News from June 2021
By DOT News Wire | Jun 30, 2021
The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on June 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 30, 2021
Release: Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, delivered the following remarks at the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee's markup of its fiscal year 2022 bill.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 30, 2021
News Release: NOAA and its research partners are forecasting that western Lake Erie will experience a smaller-than-average harmful algal bloom this summer. A relatively dry spring will lead to a repeat of last year’s mild bloom - this is the first time in more than a dozen years that mild blooms have occurred in consecutive summers.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 30, 2021
Release: Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Chair of the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Appropriations Committee's markup of the fiscal year 2022 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies bill.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2021
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictments today. You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, during a hearing on "Secrecy Orders and Prosecuting Leaks: Potential Legislative Responses to Deter Prosecutorial Abuse of Power"...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 30, 2021
News Release: Hawaii National Park, HAWAI‘I - Several popular park destinations including Nāhuku (Thurston Lava Tube), Haʻakulamanu (Sulfur Banks), Kīlauea Overlook, and associated parking lots and trails will temporarily close for improvement in the weeks ahead as pavement preservation work continues in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 30, 2021
Release: NEW YORK - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has seen travel volume increase this summer and the agency is prepared to handle the bump in travelers in advance of the July 4th holiday while remaining committed to supporting a healthy and secure environment for airline passengers, TSA employees...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - Four defendants were arrested today and charged in connection with operating a prolific drug trafficking organization that allegedly supplied counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl to suppliers on the North Shore of Massachusetts. A fifth defendant currently in state custody was...
By State Newswire | Jun 30, 2021
Release: Senior Bureau Official for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kin Moy participated in a Senior Officials Meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Forum (ARF) on June 28. Senior Bureau Official Moy emphasized the Biden-Harris administration’s priority to revitalize...
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 30, 2021
News Release: OAKLAND, Calif. - June marks the 20th anniversary of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG). The program, which also includes Staffing for Adequate Emergency Response and Fire Prevention and Safety grants, was authorized by Congress to provide...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2021
News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Three Sedalia, Missouri, residents were indicted by a federal grand jury today for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine after law enforcement officers seized 28 firearms from a residence during the investigation.
By State Newswire | Jun 30, 2021
Release: The Department of State is committed to promoting the freedom, dignity, and equality of all people - including LGBTQI+ persons. Since assuming office, President Biden has taken several executive actions demonstrating this administration’s commitment to human rights and has directed agencies across the...
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 30, 2021
News Release: DENTON, Texas - Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) are available for review by residents and business owners in portions of Cities of Elmendorf and La Vernia; and unincorporated areas of Wilson County, Texas.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 30, 2021
News Release: USMCA Helps Workers, Farmers, and Manufacturers.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2021
News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - Anthony Jamaal Lee, 32, of Kinston was sentenced today to 57 months in prison and three years of supervised release for two counts of possession of a firearm by a felon. On March 25, 2021, Lee pled guilty to the charge.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 30, 2021
News Release: BOTHELL, Wash. - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the 0419 Fire burning in Deschutes County, Oregon, near the City of Redmond.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2021
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - Today, OSCAR DE JESUS LOPEZ, 31, of Pottawatomie County, was sentenced to serve 120 months in federal prison for being a convicted felon in illegal possession of ammunition, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 30, 2021
News Release: MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - Follow these top things to know to recreate responsibly and safely in Yellowstone National Park this Fourth of July.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2021
News Release: SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Sierra Benninger, age 26, of Mountaintop, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on June 29, 2021, to time served of 8 ½ months by United States District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani for providing false statements to purchase a firearm.
