News published on Federal Newswire in November 2021

News from November 2021


US Department of Labor schedules meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health, Nov. 16

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor has scheduled a meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health from 1-5 p.m. EST, Nov. 16, via teleconference and WebEx.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, praised the Committee adoption of his amendment to the Inspector General Independence and Empowerment Act of 2021 to ensure thorough oversight of the efforts to...


Convicted Felon Sentenced For Possession Of Loaded Sawed-Off Shotgun

News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A convicted felon was sentenced today to three years and six months in prison for unlawfully possessing a sawed-off shotgun, which was recovered during a traffic stop in Searchlight, Nevada.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Nov. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Opening Statement of Ranking Member Capito for EDA Oversight Hearing

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held an oversight hearing to examine programs at the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) and review programs for reauthorization.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Nov. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


E&C Republican Leaders Reveal NIH Mismanaged Concerns Surrounding EcoHealth Alliance’s Risky Research in China

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Health Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA) sent a letter to National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis Collins, the fifth comprehensive inquiry as a part of the investigation into the origins of COVID-19.


News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - A Grand Jury in Clarksburg, West Virginia, indicted two Ohio men on drug charges, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced.


News Release: Washington, D.C.-Today, House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers delivered remarks during the markup of two bipartisan bills to improve data mapping and interagency spectrum coordination.


Leader Rodgers Remarks on Bipartisan Bills to Improve Data Mapping and Interagency Spectrum Coordination

News Release: Washington, D.C.-Today, House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers delivered remarks during the markup of two bipartisan bills to improve data mapping and interagency spectrum coordination.


Akron Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Multi-State Drug Conspiracy

News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - An Akron, Ohio man who helped lead a multi-state drug conspiracy entered a guilty plea today in federal court. George Devonte Langford, 29, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, 100 grams or more of heroin, and 40 grams or more of fentanyl.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Nov. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Nov. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that IRVIN MAYFIELD, age 44, a resident of New Orleans, and RONALD MARKHAM, age 43, also a resident of New Orleans, were sentenced today for defrauding the New Orleans Public Library Foundation out of approximately $1,316,232. The Honorable Jay Zainey...


Westerman, Barrasso Urge Haaland to Keep DOI's Commitment, Publicize Calendar

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Ranking Member John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) sent a letter to Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, requesting she follow the commitments made by her own staff and the previous two administrations' practice of disclosing the secretary's schedule, meeting requests and travel records. In part, the members wrote.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Nov. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Nov. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


2021 Farm Service Agency County Committee Elections Underway

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will begin mailing ballots this week for the Farm Service Agency (FSA) county and urban county committee elections to all eligible agricultural producers and private landowners across the country. Elections are occurring in certain Local Administrative...


Rapid City Man Sentenced to Five Years on Firearm Charge

News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime was sentenced on Oct. 28, 2021, by Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.


The US Labor Department published a five page notice on Nov. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.