News published on Federal Newswire in January 2021

News from January 2021


News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy’s Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) congratulates the 27 winners of the 2020 Federal Energy and Water Management and the two winners of the FEMP Director’s Award.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) announced today the appointments of Mr. Han Xiao, Ms. Karin Korb, Ms.


DOE Announces an Additional $47 Million in Funding for Commercial Scaling of Transformational Energy Technology Projects

Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced an additional $47 million in funding for seven projects as part of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA-E) Seeding Critical Advances for Leading Energy technologies with Untapped Potential (SCALEUP) program. These ...


Owasso Man Sentenced to 19 Years in Prison for Killing a Man in a Collision While Eluding Police

News Release: An Owasso man was sentenced today in federal court for striking and killing William Houseman while eluding officers at speeds exceeding 90 mph in 2019.


News Release: Defendant was previously deported, returned to the country, and sold firearms and ammunition illegally.


Crips Gang Member Sentenced to 100 Months in Prison in Connection with Attempted Murder as Part of RICO Conspiracy

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A member of the New Jersey Grape Street Crips was sentenced today to 100 months in prison for his role in an attempted murder charged as part of a RICO conspiracy, as well as narcotics trafficking, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.


News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd sentenced Rudy Soto, 32, of Fresno, today to five and a half years in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Gregory Meeks and Lead Republican Michael McCaul have released the following statement on reports that Voice of America senior White House correspondent Patsy Widakuswara was demoted from her position after questioning Secretary of State Mike...


Statement of United States Attorney Kenji M. Price

News Release: HONOLULU, Hawaii - As authorities address questions about the assault on democracy that occurred last week and hold certain individuals accountable for their egregious behavior, we must also do the preparations necessary to ensure the safety of our communities during the presidential inauguration.


News Release: PITTSBURGH - A former resident of Washington County, PA, has been sentenced in federal court to 112 months of imprisonment on his convictions for violating the federal narcotics and firearms laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) announced today the appointments of Mr. Han Xiao, Ms. Karin Korb, Ms.


Eastern District of California Obtains Nation’s First Civil Settlement for Fraud on Cares Act Paycheck Protection Program

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The first civil settlement to resolve allegations of fraud against the Paycheck Protection Program of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act has been entered into today by the Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.


NIST Requests Comments on Proposed Changes to Bayh-Dole Regulations

News Release: GAITHERSBURG, Md. - The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking feedback on proposed changes to regulations that support the University and Small Business Patent Procedures Act of 1980, commonly known as the Bayh-Dole Act. This update to Bayh-Dole...


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) announced today the appointments of Mr. Han Xiao, Ms. Karin Korb, Ms.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) released the following statement after meeting today with U.S. Representative Deb Haaland (D-N.M.), President-elect Joe Biden's nominee to lead the U.S. Department of Interior. Senator Carper's statement on the announcement of Congresswoman Haaland's historic nomination can be found here.



News Release: Audrey Strauss, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Timothy J. Shea, the Acting Administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA"), and Susan A. Gibson, the Special Agent in Charge of the New Jersey Division of the DEA, announced today that the United...


News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A pedophile was sentenced Monday to 20 years in prison for his role in establishing a child exploitation enterprise and luring children to an apartment for the purpose of producing child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich for the District of Nevada.


News Release: CONCORD - Kyle Mehlhorn, 27, of Merrimack, was arrested on a federal complaint charging him with possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.


Former Attorney Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement and Tax Charges

News Release: Defendant used embezzled funds to pay for vehicle and Vermont vacation home.