News from March 2021
By State Newswire | Mar 20, 2021
News Release: On behalf of the State Department, I would like to extend my best wishes for a Happy Nowruz to everyone around the world who celebrates this festive occasion: from the people in Iran and the Middle East, to Europe, the Caucasus, Central and South Asia, and the Americas. Marking the first day of Spring, ...
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 20, 2021
News Release: “U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has signed a short-term contract with the non-profit division of Endeavors to provide temporary shelter and processing services for families who have not been expelled and are therefore placed in immigration proceedings for their removal from the United States. The $86.9 million contract provides 1,239 beds and other necessary services. The families will receive a comprehensive health assessment that includes COVID-19 testing."
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 20, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Chris Murphy (D-CT), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security,...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 20, 2021
News Release: BAR HARBOR, MAINE - Two hikers appear to have fallen about 100 feet along ice covered cliff bands on Dorr Mountain. Their bodies were recovered on Saturday, March 20 by National Park Service rangers working with volunteers from Mount Desert Island Search and Rescue (MDISAR) and a helicopter from the Maine Forest Service. NPS rangers and Maine State Police are investigating, with the assistance of Bar Harbor Police Department.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 20, 2021
Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy launched the Conductivity-enhanced materials for Affordable, Breakthrough Leapfrog Electric applications (CABLE) Conductor Manufacturing Prize. This three-stage competition will award up to $4.5 million to spur development of affordable, manufacturable materials that increase the energy efficiency of all electric devices.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 20, 2021
Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $20 million for research and development (R&D) that will advance the manufacturability of mid-sized flow battery systems. Mature flow battery technologies will allow the U.S. to store and dispatch clean energy from renewable generation sources on a grid-scale, enabling flexible, resilient, and secure infrastructure.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 19, 2021
News Release: On Friday, March 19, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas led a bipartisan Senate delegation to El Paso, Texas to view operations on the southwest border and receive a briefing on the processing, shelter, and transfer of unaccompanied children. The delegation visited the Paso del Norte ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2021
News Release: A North Carolina man pleaded guilty today to smuggling drugs and other contraband into Caledonia Correctional Institution in exchange for bribe payments.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2021
News Release: A Virginia man was sentenced today to 31 years in prison for a years-long sextortion scheme in which he coerced numerous preteen and teenage victims to create and send him images of themselves engaged in sexually explicit conduct. The defendant was further sentenced to a lifetime of supervised release and ordered to pay restitution to the victims.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – A federal criminal complaint unsealed today charges 10 Iranian nationals with running a nearly 20-year-long scheme to evade U.S. sanctions on the Government of Iran by disguising more than $300 million worth of transactions – including the purchase of two $25 million oil tankers – on Iran’s ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2021
News Release: The United States has filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi seeking to bar a Senatobia, Mississippi, tax return preparer from preparing federal income tax returns for others.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2021
News Release: A federal grand jury in Fort Lauderdale returned an indictment on Tuesday, Mar. 16, 2021, charging two tax preparers with conspiring to defraud the United States and preparing false tax returns. The defendants made their initial court appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Patrick M. Hunt today.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2021
News Release: Two foreign nationals — one Russian, the other Macedonian — were sentenced today for their role in the Infraud Organization, a transnational cybercrime enterprise engaged in the mass acquisition and sale of fraud-related goods and services, including stolen identities, compromised credit card data, computer malware, and other contraband.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2021
News Release: The United States has filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California seeking to bar a Visalia, California tax return preparer from owning or operating a tax return preparation business and preparing federal income tax returns for others.
By Fed Newswire | Mar 19, 2021
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced that the temporary change to its supplementary leverage ratio, or SLR, for bank holding companies will expire as scheduled on March 31. Additionally, the Board will shortly seek comment on measures to adjust the SLR. The Board will take appropriate actions to assure that any changes to the SLR do not erode the overall strength of bank capital requirements.
By Fed Newswire | Mar 19, 2021
News Release: The federal bank regulatory agencies today announced that the temporary change to the supplementary leverage ratio, or SLR, for depository institutions issued on May 15, 2020, will expire as scheduled on March 31, 2021. The temporary change was made to provide flexibility for depository institutions to provide credit to households and businesses in light of the COVID-19 event.
By State Newswire | Mar 19, 2021
News Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to Brussels, Belgium, from March 22-25 to attend the NATO Ministerial, engage with European Union leaders, and meet with Belgian officials. The meetings in Brussels reaffirm the United States’ commitment to our Allies and European partners on our shared ...
By State Newswire | Mar 19, 2021
News Release: The United States is deeply concerned by the electoral impasse in Somalia, which is creating political uncertainty that threatens security, stability, and development in the country. We call on Somalia’s federal and member state leaders to set aside narrow political objectives, uphold their responsibilities to the people of Somalia, and agree to immediately hold transparent and inclusive elections.
By State Newswire | Mar 19, 2021
News Release: MR ICE: Thank you. Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us. I’d like to welcome you to this call previewing Secretary Blinken’s trip to Belgium coming up next week. We, of course, announced this trip officially just this morning. Just a quick reminder, this call is on the record, but the ...
By State Newswire | Mar 19, 2021
News Release: Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale announced more than $80 million in humanitarian assistance to respond to the crisis in the Sahel on behalf of the American people. This funding, which was announced at the March 19 meeting of the Coalition for the Sahel, will respond to the crisis ...
