News from February 2021
By State Newswire | Feb 8, 2021
News Release: The Biden administration has recommitted the United States to a foreign policy centered on democracy, human rights, and equality. Effective use of multilateral tools is an important element of that vision, and in that regard the President has instructed the Department of State to reengage immediately and robustly with the UN Human Rights Council.
By State Newswire | Feb 8, 2021
News Release: The U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy (ACPD) will hold a virtual public meeting from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021.
By State Newswire | Feb 8, 2021
News Release: QUESTION: Joining us now here in The Situation Room, the new Secretary of State, Antony Blinken. Mr. Secretary, congratulations. Thanks so much for joining us. I know you’ve got a lot on your plate; we’re grateful to you for taking a few moments to discuss these issues with us. I know you’ve already ...
By State Newswire | Feb 8, 2021
News Release: The United States is deeply concerned about the escalating crackdown by the Government of President Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua. The regime’s actions under the so-called “Foreign Agents Law” forced the closure last week of two bastions of free expression: the Nicaragua chapter of PEN International and ...
By Commerce News Now | Feb 8, 2021
News Release: The same NOAA satellites that helped forecasters track weather and wildfires were also critical in rescuing a record 421 people from potentially life-threatening situations throughout the United States and its surrounding waters in 2019.
By Commerce News Now | Feb 8, 2021
News Release: On a brisk November morning in 2018, a fire sparked in a remote stretch of canyon in Butte County, California, a region nestled against the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountains. Fueled by a sea of tinder created by drought, and propelled by powerful gusts, the flames grew and traveled rapidly. In less than 24 hours, the fire had swept through the town of Paradise and other communities, leaving a charred ruin in its wake.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 8, 2021
News Release: DETROIT – A Detroit grocery store employed several minors in violation of federal child labor laws by allowing them to operate trash compactors and tend to bottle recycling machines.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 8, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor has launched a new monthly series of career workshops to provide employment assistance to transitioning military spouses. Participation is free and classes are open to all transitioning military spouses. The launch follows a successful pilot program in October 2020.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 8, 2021
News Release: AZLE, TX – The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas has sentenced a former secretary-treasurer of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen Division 620 in Azle for embezzlement after an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Labor-Management Standards.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 8, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Acting Secretary of Labor Al Stewart issued the following statement regarding the death of former U.S. Secretary of Labor George P. Shultz : “In the reflections on his life that have poured out since George P. Shultz passed away on Feb. 6, he was hailed a statesman without peer. That ...
By Labor Gazette | Feb 8, 2021
News Release: DETROIT – A Detroit grocery store employed several minors in violation of federal child labor laws by allowing them to operate trash compactors and tend to bottle recycling machines.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 8, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor has launched a new monthly series of career workshops to provide employment assistance to transitioning military spouses. Participation is free and classes are open to all transitioning military spouses. The launch follows a successful pilot program in October 2020.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 8, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Acting Secretary of Labor Al Stewart issued the following statement regarding the death of former U.S. Secretary of Labor George P. Shultz : “In the reflections on his life that have poured out since George P. Shultz passed away on Feb. 6, he was hailed a statesman without peer. That ...
By Labor Gazette | Feb 8, 2021
News Release: AZLE, TX – The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas has sentenced a former secretary-treasurer of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen Division 620 in Azle for embezzlement after an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Labor-Management Standards.
By DOT News Wire | Feb 8, 2021
News Release: This morning, a member of Secretary Pete Buttigieg's security detail tested positive for COVID-19. The agent had been in close contact, as defined by the CDC, with Secretary Buttigieg, including this morning prior to the agent’s positive result.
By State News Post | Feb 8, 2021
The US State Department published a one page notice on Feb. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Feb 8, 2021
The US State Department published a two page notice on Feb. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Feb 8, 2021
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Feb 8, 2021
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Feb 8, 2021
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Feb. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
