News from April 2021
By State Newswire | Apr 13, 2021
News Release: MODERATOR: So [Senior State Department Official] has to run to a meeting before too long, so let’s go ahead and get started. We’ll do this on background to a senior State Department official. Obviously had a good meeting with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba today, will spend a couple minutes talking about that and the broader dynamics, and take it from there.
By State Newswire | Apr 13, 2021
News Release: The United States is deeply disappointed by the Federal Government of Somalia’s decision to approve a legislative bill that extends the mandates of the president and parliament by two years.
By Commerce News Now | Apr 13, 2021
News Release: Today, the Department of Commerce served a subpoena on a Chinese company to support the review of transactions pursuant to Executive Order 13873, Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services (ICTS) Supply Chain. The action taken today is an important step in investigating whether the transactions involving this company meet the criteria set forth in the Executive Order.

By Labor Gazette | Apr 13, 2021
News Release: BOSTON – The owner of a Lynn, Massachusetts, tax preparation service faces $136,532 in penalties for prohibiting her employees and customers from wearing masks, failing to ensure employees and customers practiced social distancing, and refusing to implement other safeguards against the coronavirus.

By Labor Gazette | Apr 13, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration today issued guidance on fiduciary investment advice for retirement investors, employee benefit plans and investment advice providers. The guidance relates to the department’s “Improving Investment Advice for Workers & Retirees” exemption and follows its Feb. 12, 2021, announcement that that exemption would go into effect as scheduled on Feb. 16, 2021.

By Labor Gazette | Apr 13, 2021
News Release: BOSTON – The owner of a Lynn, Massachusetts, tax preparation service faces $136,532 in penalties for prohibiting her employees and customers from wearing masks, failing to ensure employees and customers practiced social distancing, and refusing to implement other safeguards against the coronavirus.

By Labor Gazette | Apr 13, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration today issued guidance on fiduciary investment advice for retirement investors, employee benefit plans and investment advice providers. The guidance relates to the department’s “Improving Investment Advice for Workers & Retirees” exemption and follows its Feb. 12, 2021, announcement that that exemption would go into effect as scheduled on Feb. 16, 2021.

By DOT News Wire | Apr 13, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to apply for $1 billion in Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 discretionary grant funding through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grants. RAISE, formerly known as BUILD and TIGER, has awarded over $8.935 billion in grants to projects in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico since 2009.

By DOT News Wire | Apr 13, 2021
The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on April 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Interior Newswire | Apr 13, 2021
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on April 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Interior Newswire | Apr 13, 2021
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on April 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOE Gazette | Apr 13, 2021
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on April 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By USDA Wire | Apr 13, 2021
The US Agriculture Department published a three page notice on April 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By USDA Wire | Apr 13, 2021
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on April 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By USDA Wire | Apr 13, 2021
The US Agriculture Department published a three page notice on April 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By USDA Wire | Apr 13, 2021
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on April 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Commerce News Now | Apr 13, 2021
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on April 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Commerce News Now | Apr 13, 2021
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on April 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Commerce News Now | Apr 13, 2021
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on April 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Commerce News Now | Apr 13, 2021
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on April 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.