News published on Federal Newswire in November 2021

News from November 2021


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2.6 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance to Support Local Food Manufacturing in Detroit

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.6 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Detroit Brownfield Redevelopment Authority, Detroit, Michigan, to support local food manufacturing.


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


News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - A Washington D.C. man was sentenced on Nov. 3, 2021 to 180 months in prison for brandishing a firearm in connection to a crime of violence, possession of firearm by a convicted felon, and failure to register as a sex offender. On May 6, 2021, Joshua Wendell Clark, 25, pled guilty to the charges.


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


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


2021 END Wildlife Trafficking Report

Release: Report to Congress on the. Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016. P.L. 114-231, Sec. 201. The Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt (END) Wildlife Trafficking Act (P.L. 114-231; 16 U.S.C. §§ 7601-7644) (the Act) directs the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary...


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.


Foxx Reacts to Biden’s Plan to Terminate Contracts with PCAs

News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Department of Education announced it will end contracts with its Private Collection Agencies (PCAs)...


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


US-UK Strategic Energy Dialogue Launch

Release: UK Business and Energy Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng met with US Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm today (4 November 2021) at the UN COP26 summit in Glasgow, where they discussed strengthening cooperation to accelerate the global transition to clean energy and build back better ambitions.


Remarks as Delivered at the COP26 Energy Day Opening Plenary: Accelerating a Just and Inclusive Energy Transition

Release: Secretary Granholm's Remarks as Delivered at the COP26 Energy Day Opening Plenary: Accelerating a Just and Inclusive Energy Transition


The US Energy Department published a three page notice 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.


HSI San Antonio warns the public about spoofing phone calls

News Release: SAN ANTONIO - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) officials are warning the public that imposters posing as HSI special agents are contacting people and claiming there is a problem with their passport.


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


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


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


Capito, Colleagues Press Administration for Transparency on Potential Widespread Impact of Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, along with the Republican leaders of other key committees, including Senators John Boozman (R-Ark.), Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), ...


Prescribed Fire Planned at Badlands National Park

News Release: Interior, SD - “The staff at Badlands National Park is planning to conduct a prescribed burn to restore the natural process of fire to the prairie ecosystem and to reduce the build-up of dead and dried fuels," announced Superintendent Mike Pflaum. The fire will be ignited between November 7 and November 9.


Lawrence Woman Sentenced to Prison for Identity Theft and Unemployment Fraud Related to COVID-19 Pandemic

News Release: BOSTON - A Lawrence woman was sentenced today in connection with her involvement in a scheme to fraudulently obtain COVID-19-related unemployment assistance.