News published on Federal Newswire in October 2021

News from October 2021


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Oct. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


NIST Awards 5 Universities With Key Funding to Develop Standards Curricula in Manufacturing, Maritime Design and More

News Release: GAITHERSBURG, Md. - The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has made five awards for a total of approximately $373,000 to support standards education in undergraduate and graduate level curricula. Since the program began in 2012, NIST’s Standards Services Curricula Development Cooperative Agreement Program has received 214 applications and made 41 awards totaling over $2.57 million.


Prescribed Fire Season Is Starting for the BLM Klamath Falls Field Office

News Release: LAKEVIEW, Ore. - Starting Monday, Nov. 1, 2021, through Jan. 31, 2022, the Bureau of Land Management’s, Klamath Falls Field Office will begin fall prescribed burning. Prescribed fire activities will focus on the following areas:.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Oct. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that LIONEL COOLEY, age 45, a resident of Slidell, Louisiana, pled guilty to conspiring to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine and 28 grams or more of crack and to providing an AK-47 firearm to codefendant Blake Monroe that was used to facilitate crack sales.


News Release: MIAMI - Fredy Donaldo Marmol Vallejo (Marmol), 40, will make his initial appearance in federal court in Miami, Florida today after being extradited from Honduras, his country of origin. An indictment returned by a federal grand jury in the Southern District of Florida charges Marmol with conspiring to...


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Oct. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a single-count indictment today against Juan Manriquez, 20, of Antioch, and Andrew Tuma, 19, of Sacramento, charging them with unlawful manufacturing and dealing in firearms, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


News Release: SAN ANTONIO - A San Antonio woman was arrested Tuesday on criminal charges related to her alleged involvement in drug distribution.


NSA and CISA Provide Cybersecurity Guidance for 5G Cloud Infrastructures

News Release: WASHINGTON - The National Security Agency (NSA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have published cybersecurity guidance to securely build and configure cloud infrastructures in support of 5G. Security Guidance for 5G Cloud Infrastructures: Prevent and Detect Lateral Movement...


Pallone Applauds Release of Build Back Better Act Legislative Text

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today on the release of the Rules Committee Print of the Build Back Better Act...


The US State Department published a three page rule on Oct. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Monroe Man Charged with Fraudulently Obtaining COVID-19 Relief Funds and Money Laundering

News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - A federal grand jury returned an indictment yesterday charging a Monroe, Louisiana man with fraudulently obtaining more than $1.1 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Program loans, announced Acting United States Attorney Alexander C.


The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on Oct. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on Oct. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced an investment of more than $243 million in grants to support specialty crops, including fruits, vegetables, tree nuts and nursery crops through two USDA programs - the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program and the Specialty Crop Research Initiative grants program.


News Release: Defendant Also Attempted to Extort Approximately $150,000 From Major League Baseball.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Oct. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Perry County Man Sentenced to 270 Months for Federal Charges of Kidnapping and Armed Drug Trafficking

News Release: LONDON, Ky- A Perry County man, Thomas Hamblin, 65, was sentenced to 270 months in federal prison on Tuesday, by U.S. District Judge Claria Horn Boom, after previously being convicted of conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, possession of a firearm in furtherance of that conspiracy, possession of a firearm as a convicted felon, kidnapping, and conspiracy to commit a kidnapping.


News Release: ELK GROVE, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management, in coordination with the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office, is offering six saddle-trained wild horses for adoption. The virtual competitive-bid event will start at 6 p.m. Pacific Time via Zoom on Thursday, Oct. 28.