News from February 2021
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 24, 2021
Release: INDIANAPOLIS - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is testing equipment at Indianapolis International Airport (IND) to automate the identity verification process by matching a traveler’s live photo against the photo on their government-issued identification. Currently, identity verification is conducted manually by a TSA officer.
By State Newswire | Feb 24, 2021
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers at the White House to discuss the growing semiconductor shortage with President Biden. At the meeting, Rep. McCaul specifically highlighted the need to keep the manufacturing...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 24, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - Former Massachusetts State Representative David M. Nangle pleaded guilty today to illegally using campaign funds to pay for his personal expenses, defrauding a bank to obtain loans to purchase his home and repay his personal debts, and collecting income that he failed to report to the IRS.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 24, 2021
News Release: Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced that a paving project will begin this week on Newfound Gap Road along an 8-mile section of the roadway from Chimneys Picnic Area to Newfound Gap. The project should be completed by Nov. 30, 2021, though work schedules are subject to revision as needed for inclement weather.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 24, 2021
News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - Gerber Estif Pineda-Sierra, 34, an illegal alien from Guatemala, pled guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola, Jr., to unlawful reentry by an alien deported or removed after conviction of a felony, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca, and Michael J. Harrison, Acting Chief Patrol Agent of the Border Patrol’s New Orleans Sector.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 24, 2021
News Release: DAVENPORT, Iowa - On Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, United States District Court Chief Judge John A. Jarvey sentenced LaShawn DJames Hensley, age 28, originally of Silvis, Illinois, to 90 months in prison for Felon in Possession of a Firearm, announced Acting United States Attorney Richard D. Westphal. Following his prison term, Hensley will serve three years of supervised release, as well as pay $100 to the Crime Victims’ Fund.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 24, 2021
News Release: Washington, DC - Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation Rick Larsen (D-WA) released the following statements after the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of the Inspector General finalized the second of...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 24, 2021
Release: Summary: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing to classify the State of Sonora, Mexico as Level One for brucellosis. This proposed recognition is based on an evaluation we have prepared in connection with this action, which we are making available for review and comment.
By State Newswire | Feb 24, 2021
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 24, 2021
News Release: SPRINGDALE, UT - Fire Management Officials at Zion National Park confirmed at 4:00 pm a fire that was four and a half acres in size was contained. The fire was located near the South Campground and entrance of Zion National Park in Springdale. Please note that smoke may be visible from the burn area for the next couple of days. Visitors are reminded that conditions are dry in the low elevations.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 24, 2021
News Release: OMAHA, Neb. - Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) investigators took an estimated $2.8 million worth of methamphetamine and marijuana off the streets of Iowa in 2020 and reported an increase in cocaine and fentanyl seizures.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 24, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The following are opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, from Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) during today’s hearing titled, “Examining Equity in Transportation Safety Enforcement." Video of DeFazio and Norton’s opening statements are here and here. More information on the hearing can be found here.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 24, 2021
Release: Summary: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing to classify Canada as Level One for bovine tuberculosis and brucellosis. This proposed recognition is based on evaluations we have prepared in connection with this action, which we are making ...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 24, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 46 months’ imprisonment and three years’ supervised release on his conviction of conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute a quantity of fentanyl and heroin, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 24, 2021
News Release: DAVENPORT, Iowa - On Monday, Feb. 22, 2021, United States District Court Chief Judge John A. Jarvey sentenced Jeffrey Fitzgerald Goins, age 33, of Coralville, to 190 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing detectable amounts of methamphetamine...
By DOE Newswire | Feb 24, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced that its Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (FORGE) Initiative at the University of Utah has selected 17 projects to receive up to $46 million in funding for cutting-edge, domestic, and carbon-free geothermal projects with potential to supply power to homes in the United States.
By State Newswire | Feb 24, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s announcement that the United States will seek a seat on the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council for the 2022-2024 term:
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 24, 2021
News Release: ST. LOUIS - In a complaint filed Feb. 23, 2021, by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri, the government alleges Elizabeth Dembo unlawfully dispensed controlled substances to patients during her time as the pharmacist-in-charge of Olive Street Pharmacy, LLC. The retail pharmacy...
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 24, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement in response to President Joe Biden’s announcement of additional members to the Postal Service Board of Governors...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 24, 2021
News Release: Moreno Valley, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Barstow and Needles Field Offices are thrilled to share that the Historic Route 66 between Needles and Barstow is officially one of America’s Byways. The Federal Highway Administration National Scenic Byways Program announced the designation of the California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway last week.
