News from April 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 16, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – Jon Schaffer, 53, of Columbus, Indiana, today admitted that he breached the Capitol on January 6, 2021, wearing a tactical vest and armed with bear repellent, and pleaded guilty to unlawfully entering the U.S. Capitol to obstruct Congress’ certification of the U.S. presidential election results.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 16, 2021
News Release: A Ukrainian national was sentenced today in the Western District of Washington to 10 years in prison for his high-level role in the criminal work of the hacking group FIN7.
By State Newswire | Apr 16, 2021
News Release: Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale concluded a three-day trip to Lebanon, where he met with a broad range of government officials, including President Aoun, Speaker of Parliament Berri, Caretaker Prime Minister Diab, Prime Minister-Designate Hariri, the Governor of the Central ...
By State Newswire | Apr 16, 2021
News Release: Today in Oslo, the United States of America and the Kingdom of Norway concluded the Supplementary Defense Cooperation Agreement (SDCA), which will allow our countries to deepen bilateral security cooperation, strengthen NATO operations, and increase Transatlantic security.
By State Newswire | Apr 16, 2021
News Release: The Government of Uganda’s actions during the recent electoral process undermined democracy and respect for human rights. Today I am announcing visa restrictions on those believed to be responsible for, or complicit in, undermining the democratic process in Uganda, including during the country’s January 14 general elections and the campaign period that preceded it.
By State Newswire | Apr 16, 2021
News Release: U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking returned on April 16 from travel to Germany and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). In Berlin, he met with representatives from the UN Security Council permanent member states, as well as Germany, Kuwait, Sweden, and the EU to discuss the importance of reaching ...
By State Newswire | Apr 16, 2021
News Release: The text of the following statement was released by the governments of France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States of America following the April 14 attack in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region: Begin Text: We, the governments of France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United ...
By State Newswire | Apr 16, 2021
News Release: The United States condemns the sentencing of seven pro-democracy leaders on politically-motivated charges. Beijing and Hong Kong authorities are targeting Hong Kongers for doing nothing more than exercising protected rights and fundamental freedoms, including freedom of peaceful assembly and freedom of speech.
By State Newswire | Apr 16, 2021
News Release: Ahead of President Biden’s Leaders Summit on Climate, Secretary of State Antony Blinken will deliver a speech on how addressing climate change is central to U.S. foreign policy, and how American leadership on climate can deliver greater security and prosperity for the American people. The speech will take place on Monday, Apr. 19, 2021 at 4:15 p.m. at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation Headquarters in Annapolis, MD.
By State Newswire | Apr 16, 2021
News Release: QUESTION: Let’s take all of this to Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Thanks for being with us. Mr. Secretary, you’ve heard the reaction from the generals who’ve commanded troops in Afghanistan, including the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs and David Petraeus, who went on to become CIA director, ...
By Labor Gazette | Apr 16, 2021
News Release: CAMBRIDGE, MA – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Dellbrook/JKS Inc., a regional construction management company, have signed a partnership agreement to promote worker safety and health at a construction project near the Fresh Pond Reservation in Cambridge.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 16, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award a $382,579 grant to the Maine Department of Labor to promote and enhance its Short-Time Compensation program. STC is an unemployment program that allows entire groups of workers to receive partial unemployment benefit payments while their employer reduce their hours to avoid layoffs.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 16, 2021
News Release: CAMBRIDGE, MA – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Dellbrook/JKS Inc., a regional construction management company, have signed a partnership agreement to promote worker safety and health at a construction project near the Fresh Pond Reservation in Cambridge.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 16, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award a $382,579 grant to the Maine Department of Labor to promote and enhance its Short-Time Compensation program. STC is an unemployment program that allows entire groups of workers to receive partial unemployment benefit payments while their employer reduce their hours to avoid layoffs.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 16, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation has made clear to Air Canada its position that a refusal to refund passengers when the carrier cancels or significantly changes a flight would be an unfair business practice in violation of U.S. law. Air Canada has informed the Department that it will ...
By State News Post | Apr 16, 2021
The US State Department published a one page notice on April 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Apr 16, 2021
The US State Department published a two page notice on April 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 16, 2021
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on April 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 16, 2021
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on April 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 16, 2021
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on April 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
