News published on Federal Newswire in November 2021

News from November 2021


New Kensington Man Sentenced for Misappropriating VA Benefits

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of New Kensington, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in federal court following his guilty plea to a charge of misappropriation of U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA") beneficiary funds, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Nov. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Nov. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Nov. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


E&C Announces Subcommittee Markup of Communications and Technology Bills

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) announced today that the Communications and Technology Subcommittee will hold a markup on Wednesday, Nov. 3, at 10:30 a.m. (EDT) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.


DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in Nearly 745,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications, Continues Fight against Opioid Epidemic

News Release: LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Drug Enforcement Administration, along with its law enforcement partners, has removed close to 745,000 pounds of unneeded prescriptions from medicine cabinets across the country as part of DEA’s ongoing commitment to turn the tide against the U.S. opioid epidemic. Following last month’s 21st National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, the program has removed more than 15.2 million pounds of medication from circulation since its inception.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Nov. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Maryland man admits to role in drug trafficking conspiracy

News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Karim Irvin Brooks, of Hagerstown, Maryland, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Nov. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Nov. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Nov. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Chair Grijalva Hails Passage of Bills Supporting Indian Country, Celebrates Native American Heritage Month

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Chair Grijalva issued the following statement on the expected House passage of eight bills on the first day of Native American Heritage Month.


Inmate Sentenced for Possessing Weapon at FCI McDowell

News Release: BLUEFIELD, W.Va. - An inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) at McDowell was sentenced today for possessing a weapon at the correctional facility. Jorge Amador, 47, was sentenced to one year in prison to run consecutively to the sentence he currently is serving.


Beavercreek man pleads guilty to attempting to travel overseas to join ISIS-K

News Release: DAYTON, Ohio - A Beavercreek man who was arrested by the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force at John Glenn International Airport in 2018 while trying to travel to Afghanistan to join ISIS Wilayat Khorasan (ISIS-K) has pleaded guilty in federal court.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Nov. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Release: On Tuesday, Nov. 2, Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman will give remarks at an event hosted by the United States Institute for Peace. As the crisis in Ethiopia nears its one-year anniversary, Special Envoy Feltman will address U.S.-Ethiopia policy and the urgent need for a peaceful resolution to the conflict.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Nov. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a three page notice on Nov. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a five page notice on Nov. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.