Stories by Tamara Browning on Federal Newswire


Estrada: 'Broumand breached the public trust placed in him and violated his oath of office'

A California former FBI special agent was found guilty Oct. 4 by a federal jury of accepting bribes from a lawyer tied to organized crime.


Agriculture secretary lauds USDA's grants to program for women, infants, children to 'improve the service they receive'

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded nearly $53 million to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC).


Young: Rochester man's armed drug trafficking sentence helps ‘curb the violence and societal harm’

A New Hampshire man has been sentenced to 72 months in federal prison for drug trafficking, conspiracy and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.


Easterly: November summit on school safety, security presents ‘critical dialogue’ in confronting threats

An inaugural National Summit on K-12 School Safety and Security hosted by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency will take place virtually Nov. 1-3.


Stone-Manning: 'BLM is proud to support responsible development of renewable energy projects'

A recently completed 350-megawatt battery storage system in eastern Riverside County California is operational and expanding grid capacity.


Rollins: Organized crime arrests mean ‘large-scale criminal enterprise has been stopped in its tracks’

Eleven people from several states have been charged in an international money laundering and drug trafficking conspiracy.


Clarke: 'Racially-motivated hate crimes have no place in our society'

A Florida man who pleaded guilty to a federal hate crime for a racially motivated attack on a black man faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison, three years of mandatory supervised release and a $250,000 fine.


Ortiz: 'EPA lifts a glass of tap water to toast the city of Charlottesville' as a WaterSense partner

Charlottesville, Va., received a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency WaterSense Partner of the Year Award for its work to educate residents on the importance of conserving water.


Sholly: 'We are very pleased to be restoring public access to the northeast corridor' at Yellowstone National Park

Northeast Entrance Road at Yellowstone National Park is open to regular visitor vehicle traffic as of Oct. 15 after a flood in June closed the entrance.


Brown: Probation for Seattle computer hacker ‘not what justice looks like’

A former Seattle tech worker has been sentenced to time served and five years probation after a federal jury in June found her guilty of stealing computer power to mine cryptocurrency and personal information of more than 100 million people.


Vilsack: USDA works to ensure 'underserved groups can more fully access and participate in federal programs and services'

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is providing more than $71 million to help underserved communities through two USDA programs.


Ag’s Vilsack: Rural Utilities Service’s Administrator Andy Berke has ‘clear and constant vision to improve’ rural Americans’ lives

The former mayor of Chattanooga, Tennessee is now administrator of the Rural Utilities Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.


Easterly: 'We all have a role to play in strengthening the cybersecurity of our nation'

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency will promote ways Americans can stay safe online during October as Cybersecurity Awareness Month.


Small: 'Access to modern and sustainable health care infrastructure is critical'

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development will award $110 million in grants to help 208 rural health care organizations expand services in 43 states and Guam.


Haaland: Colorado River System program to help ‘conserve water’ during ‘prolonged drought’ in West

A new Lower Colorado River Basin System Conservation and Efficiency Program managed through the Bureau of Reclamation is the newest drought mitigation funding opportunity to address the sustainability of the Colorado River System.


Bronaugh: 'USDA celebrates the achievements and contributions that our Hispanic-serving Institutions'

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will fund $14 million to Hispanic-serving higher education institutions for Hispanic students studying agriculture and human science.


Easterly: Harrington's 'extensive experience in cybersecurity, election security and risk management make her the ideal executive'

The acting assistant director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s National Risk Management Center has been appointed assistant director.


Vilsack: Camp Hale monument preserves ‘this treasured piece of our national heritage’

A former U.S. Army training facility located deep in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado is now the country's newest national monument, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced this week.


Freedhoff: 'Many communities across the U.S. are still at risk for lead exposure'

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is offering free training on how to develop lead-safe work practices to construction and painting contractors in areas at high risk of lead-based paint.


Haaland: 'I am grateful to Tribal leaders' for feedback on improving programs

The U.S. Department of the Interior and 11 other federal agencies have signed an updated Memorandum of Agreement on the sovereignty of Tribal nations to determine how to implement federal services within their communities.