billion in investments at the Department of Homeland Security that address three pressing national security challenges.
By Press Release | Nov 18, 2021
On Oct. 26, at a virtual event with Mayor Eric Garcetti, California Water Resources Control Board Chair Joaquin Esquivel, and other officials, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Assistant Administrator for Water Radhika Fox announced a $224 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to the City of Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation.
By Press Release | Nov 18, 2021
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal is a generational investment in America’s transportation network. It will allow the nation to modernize its infrastructure, making it safer and more resilient.
By Press Release | Nov 18, 2021
As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) marks November as Native American Heritage Month, the agency is announcing over $25 million in funding through grants and interagency agreements to 85 tribes in California to invest in environmental programs and water infrastructure.
By Press Release | Nov 18, 2021
The U.S. Department of Transportation today released its October 2021 Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on airline operational data compiled for the month of August 2021.
By Press Release | Nov 18, 2021
As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) marks November as Native American Heritage Month, the agency is announcing over $23 million in funding to 17 tribes in Arizona to invest in environmental protection programs and water infrastructure.
By Press Release | Nov 18, 2021
Today, House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Chair Hank Johnson (D-GA) led a letter to Chief Justice John Roberts and Circuit Judge Charles Wilson urging an investigation into the conduct of two federal judges for their hiring of a law clerk with a history of nakedly racist and hateful conduct.
By Press Release | Nov 18, 2021
After consideration of public comments, EPA has finalized its biological evaluations (BEs) for glyphosate, atrazine, and simazine, three herbicides that are used to control a variety of grasses and broadleaf weeds.
