News from October 2021
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 4, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON -- FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of New Hampshire to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by a severe storm and flooding from July 29-30, 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 4, 2021
News Release: EUGENE, Ore.-On Sept. 15, 2021, a coordinated law enforcement operation targeting the leader and several associates of a Lane County drug trafficking cell led to the seizure of 384 pounds of methamphetamine, the largest single methamphetamine seizure in Oregon State history and valued at over a million dollars.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 4, 2021
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Logan County man was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and being a felon in possession of firearms.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 4, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 4, 2021 - As part of the Administration’s efforts to address food systems challenges arising from the pandemic as well as those going back decades, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA plans for another $100 million in funding...
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 4, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the launch of the third Hacking for Homeland Security (H4HS), a joint educational partnership between the DHS Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), BMNT Inc., and the Common Mission Project (CMP) in collaboration with the Federal...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 4, 2021
News Release: Los Alamos, NM - Dr. Craig Allen, long time employee of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) stationed at Bandelier National Monument, was awarded the highest honor in the Department of the Interior, the Distinguished Service Award. Dr Allen was recognized for over 35 years of federal service, sharing his...
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 4, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - During debate on the House floor discussing Democrats’ debt ceiling crisis, top Republican on the Ways and Means Committee Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) introduced an amendment to prevent burdening American families, farmers, and small businesses with new reporting requirements to the IRS, and examined how Dems’ economic crisis is harming our economy and working families.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 4, 2021
News Release: COPPER CENTER, AK - Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve is accepting applications through Dec. 20, 2021, for seats on the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park Subsistence Resource Commission (SRC). The SRC provides a venue for local subsistence users to provide input into the management of...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 4, 2021
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Chinese national who participated in a multimillion-dollar scheme to manufacture, ship and market counterfeit laptop computer batteries and other electronics made in China was sentenced today to 60 months in federal prison.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 4, 2021
News Release: MOAB, Utah - The Bureau of Land Management will conduct a number of prescribed burns on public lands in San Juan and Grand counties this fall and winter. Prescribed burns help keep public landscapes healthy and productive by reducing the wildfire risk for adjacent communities and campgrounds, restoring...
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 4, 2021
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - A Venezuelan man in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Enforcement (ICE) passed away Oct. 1 at Merit Health River Oaks (MHRO), Flowood, Mississippi. The preliminary cause of death was from complications with acute respiratory failure, acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), pneumonia, acute kidney failure, anemia, and COVID-19.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 4, 2021
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A federal indictment was unsealed in court today, charging two men and a woman for their involvement in a mail theft and bank fraud scheme, in which more than $2 million in stolen business checks were deposited into straw bank accounts, announced William T. Stetzer, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 4, 2021
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO-Between Thursday, October 7, and Sunday, Oct. 10, the annual Fleet Week activities are returning to Golden Gate National Recreation Area, the Presidio of San Francisco, Fort Point National Historic Site, and San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park. National Park visitors can expect large crowds and traffic congestion in and around the San Francisco and Marin County waterfronts.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 4, 2021
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Kan. - A federal grand jury in Kansas City, Kansas, returned an indictment charging a nurse from Kansas City, Missouri, with two counts of tampering with a consumer product and two counts of possession of fentanyl by deception and subterfuge.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 4, 2021
News Release: Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony to Include Live Demonstration of the Upgraded Facility, Highlighting Broadcast Radio’s Critical Role in Nation’s Emergency Alert and Warning System
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 4, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Created in response to terrorism events around the globe, CISA’s Office for Bombing Prevention (CISA OBP) plays a leading role in protecting the United States against bombing incidents by enhancing security and resilience at all levels of government, across the private sector, and among the public.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 4, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Kansas man who executed an elaborate foreign currency Ponzi scheme that took in more than $900,000 from investors was sentenced today to 36 months in prison, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael Honig announced.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 4, 2021
News Release: REDDING, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comments on a proposal to set or increase fees at several campgrounds and recreation sites in Shasta and Trinity counties. A business plan details the fee proposals and rationale under the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (FLREA). It is available for review at.
By State Newswire | Oct 4, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on the municipal elections conducted in Georgia over the weekend:
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 4, 2021
News Release: Anne Milgram, Administrator for the Drug Enforcement Administration, releases statement following today's deadly shooting in Tucson, Arizona.
