News from February 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2021
News Release: St. Thomas, USVI -United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert for the District of the Virgin Islands announced today that a criminal complaint has been filed against Christopher Dunn, resident of New York, NY, for possession with intent to distribute marijuana. Dunn made his initial appearance in federal court on Tuesday, February 16th, on St. Thomas.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 16, 2021
Release: BOSTON, MA, Feb. 16, 2021 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) announced it has taken action against 59 Brooklyn, NY, retailers suspected of violating USDA rules for accepting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Taunton man was indicted today by a federal grand jury on Boston in connection with drug trafficking activities involving fentanyl.
By State Newswire | Feb 16, 2021
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:...
By EPA Newswire | Feb 16, 2021
News Release: Washington D.C.- House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Republican Subcommittee Leader for Communications and Technology Bob Latta (R-OH) sent a letter today urging the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to prioritize unserved and rural areas for broadband deployment.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 16, 2021
News Release: Washington D.C.- House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Republican Subcommittee Leader for Communications and Technology Bob Latta (R-OH) issued the following statement on a comprehensive package of 28 bills that aim to turbocharge public and private investment...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2021
News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - U.S. Attorney Michael Bailey announced his resignation as the chief federal law enforcement officer in Arizona, effective at 11:59 p.m. on Feb. 28, 2021.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 16, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rob Portman (R-OH), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Roy Blunt (R-MO), Chairwoman and Ranking Member of the Rules and Administration Committee, announced a joint oversight hearing on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021 at 10:00AM to examine the security failures that led to a breach of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 16, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) announced that next week’s fully remote Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing with COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 23, at 10:30 a.m. EST. The hearing is entitled, “Pathway to Protection: Expanding Availability of COVID-19 Vaccines."
By DOE Newswire | Feb 16, 2021
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - EM Richland Operations Office (RL) contractor Central Plateau Cleanup Company (CPCCo) recently selected a subcontractor to continue work on the Waste Encapsulation and Storage Facility (WESF) at the Hanford Site and install equipment needed to transfer nearly 2,000 highly radioactive capsules from a water-filled basin to safer interim dry storage.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 16, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today announced that the House Rules Committee will consider a package of Natural Resources Committee bills early next week ahead of a full House vote on Wednesday, Feb. 23. The package includes Grijalva’s Grand Canyon Protection Act, which was introduced...
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 16, 2021
News Release: Washington D.C.- House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Republican Subcommittee Leader for Communications and Technology Bob Latta (R-OH) issued the following statement on a comprehensive package of 28 bills that aim to turbocharge public and private investment...
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 16, 2021
News Release: While millions of Americans are working from home due to the ongoing pandemic, using public transportation remains a daily necessity for many. Public health measures like wearing a mask, installing new ventilation systems and filters, and reducing capacity all help to keep commuters safe - but there is always more that can be done to ensure the continued safety and security of mass transit nationwide.
By State Newswire | Feb 16, 2021
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By DOE Newswire | Feb 16, 2021
News Release: Washington D.C.- House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Republican Subcommittee Leader for Communications and Technology Bob Latta (R-OH) sent a letter today urging the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to prioritize unserved and rural areas for broadband deployment.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2021
News Release: A man who falsely reported that a bomb was to be detonated at the Tulsa County Court House was sentenced today in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Trent Shores.
By State Newswire | Feb 16, 2021
Release: On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I send congratulations to all Lithuanians as you celebrate your independence on February 16.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 16, 2021
News Release: PHOENIX - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will be transferring wildland fire engines to three rural wildland firefighting partners in Arizona. The Arizona Strip District to transfer a fire engine to the Colorado City Fire Department; the Colorado River District to transfer a fire engine to the Pinion Pine Fire District; and the Gila District will transfer a fire engine to the Pima Volunteer Fire Department.
By State Newswire | Feb 16, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations committee and co-chair of the Senate Poland Caucus, and Representative Michael McCaul (R-Texas), lead Republican of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today released the following statement on their concerns with the government of Poland’s proposed media advertising tax:
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 16, 2021
News Release: Washington D.C.- House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Republican Subcommittee Leader for Communications and Technology Bob Latta (R-OH) sent a letter today urging the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to prioritize unserved and rural areas for broadband deployment.
