News from April 2022
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: Secretary Mayorkas delivers remarks at a joint media availability with Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, Panamanian Foreign Minister Erika Mouynes, and Panamanian Public Security Minister Juan Manuel Pino Forero
By Interior Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: BUSHKILL, PA -National Park Service Director Chuck Sams visited Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area in New Jersey and Pennsylvania today as part of a cross country tour during National Park Week. Sams visited the park as the staff is gearing up for a busy summer season, finalizing a significant...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON -Subcommittee on Government Operations Ranking Member Jody Hice (R-Ga.) opened today’s hearing examining the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) by emphasizing how the agency has failed to properly modernize its operations and Americans are suffering the consequences. Hice explained how millions...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a McLaughlin, South Dakota, man convicted of Third Degree Burglary was sentenced on April 21, 2022, by U.S. District Court Judge Charles B. Kornmann.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA: On Saturday, May 7, at 2 pm, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park invites the public to participate in a special one-hour, ranger-led, program discussing cave art and petroglyphs of the American Indians of the Southeast. This program will take place at Moccasin Bend...
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on April 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: CHICAGO ‒ The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration established a Local Emphasis Program to reduce workplace dangers and better protect workers from machine and amputation hazards in Wisconsin food manufacturing facilities.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo met with Singapore Minister of Finance Lawrence Wong to follow up on developments since Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s visit to the United States in March. During their meeting, Secretary Raimondo and Minister Wong shared views on the U.S.-Singapore bilateral ...
By DOE Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced two new competitions with a combined prize pool of nearly $7 million to rapidly advance innovations in geothermal and clean hydrogen technologies and awarded $4.5 million to competitors advancing solar energy technology innovations.
By State Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
Release: U.S. Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Rashad Hussain traveled to Cox’s Bazar and Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 17-20.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: DEATH VALLEY, Calif. - The National Park Service will be working with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to gather non-native burros from remote areas of Death Valley National Park from April 25 through mid-May 2022. Visitors to Death Valley National Park may experience traffic delays of up to 4 hours on a limited number of remote, unpaved roads during helicopter operations. Travel on the park’s paved roads will not be affected.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced a Department Administrative Order (DAO), directing the Department to integrate climate considerations into its policies, strategic planning, and programs. This historic DAO also establishes the Department of Commerce Climate Council to coordinate and oversee the implementation of this DAO, as well as provide specific recommendations to the Secretary on addressing the climate crisis.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A federal grand jury today indicted the former CEO of a Los Angeles-based digital media company on charges that allege he created a series of companies that defrauded his employer out of at least $3 million by submitting bills for services never provided or at inflated prices.
By State Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and Environment Jose W. Fernandez will travel to Santiago, Chile, April 21-23 to engage with government officials, business leaders, and civil society, in support of regional trade and investment objectives, climate and environment programs, and pandemic response and preparedness.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: Dear Mr. Vasos: I request information concerning Dollar General’s labor, employment, and workplace safety practices. Along with Dollar Tree, Dollar General is one of two major dollar store corporations in the United States, and has seen explosive-and continuing-growth, with the two combining for more...
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: Kansas City, Mo. - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is announcing that an Initial Public Notice (IPN) is now available for review and comment in connection with disaster recovery activities associated with the Dec. 15, 2021 severe storms and straight-line winds in Kansas.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - Marion Rose Payne, age 55, of Harwood, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to produce and transfer identification documents without lawful authority, specifically, Maryland driver’s licenses.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: FORT MYERS, FL - Federal laws exist to ensure employees get all their legally earned wages and when a Fort Myers security group’s pay practices shortchanged the overtime wages of 29 workers, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division helped to recover $107,936 in back wages and liquidated damages owed.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
News Release: Scranton, PA - Today, United States Marshal Martin J. Pane announced the arrest of Kimberly Ann Edwards, a 28-year-old woman with past addresses in York and Hanover.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 22, 2022
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on April 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
