News published on Federal Newswire in December 2021

News from December 2021


News Release: The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division announced today that it is seeking additional public comments until Feb. 15, 2022, on whether and how the division should revise the 1995 Bank Merger Competitive Review Guidelines (Banking Guidelines). The division will use additional comments to ensure ...


Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Rena Bitter Travels to Qatar, India, and the United Arab Emirates

Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Rena Bitter will travel December 7-17 to Qatar, India, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).


Statement on Jehovah's Witnesses

As members of the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance, we note with grave concern the increased repression of Jehovah’s Witnesses in a number of countries.


Joint Statement on the U.S.-Israel Economic Development Group

On December 15, U.S. and Israeli officials met virtually to participate in the 36th meeting of the U.S.–Israel Joint Economic Development Group (JEDG), the premier bilateral economic policy dialogue between the two nations, first held in 1985.


News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis Holmes announced that an Oacoma, South Dakota, man convicted of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender was sentenced on Dec. 13, 2021, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a three page notice on Dec. 17, 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), Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Republican Leader Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo regarding her reported family ties to the Chinese Communist Party and potential conflicts of interest from those connections.


News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorney Shane Harrigan (619) 546-6981 and Fred Sheppard (619) 546-8237.


USS Arizona Memorial programs will resume Sunday December 19

News Release: HONOLULU - Visits to the USS Arizona Memorial are set to resume Sunday Dec. 19, thanks to the hard work of Navy Facilities (NAVFAC) and National Park Service Facilities Rangers.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken at Energy Transition Roundtable

Brian McFeeters from the U.S. Embassy. I’d like to introduce Secretary of State Antony Blinken to talk about Malaysia’s energy transition.


Conclusion of the Eleventh Round of the Columbia River Treaty Negotiations

On December 9, the United States and Canada concluded the eleventh round of negotiations to modernize the Columbia River Treaty regime.


News Release: ATLANTA - An Atlanta-area gynecologist, two pharmacists, and ten other individual accomplices or pill “sponsors" have been indicted, charged with the alleged illegal sale and distribution of controlled substances to addicts and drug dealers.


News Release: ELY, Nev. - State and county agencies and a non-profit organization are establishing “seed islands" around wildlife guzzlers to restore desert tortoise habitat on southeastern Nevada’s fire-scarred public lands.


New Mexico Man Sentenced for Unlawful Possession of Ammunition After Standoff with Bannock County Sheriff’s Deputies

News Release: POCATELLO - An Albuquerque, New Mexico man was sentenced to 71 months in federal prison for possession of ammunition by a prohibited person.


News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for two counts of Transportation of Child Pornography.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - As U.S. overdose deaths reach a devastating new height, claiming a new victim every five minutes, the Drug Enforcement Administration has revealed a direct link between fentanyl-related overdose deaths and criminal drug networks in Mexico. These groups are harnessing social media platforms...


Prolific Thoroughbred Trainer Sentenced To Five Years In Federal Doping Case

News Release: Trainer Jorge Navarro Ordered to Pay Over $26 Million in Restitution.


The Congressional Record published “RECOGNIZING THE SERVICE OF PAM MARPHIS” in the Extensions of Remarks section on Dec. 9.


The US Labor Department published a five page notice on Dec. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.