News from January 2021
By Interior Newswire | Jan 13, 2021
News Release: WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK, SD - Local personnel from the National Park Service and South Dakota Wildland Fire responded to a grass fire in Wind Cave National Park at 3:13 p.m. on Tuesday, January 12. The fire burned about 1.3 acres and was controlled by 5:30 p.m. The human-caused fire is under investigation.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 13, 2021
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - The Bureau of Reclamation finalized the transfer of the Hyrum-Mendon Canal and Wellsville Canal, part of the Hyrum Project in Cache County, Utah, to the Wellsville-Mendon Conservation District. This transfer will give the District more flexibility to manage and invest in its infrastructure, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 13, 2021
News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced a federal criminal complaint against DAYNE ADRIAN SITLADEEN, 29, and MUZAMIL ADEN ADDOW, 29, charging them with being unlawful aliens in possession of firearms. SITLADEEN and ADDOW are currently in federal custody and will make their initial appearances later this week before a Magistrate Judge in U.S. District Court.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 13, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Israel-U.S. Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation is announcing awards for two collaborative projects totaling $1.5 million to develop advanced homeland security technologies in the areas of threat detection and 3D mapping. The BIRD Homeland Security (HLS) program is a joint initiative funded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and the Israel Ministry of Public Security (MOPS).
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 13, 2021
News Release: WAYCROSS, GA: Nearly 50 people have been indicted in a drug trafficking investigation that targeted violent gang members distributing methamphetamine and other drugs in the Coffee County area.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 13, 2021
News Release: In early 2020, EM set out an aggressive list of priorities for the coming year. As the year came to a close, EM accomplished the vast majority of its Calendar Year 2020 priorities, reaching major historic milestones that advanced its cleanup mission, according to a newly released scorecard. Notably, these accomplishments came amid the federal government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 13, 2021
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) announced approximately $123.6 million in funding, as well as $44.7 million of cost share, for 46 projects in 23 states to stimulate technology innovation, improve the energy productivity of American manufacturing, and enable the manufacturing of cutting-edge products in the United States.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 13, 2021
News Release: U.S. Census BureauDirector Steven Dillingham has responded to the Jan. 12 Office of Inspector General letter. The full reply is available on the Census Bureau’s website at <>.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 13, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Two off-duty Rocky Mount, Virginia police officers were charged yesterday in federal court in the District of Columbia in connection with the riots at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 13, 2021
News Release: The U.S. Attorneys representing the four districts in Texas have announced their intent to prosecute any crimes committed at the State Capitol or elsewhere in violation of federal law ahead of the upcoming presidential inauguration.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 13, 2021
News Release: A man who accessed child pornography pled guilty on Jan. 11, 2021, in federal court in Cedar Rapids.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 13, 2021
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), top Democrat on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement after meeting by phone with Connecticut Education Commissioner Dr. Miguel Cardona, President-elect Biden’s nominee to serve as Secretary of Education.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 13, 2021
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - THEODORE KEYS, age 40, a resident of New Orleans, pled guilty on Jan. 12, 2021 to conspiracy to commit bank larceny, announced U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser. KEYS faces 5 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, 1 year of supervised release and a $100 special assessment. Sentencing is scheduled for April 13, 2021 before the Honorable Susie Morgan.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 13, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor has announced adjustments to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) civil penalty amounts based on cost-of-living adjustments for 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 13, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Seven individuals have been charged in federal court in the District of Columbia in connection with crimes committed at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, January 6, 2021.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 13, 2021
News Release: Pipestone, MN: All national parks will waive entrance fees on 6 special days in 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 13, 2021
News Release: Significant Norteno Gang Member Sent to Prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 13, 2021
News Release: WAYCROSS, GA: Nearly 50 people have been indicted in a drug trafficking investigation that targeted violent gang members distributing methamphetamine and other drugs in the Coffee County area.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 13, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - FAA Administrator Steve Dickson today signed an order directing a stricter legal enforcement policy against unruly airline passengers in the wake of recent, troubling incidents.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 13, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Reclamation announced the selection of 24 overall winning solutions from around the world to share $352,000 in the second sub-seasonal climate forecast rodeo. The prize competition sought improvements in sub-seasonal forecasting at the three-to-four and five-to-six-week outlooks to provide water managers more time to prepare for the onset of drought or wet weather extremes.
