News from February 2021
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper, Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today released the following statement after meeting with President Biden, Vice President Harris, and Transportation Secretary Buttigieg to discuss transportation infrastructure legislation...
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chair Bill Pascrell, Jr. announced today that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing on “Free Tax Preparation Services During the Pandemic" on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021 beginning at 2:00 PM EST.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: Washington D.C.- House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Committee Republicans sent a letter to Energy and Commerce Chair Frank Pallone (D-NJ) expressing their disappointment over the partisan COVID-19 relief process.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: Washington D.C.- House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Committee Republicans sent a letter to Energy and Commerce Chair Frank Pallone (D-NJ) expressing their disappointment over the partisan COVID-19 relief process.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: Today, House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott of Georgia expressed his support for the passage of the Agriculture and Nutrition title of the FY2021 Budget Reconciliation package out of the House Agriculture Committee last night following mark-up of the language.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment today against Steven Eric Cabrera, 25, of Fresno, charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Full Committee markup on legislative recommendations for its budget reconciliation instructions...
By DOE Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy announced today a Notice of Sale of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR).
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) delivered remarks at the beginning of today’s House Committee on Energy and Commerce markup.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA- A resident of Arnold, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty today to a charge of fraud, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: BANGOR, Maine: A Presque Isle man pleaded guilty in two separate cases in federal court today to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that William Johnson, 35, of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced to fifteen years in prison and five years of supervised release by United States District Judge Harvey Bartle III for his conviction of being a felon illegally in possession of a firearm.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: As part of an effort to help users apply its well-known Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) as broadly and effectively as possible, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released finalized cybersecurity guidance for positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) services.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Randolph man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for two firearms offenses.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) announced a $25 million grant to a University of California, Berkeley-led consortium of 11 universities for research and development (R&D) in nuclear science, engineering, and security. This long-term investment ...
By EPA Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Full Committee markup on legislative recommendations for its budget reconciliation instructions...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: Gulfport, Mississippi - Marquise Deshun Spanks, 30, of Gulfport, pled guilty today before U.S. District Judge Sul Ozerden to being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca and Michele Sutphin, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI") in Mississippi.
By State Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
Release: The below is attributable to State Department Spokesperson Ned Price.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Bryheem Edwards a/k/a Philly a/k/a Leroy, 30, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of narcotics conspiracy, was sentenced to serve 37 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: By virtue of the Vacancies Reform Act, David H. Estes is officially Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia. He formally served as First Assistant U.S. Attorney prior to the departure Feb. 9 of then-U.S. Attorney Bobby L. Christine.
