News from February 2022
By Press release submission | Feb 2, 2022
ARPA-E awardee Skyscrape recently teamed up with Ralph Lauren to incorporate ‘Intelligent Insulation’ into Team USA’s Opening Ceremony Parade Uniform for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
By Press release submission | Feb 2, 2022
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to $10 million in funding to support small businesses working on energy technology that has the potential for large-scale impact, and could significantly reduce U.S. energy consumption.
By Press release submission | Feb 2, 2022
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) is a $40+ billion lending platform that finances next-generation U.S. energy infrastructure and advanced vehicle technology, serving as a bridge to bankability for breakthrough projects and technologies and de-risking them at early stages of commercialization so they can reach full market acceptance.
By Press release submission | Feb 2, 2022
We recently sat down with new ARPA-E Program Director, Dr. Olga Spahn, to discuss her time at Sandia National Laboratories, her plans for the ENLITENED program, and her hopes for future R&D investment at the Agency.
By Press release submission | Feb 2, 2022
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Gregory Meeks (D-NY) together with Representatives Ted Deutch, Chair of the Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and Global Counterterrorism, Gerald Connolly (D-VA), President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, David Cicilline (D-RI), Tom Malinowski (D-NJ), Vice Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Sara Jacobs (D-CA), today sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging the Administration to stand by important human rights criteria and follow through with its commitment not to release a portion of U.S. assistance if Egypt fails to fully meet requirements outlined by the Administration.
By Press release submission | Feb 2, 2022
Today, Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued a statement following the introduction of the America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology and Economic Strength (America COMPETES) Act of 2022:
By Press release submission | Feb 2, 2022
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is requesting contract bids to aid the agency in establishing the Young Adult Case Management Program (YACMP) to assist young adults who pose a low flight risk, ages 18 – 19, with the immigration process and facilitate access to community services.
By Press release submission | Feb 2, 2022
House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID) today sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressing concern regarding the energy deals the Biden Administration is facilitating between Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Egypt that would undoubtedly enrich the Assad regime and trigger U.S. sanctions under the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act.
By Press release submission | Feb 2, 2022
A Guatemalan national previously removed to his home country by U.S.
By Press release submission | Feb 2, 2022
An east Tennessee man was sentenced to serve 240 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to an indictment charging him with one count of transportation of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography.The announcement was made on Friday by the U.S.
By Press release submission | Feb 2, 2022
Officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Houston Field Office, ERO El Salvador and the Security Alliance for Fugitive Enforcement (SAFE) taskforce removed two noncitizen foreign fugitives Friday wanted in El Salvador for aggravated homicide.
By Press release submission | Feb 2, 2022
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent in Charge of the Kansas City Area of Responsibility Katherine Greer and United States Attorney Jan Sharp announced that Chad Carlson, 44, of Axtell, Nebraska, was sentenced on Jan. 27, 2022, by United States District Judge John M. Gerrard to 15 years and 8 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine following an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) HSI, joint partner, investigation. After completing his prison term, Carlson will serve five years on supervised release.
By Press release submission | Feb 2, 2022
House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa and Global Counterterrorism Chairman Ted Deutch (D-FL) released the following statement on introducing H.R. 6498, the Promoting Peace, Education, and Cultural Exchange (PEACE) through Music Diplomacy Act.
By Press release submission | Feb 2, 2022
Four La Quarenta gang members pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute meth, heroin and cocaine.The investigation was conducted by U.S.
By Press release submission | Feb 2, 2022
A north central North Dakota man was convicted in federal court Wednesday on numerous counts of child exploitation and one count of receiving child pornography.
By Press release submission | Feb 2, 2022
A 28-year-old truck driver was sentenced Wednesday to more than three years in federal prison for illegally transporting 51 undocumented migrants in the back of a tractor trailer.
By Press release submission | Feb 2, 2022
A southeastern South Dakota man was convicted in federal court Wednesday of possession of child pornography.
By Press release submission | Feb 2, 2022
Seven Rogersville, Missouri, and Springfield, Mo., residents have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a conspiracy to transport thousands of stolen catalytic converters across state lines as part of a multi-million-dollar business following a U.S.
