News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022


Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Summer Day Camps - 2022

Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Summer Day Camps - 2022


News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce held the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) U.S. Stakeholder Roundtable, led by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago. Organized to offer an additional critical line of communication between policymakers and stakeholders, the roundtable provided invaluable input that will inform the Department’s continued discussions with the European Union.


IRFBA Statement on Bahá’ís

Release: As members, friends, and observers of the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance, we note with grave concern the increased pattern of repression and discrimination against members of the Bahá’í community around the world. We uphold the right of all Bahá’ís to freedom of religion or belief - to practice their religion and associate as members of that community without harassment, discrimination, fear, or persecution.


E&C Republicans Want Answers on Secretive Nature of HHS Research’s Review Process

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Health Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA) sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary...



Three academics bemoan talks between U.S., China, Europe becoming ‘dialogue of the deaf’

Talks between the European Union, the United States and China over major issues such as the war in Ukraine, human rights and economic practices are hamstrung by the basic problem that the nations don’t believe they are being heard, and no matter how loud the discussion grows, little useful information is being shared.


USDA-NIFA grant application closes on May 26

Smith-Lever Special Needs Competitive Grants Program grant opened on April 20.


Wicker Inquires on DOT Data Sharing Initiative for Freight Transportation

Wicker Inquires on DOT Data Sharing Initiative for Freight Transportation



Fly Neighborly Pilot Training Program Aims to Reduce Helicopter Noise Near Communities

Fly Neighborly Pilot Training Program Aims to Reduce Helicopter Noise Near Communities


Albuquerque investment broker pleads guilty to mail and wire fraud and failure to file tax returns

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Richard Kessler, 50, of Albuquerque, pleaded guilty on April 18 in federal court to one count each of mail fraud and wire fraud and four counts of failure to file tax returns.


Orleans Parish Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearms Violation

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced on April 19, 2022, defendant EDWARD DAVIS, age 45, resident of New Orleans, LA, pled guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Jay C. Zainey to a federal weapons violation of being a felon in possession of a firearm.


Advanced Acoustic Modeling of Urban Air Mobility Concept Vehicles

Advanced Acoustic Modeling of Urban Air Mobility Concept Vehicles


Louisiana Man Sentenced to 46 Months in Federal Prison for Possessing a Firearm as a Convicted Felon

News Release: Natchez, Miss. - Jordan Rashard Thomas, 24, of Vidalia, Louisiana, was sentenced to 46 months in prison for possessing a firearm after having been previously convicted of felony crimes, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Kurt Thielhorn, Special Agent in Charge of the Jackson Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.


Aggregating Data Sources to Improve Vehicle Emissions and Traffic Noise Analyses

Aggregating Data Sources to Improve Vehicle Emissions and Traffic Noise Analyses


USDOJ-OJP-BJA grant application closes on June 7

BJA FY 22 Improving Reentry Education and Employment Outcomes grant opened on April 20.


Oklahoma Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison

News Release: Defendant Trafficked Firearm Parts to Mexican Cartels.


Using the Traffic Noise Model to Mitigate Highway Noise Impacts on Communities

Using the Traffic Noise Model to Mitigate Highway Noise Impacts on Communities


News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - Two men from the Shreveport/Bossier City area have been sentenced by Chief United States District Judge S. Maurice Hicks, Jr. in separate cases on child pornography charges, United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced.


FAA Makes Environmentally Responsible Decisions Using Aviation Environmental Design Tool

FAA Makes Environmentally Responsible Decisions Using Aviation Environmental Design Tool