News from February 2022
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 22, 2022
The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 22, 2022
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - EM recently announced the expansion of its Minority Serving Institutions Partnership Program (MSIPP ) for postdoctoral researchers.

By Press release submission | Feb 22, 2022
On January 25, 2022, the DHS Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office (CWMD), Seattle area emergency managers, public health officials, lab officials, and first responders conducted a virtual tabletop exercise of the BioWatch program.

By Press release submission | Feb 22, 2022
The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met with Danish Acting Permanent Secretary Jesper Moller Sorensen today in Washington, D.C. The Deputy Secretary and Acting Permanent Secretary emphasized the enduring partnership between the United States and Denmark.

By Press release submission | Feb 22, 2022
Operation Allies Welcome announced that all remaining Afghan evacuees have departed Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, where they have been temporarily housed since evacuating Afghanistan, to be resettled in their new communities across the nation.

By Press release submission | Feb 22, 2022
The United States along with 19 countries and the European Union met February 15 to reaffirm their commitment to a Venezuelan-led negotiated solution to restore democracy in Venezuela.

By Press release submission | Feb 22, 2022
The Russian Duma has stated that it plans to send to President Putin an appeal to recognize the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics as “independent.”

By DOE Newswire | Feb 22, 2022
News Release: PADUCAH, Ky. - One of EM ’s two plants that convert depleted uranium hexafluoride (DUF6 ) to more stable compounds recently returned to conversion operations following a 20-month safety pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

By State Newswire | Feb 22, 2022
Release: On behalf of the United States, I send best wishes to the people of Saint Lucia as you celebrate your 43rd anniversary of independence.

By Press release submission | Feb 22, 2022
On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of Lithuania as you celebrate your independence.

By Press release submission | Feb 22, 2022
The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama in Washington, D.C. Secretary Blinken and Prime Minister Rama celebrated the 100th anniversary of U.S.-Albanian diplomatic relations and the Secretary praised Albania’s continued tradition of providing safe harbor to those in need by hosting at-risk Afghans.

By Press release submission | Feb 22, 2022
The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Counselor of the Department Derek Chollet and Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose Fernandez hosted a high-level delegation from Bulgaria yesterday for discussions focused on energy diversification and the clean energy transition.

By Press release submission | Feb 22, 2022
The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, and UK Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss to further coordinate implementation of the massive consequences and severe costs to be imposed if Russia invades Ukraine.

By Press release submission | Feb 22, 2022
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a new CISA Insight today, Preparing for and Mitigating Foreign Influence Operations Targeting Critical Infrastructure, which provides critical infrastructure owners and operators with guidance on how to identify and mitigate the risks of influence operations that use mis-, dis-, and malinformation (MDM) narratives.

By Press release submission | Feb 22, 2022
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published the “Free Cybersecurity Services and Tools” webpage intended to be a one-stop resource where organizations of all sizes can find free public and private sector resources to reduce their cybersecurity risk.

By Press release submission | Feb 22, 2022
The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

By Press release submission | Feb 22, 2022
The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price:

By Press release submission | Feb 22, 2022
On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of Serbia as you celebrate your national day.

By Trina Thomas | Feb 22, 2022
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently recognized the WasteWise program’s Pacific Southwest regional award winner.

By Press release submission | Feb 22, 2022
The last two FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers in Louisiana located in Houma and Raceland will close permanently on Friday, Feb. 25, at 6 p.m.