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Homeland
Steube: 'Nefarious foreign acquisition of our U.S. land jeopardizes everything from our national security to our food security'
U.S. Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., recently discussed foreign entities buying U.S. land in an interview with Homeland Newswire.
Justice
US Marshals return Georgia man who fled to Jamaica to avoid child molestation charges
News Release: Waco, TX - The U.S. Marshals and Navasota Police Department arrested a 17-year fugitive in Navasota on Tuesday.
Justice
As Fentanyl Crisis Continues to Take Lives, Federal Law Enforcement Responds with Multi-Faceted Approach
News Release: LOS ANGELES - Federal authorities today held a news conference to inform the public of their ongoing efforts to stem the widespread damage caused by fentanyl, the extremely dangerous synthetic opioid that has contaminated nearly every corner of the illicit drug market and is killing Americans at an unprecedented level.
Commerce
Venkataraman: 'The United States is a global leader in the aerospace and defense sectors'
Arun Venkataraman, assistant secretary of Commerce for Global Markets and director general of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service, just returned from a trade mission to Israel and Bahrain where he promoted American aerospace and defense firms looking for business opportunities.
Interior
Payne: New human capital officer ‘is the right leader for this critical position’
The human resources officer for the Bureau of Reclamation’s California-Great Basin Region is now the Bureau of Reclamation’s human capital officer.
Labor
US Department of Labor recovers $1.15M in back pay for 710 workers after Indiana RV manufacturer miscalculates overtime wages
News Release: ELKHART, IN - Federal investigators have recovered $1,158,536 in back wages for overtime due to 710 workers at an Elkhart, Indiana, recreational vehicle manufacturer. For more than two years, the employer incorrectly calculated overtime wages for workers paid on a piece-rate basis.
Justice
Cleveland Murder Suspect Arrested After Fleeing From Troopers
News Release: New Orleans, LA - The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) New Orleans Task Force (Eastern District of LA) will be partnering with the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) Sex Offender Registration Unit, the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office (JPSO) Sex Offender Registration Unit, Louisiana (LA) State Police...
Justice
U.S. Marshals Arrest 2 Tied to January Homicide
News Release: Fort Smith, AR - On Monday evening, Oct. 21, 2019, Shamale Guy and Latrice Ford were arrested near Towson Avenue and Fresno Street in Fort Smith. Both Ford and Guy were wanted on the charge of Armed Robbery with a knife in Clive, Iowa for an incident that occurred approximately a month prior to the...
Interior
Reclamation announces negotiation session for Stony Gorge Spillway Gate Rehabilitation Extraordinary Maintenance work
News Release: Public Notice. ORLAND, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation today announced a public negotiation session for a repayment contract with the Orland Unit Water Users’ Association for the repayment of extraordinary maintenance work, related to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, for the Stony Gorge Reservoir...
Transportation
DOT-FTA offers new grant application process starting Nov. 22
FY 2023 Transit Standards Development Program grant opened on Nov. 22.
Justice
As Fentanyl Crisis Continues to Take Lives, Federal Law Enforcement Responds with Multi-Faceted Approach Targeting Street-Level Dealers, Darknet Vendors and Cartel-Supplied Wholesale Traffickers
News Release: LOS ANGELES - Federal authorities today held a news conference to inform the public of their ongoing efforts to stem the widespread damage caused by fentanyl, the extremely dangerous synthetic opioid that has contaminated nearly every corner of the illicit drug market and is killing Americans at an unprecedented level.
Agriculture
USDA Invests More Than $59M to Improve Dietary Health and Nutrition Security
Release: WASHINGTON, Nov. 22, 2022 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced an investment of $59.4 million to support the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Programs (GusNIP) Produce Prescription and Nutrition Incentive programs designed to encourage families and individuals to eat more healthfully...
Labor
US Department of Labor, Cooper Health System enter agreement to resolve allegations of hiring, compensation discrimination
News Release: CAMDEN, NJ - The U.S. Department of Labor and Cooper Health System have entered into a conciliation agreement to resolve alleged hiring and compensation discrimination at the teaching hospital and biomedical research facility in Camden.
Justice
Marshals Arrest Dubuque Shooting Suspect
News Release: Concord, NH - Early this morning, “Fugitive of the Week," Samuel Jeff Warren, 31 years-of-age of Rochester was found hiding in a locked closet. Mr. Warren had been wanted on multiple outstanding arrest warrants, including a Strafford County warrant for bail violations/failure to appear on an original narcotics offense, as well as multiple district court warrants for resisting arrest or detention, assault and failing to pay restitution on a theft offense.
Commerce
Pilot project builds Tribal climate and disaster resilience in Louisiana
News Release: NOAA, the Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe (PACIT) and Louisiana Sea Grant are partnering to launch a new pilot project that builds relationships and strengthens community resilience to natural disasters and the effects of climate change.
Homeland
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Emergency Declaration for New York
News Release: WASHINGTON -- FEMA announced that federal emergency aid has been made available to the state of New York to supplement state, tribal and local response efforts to the emergency conditions in the areas affected by a severe winter storm beginning Nov. 18, 2022 and continuing.
State
DOS-IDN offers new grant application process starting Nov. 22
Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund 2023 grant opened on Nov. 22.
Justice
Man Wanted out of Puerto Rico for Shooting a Police Officer Arrested in Youngstown
News Release: Memphis, TN - Daruis Withers was captured today in the New Orleans metropolitan area by the U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force.
Justice
U.S. Marshals Make 44 Arrests During Operation Washout
News Release: Yakima, WA - United States Attorney General William Barr is praising law enforcement after authorities in the Yakima, Washington area who recently completed a 15 week-long joint federal, state, local and Tribal law enforcement initiative named Operation Invictus Civitas, “Undefeatable Community", that resulted in the arrest of 246 fugitives and violent offenders in the Yakima County area.
Justice
Alabama Man Found Guilty of Charges for Actions During January 6 Capitol Breach
News Release: WASHINGTON - An Alabama man was found guilty today in the District of Columbia of felony charges for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election.
Justice
U.S. Marshals Arrest Final Suspect in Facebook Live Murder
News Release: Scranton, PA - Today, U.S. Marshal Martin J. Pane announced the arrest of Bernard Lewis - a 36-year old man with no fixed address.
Labor
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. will pay $1.9M in back wages, interest to resolve compensation discrimination allegations at Jersey City location
News Release: JERSEY CITY, NJ - The U.S. Department of Labor and the Bank of New York Mellon Corp. have entered into an agreement to resolve alleged systematic discrimination by the federal contractor against female, Black and Hispanic employees at its Jersey City location.
Homeland
White House press secretary: 'The president has accepted the resignation of Christopher Magnus'
The Biden White House has officially accepted the resignation of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Christopher Magnus.
Justice
Jordan seeks testimony from Garland, Wray, others in House Judiciary probes of DOJ, FBI
The top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Jim Jordan is seeking voluntary testimony and compliance from Attorney General Merrick Garland, FBI Director Christopher Wray and more than a dozen other officials and employees as the soon-to-be GOP-led panel ramps up its investigation into allegations of politicization and bias at the bureau and the Justice Department.
Justice
Republicans on House Judiciary panel focus on first White House target
With the House Judiciary Committee’s gavel and subpoena power close at hand, Rep. Jim Jordan, Republican of Ohio, is getting ready to launch his first investigations of the Biden administration, starting Friday with what he has recently referred to as the administration’s “anti-parent directives