News published on Federal Newswire in February 2021

News from February 2021


2020 Census Paid Temporary Workers

News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau released the total number of 2020 Census paid temporary workers that earned any pay Jan. 31 - Feb. 6, 2021. The data tables include national totals for all 50 states and the District of Columbia by Census Bureau regional geography. A weekly number of paid temporary workers for Puerto Rico is also available. The weekly release will occur 10 days after the end of the weekly period.


U.S. Attorney Kenji M. Price Resigns

News Release: HONOLULU, Hawaii - Today, U.S. Attorney for the District of Hawaii Kenji M. Price announced, “Last Friday, I sent a letter to the President offering my resignation, effective Feb. 21, 2021. Serving as U.S. Attorney for the District of Hawaii-the chief federal law enforcement officer in the District-is...


McCaul Again Requests BIS Provide Information Asked for in November They Instead Shared with the Media

News Release: Washington, DC - Last November, House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul sent a letter to the Secretary of Commerce requesting the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) provide detailed information for how it is licensing U.S. technology to People’s Republic of China (PRC) entities...


News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - Ken Rueter, president and CEO of Oak Ridge cleanup contractor UCOR, led a virtual presentation recently to the Energy Communities Alliance (ECA) highlighting partnerships and programs that help train and attract the next-generation workforce to advance cleanup at the site.


DRL: Supporting Transparency and Accountability in Sudan

Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL: Supporting Transparency and Accountability in Sudan. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0007585. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.345...


Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL: Supporting Transparency and Accountability in Sudan. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0007585. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.345...


News Release: GOODYEAR, Ariz. - A local area man was sentenced Feb. 3, to 20 years in the Arizona Department of Corrections for sexually exploiting a minor, as a result of a probe by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).


News Release: Defendant admits responsibility for the murder of a 17-year-old in Lynn.


News Release: WASHINGTON - House Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith (R-Mo.), along with Republican members of the House Budget Committee, and House Oversight and Reform Committee Republican Leader James Comer (R-Ky.), along with Republican members of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, have introduced...


Chattahoochee Man Sentenced To 42 Months In Prison For Acting As Money Mule In "Jamaican Lottery" Scam

News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - David Murray of Chattahoochee, Florida, was sentenced today to 42 months imprisonment for acting as a money mule for a Jamaican Operation Linked to Telecommunications (JOLT), commonly referred to as a Jamaican Lottery scam. Lawrence Keefe, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced the sentence.


Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


Malheur County Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine

News Release: EUGENE, Ore.- Carlos Alberto Berrios, Jr., 30, of Ontario, Oregon, was sentenced today to 120 months in federal prison and five years’ supervised release for trafficking methamphetamine in and around Malheur County, Oregon, announced U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams.


Release: In celebration of Black History Month, the U.S. Department of State, in partnership with Global Affairs Canada and the National Hockey League (NHL), is pleased to present a global screening of the award-winning documentary “Willie," which chronicles the life and legacy of Willie O’Ree, the first Black...


News Release: RENO, Nev. - A man was sentenced today to two years and six months in prison for strangling and suffocating a woman on the Pyramid Lake Reservation, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich for the District of Nevada and Special Agent in Charge Aaron C. Rouse of the FBI.


News Release: United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow issued the following statement on the retirement of U.S. District Court Judge Carmen Consuelo Cerezo.


News Release: Thurmont, Md. - The National Park Service (NPS) invites public comment through March 15 on a proposal to replace aging infrastructure at Catoctin Mountain Park. Through this project, the NPS would upgrade outdated utility systems to better meet today’s standards and to improve the visitor experiences. The NPS proposes to make several improvements, including.


News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that a federal grand jury in Hartford returned an indictment today charging JHANANNIE SINGH, also known as “Jasmine" and “Sharmala Persaud," 51, and GLEN CAMPBELL, also known as “Nick," 39, both citizens of Guyana residing...


Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL: Reducing Corruption in Angola. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0007581. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.345. Type of Solicitation:...


Dominican National Charged with Identity Fraud

News Release: Defendant previously deported on four occasions.