News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022


News Release: United States Attorney Clint Johnson today announced the results of the April 2022 Federal Grand Jury B.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $12 million for six new research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) projects that will develop innovative cybersecurity technology to help ensure energy delivery systems are designed, installed, operated, and maintained to survive...


Interior Department discusses Endangered and Threatened Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit Applications on April 20

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on April 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



USDA Scientist Recognized for Exceptional Achievements in Science for African Swine Fever Vaccine Research

News Release: WASHINGTON, April 21, 2022 - USDA scientist Douglas Gladue, a research microbiologist for the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), has received the 2021 Arthur S. Flemming Award for his exceptional achievements in basic science.


USDOJ-OJP-BJA offers new grant application process starting April 21

FY 22 BJA National Initiatives - Justice for All: Effective Administration of Criminal Justice Training and Technical Assistance Program grant opened on April 21.


Two Boone County Men Plead Guilty in Connection with Damage to Energy Facility

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Two Boone County men pleaded guilty in connection with damage to an energy facility, identified as a known mine located across Boone and Lincoln counties.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on April 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a four page notice on April 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: SANTA ANA, California - A former Orange County chiropractor was sentenced today to 70 months in federal prison for stealing from health insurers by fraudulently causing the submission of $2.2 million in billings for chiropractic services never provided, medical diagnoses never given, office visits that never occurred, and medical devices that were falsely prescribed.


Chairman David Scott Announces Staff Addition

News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott announced the following addition to the Democratic staff of the House Agriculture Committee.


DOI-BOEM offers new grant application process starting April 21

AK-19-02: Alaska Coastal Marine Institute (CMI) - 2022 grant opened on April 21.


Gang Member Involved in Bridgeport Courthouse Shooting Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Prison

News Release: LAHEEM JONES, also known as “Heemie," 27, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to 190 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his participation in gang-related drug trafficking and violence, including a shooting in front of a state courthouse in Bridgeport in January 2020.


The US Interior Department published a three page notice on April 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: HARRISBURG -The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on April 20, 2022, two previously deported aliens were indicted separately by a federal grand jury for illegal reentry into the United States.


USDOJ-OJP-OVC grant application closes on June 15

OVC FY 2022 Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Program grant opened on April 21.


News Release: San Juan, Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico survivors of the severe storm, flooding, and landslides that occurred on February 4 - 6 and live in Cataño, Dorado, Toa Baja, Vega Alta, and Vega Baja are eligible to apply for disaster assistance.


Las Vegas Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Meth Trafficking

News Release: United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Las Vegas, Nevada, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance - Methamphetamine was sentenced on March 18, 2022, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.



Chinese citizens continue to protest 'zero-COVID' policy in Shanghai

As the outbreak of the new variant of COVID-19 soars in Shanghai, public resentment has continued to heat up due to the severe pandemic prevention measures.