News from June 2021
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2021
Release: Government-by-Government Assessments: Central African Republic. During the review period, the government made its enacted budget and quarterly reports publicly available online. It did not publish an executive budget proposal or an end-of-year report within a reasonable period of time. Limited information...
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2021
Release: The United States is pleased to highlight that the Agreement to Prevent Unregulated High Seas Fisheries in the Central Arctic Ocean will enter into force June 25, 2021. This is the first multilateral agreement of its kind to take a legally binding, precautionary approach to protect an area from commercial fishing before such fishing has begun.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 25, 2021
News Release: Join park staff and members of the Colorado Springs Astronomical Society to gaze at the dark skies above Florissant Fossil Beds in search of planets, galaxies, nebulas, and more. Meet on the front patio of the visitor center.There are no additional fees for any park programs beyond the daily entrance...
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2021
Release: Government-by-Government Assessments: Mauritania. During the review period, the government made budget documents widely and easily accessible to the general public, including online. Information on debt obligations was limited, with debt obligations for state-owned enterprises available in companies’ financial...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 24, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.9 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Raleigh County Public Service District, Sophia, West Virginia, for construction of a new water...
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 24, 2021
Release: PHILADELPHIA - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is looking to fill several full-time positions at Philadelphia International Airport with a starting salary of $17.94 per hour with opportunities for pay increases after six months. The salary range for full-time employees is between $37,444 and $53,490 annually.
By State Newswire | Jun 24, 2021
Release: The Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) celebrates today’s dedication of the new U.S. Embassy in Niamey, Niger by Ambassador Eric Paul Whitaker.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2021
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned an indictment today against Jacob Harding-Abeyta, 28, of Vallejo, charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2021
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Imad Dawara, 40, of Swathmore, PA, and Bahaa Dawara, 32, of Woodlyn, PA, were both sentenced this week by United States District Court Chief Judge Juan R. Sanchez to nine years in prison and ordered to pay more than $22 million in restitution for conspiracy to commit arson and conspiracy to defraud the United States.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 24, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The following are opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, from Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA) during today’s hearing titled, “President...
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 24, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – On June 22-23, 2021, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas visited Madrid, Spain to meet key partners in the Government of Spain, and to address issues of mutual importance in furtherance of shared security priorities. While in Madrid, Secretary Mayorkas met individually with ...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 24, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, June 24, 2021 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has directed the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to aid recovery efforts for residents, farmers and ranchers affected by the devastation across the Southeast caused by Tropical Storm Claudette. USDA staff in regional, state, and county offices are ready to respond and are providing a variety of program flexibilities and other assistance to affected communities and agricultural producers.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 24, 2021
News Release: USDA Extends Eviction Moratorium to July 31, 2021 WASHINGTON, June 24, 2021 — Today, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) extended through July 31, 2021, the moratorium on evictions of the hundreds-of-thousands of Americans who live in multifamily housing communities supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 24, 2021
News Release: USDA Extends Foreclosure Moratorium to July 31, 2021 WASHINGTON, June 24, 2021 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture today extended through July 31, 2021, the moratorium on foreclosures from properties financed by USDA Single-Family Housing Direct and Guaranteed loans. These actions will bring relief to hundreds-of-thousands of residents in rural America who have housing loans through USDA.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2021
News Release: Three Texas men were sentenced yesterday for violent crimes.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2021
News Release: The Justice Department today reached a settlement under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with San Luis Obispo County, California, to ensure that inmates with mobility disabilities have an equal opportunity to participate in San Luis Obispo Jail’s (SLO Jail) programs, services and activities.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2021
News Release: A Kentucky man was sentenced in federal court to life in prison without parole in connection with his racially motivated murder of two Black patrons at a Kroger grocery store and his attempted murder of a third in Jeffersontown, Kentucky. Gregory A. Bush, 53, of Louisville, Kentucky, previously pleaded guilty-but-mentally-ill to state charges for murder, attempted murder and wanton endangerment arising out of the shooting and was sentenced to a life term in state prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2021
News Release: A Ukrainian national was sentenced today in the Western District of Washington to seven years in prison for his role in the criminal work of the hacking group FIN7. The defendant was also ordered by the court to pay restitution in the amount of $2,500,000.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2021
News Release: U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland’s statement on the investigation into the January 6th Attack on the Capitol: “The Department of Justice reached several benchmarks in our investigation into the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2021
News Release: The Department of Justice today announced that it signed a settlement agreement with Montana-based Easterseals-Goodwill Northern Rocky Mountain Inc. (ESGW), which also operates in Utah, Idaho and Wyoming. The settlement resolves a claim that an ESGW office in Utah discriminated against an asylee by rejecting ...
