News from March 2022
By Press release submission | Mar 21, 2022
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced a new solicitation to help mitigate threats toward soft targets and reduce attacks in crowded places.
By Press release submission | Mar 21, 2022
Unemployment rates were lower in January than a year earlier in 388 of the 389 metropolitan areas and higher in 1 area, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2022
News Release: MIAMI - Antony Junior Harris, 40, a prolific drug dealer living in Boynton Beach, Florida has been sentenced to 380 months in federal prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release. The sentence comes after a federal jury sitting in Fort Lauderdale found Harris guilty of attempting to, and conspiring to, possess with the intent to distribute over 400 grams of fentanyl and 500 grams of methamphetamine.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 21, 2022
Release: PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will be staffing a recruitment table at Plattsburgh International Airport for several upcoming Thursdays through April 7, to provide information about what it is like to work as a TSA officer and to explain the hiring process. The table will be staffed in the first floor lobby near the mosaic.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 21, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON-Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Oversight Committee Republicans sent a letter to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Steve Dickson continuing their probe into the FAA’s decision to censor the ability of U.S. media outlets...
By DOE Newswire | Mar 21, 2022
“AMERICA IN CRISIS“ was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H3822-H3825 on March 17
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2022
News Release: Timothy Alan Betts assumed the position of Acting Coordinator for Counterterrorism and Acting Special Envoy for the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS on March 21, 2022. Previously, he served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs from October 2019 until his retirement from the Senior Foreign Service in December 2021. He was acting Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs from January to October, 2021.
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), ranking member and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement after the Biden Administration formally declared the Burmese military committed genocide and crimes against humanity against the Rohingya Muslim population:
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 21, 2022
News Release: On Monday, March 21st, a bipartisan cohort of national security officials urged Congress to swiftly pass legislation revitalizing domestic semiconductor manufacturing, boosting domestic manufacturing, and helping America economically outcompete China and the rest of the world in the 21st century. Joining ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2022
News Release: United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Todd County, South Dakota, man convicted of Assaulting, Resisting and Impeding a Federal Officer was sentenced on March 21, 2022, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 21, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott of Georgia released the following statement acknowledging his hosting a Full Committee hearing to determine whether anti-competitive behavior by the largest meatpacking companies caused increased beef prices, and unfair difficulties to Ranchers and Farmers, to the detriment of U.S. food consumers.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 21, 2022
News Release: Shiloh National Military Park will commemorate the 160th anniversary of the battle by offering a variety of real-time hikes and interpretive programs, from Wednesday, April 6, through Friday, April 8. On Saturday, April 9 and Sunday, April 10, living historians will present cannon firing demonstrations featuring a full four-gun Confederate battery.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2022
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Huntington man pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 21, 2022
News Release: Join us on Saturday, March 26, as Obed Wild and Scenic River partners with Tennessee Citizens for Wilderness Planning, and East Tennessee Whitewater Club to host the annual volunteer river-based cleanup.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2022
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A third-party seller on Amazon.com Inc. has admitted gaming the online retailer’s payment system in a scheme that defrauded the company out of more than $1.3 million, the Justice Department announced today.
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2022
Release: Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya will travel to Pakistan, Tunisia, and the United Arab Emirates from March 21 to March 30.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 21, 2022
News Release: CHICAGO - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has released $2,401,365 in Hazard Mitigation Assistance funds to the St. Clair School District to develop a multi-use community tornado saferoom. St. Clair Public School is in Blue Earth County, a tornado-prone area in southern Minnesota. This saferoom will provide safety from severe wind and tornadic events for up to 1,600 students, teachers, staff and nearby community members.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2022
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Makel Elboghdady, 37, an Egyptian national living in Columbus, Ohio, was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for traveling in interstate commerce to engage in illicit sexual activity with a minor. Elboghdady was also ordered to serve 20 years on supervised release after completing his prison sentence.
By Press release submission | Mar 21, 2022
On behalf of the United States, I am pleased to address “Our Common Agenda’s” proposals for protecting our planet and preparing for the future.
By Press release submission | Mar 21, 2022
Today, we reached a grim milestone in Vladimir Putin’s war of choice against Ukraine.
