News published on Federal Newswire in December 2021

News from December 2021


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Dec. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Dec. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


San Pedro Train Engineer Pleads Guilty to Terrorism Charge for Intentionally Derailing Locomotive Near U.S. Navy Hospital Ship

News Release: LOS ANGELES - A train engineer at the Port of Los Angeles pleaded guilty today to a federal criminal charge for running a locomotive at full speed off the end of railroad tracks near a United States Navy hospital ship that was deployed to provide medical relief during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.


News Release: Washington, D.C. -Rep. Jamie Raskin, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, and Rep. Ayanna Pressley, Oversight Committee Member, sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland requesting information about whether the Department of Justice (DOJ) plans to resume federal executions and procure pentobarbital sodium for use in such executions.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Dec. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Salem Maritime Receives National Park Foundation Open OutDoors for Kids Grant

News Release: SALEM, MA - Salem Maritime National Historic Site received an Open OutDoors for Kids grant from the National Park Foundation (NPF). This grant supports the “Hard History Project at Salem Maritime," a program engaging teachers and students with the history of slavery in Essex County through placed-based learning experiences.


Release: Germany. Overview: Germany continued its CT cooperation with the United States and the international community as a member of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS and the Global Counterterrorism Forum and in multilateral CT operations in Africa and the Middle East. In 2020, Germany allocated more resources ...


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Environment and Public Work (EPW) Committee Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.) today released updated text for the EPW Committee's title of the Build Back Better Act. The updates reflect policy and technical changes, including changes to comply with Senate budget rules.


The US Energy Department published a three page notice on Dec. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Three Men Facing Federal Indictment for a Murder-For-Hire Conspiracy and Related Charges

News Release: One of the Defendants Solicited Others to Murder the Victim, Who he Thought was Cooperating with Law Enforcement.


Statement of U.S. Attorney Erek L. Barron on the Ambush Shooting of Baltimore Police Officer

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Statement from United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron.


Country Reports on Terrorism 2020: Austria

News Release: Austria. Overview: U.S.-Austrian law enforcement cooperation remained strong. Leaders thanked the FBI for cooperation in investigating the November 2 terrorist attack in Vienna in which a lone attacker killed 4 and injured 23. The government submitted draft counterterrorism legislation to Parliament...


Release: Chad. Overview: In 2020, Chad experienced persistent terrorist attacks against military and civilian targets in the Lake Chad region. In March, suspected Boko Haram (BH) militants killed 98 Chadian soldiers near Boma in the Lake Chad region, the deadliest single attack in Chad’s history. In April the...


News Release: Oxford, MS - A federal jury has convicted a Tupelo, Mississippi man of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and marijuana and possession of firearms by a convicted felon.


The US Agriculture Department published a three page notice on Dec. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page rule on Dec. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Country Reports on Terrorism 2020: Burkina Faso

Release: Burkina Faso. Overview: Terrorist attacks continued to increase steadily in 2020. Security incidents included the use of IEDs, kidnapping, small-arms attacks, and targeted killings in an expanding part of the country in the North, the East, and the South. Targets appeared to shift from military and gendarme...


News Release: Turkey. Overview: Turkey continues its efforts to defeat terrorist organizations both inside and outside its borders, including the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), the Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party/Front, and ISIS. Turkey is an active contributor in international counterterrorism fora, including...


Country Reports on Terrorism 2020: Chad

Release: Chad. Overview: In 2020, Chad experienced persistent terrorist attacks against military and civilian targets in the Lake Chad region. In March, suspected Boko Haram (BH) militants killed 98 Chadian soldiers near Boma in the Lake Chad region, the deadliest single attack in Chad’s history. In April the...