News from December 2020
By State Newswire | Dec 14, 2020
Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL Promoting and Protecting Media Freedom in Bangladesh. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0007480. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.345...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2020
News Release: NEW BERN, N.C. - A federal jury convicted a High Point man Friday on charges of conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery, two counts of Hobbs Act robbery, brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a federal crime of violence and witness tampering.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2020
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Passaic County, New Jersey, man was indicted by a grand jury today for his role in a conspiracy to distributed illegal drugs in Paterson, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 14, 2020
News Release: Updated Jan. 5, 2021: On Dec. 27, 2020, the President signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, which included reauthorization of the Grand Junction, Colorado, Disposal Site until Sept. 30, 2031. The Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management will continue to operate the disposal cell and plan closure activities to meet the new extended timeline.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man convicted of Felon in Possession of a Firearm was sentenced on December 7, 2020, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 14, 2020
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) has announced up to $5 million in federally funded financial assistance for research and development projects under the funding opportunity announcement (FOA) DE-FOA-0002398, University Training and Research for Fossil Energy Applications.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 14, 2020
News Release: Explore the wonders of the historic Weir Pond by taking a virtual tour! Follow Ranger Amanda on a ramble to the pond and discover natural features, hidden treasures, and the history of this beautiful place. You never know what you might find along the way! Join us for the Facebook Live Premiere Event on December 17th at 11am.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2020
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A Suffolk man pleaded guilty today to possessing a firearm while an unlawful user of controlled substances and possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug-trafficking crimes.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2020
News Release: ATLANTA - Lesbia Lily Gonzalez Moreno and Ailin Michelle Maldonado have been charged with paying bribes to Gerald D. Harris, a former Supervisor in DeKalb County’s Tax Commissioner’s Office, in exchange for Harris unlawfully registering vehicles.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 13, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) tonight issued Emergency Directive 21-01, in response to a known compromise involving SolarWinds Orion products that are currently being exploited by malicious actors. This Emergency Directive calls on all federal civilian agencies to review their networks for indicators of compromise and disconnect or power down SolarWinds Orion products immediately.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 13, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, discussed the importance of early treatment of COVID even as vaccines begin to be distributed.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 13, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), the chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, continued to raise questions about the Biden family’s business dealings and called on Hunter Biden and his associates to finally come forward to answer questions. Sen. Johnson...
By Federal Newswire | Dec 13, 2020
During the Senate Judiciary Committee nominations hearing, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) questioned the nominees for United States Circuit Judges and United States District Judges. Durbin first questioned Nicole G. Berner, who was nominated to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit. Durbin asked Berner about her role as an advocate, to which she responded that she understands the difference between the role of a judge and an advocate. She assured that if confirmed, she would approach each case with an open mind and without personal bias....
By Federal Newswire | Dec 13, 2020
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered an opening statement at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nominations of five judicial candidates. The nominees include Nicole G. Berner for the Fourth Circuit, Adeel Abdullah Mangi for the Third Circuit, Amy M. Baggio for the District of Oregon, Cristal C. Brisco for the Northern District of Indiana, and Gretchen S. Lund also for the Northern District of Indiana.Durbin began by acknowledging the committee's busy year, having held 35 full committee hearings and 22...
By Federal Newswire | Dec 13, 2020
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has once again faced opposition from U.S. Senator J.D. Vance in his efforts to confirm U.S. Attorney nominations on the Senate floor. Durbin requested unanimous consent to schedule confirmation votes on two U.S. Attorney nominations, Rebecca C. Lutzko and April M. Perry, but Vance objected to the request.Durbin had previously attempted to confirm these nominees along with two others in September, but Vance objected to the request at that time as well. While the other two nominees eventually...
By State Newswire | Dec 12, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul and Chairman Eliot Engel today released the following statement calling for the conviction of Dr. Walid Fitaihi to be overturned and the current travel ban on the Fitaihi family to be lifted.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 12, 2020
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, New York Division announced today that Gregory Ramos a/k/a Prospect, 29, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted following a jury trial of possessing with intent to distribute...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 12, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement after the Trump Administration finalized a regulation allowing federal contractors to discriminate against minorities, women and LGBTQ Americans...
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 12, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - After issuing our report on Sept. 23 on the conflicts of interest and foreign financial entanglements of the Biden family, Senator Grassley and I have continued to seek information and testimony from the individuals involved.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 12, 2020
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered a powerful opening statement during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing focused on "Cleaning Up the C-Suite: Ensuring Accountability for Corporate Criminals." Durbin's statement comes on the heels of the reintroduction of the Corporate Crime Database Act, a bill that aims to collect comprehensive data on federal corporate criminal enforcement actions.Durbin highlighted the alarming decline in federal prosecutions of corporate crime under both the Trump and Biden...
