News published on Federal Newswire in July 2021

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) released the following joint statement after the House of Representatives passed five communications and technology bills today...

Washington County Woman Sentenced for Role in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Washington County has been sentenced in federal court to three years’ probation on her conviction of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute cocaine and crack cocaine, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.

Griffith: The need for more rigorous cybersecurity protections exists across all industries

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader for Oversight and Investigation Morgan Griffith (R-VA) delivered remarks today on the need for more rigorous cybersecurity protections to defend against mounting attacks.

Peters & Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Ensure National Cyber Director Can Secure Personnel to Help Bolster Cybersecurity

By Homeland Newswire | Jul 20, 2021

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rob Portman (R-OH), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), Angus King (I-ME) and Mike Rounds (R-SD) introduced bipartisan legislation that would help ensure the newly created...

Buncombe Co. Man Pleads Guilty To Receiving Nearly $1 Million In Veteran Benefits Based On Fraudulent Service-Connected Disabilities

News Release: ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Acting U.S. Attorney William T. Stetzer announced that John Paul Cook, 57, of Alexander, N.C. appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge W. Carleton Metcalf on Monday, July 19, 2021, and pleaded guilty to defrauding the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (the VA) by receiving nearly $1 million in veteran benefits based on fraudulent claims of service-connected disabilities.

E&C Announces Energy Subcommittee Hearing on Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Oversight

By EPA Newswire | Jul 20, 2021

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) announced today that the Energy Subcommittee will hold an oversight hearing on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Tuesday, July 27, at 10:30 a.m. (EDT) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. It is entitled, “The Changing Energy Landscape: Oversight of FERC."

Man Admits Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl Analogue

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Susan A. Gibson and Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Rachael A. Honig announced a former New Jersey resident today admitted conspiring to distribute a fentanyl analogue.

Energy and Commerce Republicans Applaud Bipartisan Energy Cybersecurity Bills Passing the House

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Republican Leader of the Energy and Commerce Committee Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) Energy Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Upton (R-MI) released the following statement about the energy infrastructure bills...

Pallone and Rush Applaud House Passage of Three Bipartisan Energy Cybersecurity Bills

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) released the following joint statement after the House of Representatives passed three energy cybersecurity bills today...

Pallone and Doyle on House Passage of Five Communications and Technology Bills

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) released the following joint statement after the House of Representatives passed five communications and technology bills today...

H.R. 2668 Fails to Protect Americans

By EPA Newswire | Jul 20, 2021

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Republican Leader for Consumer Protection and Commerce stood together with their Republican colleagues in strong opposition to H.R. 2668-the “Consumer Protection and Recovery Act"-for irresponsibly expanding the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) authority and not taking the opportunity to establish a national privacy framework.

Peters Announces Investigation Into Rise of Ransomware Attacks and How Cryptocurrencies Facilitate Cybercrimes

By Homeland Newswire | Jul 20, 2021

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Gary Peters, Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, announced he is conducting an investigation into the role cryptocurrencies continue to play in emboldening and incentivizing cybercriminals to commit ransomware attacks that pose an increasing threat to United States national security.

Rodgers: We Must Ensure America can Defend Against Cyber Attacks

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today delivered remarks on the uptick in recent cyber and ransomware attacks and the need for thoughtful, decisive action.

DOE Announces Winner of CyberForce Conquer the Hill Competition - Adventurer Edition

News Release: Part of the expanded CyberForce Program to help develop tomorrow’s energy cyber workforce.

DOE Announces $127 Million For Small Business Research And Development Grants

Release: 110 Grants Awarded in 26 States Will Support Scientific Innovation and Clean Energy Development

ICE HSI investigation results in previously convicted felon being sentenced for selling methamphetamine

By Homeland Newswire | Jul 20, 2021

News Release: HENDERSON, Nev. - A local area man was sentenced Thursday to six years in prison for distribution of methamphetamine. This case was investigated by ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.

EM Collaboration Leads to New Standards for Fixatives

News Release: Collaboration between EM and the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) International has yielded five new standards and testing practices for fixatives - the latest being approved earlier this summer.

Birmingham Man Pleads Guilty to Carjacking

News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A Birmingham man pleaded guilty today to an armed carjacking, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Special Agent in Charge Mickey French.

Oversight and Armed Services Subcommittee Chairs Issue Statement After DOD Inspector General Announces Evaluation of ‘Emergency Satchel’ Notification Procedures

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform’s Subcommittee on National Security; and Rep. Jim Cooper, Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, issued the following statement after the Department of Defense (DOD) ...

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