News from January 2021
By USDA Newswire | Jan 18, 2021
News Release: Washington - In an unprecedented year, USDA staff and dairy producers across the country worked together to protect dairy operations for the 2021 production year under USDA’s risk management program options - the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC), Dairy Revenue Protection (DRP), and Livestock Gross Margin for Dairy Cattle (LGM) programs. Recent enrollment data for these programs indicate that dairy operations are proactively managing their risk.
By State Newswire | Jan 18, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - After concerted international pressure, including from a bipartisan group of lawmakers, including House Foreign Affairs Lead Republican Michael McCaul, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has pulled this year’s World Championship from Belarus. The lawmakers, led by Rep. Keating...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2021
News Release: Alleged To Have Been Part of Crowd that Violently Stormed Door to Speaker's Lobby.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2021
News Release: A global supplier of cigarette paper products, PT Bukit Muria Jaya (“BMJ”), has agreed to pay a fine of $1,561,570 and enter into a deferred prosecution agreement with the Justice Department for conspiring to commit bank fraud in connection with the shipment of products to North Korean customers. BMJ, which is incorporated in Indonesia, has also entered into a settlement agreement with the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”).
By State Newswire | Jan 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - On January 14th, the world recorded its two millionth COVID-related death. One year earlier to the day, Jan. 14, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) tweeted, “Preliminary investigations conducted by the Chinese authorities have found no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2021
News Release: Defendant Arrested in DC After Returning to Participate in Inauguration Protests.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2021
News Release: Indonesian Company Admits To Deceiving U.S. Banks In Order To Trade With North Korea, Agrees To Pay A Fine Of More Than $1.5 Million.
By Commerce News Now | Jan 16, 2021
News Release: Yesterday, an official Order by the Court in the National Urban League case was issued in which the Department of Commerce and U.S. Census Bureau are defendants. The Order enters a Stipulation for a 21-day stay in the case, and all necessary and appropriate steps must be taken to ensure compliance with ...
By Commerce News Now | Jan 16, 2021
News Release: Yesterday, an official Order by the Court in the National Urban League case was issued in which the Department of Commerce and U.S. Census Bureau are defendants. The Order enters a Stipulation for a 21-day stay in the case, and all necessary and appropriate steps must be taken to ensure compliance with ...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 16, 2021
News Release: Yesterday, an official Order by the Court in the National Urban League case was issued in which the Department of Commerce and U.S. Census Bureau are defendants. The Order enters a Stipulation for a 21-day stay in the case, and all necessary and appropriate steps must be taken to ensure compliance with the Court’s Stipulation and Order. Accordingly, all Census Bureau staff are hereby instructed to read the order and ensure compliance with the following.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 16, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and senior Committee Member Jamie Raskin led all Committee Democrats in sending a letter to the Major Cities Chiefs Association requesting help with identifying and preventing the ongoing threat of additional violent attacks in Washington, D.C., and elsewhere over the coming days.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 16, 2021
News Release: King Salmon, Alaska. - Coming this summer to the jackets and ballcaps of visitors from around the world…the 2021 Brooks Camp Bear Etiquette Pin! Each year’s unique pin depicts a graphic representation of bears and other natural and cultural resources of Katmai National Park. For the last few years, bear etiquette pins have also highlighted another notable feature of Southwest Alaska: the artistic skill of its residents.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 16, 2021
News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $14.5 million for environmental research to support U.S. offshore wind development. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) will support regionally-focused, coordinated research efforts to increase understanding of the environmental impacts of offshore wind, as well as projects that advance and validate tools to monitor and minimize impacts.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 16, 2021
News Release: Dear Director Wray, Acting Director Vanech, Mr. Maher, and Director Ratcliffe...
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 15, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has begun a new nationwide public awareness campaign, “Be Your REAL ID Self” to promote awareness of the REAL ID requirements and encourage the public to act before the Oct. 1, 2021 full enforcement deadline.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 15, 2021
News Release: (Washington, D.C., Jan. 15, 2021) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide additional assistance through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), expanding eligibility for some agricultural producers and commodities as well ...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 15, 2021
News Release: (Washington, D.C., Jan. 15, 2021) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today issued a statement applauding the Department of Labor’s final rule modernizing the H-2A visa program: “This final rule streamlining and modernizing the H-2A visa process will go a long way in ensuring American farmers ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 15, 2021
News Release: A federal court in Ohio issued a temporary restraining order enjoining a Toledo, Ohio, pharmacy and two of its pharmacists from dispensing opioids and other controlled substances, the Department of Justice announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 15, 2021
News Release: The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on Jan. 11, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed both the conviction and 27-month prison sentence of Murray Rojas, age, 54, of Grantville, Pennsylvania. That sentence was imposed by Senior U.S. ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 15, 2021
News Release: A federal court permanently enjoined a Sunnyside, Washington, company from preparing, processing, and distributing adulterated juice and other food products, the Department of Justice announced today.
