News from December 2021
By Karen Kidd | Dec 18, 2021
U.S. Department of Agriculture researchers have "developed a unique approach" to use satellite images in predictions about cattle weight gain on rangelands, a news release earlier this week said.
By Zachary Richter | Dec 18, 2021
The owner of a Cincinnati steel contracting firm has been sentenced to prison by a federal judge on the grounds of theft and fraud.
By David Beasley | Dec 18, 2021
A restaurant in Bellevue, Washington underpaid workers for overtime worked, the U.S. Labor Department said in a news release.
By David Beasley | Dec 18, 2021
Retail giant Dollar General has a long history of failing to protects its workers, the U.S. Labor Department said in a news release.
By Andy Nghiem | Dec 18, 2021
The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) recently announced that it will provide funding to support progress on labor standards in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to a press release.
By Ariana Chiarenza | Dec 18, 2021
The U.S. Census Bureau hosted a Virtual Data Summit aimed at celebrating open innovation for everyone.
By Ariana Chiarenza | Dec 18, 2021
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo released a statement regarding the increase of American competitiveness at the Economic Club of New York.
By Ariana Chiarenza | Dec 18, 2021
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the finalists for the $1 Billion “Build Back Better Regional Challenge” in a press release.
By Zachary Richter | Dec 18, 2021
According to the USCIS press release on Dec. 10, the November 2020 policy memorandum is being rescinded, and effective immediately, USCIS will go back to making case-by-case determinations of whether or not to interview those who filed Form I-730.
By David Beasley | Dec 18, 2021
With processing of immigrants taking longer because of COVID-19, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has issued a temporary waiver on the time requirement for medical exams.
By David Beasley | Dec 18, 2021
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security wants input from the public on how to prevent families from being separated at the U.S. border, a news release said.
By David Beasley | Dec 18, 2021
The U.S. State Department is condemning the imprisonment of Vietnamese author Pham Doan Trang, "who did nothing more than peacefully express her opinions," a news release said.
By Trina Thomas | Dec 18, 2021
The U.S. Department of State on Dec. 10 issued a press release that highlighted initiatives for policy and foreign assistance to uphold democracy.
By Bob Martin | Dec 18, 2021
The Department of State is holding 12 foreign government officials accountable for human rights violations, making them ineligible to enter the United States, Secretary of State Antony Blinken recently announced.
By David Hutton | Dec 18, 2021
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration is awarding $12.6 million in grants to nine projects across the country designed to improve transport on America’s waterways.
By Emily Bevard | Dec 18, 2021
Tampa resident and pharmacy owner, 44-year-old Peter Bolos, has been convicted for his role in a $174 million telemedicine scheme.
By Bob Martin | Dec 18, 2021
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) has awarded Pam Marks of Savannah River Site the 2020 Federal Project Director of the Year Award for her work on a first of its kind $2.3 billion nuclear facility.
By Bob Martin | Dec 18, 2021
Angelita Denny is a site lead for the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) office of Legacy Management (LM) and she is proud of the work she does in areas where fellow Native Americans have resided, which often were locations of nuclear testing in the past.
By Emily Bevard | Dec 18, 2021
Funding from the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) is set to continue support for gross domestic product (GDP) data collection and statistical analysis for U.S. territories.
By Emily Bevard | Dec 18, 2021
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) conducted an unannounced oil spill response exercise in the Gulf Of Mexico Dec. 1, aiming to ensure oil and gas companies may quickly respond to offshore oil spills should the occasion arise.
