News published on Federal Newswire in November 2021

News from November 2021


Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price:‎.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, along with the Republican leaders of other key Committees, including...


News Release: BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, TEXAS - After 20 months of closures, the Boquillas Port of Entry within Big Bend National Park, providing access to the village of Boquillas, Coahuila, Mexico, as well as the Maderas del Carmen and Ocampo protected areas, will re-open beginning Wednesday, November 17th.


News Release: HOUSTON - A fifth individual has surrendered to authorities in relation to a multi-year, multi-million dollar money laundering conspiracy, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


News Release: Hattiesburg, Miss. - A Jefferson Davis County man was sentenced to 120 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Kurt Thielhorn of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.


News Release: The early fall can be a great time of year to get outdoors! Have you heard of Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River’s Take a Hike! program? To get people to enjoy the outdoors and hiking, Upper Delaware has partnered with the New York Department of Environmental Conservation, the Pennsylvania Game Lands, Sullivan County, NY, Boy Scouts of America, and Damascus Township, PA to create the Take A Hike! program which includes six local trails.


Shenandoah National Park Hosts Special Event on Fee-Free Veteran’s Day with Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing

News Release: LURAY, VA - Join Shenandoah National Park and Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing, Inc in honoring Veteran’s Day with a special event on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021, at Byrd Visitor Center, mile 51 on Skyline Drive. The event will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and is open to the public. All programs are free and November 11 is a fee-free day for all.


Meeks, McCaul, Bass and Smith Issue Statement on One Year Anniversary of Crisis in Northern Ethiopia

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Representatives Gregory W. Meeks and Michael T. McCaul, Chair and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Karen Bass and Chris Smith, Chair and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Global Human Rights, issued the following statement regarding the one-year anniversary of the ongoing crisis in Northern Ethiopia...


Peters, Portman, Warner & Collins Introduce Amendment to Annual Defense Bill to Strengthen Public and Private Sector Cybersecurity

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Rob Portman (R-OH), Mark Warner (D-VA), and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced a bipartisan amendment to the annual defense authorization bill to require critical infrastructure owners and operators and civilian federal agencies to report to the Cybersecurity...


News Release: Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that ALICIA GARDNER, 51, of Griswold, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to eight months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for embezzling money from federally subsidized housing complexes that she had managed.


News Release: On Oct. 23, Morristown National Historical Park (NHP) and the Washington Association of New Jersey (WANJ) celebrated the completion of several major projects at Fort Nonsense with a rededication and ribbon cutting. The WANJ is the park’s primary philanthropic partner which has supported the park since...


Rochester Man Going To Prison And Ordered To Pay Millions In Restitution For His Role In Ponzi Scheme That Bilked Investors Out Of Millions Of Dollars

News Release: ROCHESTER, NY - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that John Piccarreto, Jr., 38, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and filing a false tax return, was sentenced to serve 84 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. the defendant was also ordered to pay restitution totaling $19,842,613.66.


Cedar Rapids Man Charged with Being a Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm

News Release: Clyde Bell, age 40, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has been charged with being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm. The charge is contained in an Indictment unsealed on Oct. 29, 2021, in United States District Court in Cedar Rapids.


Alexandria Man Convicted of Armed Fentanyl Trafficking

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A federal jury convicted an Alexandria man yesterday on charges of conspiracy, possession, and distribution of fentanyl and Eutylone, and being a felon in possession of a firearm during drug trafficking.


US Department of Labor issues emergency temporary standard to protect workers from coronavirus

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration today announced a new emergency temporary standard to protect more than 84 million workers from the spread of the coronavirus on the job. The nation's unvaccinated workers face grave danger from workplace exposure to coronavirus, and immediate action is necessary to protect them.


State Department’s Clean Energy Demand Initiative Brings Together Companies and Countries to Meet Clean Energy Goals

Release: Today at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, the Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate and the Bureau of Energy Resources at the U.S. Department of State launched the Clean Energy Demand Initiative (CEDI). In collaboration with the Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance,...


Wolf Point man admits murder charge in shooting on Fort Peck Indian Reservation

News Release: GREAT FALLS - A Wolf Point man admitted to a murder charge today in the November 2020 shooting of a man on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Nov. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Nov. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.