News from June 2021
By Interior Newswire | Jun 8, 2021
News Release: Hyde Park - On June 4, 2021, a treasured instrument returned to Eleanor Roosevelt’s home at Val-Kill, in Hyde Park, New York. Through a generous donation by Maria Gurewitsch Brand and her family, Eleanor Roosevelt’s Steinway baby grand piano is now part of the historic collection of Mrs. Roosevelt’s possessions at Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person was sentenced by Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Judge.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2021
News Release: Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Joshua W. McCallister, Acting Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Boston Division, today announced that STEVEN KNOX, 45, of New Britain, has been charged by federal criminal complaint with theft of government property.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 8, 2021
News Release: RIDGECREST, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management, Ridgecrest Field Office, is seeking public input on the environmental analysis for a proposed pumice mine in the Coso Mountains, south of Owens Lake.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2021
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel sentenced Christopher Dubry, age 25, of La Plata, Maryland, to 10 years in federal prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, for possession of child pornography. Judge Hazel also ordered that, upon his release from prison, Dubry must continue...
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 8, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - This morning, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC), pressed the President and CEO of Colonial Pipeline, Joseph Blount, on gaps in their cybersecurity practices. In his questioning, Portman highlighted...
By State Newswire | Jun 8, 2021
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you, very much Chairman Menendez, Ranking Member Risch, all the members of the committee here today. Very much appreciate this opportunity to talk about the proposed budget and how it will help us achieve our national security priorities and deliver results for the American people, which is our common responsibility and common cause.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2021
News Release: Possessed Methamphetamine and a Gun in His Home.
By State Newswire | Jun 8, 2021
Release: Walking through the ground of U.S. Embassy Nur-Sultan is reminiscent of the famous Kazakh Steppe. The gardens are teeming with native grasses and wildflowers in a composition known as a Moorish Lawn. The embassy used funds from the 2020 Resilience Innovation Grant provided by the Greening Diplomacy Initiative...
By DOE Newswire | Jun 8, 2021
News Release: PADUCAH, Ky. - EM ’s Paducah Site recently transferred approximately 210,000 gallons of electrical insulating oil to support economic development in the region.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 8, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), delivered the following remarks at a nominations hearing.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 8, 2021
News Release: King Salmon, Alaska. -Katmai National Park is excited to reveal the winning design selected for the 2021 Brooks Camp Bear Pin Design Competition, submitted by Alaska artist Ecola Collier.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2021
News Release: Used Stolen Identities to File Thousands of Fraudulent Tax Returns.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 8, 2021
News Release: Fritch, Texas - Darby and her friends return to Lake Meredith on Thursday, June 10, 2021 through Sunday, June 13, 2021. If you haven’t met Darby yet, she is a working conservation dog with a job detecting non-native Zebra Mussels on watercraft. Darby has been diagnosed with a tumor on her brain stem.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 8, 2021
News Release: CHICAGO - Representatives from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) will host an online Flood Risk Information Open House on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, from 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. ET. The event will be presented...
By DOE Newswire | Jun 8, 2021
News Release: During the COVID-19 pandemic, the interpreters and educators at the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management’s (LM) public interpretive centers did not let their passion for community outreach and science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education lay idle. Instead, they adapted and produced high-quality programming and educational opportunities for students, community members, and stakeholders in a new digital frontier.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 8, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, applauded the United States Senate for passing their bipartisan legislation, the Make PPE in America Act as a part of the U.S.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 8, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - This morning, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC), delivered opening remarks at a hearing to examine the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack and the ongoing cyber threats to critical infrastructure.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 8, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, held a hearing to examine the Sackler family’s role in fueling America’s opioid epidemic and policies to promote accountability, like the SACKLER Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2021
News Release: Tampa, Florida - A federal jury has found Christopher A. Defilippis (43, Brandon) guilty of distribution of fentanyl resulting in death and possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl. Due to his prior felony drug convictions, Defilippis faces a mandatory sentence of life in federal prison. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for September 8, 2021.
