News published on Federal Newswire in November 2021

News from November 2021


News Release: Washington, D.C.-House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement commending House Republican Whip Steve Scalise’s (R-LA) Secure Equipment Act, which will safeguard U.S. telecommunications networks from untrusted vendors.


Alabama Man Pleads Guilty to Firearms Offenses

News Release: Brought Firearms and Components of Molotov Cocktails to Area Near U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Nov. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on two produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA). These sanctions...


White River Man Indicted for Arson

News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a White River, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Arson.


The US Energy Department published a four page notice on Nov. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Nov. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Long Island Doctor Pleads Guilty to Covid-19 Loan Fraud

News Release: Defendant Used More than $3 Million in Fraudulently Obtained Small Business Loans to Purchase a Yacht and Other Luxury Items.


Informational: Federal Court arraignments

News Release: The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints. The charging documents are merely accusations and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.


The US State Department published a one page notice on Nov. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: LOS ANGELES -The culmination of a three-month investigation resulted in a Santa Barbara methamphetamine distributor being sentenced on November 8, 2021 to 180 months in federal prison for narcotics violations. Cesar Castillo-Pena, 35, of San Bernardino, California, was sentenced by United States District Judge R. Gary Klausner.


Readout of Acting CT Coordinator Godfrey’s Travel to Malta

Release: Acting Counterterrorism Coordinator John Godfrey traveled to Valetta, Malta to co-chair the annual meeting of the Governing Board of Administrators for the International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law (IIJ) this week. In Malta, Coordinator Godfrey also met with Christopher Cutajar, Malta’s Permanent Secretary at the Ministry for Foreign and European Affairs, to discuss issues of mutual interest, including Libya and countering the financing of terrorism.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Nov. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Nov. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


National Institute of Justice Examines Long-Term Effects of Suspension and Expulsion

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Office of Justice Programs’ National Institute of Justice today published an article describing how an NIJ-funded study revealed that zero-tolerance school discipline policies can have long-term negative effects on students, particularly those in certain demographic groups.


Murray Statement on President Biden’s Pick to Lead Food and Drug Administration

News Release: (WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement in response to President Biden announcing his intent to nominate Dr. Robert Califf to lead the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Dr. Califf previously served as FDA Commissioner under President Obama, and was confirmed to the position in a strong, bipartisan 89-4 vote.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Nov. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a three page notice on Nov. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Nov. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Nov. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.