News published on Federal Newswire in December 2021

News from December 2021


Three Defendants Charged In $1.3 Million Covid Fraud Scheme

News Release: Mariluz Fermin, Bellanilda Fermin, and Juan Nolasco Arrested for Submitting Fraudulent COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits Applications.


News Release: Washington, D.C. -Democrats in the House just BLOCKED the “Strategic Production Response Act, "which would require the Secretary of Energy to develop a plan to increase domestic oil and gas production if the President draws down the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) for non-emergency reasons.


Leaders Rodgers & Griffith Question HHS Over Statutory Authority for New Office

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA) sent a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra today questioning him about the new...


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


USDA Withdraws Proposed Horse Protection Rule, Plans to Issue Strengthened Regulations

The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing the withdrawal of a 2016 proposed rule that would have amended the Horse Protection Act (HPA) regulations.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking public input on its plans to create a new program that will ensure the availability of high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) fuel in the United States. The establishment of a HALEU Availability Program is essential to the demonstration...


News Release: Jury Earlier Returned 28 Guilty Verdicts Convicting Michael Kail of Fraud and Money Laundering for Pay-To-Play Payments from Tech Startups Seeking Netflix Contracts.


The US Interior Department published a five page notice on Dec. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


USDA Announces Additional Farm Service Agency and Rural Development State Directors

Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to appoint four U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) regional positions, including two Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Directors and two Rural Development (RD) State Directors.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken at a Press Availability

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon, everyone. So good to see you all. Hello, hello.


Portland Man Sentenced in Connection with Drive-By Shooting

News Release: PORTLAND, Maine-A Portland man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Portland for being a felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced.


Philadelphia Felon Pleads Guilty to Illegally Possessing a Firearm Following Incident on I-76

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Bernard Giddings, 26, of Philadelphia, PA, pleaded guilty before United States District Court Judge Michael M. Baylson to illegally possessing a firearm as a felon following an incident on a state highway earlier this year.


The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Dec. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Dec. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA) sent a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra today questioning him about the new...


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Dec. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Indian Affairs Announces New Tool to Bring Attention to Missing and Murdered Cases

The Bureau of Indian Affairs announced today the launch of its new website dedicated to solving missing and murdered cases in Indian Country.


Winnie Stachelberg Joins Interior Department as Senior Advisor and Infrastructure Coordinator

The Department of the Interior today announced that Winnie Stachelberg will join the Department as its new Senior Advisor and Infrastructure Coordinator.


Under court order, U.S. reinstates 'Remain in Mexico' program for migrants seeking asylum

Responding to a federal court order, the U.S. has brought back the ‘Remain in Mexico’ program for migrants seeking asylum.


DOE seeking input on deployment-ready carbon reduction and removal technologies

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking feedback from specialists on technology aimed at reducing carbon emissions following the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law enacted last month.