News published on Federal Newswire in August 2021

News from August 2021


What did Energy Department publish on Aug. 9?

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Aug. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by Energy Department on Aug. 9

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Aug. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by Federal Reserve System on Aug. 9

The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Aug. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Interior Department publishes notice on Aug. 9

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Aug. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on Aug. 9 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Aug. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by Agriculture Department on Aug. 9

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Aug. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Reclamation and state of California announces negotiation with Central Valley Project Cross Valley contractors

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation and the California Department of Water Resources announced a public negotiation session with seven Cross Valley contractors on a long-term conveyance contract for delivery of federal Central Valley Project water through state-owned facilities.


News Release: SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS, Calif. August 9, 2021 - Trained searchers assisting the Thoke family were able to locate Matt Thoke on Saturday and National Park Service (NPS) Rangers recovered his body on Sunday. Thoke was found in a location that was not visible by air and hardly visible on the ground, not far from where he was last seen, in technical terrain.


Release: MANCHESTER, N.H. - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a man from carrying a loaded firearm onto an airplane at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT) on Sunday, August 8. This was the third firearm detection this year by TSA officers at MHT security checkpoints.


An abundance of prohibited items is slowing down BWI Airport’s TSA checkpoints

Release: LINTHICUM, Md.-- Summer travel is in full swing at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers are seeing a lot of prohibited at checkpoints, which results in more bag checks and slower checkpoint lines. Advance planning and packing properly is key to a smooth security checkpoint experience.


News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Juan David Moreno, of Miramar, Florida, was sentenced today to 36 months of incarceration for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.


Florida man admits to filing fraudulent tax returns with the IRS

News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Windsor Nycklass, of West Park, Florida, has admitted to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.


Wyden Statement on Budget Resolution

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement on the budget resolution...


News Release: The team of federal employees supporting the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs is small but mighty. In this "Meet Our Team" blog post series, we introduce key staff dedicated to the Office and its mission to support tribes in pursuing their energy visions.


Chair Lynch, Ranking Member Grothman Demand DOD Provide Investigative Report on Terrorist Attack on Manda Bay Airfield

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, and Rep. Glenn Grothman, the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee, sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III demanding information about the January 5, 2020, terrorist attack against U.S. personnel...


Bronx Man Convicted Of Murder, Robbery, And Drug Trafficking Offenses

News Release: Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that a jury returned a guilty verdict Friday against KASHEEN SAMUELS, a/k/a “Kash," a/k/a “JR," on five counts, including charges relating to the felony murder of Andrew Torres during an armed robbery, as well as other charges relating to robbery, robbery conspiracy, and narcotics conspiracy. U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos presided over the 9-day trial.


News Release: WASHINGTON -- FEMA and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will test the nation’s public alert and warning systems at 2:20 p.m. ET on Wednesday. FEMA regularly tests the public alert and warning systems to assess the operational readiness of the supporting infrastructure. The tests also help identify any needed technological and administrative improvements to the systems.


Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


Man who Kidnapped Teenager from Minnesota and Brought her to Iowa Sentenced to Over a Decade in Prison

News Release: A man who maintained a long term online grooming relationship with a minor teenager via social media, which ended with him secretly driving her to Iowa and hiding her in a park while her parents tried to locate her, was sentenced today to more than ten years in federal prison.


Holding the Lukashenka Regime to Account on the Anniversary of the Fraudulent Presidential Belarusian Election

News Release: On the one-year anniversary of Belarus’s fraudulent presidential election, the United States government has taken decisive action against forty-four individuals and entities in order to hold Alyaksandr Lukashenka and his regime to account for its continued, violent repression of Belarusians inside and...