News published on Federal Newswire in October 2021

News from October 2021


News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Jeremi Michael Conaway, 46, of West Chester, PA, and James Bell, 69, of Glen Mills, PA, were both charged by separate Informations with one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, three counts of mail fraud, and one count of wire fraud.


Census Bureau Releases Analytical Report on COVID-19 Impact on the 2020 American Community Survey

News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau today released an analytical report in advance of publishing experimental data from the American Community Survey (ACS), one of the nation’s most comprehensive sources of population and housing information about the U.S...


Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Advances Several Bills, Including Bipartisan Legislation to Help Communities Rebuild and Recover After Disaster

News Release: Today, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure approved a slate of legislation during a committee markup, including two bipartisan bills to help communities expedite disaster recovery efforts. Legislation approved during today’s markup is now ready for consideration on the House floor.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed four bills in the Committee's jurisdiction...


Former Gary Police Officer Indicted on Federal Civil Rights Charge for Assaulting Arrestee

News Release: Former Gary Police Officer Indicted on Federal Civil Rights Charge for Assaulting Arrestee.


Department of Energy Announces $10M in Funding to Cooperative and Municipal Utilities to Secure the Energy Sector’s Industrial Control Systems

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - As part of the Biden Administration's Electricity Subsector Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Cybersecurity Initiative, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced a total of $10M in funding to two electric trade associations-the American Public Power Association (APPA) and the...


News Release: Cincinnati - Today, the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) awarded Savannah River Mission Completion, LLC (SRMC) of Lynchburg, VA, the Integrated Mission Completion Contract (IMCC) at the Savannah River Site near Aiken, South Carolina.


News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal drugs laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.


TSA hiring in New York City for LaGuardia and JFK Airports

Release: NEW YORK - The Transportation Security Administration is hiring security officers at LaGuardia and John F. Kennedy International Airports in Flushing with a recruitment event scheduled for Friday, Nov. 5, and Saturday, Nov. 6, at the Four Points by Sheraton-Flushing Hotel, 33-68 Farrington Street, Flushing, NY 11354.


International Religious Freedom Day

Release: We join the international community in marking the occasion of International Religious Freedom Day. Freedom of religion or belief has been central to the American experience since our nation’s inception. A cherished American value and universal human right, our own experience compels us to advocate for...


Sixteen Individuals Charged With Racketeering Conspiracy and/or Drug Conspiracy

News Release: HAMMOND- Fifteen members and associates of the Sin City Deciples have been charged in a Superseding Indictment with a racketeering conspiracy as well as a conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. A sixteenth individual has been charged in a conspiracy to distribute controlled substances.


News Release: Virginia Man Convicted of Sexual Exploitation of Minors.


BLM California offers wild horses and burros for adoption at Backcountry Horsemen Rendezvous

News Release: TULARE, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management will offer 14 wild horses and 10 burros for adoption on Oct. 29-31, at the Tulare Fairgrounds, 620 S. K St., Tulare, in conjunction with the annual Backcountry Horsemen of California Rendezvous.


The United States and the Republic of Korea Hold a High-Level Disarmament and Nonproliferation Consultation

Release: Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Bonnie Jenkins and ROK Deputy Foreign Minister for Multilateral and Global Affairs Ham Sang-wook held a High-Level Bilateral Disarmament and Nonproliferation Consultation in Washington D.C. on October 26.


News Release: MACON, Ga. - The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office has been approved to purchase a ballistics tank using money from a Department of Justice Project Safe Neighborhood’s (PSN) grant.


News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - TREVION HARRIS, a/k/a “Trigga," age 24, a resident of Bogalusa, Louisiana, was sentenced by United States District Judge Wendy B. Vitter to 120 months imprisonment, 60 months of supervised release and payment of a $600 mandatory special assessment fee after pleading guilty to...


News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A Mexican citizen was sentenced yesterday to ten years in prison for shooting a man in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area.


News Release: Battle Mountain, Nev. - On Oct. 26, 2021, the Bureau of Land Management Battle Mountain District, Tonopah Field Office concluded the 2021 Stone Cabin Herd Management Area (HMA) emergency wild horse gather. The BLM gathered and removed 314 wild horses from areas within and outside of the HMA located in Nye County. The action was necessary due to lack of water, and declining health of the wild horses. Gather operations were conducted using the water and bait trap method.


Las Vegas Man Sentenced For Filing Fraudulent Unemployment Insurance Claims Totaling Over $250,000

News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A Las Vegas man was sentenced today to 49 months in federal prison for filing two dozen fraudulent unemployment insurance claims, which were approved for more than $250,000 in unemployment benefits from the Nevada Department of Employment, Training, and Rehabilitation (DETR) and California Employment Development Department (EDD).


Barrasso: President Biden’s Radical Anti-American Energy Agenda is Hurting Our Economy

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) delivered the following remarks on the Senator floor about the damaging energy provisions in the Democrats’ reckless tax and spending spree.