News published on Federal Newswire in November 2021

News from November 2021


News Release: In 1952, the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) formed an airplane program that flew over the Colorado Plateau to mark spots that might contain uranium for possible mining. Ten Piper Cub airplanes were crewed by a pilot and geologist and were equipped with gamma scintillation counters - instruments that detected radiation at a greater distance than a Geiger counter.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule 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: PORTLAND, Ore.-A federal grand jury in Portland has returned a two-count indictment charging a Tigard man with perpetrating separate insurance and COVID-relief fraud schemes while on federal supervised release.


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


The US Transportation Department published a two 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.


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


U.S. Launches Net-Zero World Initiative to Accelerate Global Energy System Decarbonization

Release: Partnering Countries Will Harness the Power and Expertise of the U.S. Government, Philanthropic Groups and Academia to Scale Up Clean Energy Deployment and Investment


News Release: Acting United States Attorney Jan Sharp announced that Kelly J. Jablonski, 42, of Lincoln, Nebraska, was sentenced today for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine mixture. United States District Judge John M. Gerrard sentenced Jablonski to eight years and one month in prison. Following her release from prison, Jablonski will serve three years on supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.


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


News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Lincoln County man was sentenced today to 15 years and eight months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and five grams or more of methamphetamine.


News Release: PITTSBURGH - One Guatemalan national has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of Reentering the United States, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.


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


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rob Portman (R-OH) to secure and protect information handled by federal contractors using artificial intelligence (AI) technology, such as biometric data from facial recognition scans, has advanced in the Senate.


Latta: “The Spectrum Coordination Act Will Strengthen Interagency Coordination Between the FCC and NTIA”

News Release: Washington, D.C.-Today, House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader for Communications and Technology, Bob Latta (R-OH), delivered remarks during a Committee markup of two bipartisan bills on improving spectrum policy and data mapping.


Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A federal criminal complaint has been filed against a Mexican national after TSA agents at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport found firearms and methamphetamine in his luggage, announced Acting United States Attorney W. Anders Folk.


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


Seven KC-Area Defendants Charged in Cocaine Conspiracy

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Seven residents of the Kansas City, Missouri, metropolitan area have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine.


Joining the High-Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy

Release: “The world’s ocean basins are critical to the success of our Nation and, indeed, to life on Earth. The ocean powers our economy, provides food for billions of people, supplies 50 percent of the world’s oxygen, offers recreational opportunities for us to enjoy, and regulates weather patterns and our global climate system."