News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on April 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Union County, New Jersey, man today admitted committing wire fraud and making false reports and statements to and for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


In the Line of Fire: Transportation Security Officer Stops Active Shooter

News Release: Wally West woke to the sound of gunshots outside of his apartment. Shaking off sleep, the off-duty Transportation Security Officer wondered if the sounds might have come from Fort Chaffee, an Army National Guard installation just a couple miles away.


Secretary Blinken’s Trip to Panama:  Commitments to a Regional Approach to Hemispheric Migration and to Anti-Corruption Efforts

Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to Panama City, Panama April 19-20 to co-lead a Ministerial Conference on Migration and Protection and meet with President Laurentino Cortizo Cohen and Foreign Minister Erika Mouynes, as well as other leaders from across the hemisphere. The U.S. delegation...


News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Minneapolis man has been sentenced to 184 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release and ordered to pay $49,213.85 in restitution for his role in a string of violent carjackings throughout the Twin Cities. U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger made the announcement after U.S. District Judge Patrick J. Schiltz sentenced the defendant.


News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Springfield, Mo., man who confessed to trading 150 firearms for illegal drugs was sentenced in federal court today for illegally possessing a firearm.


DOE Seeks Applications, Bids for $6 Billion Civil Nuclear Credit Program

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced plans to seek applications and sealed bid submissions under the $6 billion Civil Nuclear Credit Program (CNC) to support the continued operation of U.S. nuclear reactors - the nation’s largest source of clean energy. The guidance...



Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Summer Day Camps - 2022

News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA: Rising 4th graders to rising 6th graders are invited to participate in Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park’s annual summer day camps. The park will conduct one camp at Chickamauga Battlefield, held June 28 - July 1 (Tuesday thru Friday). The camp will begin at 9 am and end at 1 pm, daily. Participants will begin and end each day at the Dyer House (263 Dyer Road, Chickamauga, GA).


The US State Department published a two page notice on April 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


DOE Launches $84 Million Program to Demonstrate Enhanced Geothermal Energy Systems

Release: DOE Requests Information on Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Investments to Spur Growth in Geothermal Energy, A Source of Round-the-Clock Clean Power


News Release: An Oregon man was sentenced today to 17 years in prison for coercing and persuading multiple minors to send him sexually explicit photos and videos of themselves over the internet.


USDOJ-OJP-OJJDP offers new grant application process starting April 19

OJJDP FY 2022 Enhancing School Capacity To Address Youth Violence grant opened on April 19.


Scalise, Comer Call for Investigation of EcoHealth’s Unethical Conduct

News Release: WASHINGTON-Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-La.) and House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), joined by Select Subcommittee Republican lawmakers, today called on Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary...


Former Bank Employee Pleads Guilty to Manipulating U.S. Treasury Securities Prices

News Release: A former trader at a global financial institution pleaded guilty yesterday to manipulating U.S. Treasury securities prices.


Jury Convicts ISIS ‘Beatle’ for Role in Hostage-Taking Scheme that Resulted in the Deaths of American, British and Japanese Citizens

News Release: A federal jury convicted a militant fighter for the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a foreign terrorist organization, on all eight charges that were brought against him in the United States relating to his participation in a brutal hostage-taking scheme that resulted in the deaths of four American citizens, as well as the deaths of British and Japanese nationals, in Syria.


News Release: WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK, SD - Visitors to Wind Cave can now reserve cave tour tickets online up to 120 days in advance. Tickets can be purchased through www.recreation.gov, a website used for reservations at thousands of sites across the country.


USDA Accepting New or Modified Proposals  for Its State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement Program

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is welcoming new and modified proposals from conservation partners for the State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement (SAFE) initiative, a part of the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) focused on effectively managing wildlife habitat. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) has expanded available practices under this initiative in response to feedback from partners.


Secretary Blinken’s Travel to Panama

News Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to Panama April 19-20 to co-host a Ministerial Conference on Migration and Protection with the Government of Panama. Following the commitments expressed at the Regional Migration Ministerial in Colombia in October 2021, Secretary Blinken and representatives ...


News Release: A federal jury in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, convicted a former Kay County Oklahoma supervisory corrections officer of violating the civil rights of three pretrial detainees held at the Kay County Detention Center (KCDC). Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and U.S. Attorney Robert Troester of the Western District of Oklahoma made the announcement.