News published on Federal Newswire in December 2021

News from December 2021


News Release: LITTLE ROCK, AR - Survivors should be aware that con artists and criminals may try to obtain money or steal personal information through fraud or identity theft after a disaster. In some cases, thieves try to apply for FEMA assistance using names, addresses and Social Security numbers they have stolen from survivors.


News Release: WASHINGTON - The National Park Service will have five entrance fee-free days  in 2022. The free admission days are designed to encourage discovery and visitation of the country’s variety of national parks. With at least one in every state, national parks are accessible places to visit to refresh body, mind and spirit.


Night Sky Program, Friday January 7th, 7 PM - 9 PM

News Release: Night Sky Program: Friday, January 7th, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Join park staff and members of the Colorado Springs Astronomical Society to gaze at the dark skies above Florissant Fossil Beds in search of planets, galaxies, nebulas, and more. Meet on the front patio of the visitor center. There are no additional...


News Release: DAVENPORT, Iowa - A Davenport man, Lucas Michael McNulty-Snodgrass, was sentenced on Dec. 22, 2021 by United States District Court Chief Judge John A. Jarvey to 210 months in prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine and a Mixture and Substance Containing Fentanyl and Felon in Possession of Firearms and Ammunition. McNulty-Snodgrass was ordered to serve five years of supervised release to follow his prison term and pay $200 to the Crime Victims’ Fund.


News Release: Hagatña, Guam - SHAWN N. ANDERSON, United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands announced that defendant Lovelia C. Mendoza, age 39, from Guam was sentenced in the United States District Court of Guam to 49 months imprisonment to run concurrently with prior federal...


Senate confirms Axelrod for export enforcement oversight

The U.S. Senate has confirmed former Associate Deputy Attorney General Matthew Axelrod as the next assistant secretary of commerce for Export Enforcement at the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), where he will oversee the federal officers who investigate illegal exports.


The US Transportation Department published a six page proposed rule on Dec. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: CLANTON, Ala. - Disaster survivors should be aware that con artists and criminals may try to obtain money or steal personal information through fraud or identity theft. In some cases, thieves try to apply for FEMA assistance using names, addresses and Social Security numbers they have stolen from survivors.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Dec. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on Dec. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Secretary Blinken’s Call with Kenyan President Kenyatta

Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Dec. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Dec. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a seven page notice on Dec. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on Dec. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - A provision authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rob Portman, Chairman and Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, as well as Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), Angus King (I-ME), Co-Chair of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, and Mike Rounds (R-SD) to authorize non-reimbursable detailees for the Office of the National Cyber Director (NCD) has been signed into law as a part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Dec. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Dec. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Ho's nomination to U.S. District Court in New York comes under fire

President Joe Biden's nominee for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has drawn criticism for comments he has made about the U.S. Senate and the Electoral College.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Dec. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.