News from May 2021
By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2021
News Release: ELY, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Caliente Field Office proposes an online sale of two parcels of public land totaling 80 acres in Lincoln County, and is seeking public comments until Friday, July 2.
By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2021
News Release: HEYBURN, Idaho - The Bureau of Reclamation will host an informational virtual meeting to present streamflow forecasts and projected reservoir operations for Jackson Lake Dam and other upper Snake River reservoirs on Thursday, May 20, at 5:30 p.m.
By DOE Newswire | May 18, 2021
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - The EM Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant team recently finished all startup testing and system handovers for the Effluent Management Facility (EMF), marking its full transition into the commissioning phase.
By DOE Newswire | May 18, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee hearing titled, “Promises and Perils: The Potential of Automobile Technologies:"
By DOE Newswire | May 18, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Chairman Paul Tonko (D-NY) announced today that the Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee will hold a fully remote legislative hearing on Tuesday, May 25, at 11:30 a.m. (EDT) entitled, “The CLEAN Future Act and Drinking Water: Legislation to Ensure Drinking Water is Safe and Clean."
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2021
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Pader Yang, 30, St. Paul, Minnesota, was sentenced Friday, May 14 by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 72 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. This prison term will be followed by 4 years of supervised release. Yang pleaded guilty to this charge on Feb. 18, 2021.
By Homeland Newswire | May 18, 2021
News Release: ORLANDO, Fla. - FEMA has awarded grants totaling $2,675,940 for the State of Florida to reimburse applicants for repairs and administrative costs following Hurricane Irma in 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2021
News Release: ST. LOUIS - United States District Judge E. Richard Webber sentenced Jordan Perry to 60 months in prison today. The 32-year-old St. Louis County, Missouri resident pleaded guilty, in February, to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By Homeland Newswire | May 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced today the selection of 18 teams from different Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) across the United States to participate in the 2021 Summer Research Team (SRT) program.
By Homeland Newswire | May 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON -- For the second year in a row, FEMA is prepared to respond to disasters as the nation continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2021
News Release: A Canadian national was sentenced to 32 months in prison for conspiracy to bring undocumented immigrants to the United States for private financial gain in connection with his role in a scheme to smuggle undocumented immigrants from Sri Lanka through the Caribbean and into the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2021
News Release: A former correctional officer with the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office (RPSO), Detention Center 1, in Alexandria, Louisiana, was sentenced today in federal court for violating the civil rights of three inmates in his custody.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2021
News Release: Christopher Beckham, 35, of Nashville, Tennessee, pleaded guilty Friday in U.S. District Court to violating the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act. Beckham was indicted in April 2018 after an investigation into an incident that occurred on Oct. 24, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2021
News Release: U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland today directed the establishment of the COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force to marshal the resources of the Department of Justice in partnership with agencies across government to enhance enforcement efforts against COVID-19 related fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2021
News Release: The Department of Justice today announced that it reached a settlement with Aerojet Rocketdyne Inc. (Aerojet Rocketdyne), a rocket and missile propulsion manufacturer.
By Fed Newswire | May 17, 2021
News Release: Five federal financial regulatory agencies announced today they will extend the comment period on the request for information on financial institutions' use of artificial intelligence (AI) until July 1, 2021.
By Fed Newswire | May 17, 2021
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By State Newswire | May 17, 2021
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in Copenhagen. Secretary Blinken emphasized the importance of advancing our mutual goals of combating the climate crisis, developing green technology, and continuing ...
By State Newswire | May 17, 2021
News Release: On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of Norway as you celebrate the 207th anniversary of Constitution Day.
By State Newswire | May 17, 2021
News Release: On May 16, Acting Assistant Secretary Joey Hood, joined by Deputy Assistant Secretary and Acting Special Representative for Syria Aimee Cutrona, Deputy Envoy for Syria David Brownstein, and White House National Security Council Director for Iraq and Syria Zehra Bell, traveled to northeast Syria for meetings ...
