News published on Federal Newswire in June 2021

News from June 2021


BLM celebrates ribbon cutting ceremony and successful adoption  at new wild horse Wheatland Off-Range Corral

News Release: CASPER, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management held a two-day adoption event and ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the newly opened Wheatland Off-Range Corral last Friday and Saturday.


News Release: Gettysburg National Military Park is pleased to announce Ranger walks, talks, and hikes will resume beginning Saturday, June 12. These interpretive programs will offer visitors a chance to learn about the people and places that made history during the Battle of Gettysburg. Hike the fields of Pickett’s...


Peters & Portman Provision to Create Significant Incident Declaration for Major Cyber-Attacks Passes Senate as Part of Competitiveness Bill

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - A provision authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rob Portman (R-OH), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, to increase our government’s ability to quickly respond to cyber-attacks passed the Senate as part of a larger package...


TSA is prepared for the expected increase in summer travel from Richmond International Airport

Release: RICHMOND, Va. - Passenger volume has increased with the start of the summer travel season and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared to handle an increase in the number of travelers who will be flying out of Richmond International Airport.


Third Arkansas Physician Sentenced to Federal Prison for Prescription Fraud

News Release: FORT SMITH - A Fort Smith physician, Donald E. Hinderliter, was sentenced today to 4 years in federal prison followed by 1 year of supervised release on one count of Distribution of a Controlled Substance without an Effective Prescription. The Honorable Judge P. K. Holmes III presided over the sentencing hearing in the U.S. District Court in Fort Smith.


New Castle Man Charged with Possessing Cocaine in Early 2020

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of New Castle, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating federal narcotics laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.


FACT SHEET: Update on USDA Activities to Contain the COVID-19 Pandemic

News Release: USDA Has Deployed 1,579 Disaster, Public Health Specialists to Assist with Federal Response WASHINGTON, June 9, 2021 — In January 2021, President Biden released the National Strategy for the COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness. The plan is driven by science, data, and public health to improve the effectiveness of our nation’s fight against COVID-19 and to restore trust, accountability and a sense of common purpose in our response to the pandemic.


News Release: An Arizona man and a Texas woman have pleaded guilty to major fraud against the United States, and conspiracy to commit wire fraud, respectively, for their roles in a scheme to defraud the U.S. Air Force in connection with privatized military housing contracts between approximately 2013 and 2016.


News Release: Today, Mohamed Haji, 28, of Lansing, Michigan, pleaded guilty to conspiring to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, namely the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, aka ISIS. In January 2020, his co-defendants Muse Muse and Mohamud Muse pleaded guilty to the same offense.


News Release: A federal grand jury sitting in Atlanta, Georgia, returned an indictment today charging an Atlanta certified public accountant with one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States; 24 counts of wire fraud; 32 counts of aiding or assisting in the preparation of false federal tax returns; and five ...


News Release: The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and the United Arab Emirates. Begin Text: The Eighth U.S.-UAE Economic Policy Dialogue on June 8 was co-chaired by the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation’s Assistant Minister ...


News Release: We condemn today’s decision by a Moscow court to designate as “extremist” three organizations affiliated with imprisoned opposition figure Aleksey Navalny. This designation puts staff members, volunteers, and thousands of supporters across Russia at risk of criminal prosecution and imprisonment for exercising ...


News Release: The United States calls on President Ortega and the Nicaraguan government to immediately release presidential candidates Cristiana Chamorro, Arturo Cruz, Félix Maradiaga, Juan Sebastian Chamorro and other civil society and opposition leaders arrested in the past week, including in last night’s crackdown, ...


News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Today, Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met Republic of Korea Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong Kun in Washington. The Deputy Secretary and the Vice Foreign Minister reaffirmed the U.S.-ROK Alliance as the linchpin of peace, security, and prosperity ...


News Release: Following the 68-32 bipartisan passage of the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 in the Senate, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo released the following statement: “Over the past three months, I have heard from dozens of stakeholders at every level of the semiconductor supply chain and customer base that we need smart, strategic investments to shore up our domestic supply chain and bolster U.S. leadership — and we need them now.


The US State Department published a two page notice on June 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Rule published on June 9 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a six page rule on June 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on June 9 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on June 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Transportation Department publish on June 9?

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on June 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by Transportation Department on June 9

The US Transportation Department published a four page notice on June 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.