News published on Federal Newswire in June 2021

News from June 2021


News Release: Memphis, TN - U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller announces the arrest of a male juvenile who had escaped from the Wilder Youth Development Center in Somerville, Tennessee.


Mount Rainier National Park Extends Public Comment Period on Lahar Detection and Seismic Monitoring System to July 9, 2021

News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) has extended the public review and comment period for an Environmental Assessment (EA) that analyzes the proposed expansion of the Lahar Detection and Seismic Monitoring System at Mount Rainier. The EA is available for review and comment through July 9, 2021 at the NPS Planning, Environment, and Public Comment (PEPC) website.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken and German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas Opening Remarks at a Youth Outreach Event

Release: MODERATOR: Welcome, everyone, for our session today on the transatlantic relations. I’m very happy that Secretary Blinken and Foreign Minister Maas could join us today.


News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Michael Eisenga, 49, Columbus, Wisconsin, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 42 months in federal prison for loan fraud. The prison term is to be followed...


Release: Congressman Tim Ryan (D-OH), Chair of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's markup of its fiscal year 2022 bill.


U.S. Relations With Mongolia

Release: More information about Mongolia is available on the Mongolia country page and from other Department of State publications and other sources listed at the end of this fact sheet.


New Hampshire Man Pleads Guilty to Tampering with Consumer Product

News Release: PORTLAND, Maine-A Dover, New Hampshire man pleaded guilty today in federal court to one count of tampering with a consumer product, Acting U.S. Attorney Donald E. Clark announced.


News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A suburban Pittsburgh resident has been sentenced in federal court to 60 months of imprisonment and 10 years of supervised release on his conviction of distribution of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.


News Release: Dems’ “Child Tax Credit Awareness Day" Is Actually “Middle Class Tax Hike Day".


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.


Release: “[I]t’s so important that we speak the truth about the past, to protect the facts when others try to distort or trivialize Holocaust crimes, and to seek justice for the survivors and their families."


Blasdell Man Arrested After Investigators Recover Thousands Of Images And Videos Of Child Pornography

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Shawn Kostelny, 55, of Blasdell, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with receipt and possession of child pornography, which carry a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of 20 years, and a fine of $250,000.


Brockton Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Trafficking

News Release: BOSTON - A Brockton man pleaded guilty yesterday to distributing fentanyl throughout southeastern Massachusetts.


News Release: WASHINGTON-Government Operations Subcommittee Ranking Member Jody Hice (R-Ga.) delivered remarks at today’s hearing chastising Democrats for disregarding the substantial costs additional paid leave for federal employees, both financially and in service, would place on the American people.


DeFazio and Pallone Share Details of $715 Billion Surface Transportation and Water Infrastructure Bill Heading to House Floor Next Week

News Release: Washington, DC- Today, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chair Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) shared new details of the INVEST in America Act, which is scheduled to be on the House floor next week. The INVEST in America...


Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the follow activity.


Haaland: $4.2 billion for Indian Affairs programs in Biden's fiscal 2022 budget is an 'investment' in native communities

The approximately $4.2 billion included in President Joe Biden's fiscal 2022 budget for Indian Affairs programs in the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) is one of the best ways to invest in those communities, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said in an announcement earlier this month.


Release: Congressman Mike Quigley (D-IL), Chair of the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's markup of its fiscal year 2022 bill.


Release: MODERATOR: Thank you. Good afternoon everyone and thanks for joining our call. We have with us today [Senior State Department Official]. [Senior State Department Official] is going to address the current status of the situation following conclusion of the sixth round of talks. Just as a reminder, [Senior State Department Official] will be speaking today on background. And you may refer to him as a Senior State Department Official for the purposes of your reporting.


Editor’s Note: This release revises application deadlines related to an unexpected change in the regulatory schedule due to the designation of Friday, June 18 as a federal holiday.

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced funding opportunities for more than $21 million in Occupational Safety and Health Administration training grants for non-profit organizations.