News from February 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2021
News Release: East St. Louis, Ill. - East St. Louis School District 189 (ESL189) has paid the United States.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 22, 2021
News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau announced the release of a new report that examines characteristics of the U.S. population with bachelor’s degrees. The report, Bachelor’s Degree Attainment in the United States: 2005 to 2019, is based on statistics from the American Community Survey (ACS). Since 2010, the ACS...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Lowell man was sentenced today for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 22, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) sent a previously unannounced letter on Friday to acting Secretary of Agriculture Kevin Shea, signed by 21 House Democratic colleagues, urging the withdrawal of the U.S. Forest Service final environmental impact statement (FEIS) assessing the likely...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 22, 2021
News Release: COLUMBUS, OH - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has conferred Alliance Program Ambassador status on Buckeye Service, Transmission, Exploration and Production Safety Network in recognition of the organization's collaborative relationship with OSHA and its commitment to addressing safety and health hazards in Ohio's oil and gas industry.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2021
News Release: Defendant, Who Was a Fugitive for Almost Three Years, Was Also Ordered to Pay Nearly $700,000 in Restitution.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 21, 2021
News Release: Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, Fort Clatsop, is pleased to announce the next virtual “In Their Footsteps" free speaker series event. “Pacific Slopes Prologues to Lewis & Clark" by David L. Nicandri will be on our Youtube page at 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time, Sunday, March 21.
By State Newswire | Feb 21, 2021
Release: The United States signed a Memorandum of Understanding on security assistance with the Democratic Republic of the Congo in October 2020. In January 2021, U.S. Africa Command’s Deputy to the Commander for Civil-Military Engagement, Ambassador Andrew Young, and Director of Intelligence, Rear Admiral Heidi Berg visited the DRC to discuss the MOU’s objectives.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 21, 2021
News Release: Greensboro, NC - Guilford Courthouse National Military Park was impacted by ice storms on February 13 and Feb. 18, 2021. The extensive tree damage blocked park entrances, parking lots, trails, and the park’s Auto Tour Road, rendering much of the park inaccessible. As a result of this damage, the...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2021
News Release: Today a Tennessee resident with German citizenship was removed to Germany for participating in Nazi-sponsored acts of persecution while serving as an armed guard at a Nazi concentration camp in 1945.
By State Newswire | Feb 20, 2021
News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with the Chairman of Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation Dr. Abdullah Abdullah to discuss the United States’ review of its strategy in Afghanistan. The Secretary thanked Dr. Abdullah ...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 20, 2021
News Release: SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS, Calif. Feb. 20, 2021 - Across the nation, National Park Service sites are working to improve access for people with disabilities. In recent years, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks have modified many trails, features, and facilities to make them more accessible and comfortable for all visitors.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 20, 2021
News Release: National Park Service law enforcement assisted other local law enforcement agencies with a pursuit and search for fugitives yesterday and today. The subjects were located and taken into custody today around 11:00 AM (ET) in an area near Highway 297 and the east park entrance. Criminal charges are pending.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2021
News Release: Judge Scott devoted his life to the pursuit of justice and recognized that our system of justice depends vitally on the humanity of those working in it. As a prosecutor and as a jurist, he exuded those human traits which both instill confidence in and breathe life into our system of justice-impartiality...
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 20, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) removed a 95-year-old former Nazi concentration camp guard to Germany, Friday.
By State Newswire | Feb 20, 2021
Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 19, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas spoke with Canadian Federal Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair to discuss a wide range of security issues, including border safety measures in the COVID-19 environment, domestic violent extremism, cybersecurity, and gun control.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 19, 2021
News Release: En español Access b-roll of the processing at San Ysidro Port of Entry here.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 19, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, Feb. 19, 2021 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced today the appointment of Gloria Montaño Greene as Deputy Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) and the appointment of Zach Ducheneaux as Administrator of the Farm Service Agency (FSA). They will begin their positions on Monday, Feb. 22.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 19, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, Feb. 19, 2021 — USDA and the Department of Commerce decided in December 2020 to change the way they define “agricultural products” when reporting international trade data. Beginning with the release of the January 2021 monthly trade data on March 5, USDA will adopt the World Trade Organization’s ...
