News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022


USDOJ-OJP-BJA offers new grant application process starting April 20

BJA FY 22 Veterans Treatment Court Risk and Need Enhancement Initiative grant opened on April 20.


The US Homeland Security Department published a nine page notice on April 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance discussed on April 19 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published a three page notice on April 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on April 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Mercer County man pleaded guilty today to distribution of hydromorphone.


Readout of Deputy Secretary Graves’ Meeting with Brazilian Deputy Minister of Economy for Foreign Trade and International Affairs Roberto Fendt

News Release: Today, Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves met with Brazil’s Deputy Minister of Economy for Foreign Trade and International Affairs, Roberto Fendt, to discuss the Department of Commerce’s upcoming Trade Mission to Brazil in May and follow up on the recent special session of the U.S.-Brazil CEO Forum.


Spinrad: University of Alabama institute will help 'build a Climate Ready Nation'

The University of Alabama was picked by the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration as the host of a new cooperative institute to improve water analysis and flooding forecasts.


State Department: Equity Action Plan meant to advance 'racial equity and support' in federal government

The U.S. Department of State released its Equity Action Plan in response to President Joe Biden’s mandate to build equity in the executive branch, from programming to decision-making.


Looman: 'No one should be paid as little as $2.50 per hour' regarding San Diego violations

Three San Diego-area businesses must pay nearly $2 million combined in back wages to 108 workers.


Ortiz: Virginia site proposed to be deleted from NPL can 'raise property taxes and promote economic growth'

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will seek comments on a proposal to remove the C&R Batter Company Inc. Superfund Site in Virginia from the Superfund National Priorities List.


Justice Department discusses Exempt Chemical Preparations Under the Controlled Substances Act on April 19

The US Justice Department published a one page notice on April 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Moss Point Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon

News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - A Moss Point man was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Kurt Thielhorn of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.


Release: The United States and the Republic of Singapore will hold a biennial review under the Memorandum of Intent (MOI) between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Singapore on Cooperation in Environmental Matters, on April 21. The meeting’s virtual public session...


DOS-UGA offers new grant application process starting April 20

PEPFAR Uganda Community Grants to Combat HIV/AIDS grant opened on April 20.


News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Deon Brown, 28, Waukegan, Illinois, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 11 years in federal prison for robbery of a retail store in Lake Delton, Wisconsin. Brown pleaded guilty to this charge on Jan. 26, 2022.


US Department of Labor seeks public comment on proposed changes to help states’ improve unemployment insurance processing, other services

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking public comment on proposed revisions to Wagner-Peyser Act regulations to include Employment Service staff in public employment offices in state merit systems, and improve service delivery for migrant and seasonal farmworkers.


News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data from phase 3.4 of the experimental Household Pulse Survey (HPS). Phase 3.4 includes a new question on receipt/intention to receive a COVID-19 vaccine booster; modifications to questions relating to children’s vaccinations that expand response options to...


Department of Energy Announces First of Its Kind Collaboration to Accelerate "Vehicle-to-Everything" Technologies

News Release: The U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) and partners today announced the Vehicle to Everything (V2X) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which will bring together cutting-edge resources from DOE, DOE national labs, state and local governments, utilities, and private entities to evaluate technical and economic feasibility as we integrate bidirectional charging into energy infrastructure. The MOU will also advance cybersecurity as a core component of V2X charging infrastructure.


News Release: PANAMA CITY – From April 18-20, 2022, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas traveled to Panama City, Panama to attend a Ministerial Conference on Migration and Protection with Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and foreign and security ministers from throughout the region. During his ...


Israeli Corporate Lawyer Charged In Insider Trading Scheme

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), announced today the unsealing of a criminal indictment charging MOSHE STRUGANO, an Israeli...