News published on Federal Newswire in November 2021

News from November 2021


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Nov. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act...


Fairfield Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Attempted Online Coercion of a Child

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Kevin Blaine Cline, 47, of Fairfield, was sentenced today to 14 years in prison to be followed by 10 years of supervised release for attempted online coercion of a child, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


News Release: Washington, D.C.- Yesterday, House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul participated in a panel on securing our supply chain of national security products at the Aspen Security Forum. McCaul especially highlighted the need for semiconductor manufacturing in the U.S., independent from...


Confirmation of COVID-19 in Hyenas at a Colorado Zoo

Release: Washington, D.C., November 5, 2021 -- The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) today announced confirmation of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) in two spotted hyenas at a zoo in Colorado. These are the first hyenas confirmed with ...


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement about Speaker Pelosi’s grand socialist agenda.


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Reginald Leon Bolden, age 37, of Harford County, Maryland yesterday to nine years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute crack cocaine. As part of his plea agreement, Bolden must also forfeit a Chevrolet Camaro and more than $3,000.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Matthew M. Graves took office today as United States Attorney for the District of Columbia. He succeeds Channing D. Phillips, who had been serving as Acting U.S. Attorney since March 3, 2021.


Violent Career Offender Sentenced to 151 Months in Prison

News Release: MACON, Ga. - A career offender with a violent criminal history was sentenced to serve more than 12 years in federal prison resulting from his arrest for distributing illegal narcotics while carrying a loaded semi-automatic weapon in Macon.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Nov. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Nov. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


U.S. Senate Confirms Adrienne Wojciechowski to be Assistant Secretary of Congressional Relations at the U.S. Department of Agriculture

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and John Boozman (R-Ark.), Ranking Member, today announced that the U.S. Senate confirmed Adrienne Wojciechowski to be Assistant Secretary of Congressional Relations at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Nov. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced that Raquel Rivera, from St. Croix, was sentenced for the federal crime of possession with intent to distribute 6 kilograms of marijuana. Rivera was convicted at trial in May of 2021.


News Release: Defendant Stabbed Ex-Girlfriend with a Screwdriver.


Shelby County man sentenced to 27 years in prison for sending money to Filipino mothers in exchange for child pornography

News Release: DAYTON, Ohio - A Sidney, Ohio, man was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 27 years in prison for attempting to produce child pornography and for violating his supervised release while registered as a sex offender from a previous conviction.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Nov. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Secretary Granholm Launches Carbon Negative Earthshots to Remove Gigatons of Carbon Pollution from the Air by 2050

Release: New Target Aims to Dramatically Scale Up Responsible Carbon Dioxide Removal, Slash Costs of Critical Clean Energy Technology


Maloney and Clyburn Issue Statement on Biden Administration’s Termination of Coronavirus Vaccine Contract with Emergent BioSolutions

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. James E. Clyburn, Chairman of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, issued the following statements after reporting indicated the Biden Administration is terminating a federal contract...


Single-Lane Closure on the Spur through November 19

News Release: Park officials announced that a weekday, single-lane closure will be implemented along the southbound Spur between the Gatlinburg Bypass intersection and the city limits of Gatlinburg through Friday, November 19. The lane closure is necessary to safely allow utility work along the road shoulder by the City of Gatlinburg. Motorists are asked to reduce speeds and use extra caution while traveling through this work zone.