News published on Federal Newswire in February 2021

News from February 2021


What did Agriculture Department publish on Feb. 19?

The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Feb. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by Agriculture Department on Feb. 19

The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Feb. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Agriculture Department publishes notice on Feb. 19

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Feb. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on Feb. 19 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Feb. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Agriculture Department publish on Feb. 19?

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Feb. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Ranking Member Risch Statement on Biden Administration’s Nord Stream 2 Report

News Release: BOISE, Idaho - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on the Biden Administration’s congressionally mandated report that was supposed to identify all entities actively involved in the construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. The report was due to Congress on Feb. 16, but was not delivered until today, February 19.


News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon released its first annual Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) program report today, announced U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams. The report is the first of its kind produced by a U.S. Attorney’s Office since the Justice Department launched a new national strategy to address missing and murdered Native Americans in November 2019.



Chairs DeFazio, Norton Announce Subcommittee Hearing on Examining Equity in Transportation Safety Enforcement

News Release: Washington, DC- Today, 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) announced the Subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, “Examining Equity in Transportation Safety Enforcement." This is the first hearing of the Subcommittee in the 117th Congress.


U.S. Department of Agriculture Announces Key Leadership in Farm Production and Conservation Mission Area

News Release: Washington - 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.


Houston Women Sentenced for Trading Illegal Drugs for Automatic Weapons

News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - Two Houston women have been sentenced for federal drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei today.


Houston Women Sentenced for Trading Illegal Drugs for Automatic Weapons

News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - Two Houston women have been sentenced for federal drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei today.


Federal Officials Close Investigation into February 2017 Arrest of Michael Fesser

News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-The U.S. Attorney Office for the District of Oregon announced today that the federal criminal investigation into the arrest of Portland resident Michael Fesser on Feb. 25, 2017 has been closed after finding insufficient evidence to support federal criminal prosecution.


Release: House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's hearing on Department of Veterans Affairs COVID-19 Response.


Join a Free Webinar on February 25 to Learn How Avian Influenza Affects Us All

Release: Washington, D.C., Feb. 19, 2021 -- The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) invites you to join poultry health experts for a webinar on Thursday, February 25. As part of Bird Health Awareness Week, several poultry experts from across ...


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a single-count indictment on Feb. 18, 2021 against Murat Kurashev, 34, of Sacramento, charging him with attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, United States Attorney McGregor Scott announced.


Dietary Supplement Executive Sentenced in Scheme to Fraudulently Sell Popular Dietary Supplements

News Release: A federal court in Texas sentenced a former dietary supplement company executive to prison for his role in fraudulently selling popular workout supplements, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Prerak Shah and Acting Assistant Attorney General Brian Boynton of the Department of Justice’s Civil Division.


News Release: HOMESTEAD, Fla -Superintendent Pedro Ramos announced the selection of Sabrina Diaz as the new deputy superintendent for Everglades and Dry Tortugas national parks. Diaz began her 20-year career in the National Park Service at Everglades National Park and will start in her new role on Feb. 28.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Yalda Hakim of “Impact with Yalda Hakim” on BBC World News

Release: QUESTION: Secretary Blinken, welcome. SECRETARY BLINKEN: So good to be with you. QUESTION: You just joined President Biden at the virtual G7 meeting, and, of course, there’s been the Munich Security Conference. What is America’s message to friends, allies, and adversaries?. SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well ...


News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A federal grand jury, in Pittsburgh, has issued two separate, but related, Superseding Indictments, charging a total of 24 residents of Western Pennsylvania with narcotics trafficking, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.