News from December 2021
By Press release submission | Dec 16, 2021
The operator of two Mississippi auto service and repair shops has come into compliance after a U.S.
By Press release submission | Dec 16, 2021
Thank you so much for that very kind introduction, and many thanks to the Democracy Fund for inviting me to participate in this event and for convening this virtual summit. It is a pleasure and an honor to be here today.
By Press release submission | Dec 16, 2021
Residents of Caldwell, Fulton, Graves, Hopkins, Marshall, Muhlenberg, Taylor and Warren counties in Kentucky who were affected by severe storms and tornadoes beginning Dec. 10, 2021, may apply for FEMA disaster assistance.President Joseph Biden approved a major disaster declaration on Dec. 12.
By Press release submission | Dec 16, 2021
This is a continuing profile series on the directors of the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science user facilities.
By Press release submission | Dec 16, 2021
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Columbia Engineering have discovered a new method to improve the toughness of materials that could lead to stronger versions of body armor, bulletproof glass and other ballistic equipment.
By Press release submission | Dec 16, 2021
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a new program to assist hog producers who sold hogs through a negotiated sale during the period in which these producers faced the greatest reduction in market prices due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Press release submission | Dec 16, 2021
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland wrapped her week-long trip out West today as part of the Biden-Harris administration’s “Building a Better America” tour.
By Andy Nghiem | Dec 15, 2021
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo recently held an introductory call with the Taiwan Minister of Economic Affairs Mei-hua Wang, addressing the economic relationship of the two countries and the future of their partnership.
By Andy Nghiem | Dec 15, 2021
Registration for SelectUSA’s Annual Investment Summit, the largest event dedicated to promoting foreign direct investment in the United States, was recently opened by the U.S. Department of Commerce.
By George Willis | Dec 15, 2021
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and other wildlife and environmental organizations announced 18 grants totaling $2.8 million to improve the health and ecosystem of Long Island Sound in New York.
By Bob Martin | Dec 15, 2021
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently extended the deadline for submissions to the Cooling Solutions Challenge to Feb. 24.
By Andy Nghiem | Dec 15, 2021
The U.S. Department of Commerce (USDOC) recently established a committee to advise the United States government on microelectronics research, development, manufacturing and policymaking.
By Andy Nghiem | Dec 15, 2021
Entrepreneurship month just came to a close and The U.S. Department of Commerce (USDOC) is reminding business owners of the resources available to them to ensure their success.
By Karen Kidd | Dec 15, 2021
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is seeking more than $27,000 in penalties against one of the nation's largest pork producers for failing to prevent work injuries at its Guymon, Oklahoma pork processing and packaging facility.
By Karen Kidd | Dec 15, 2021
The U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) new online portal for federal government contractors and subcontractors will help them securely certify annual Affirmative Action compliance.
By Trina Thomas | Dec 15, 2021
As the holiday season unfolds, the U.S. Department of Labor reminds employers to ensure a safe work environment for employees and to pay them all of their legally earned wages.
By Emily Bevard | Dec 15, 2021
Though secretarial calendars have been previously provided to the American people to promote government transparency, Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has provided only 55 entries spanning 11 days on her public calendar on the DOI website.
By Steven Hughes | Dec 15, 2021
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) has recently awarded more than 60 U.S. agricultural organizations with fiscal year 2022 funding to help grow commercial export markets.
By John Kelly | Dec 15, 2021
Several Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee have formally requested Attorney General Merrick Garland to rescind his school board memo and discontinue the directives for the FBI to work with local and state law enforcement.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 15, 2021
News Release: FARGO - Acting United States Attorney Nicholas W. Chase announced that on Dec. 13, 2021, U.S. District Court Chief Judge Peter D. Welte sentenced Josiah Thomas Aguilar, age 21, Dilworth, MN, to 100 months in federal prison for two counts of Interference with Commerce by Threats and Violence - Hobbs...
