Stories by Karen Kidd on Federal Newswire


Castillo: 'Revolving Loan Fund program is one of EDA's oldest and most successful initiatives'

A new initiative in the U.S. Economic Development Administration-capitalized Revolving Loan Funds programs aims at enhancing cooperative and collaborative opportunities for its nationwide network of about 400 operators.


Ison: Michigan man sentenced for using 'terror, threats and bombs'

A Michigan man was sentenced for two criminal cases related to a $5 million extortion plot using shrapnel-filled pipe bombs outside cellphone stores.


Pollack: 'Bridge Planning program will help create a pipeline of bridge projects'

The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration awarded $720,000 to help South Carolina determine how to replace 12 bridges in the Great Pee Dee River floodplain.


Bacon: 'Agricultural security is national security'

Nebraska's newly re-elected 2nd District Congressman continues to see a threat from China and other bad actor nations buying up farmland in the United States


Lazzeri: Sanitation company targeted for 'flagrant disregard for the law and for the well-being of young workers'

The U.S. Department of Labor is seeking a nationwide temporary restraining order and injunction against a food safety sanitation company for its labor practices regarding minors.


Buttigieg: '$17.3M grant will rehabilitate the bridge, strengthening supply chains' through Kentucky

The U.S. Department of Transportation is awarding more than $17 million to rehabilitate the Rockport railroad bridge in the Green River Area Development District.


Haen: Port project 'will be transformational for Green Bay and Northeast Wisconsin'

U.S. Department of Transportation announced the transformation of an old power plant at the mouth of the Fox River in Wisconsin into a state-of-the-art port.


Buttigieg: DOT is 'investing over $104M in Detroit to reconnect the neighborhoods that were divided by I-375'

Infusion of federal money into a project to replace I-375 through Detroit, Mich., with a street-level boulevard will reconnect the area's communities, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg reported.


Easterly: 'We have seen no evidence that any voting system ... was any way compromised in any race'

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Jen Easterly reported there was no evidence of tampering or suspicious activity during the recent 2022 elections.


Lester Moffitt: USDA, Cowlitz agree will 'increase fresh, traditional food access'

The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Cowlitz Indian Tribe in Washington announced a cooperative agreement to assist the Tribe in purchasing and distributing locally grown, produced and processed food from underserved producers.


Kumar: 'The winners of the 2022 CyberForce Competition have demonstrated exceptional skill and teamwork'

U.S. Department of Energy Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergency Response and Argonne National Lab announced the winners of the eighth annual CyberForce Competition.


Bonnie: Survey 'will help USDA better understand the unique needs of both existing and prospective customers'

The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently issued a survey to ascertain how the department can increase access to its programs and services.


Lester Moffitt: USDA, Wyandotte Nation agreement 'will improve food and agricultural supply-chain resiliency'

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service and the Wyandotte Nation signed a cooperative agreement under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program.


DOE Environmental Management: DOE 'awards $30 million to minority serving institutions to invest in next generation STEM leaders'

U.S. Department of Energy announced $20 million in financial assistance grants to minority serving institutions in three states.


Estes: 'Our communities are safer with these gun-carrying meth merchants off the streets' in Georgia

The last of 21 defendants in a drug trafficking conspiracy in a crime ring that distributed methamphetamine and other drugs in Georgia pleaded guilty to their crimes.


Lester Moffitt: 'USDA is excited to partner with Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians to promote economic opportunities for farmers and producers'

The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians signed a cooperative agreement under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program.


Parker: 'Utica Resource Operating's failure to control emissions' resulted in fines, changes

Utica Resource Operating LLC agreed to a settlement to resolve alleged Clean Air Act violations at its oil and gas production well facilities in Ohio.


Doyle: Canadian airline is 'looking forward to expanding our international network'

Canada Jetlines Operations is looking forward to servicing the United States after the U.S. Transportation of Department's decision to allow the carrier's flights between the U.S. and Canada.


Granholm: 'Puerto Ricans have suffered because of needless obstacles' to energy improvements

U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm spoke at the Solar and Energy Storage Association of Puerto Rico Summit Nov. 2.


Gaddis-Wyatt: Public meeting will 'help inform the management efforts taking place at Bears Ears National Monument'

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management Monticello Field Office and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Manti-La Sal National Forest are hosting a public meeting of the Bears Ears National Monument Advisory Committee