News published on Federal Newswire in July 2021

News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis Holmes announced that a Todd County, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer.

Marking One Year of Hong Kong’s National Security Law

By State Newswire | Jul 16, 2021

Release: Over the past year, People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Hong Kong officials have systematically undermined Hong Kong’s democratic institutions, delayed elections, disqualified elected lawmakers from office, and forced officials to take loyalty oaths to keep their jobs. Since protests began in 2019,...

Committee Leaders Urge President to Prioritize Data Privacy Legislation

By DOE Newswire | Jul 16, 2021

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Republican Leader on the House Energy and Commerce Committee Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Republican Leader for Consumer Protection and Commerce Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), along with U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker (R-MS), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, ...

MS-13 Fugitive Extradited from Guatemala to Face Charges for Killing Four Young Men in a Long Island Park

News Release: Transnational Anti-Gang Unit in Guatemala Apprehended Fugitive Who Was Then Ordered Extradited to the United States.

Chair DeLauro Statement at Full Committee Markup of Fiscal Year 2022 Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Funding Bill

Release: Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, delivered the following remarks at the Committee's markup of the fiscal year 2022 Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies bill.

Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with New Zealand Secretary Chris Seed

By State Newswire | Jul 16, 2021

Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.

HSI investigation leads to lengthy federal sentence for child exploitation

News Release: FRANKFORT, Ky. - A Berea, Kentucky man was sentenced to serve 214 months in federal prison for using a 7-year-old victim to produce child exploitation material.

Superintendent Baldwin Selected as the Recipient of the 2021 Regional Professional Achievement in Archaeological Management Award

News Release: Mountainair, NM - Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument is proud to announce our Superintendent, Lisa Baldwin, has been selected as the recipient of the 2021 Regional Professional Achievement in Archaeological Management Award. The Professional Achievement in Archaeological Management Award is a prestigious, peer-nominated award, and recipients are considered for a national John L. Cotter Award for Excellence in National Park Service Archaeology.

DOE Provides $28 Million To Advance Scientific Discovery Using Supercomputers

By DOE Newswire | Jul 16, 2021

Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $28 million in funding for five research projects to develop software that will fully unleash the potential of DOE supercomputers to make new leaps in fields such as quantum information science and chemical reactions for clean energy applications.

Committee Leaders Urge President to Prioritize Data Privacy Legislation

By EPA Newswire | Jul 16, 2021

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Republican Leader on the House Energy and Commerce Committee Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Republican Leader for Consumer Protection and Commerce Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), along with U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker (R-MS), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, ...

TSA prepared for a busy summer air travel season at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport

Release: MANCHESTER, N.H. - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT) continue to be busy during this summer travel season.

Washtenaw & Wayne County Residents: Register for FEMA Assistance Now

News Release: CHICAGO - Washtenaw and Wayne county residents affected by the severe storms and flooding of June 25 - 26, 2021, may now call or go online to register for disaster assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Individuals must still register with FEMA, even if they reported damage to local officials or spoke to a FEMA representative during the preliminary damage assessments in early July.

One Fatality and Multiple Injured after Flash Flood in Grand Canyon National Park

News Release: GRAND CANYON, Ariz. - On July 14 at approximately 6:00 p.m., the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a report of two individuals missing and multiple parties injured after flash flood activity impacted Tatahatso Camp near River Mile 38 on the Colorado River. Grand Canyon Search and Rescue sent two paramedics to the scene to assess and treat patients. Active monsoonal weather in the area limited access to the scene.

Reclamation advances water delivery project for the Navajo Nation with contract negotiations for the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project’s Cutter Lateral

News Release: DURANGO, Colo. - The Bureau of Reclamation invites members of the press and public to a virtual meeting where negotiations will continue for a Cutter Lateral Transferred Works contract with the Navajo Nation and the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority. The contract is for operational, maintenance, and replacement of federally owned Cutter Lateral features of the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project, located near Bloomfield, New Mexico.

Man Sentenced To 13 Years For Child Exploitation

News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - U.S. District Court Judge Francisco A. Besosa sentenced Marcos Rivera-Ramos to 156 months (13 years) in prison and 10 years of supervised release for sexual enticement of a 14-year old girl, announced W. Stephen Muldrow, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico.

Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs Omamo

By State Newswire | Jul 16, 2021

Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price:‎.

Chairman Nadler Statement for Subcommittee Hearing on "The Implications of Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee and Potential Legislative Responses"

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, during a Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties hearing on "The Implications of Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee and Potential Legislative Responses...

Temporary Closure of Wahweap Main Launch Ramp

News Release: Lake Powell boaters are advised that the Wahweap Main Launch Ramp will be closed on Saturday, July 17 from 5:00 am to 8:00 am (Mountain Standard Time) to all boaters and visitors. The Glen Canyon National Recreation Area dive team will be assessing the ramp to determine if vessel size restrictions are necessary in this location due to lowering lake levels. The ramp will reopen after 8:00 am once dive operations are complete.

Chairman Price Statement at Full Committee Markup of Fiscal Year 2022 Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Funding Bill

Release: Congressman David Price (D-NC), Chair of the Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Appropriations Committee's markup of the fiscal year 2022 Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies bill.

Dominican National Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Conspiracy