News from April 2021
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 5, 2021
News Release: In an average year, more than 16 million aircraft fly in U.S. skies and roll safely on airport runways and taxiways. When a runway incursion stemming from a pilot error occurs, it is a rare event, but it draws scrutiny from the Federal Aviation Administration, no matter if it involves a commercial airline or a small general aviation (GA) aircraft.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 5, 2021
Release: Washington - When President Biden recently announced his goal of distributing 100 million COVID-19 vaccines to Americans in the first 100 days of his Administration, the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) was one of the many Federal agencies that ...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 5, 2021
News Release: NORMAN, Okla. - The Bureau of Land Management will hold a wild horse and burro adoption event in Beaumont, Texas, April 23-24, at the Ford Park Entertainment Complex. The two-day event, featuring 110 wild horses and burros, will begin at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 23. Adoptions will be held from noon-6 p.m. on Friday, April 23, and from 8 a.m.-noon on Saturday, April 24. Animals are eligible for adoption. Inquire with BLM staff onsite for more information.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 5, 2021
Release: Washington - When President Biden recently announced his goal of distributing 100 million COVID-19 vaccines to Americans in the first 100 days of his Administration, the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) was one of the many Federal agencies that ...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 5, 2021
News Release: PHOENIX - Interagency public land management partners from Arizona and New Mexico have worked to develop a map-based tool to inform the public about fire restrictions on public lands. Partner agencies, under the Southwest Coordinating Group, have worked to develop a new informational web tool that is...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON- Thursday, a member of the Proud Boys and his brother were ordered to be held without bond, after being formally charged last month in federal court in the District of Columbia for conspiracy related to the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, among other charges.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 5, 2021
News Release: Sharpsburg, Md. - This spring, the National Park Service (NPS) will begin a $6.8 million project to rehabilitate and preserve the visitor center at Antietam National Battlefield. Through this rehabilitation, the NPS will bring the almost 60-year-old facility into the 21st century to preserve the building and provide improved visitor services.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 5, 2021
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) today announced the availability of $2 million to establish partnerships with organizations to provide outreach and technical assistance to socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers. The funding was made possible by USDA’s...
By State Newswire | Apr 5, 2021
Release: At the conclusion of Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry’s visit to the United Arab Emirates, the two nations released the following statement.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 5, 2021
Release: Washington - When President Biden recently announced his goal of distributing 100 million COVID-19 vaccines to Americans in the first 100 days of his Administration, the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) was one of the many Federal agencies that ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2021
News Release: CONCORD - William Soto, 29, of New York, pleaded guilty in federal court on Friday to aiding and abetting the possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute, Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 5, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - - This week, federal pilot community vaccination centers are scheduled to open in Gary, Indiana; Greenbelt, Maryland; St. Louis; Memphis, Tennessee and Milwaukee, while FEMA mobile vaccination units have begun operations, bringing vaccinations to hard-to-reach and high-risk populations who cannot access services from fixed sites. Four units are operational: one in Connecticut, two in Maryland and one in Oregon.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 5, 2021
News Release: San Diego, CA - Cabrillo National Monument will celebrate National Park Week with a Junior Ranger Day event on Saturday, April 17 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and plein air painting by local artists April 11 - May 10.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 5, 2021
News Release: Luray, VA - Fire managers at Shenandoah National Park plan to burn approximately 50 acres of Big Meadows sometime between March 29 and April 22, 2021, weather permitting. A portion of Big Meadows (mile 51 on Skyline Drive), the open area across from Byrd Visitor Center, is burned each year for the purpose of maintaining the open vista by preventing encroachment from small trees and shrubs. We anticipate one day of operations to complete the project.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 5, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Department of Energy (DOE) today announced an $8 million funding opportunity announcement (FOA) for the research, development, and demonstration of cyber-physical platforms that will make electric power systems more resilient and secure.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 5, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - To develop capabilities to monitor the current COVID-19 pandemic and other future biological events, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has awarded $199,648 to Mesur.io Inc., for analysis and reporting of outbreak-related data. Based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Mesur.io is a current Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP) portfolio company.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 5, 2021
News Release: West Valley City, Utah - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) West Desert District and Utah Forestry, Fire, and State Lands (FFSL) has seen an increase in human-caused wildfires early this year. Since mid-February, 13 human-caused fires have occurred, making up 100% of northern Utah’s wildfires in 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2021
News Release: CONCORD - Nadine Jacques, 46, of Pembroke, was sentenced to 129 months in federal prison for methamphetamine trafficking on Friday, Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today.
By State Newswire | Apr 5, 2021
News Release: Washington, DC-Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Representative Hakeem Jeffries, welcomed the release of a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on the effectiveness of USAID funding for reconstruction and development for Haiti since the 2010 earthquake.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2021
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Stephen Johnson, 35, of the Pueblo of Isleta, pleaded guilty in federal court today to domestic assault by a habitual offender in Indian Country.
