News published on Federal Newswire in December 2021

News from December 2021


Using Trail Cameras to Detect Special-Status Wildlife at the Bluewater, New Mexico, Disposal Site

News Release: The discovery of burrows that could have been created by a rare prairie dog species at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Legacy Management’s (LM) Bluewater, New Mexico, Disposal Site, culminated in LM’s placing motion-activated trail cameras near the burrows to confirm their presence.


E&C Leaders Request GAO Examine Issues at DOE Affecting Progress on Reducing Environmental Liabilities

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Full Committee Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL), Energy Subcommittee Ranking Member Fred Upton (R-MI), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO), ...


Notice published by Energy Department on Dec. 2

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Dec. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


USDA Designates Sherman County, Texas, as a Primary Natural Disaster Area

News Release: This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including...


Federal charges filed against suspect connected to armed robbery spree

News Release: ST. LOUIS - On Dec. 1, 2021, federal charges were filed against 58-year-old James Mayes. Mayes is accused of a robbery on federal territorial jurisdiction, namely the Gateway National Arch Park, and the armed robberies of commercial business establishments that are listed below.


Rodgers, Latta Applaud Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Cybersecurity and Ensure American Leadership in Next Generation Communications Technology

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Republican leader for Communications and Technology Bob Latta (R-OH) released the following statement on the passing of bipartisan legislation to improve cybersecurity and ensure American leadership in next generation communications technology.


What did Commerce Department publish on Dec. 2?

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Previously Deported Alien Charged With Illegal Re-Entry

News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Efrain Gregorio-Gonzalez, age 22, of Mexico, was indicted on Dec. 1, 2021, by a federal grand jury with illegal re-entry into the United States by a previously deported alien.


Leader Guthrie on the Need to Address Fentanyl-Related Substances to Save Lives

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY) delivered the following remarks in a Health Subcommittee hearing remarks in a Health Subcommittee hearing entitled, “The Overdose Crisis: Interagency Proposal to Combat Illicit Fentanyl-Related Substances."


Baltimore Man Sentenced to Four Years in Federal Prison for Possession of a Stolen Firearm

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Avon Allen, age 36, of Baltimore, Maryland to four years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for possession of a stolen firearm.


Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon, everyone. We’ve had a pretty packed and I would say productive day here in Stockholm, and I really want to thank our hosts for doing such a wonderful job putting together this meeting of the OSCE, particularly my friend and colleague Ann Linde, the foreign minister of Sweden and the chairperson of the OSCE.


Two Malden Men Indicted for Trafficking Fentanyl and Methamphetamine

News Release: Nearly 10,000 counterfeit prescription pills seized.


Notice published by Energy Department on Dec. 2

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Dec. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


E&C Leaders Request GAO Examine Issues at DOE Affecting Progress on Reducing Environmental Liabilities

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Energy Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Upton (R-MI), Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL), Oversight and Investigations...


U.S. Geological Survey and Department of Energy Partner to Explore Potential for Geologic Carbon Storage

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) establishing cooperation between the two agencies to assess global, regional...


Notice published on Dec. 2 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a nine page notice on Dec. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Commerce Department publishes notice on Dec. 2

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Dec. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Energy Department publish on Dec. 2?

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Dec. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Interior Department publishes notice on Dec. 2

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Dec. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on Dec. 2 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Dec. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.