News published on Federal Newswire in December 2021

News from December 2021


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


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans, led by E&C Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA), and Energy Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Upton (R-MI), are introducing a new bill today to protect the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) ...


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Dec. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Justice Department Awards More Than $17.5 Million to Support Project Safe Neighborhoods

News Release: Miami, Florida - The Department of Justice announced today that it has awarded more than $17.5 million in grants to support the Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Program. Funding will support efforts across the country to address violent crime, including the gun violence that is often at its core. The Southern District of Florida was awarded $350,485 to administer PSN grant funds throughout the district.


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


New Orleans Felon Convicted on Gun Charge for Shooting in New Orleans-East Neighborhood

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that STERLING ROBINSON, also known as “Scooter," age 31, a resident in the New Orleans area, was convicted on December 7, 2021 by a jury in the Eastern District of Louisiana of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2) and obstruction of justice in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1512(c)(2).


The US Commerce Department published a six page rule on Dec. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Justice Department Awards More Than $17.5 Million to Support Project Safe Neighborhoods

News Release: More than $100,00 Awarded for Projects in the District of Columbia.


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


News Release: Warehousing company owner will admit to paying $75,000 to facilitate cheating on his son's ACT exam.


News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A federal grand jury in Pittsburgh has returned an Indictment following a five-month long Title III wiretap investigation into a drug trafficking organization. The indictment charges 16 individuals residing across five states - Pennsylvania, Georgia, California, Virginia, and Michigan - with violations of federal drug laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


The US State Department published a two page rule on Dec. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a four page proposed rule on Dec. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Columbus Man Sentenced to Over 3 Years in Prison for Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon

News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Columbus, man was sentenced to 41 months in prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca, and Special Agent in Charge Kurt H. Thielhorn of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF).


POSTPONED - Business Meeting on USDA Nominees Chavonda Jacobs-Young and Margo Schlanger

News Release: WASHINGTON -Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and John Boozman (R-Ark.), Ranking Member, today postponed the Committee business meeting to consider the nominations of Dr. Chavonda J. Jacobs-Young to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics and Margo Schlanger to be an Assistant Secretary of Agriculture. The meeting will be rescheduled at a later time.


Former executive charged with antitrust conspiracy in aerospace sector

The U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut has unsealed a criminal complaint against Mahesh Patel, a former aerospace outsourcing executive.


News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Watertown, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of Child Pornography was sentenced on December 6, 2021, by U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann.


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge George L. Russell sentenced Gregory Jones, age 44, of Lithonia, Georgia to eight years in federal prison, followed by four years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute narcotics and conspiracy to commit money laundering.


U.S. Attorney Birge Announces Project Safe Neighborhoods Funding To Promote Violence Prevention And Community Policing In West Michigan

News Release: Local Law Enforcement and Communities Work Together to Reduce Violent Crime and Make Neighborhoods Safer.


Release: Private exporters reported sales of 280,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations. Of the total, 140,000 metric tons is for delivery during the 2021/2022 marketing year and 140,000 metric tons is for delivery during the 2022/2023 marketing year.