News published on Federal Newswire in November 2021

News from November 2021


News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that it is accepting applications for the new Farm and Food Workers Relief (FFWR) grant program first announced on Sept. 7, 2021. The program will provide $665 million to fund competitive grant applications to provide relief to farmworkers and meatpacking workers who incurred pandemic-related health and safety costs.


Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


The US Agriculture Department published a four page rule on Nov. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Release: We are announcing today the public designation of Chau Phirun (Chau), Director-General of the Defense Ministry’s Material and Technical Services Department, and Tea Vinh (Tea), Royal Cambodian Navy Commander, due to their involvement in significant corruption. In their official capacities as Director-General...


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Nov. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a five page notice on Nov. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Nov. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Nov. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Scranton Man Charged With Drug Trafficking, Firearms Offenses And Escape

News Release: SCRANTON -The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on November 9, 2021, Jason Charles Lajoie, age 45, of Scranton, Pennsylvania, was charged by a federal grand jury on a superseding indictment with drug trafficking, firearms offenses, and escape.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Passaic County, New Jersey, man with a previous felony conviction today admitted illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $4.9 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to Pueblo Community College (PCC), Pueblo, Colorado, to expand the college’s healthcare training program.


News Release: LOS ANGELES - A South Bay man was sentenced today to 97 months in federal prison for defrauding Asian investment firms out of $14 million by falsely claiming the money would be used to produce a feature film distributed by Netflix, then, while out on bond, illegally selling the Manhattan Beach house he purchased with his ill-gotten gains by forging the signatures of his victims’ lawyers.


News Release: PITTSBURGH- A resident of Pittsburgh, PA, now in custody at Allegheny County Jail, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh, on a charge of attempted coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.


News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Markhwan Berning, age 37, of Saratoga Springs, New York, was sentenced today to a year of probation for misusing a social security number.


DOE Upgrades One Million Homes as Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Provides Massive Investment in Energy Efficiency

Release: DOE’s Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® Program has Saved Homeowners Over $7.7 Billion in Energy Costs and Generated Homegrown Green-Collar Jobs, Soon to Be Supercharged With Infrastructure Investments


News Release: Loaded.38 caliber revolver, ammunition, steel tipped arrows, hunting bow, narcotics, BB gun and body armor vest recovered during search of defendant’s vehicle.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Nov. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The United States Supports the Paris Call for Trust and Security in Cyberspace

Release: The United States supports the Paris Call for Trust and Security in Cyberspace, consistent with our position that all actors must do their part to promote an “open, secure, stable, accessible, and peaceful cyberspace." Our decision to support the Paris Call reflects the Administration’s pledge to renew ...


Over 60 Undocumented Noncitizens Concealed in Box Truck

News Release: ALPINE - A Las Cruces man was arrested yesterday in Brewster County on criminal charges related to his alleged involvement in human trafficking.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Nov. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.