News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022


Sex Offender Sentenced to 188 Months’ Imprisonment for Receipt of Child Sexual Abuse Material

News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Sean Guillette, 57, of Burlington, Vermont was sentenced today to 188 months’ imprisonment by Judge Christina Reiss in United States District Court. Today’s sentencing proceeding followed Guillette’s guilty plea in October...


News Release: WASHINGTON- Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the designation of Cameroon for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months. Only individuals who are already residing in the United States as of April 14, 2022, will be eligible for TPS.


Energy Department discusses Rio Grande LNG, LLC; Notice of Request for Extension of Time on April 18

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


Changes to WASDE starting in May

News Release: WASHINGTON, April 18, 2022 - Starting with the May 12, 2022 release (issue No. 624), the following changes will be made to the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report:


Capitol Heights, Maryland Narcotics Dealer Sentenced to Over Six Years in Federal Prison for Drug Distribution and Firearms Charges

News Release: Defendant Possessed Approximately 550 Individual Baggies of Crack Cocaine and a Loaded Firearm that he Admitted Was Possessed in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking.


Fox: EPA working to restore quality of Washington waters, 'advancing toward a clean water future'

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is unveiling a new rule to restore federal-quality standards for waterways in the state of Washington, a move that will protect the state’s residents who eat fish caught locally.


Inspired by Prehistoric Creatures, NIST Researchers Make Record-Setting Lenses

News Release: Five hundred million years ago, the oceans teemed with trillions of trilobites - creatures that were distant cousins of horseshoe crabs. All trilobites had a wide range of vision, thanks to compound eyes - single eyes composed of tens to thousands of tiny independent units, each with their own cornea, ...


US Department of Labor, Puget Sound Shipbuilders Association renew alliance to promote worker safety

News Release: SEATTLE - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Puget Sound Shipbuilders Association in Seattle have renewed an alliance to continue a collaborative relationship that provides shipyard workers and companies with information about hazards and resources to promote safe, healthful workplaces and workers’ rights.


Helping Coast Guard Warn Ships of Icebergs in the North Atlantic

News Release: 110 years ago today, the luxury liner RMS Titanic collided with an iceberg in the North Atlantic Ocean, four days into its maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City. As we have all no doubt seen commemorated on TV and film, the Titanic, the largest ocean liner in service at the time...


News Release: Inequity is a national security challenge with global consequences. The systematic exclusion of individuals from historically marginalized and vulnerable groups from full participation in economic, social, and civic life impedes equity globally, while fueling corruption, economic migration, distrust, ...


Secretary Blinken’s Call with Romanian Foreign Minister Aurescu

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Romanian Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu. They underscored the importance of Transatlantic unity in the face of the Kremlin’s brutal war against Ukraine. The Secretary emphasized the need for NATO ...


Granholm: Weatherization Assistance Program will help 'slash monthly energy bills' and 'improve the air we breathe'

President Joe Biden and the U.S. Department of Energy announced March 30 that states, territories and Tribes would be able to apply for funding through the Weatherization Assistance Program.


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Pharmacy Billing Requirement discussed on April 18 by Labor Department

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


Supervisor Of Drug Trafficking Organization Pleads Guilty

News Release: BOSTON - A supervisor of a Boston-area drug trafficking organization (DTO) pleaded guilty today to his role in a cocaine and cocaine base (crack cocaine) trafficking conspiracy.


News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Raytown, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for enticing a 15-year-old victim to engage in illegal sexual activity.


Release: INDIANAPOLIS The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is hosting a hiring event Friday, April 22-Saturday, April 23 to assist individuals interested in applying for a job as a Transportation Security Officer (TSO) at Indianapolis International Airport (IND).


Interior Department publishes notice on April 18

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


News Release: United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Pine Ridge, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for three counts of First Degree Murder, three counts of Discharge of a Firearm During a Crime of Violence, and one count of Possession of Ammunition by a Prohibited Person.


West Virginia man arrested after TSA catches him with loaded gun at Syracuse Hancock International Airport security checkpoint

Release: SYRACUSE, N.Y. An Elkins, W.Va., man was arrested by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers caught him with a loaded handgun at the Syracuse Hancock International Airport security checkpoint this morning. He was stopped with a.380 caliber handgun loaded with seven bullets, including one in the chamber.


State of Michigan and National Park Service Announce Innovation Partnership to Promote Accessibility to National Parks

News Release: LANSING, Mich. - Key members of the Whitmer Administration joined National Park Service Director Chuck Sams today to tour the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit and announce a first-of-its-kind partnership between the State of Michigan and the National Park Service (NPS) to collaborate on implementing...