News published on Federal Newswire in October 2021

News from October 2021


Release: AMBASSADOR FITZPATRICK: Ladies and gentlemen, good evening. Thank you all for coming. Muy buenas noches. Gracias por estar con nosotros. It is my great honor to present you all to the Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who’s on a - his first visit to South America as the Secretary of State, and of course...


The US Interior Department published a two page proposed rule on Oct. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Oct. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Oct. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Oct. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Oct. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Oct. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Oct. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Two nationally recognized safety organizations recently honored EM Richland Operations Office contractor Central Plateau Cleanup Company (CPCCo) for safety leadership at the Hanford Site.


Release: Washington, D.C., Oct. 19, 2021 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has prepared a pest risk analysis to evaluate the risks associated with importing fresh leaves and stems of garland chrysanthemum (Glebionis coronarium) from Mexico into the continental ...


News Release: Scheme Sought Over $250,000 in Fraudulent Transactions.


York Man Sentenced To 15 Months’ Imprisonment For Stealing $105,875 Worth Of Postage Stamps

News Release: HARRISBURG-The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Elieze Guilamo, age 20, of York, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to 15 months’ imprisonment by United States District Court Judge Christopher C. Conner for conspiring to steal government property.


News Release: Tampa, Florida - A federal jury has found Clifford Edward Albritton, III (44, Lakeland) guilty of conspiracy to possess 400 grams or more of fentanyl with the intent to distribute it and possession of 40 grams or more of fentanyl with the intent to distribute it. Albritton faces a minimum mandatory sentence of 10 years, and up to life, in federal prison. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for Jan. 14, 2022.


Wyden Statement on Proposal to Ensure Wealthy Tax Cheats Pay Taxes Owed

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today delivered remarks on Democrats’ revised proposal to ensure wealthy tax cheats pay taxes owed...


Pittsburgh Man Pleads to Heroin, Firearms Charges

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Pittsburgh resident pleaded guilty in federal court to violating federal narcotics laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following joint statement today after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its analysis of the Build Back Better Act’s potential to increase health care coverage for millions of Americans...


CBO Confirms Health Care Policies in Democrats’ Tax & Spending Bill Reduce Private Health Coverage, Push Americans onto Government-Controlled Care, and Cost Hundreds of Billions

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) confirmed that the health care policies in the House Democrats’ reckless $4.3 trillion tax and spending reconciliation bill will push Americans off the health plans they have and like and onto government-controlled coverage, at a steep expense to American taxpayers.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


DOE Awards Nearly $40 Million for Grid Decarbonizing Solar Technologies

Release: Funding Supports 40 Projects That Will Increase the Lifespan and Reliability of Solar PV, Accelerate the Industrial Use of Solar Power and Storage


Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks to Mission Ecuador Staff

Release: MS CALDERON: Before we start, I want to say hello to our colleagues in Guayaquil - hello, Guayaquil - and all the rest of the embassy community that are with us through Webex. Okay. So let’s start.