News from April 2022
By USDA Newswire | Apr 19, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, April 14, 2022 – Overview As the first step in the development process of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025-2030 (Dietary Guidelines), the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Agriculture (USDA) are releasing proposed scientific questions for public comment. ...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 19, 2022
There were five press releases published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in December 2021.
By State Newswire | Apr 19, 2022
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you very much. Good evening, everyone. It is wonderful to be with so many colleagues in this extraordinary setting with this extraordinary history, as Erika was just describing it to us. I very much want to thank President Cortizo, my friend the foreign minister, the people of...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 19, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, April 14, 2022 – Today, in support of Executive Order 13985 Advancing Racial Equity and Support to Underserved Communities , the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) made its Equity Action Plan publicly available. The plan outlines actions USDA will take to advance programmatic equity to improve access to programs and services for underserved stakeholders and communities.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 19, 2022
The US Transportation Department published a one page proposed rule on April 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State Newswire | Apr 19, 2022
Release: The United States and Panama have signed a Bilateral Arrangement on Migration and Protection detailing our collaborative commitments to improve migration management, expand stabilization efforts, and increase access to legal pathways and protection for those in the region. Panama’s Minister of Security Juan Pino joined Embassy Panama City’s Chargé d’Affaires Stewart Tuttle in signing the Arrangement in Panama City on April 19.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2022
News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge announced today that Jay David Soulliere, Jr., 28, of Grand Rapids, was sentenced to 51 months in prison by the Honorable Paul L. Maloney, United States District Judge. In October, Soulliere pled guilty to conspiracy to commit identity theft and aggravated...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2022
News Release: United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm was sentenced on April 18, 2022, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 19, 2022
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page proposed rule on April 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 19, 2022
News Release: Did you know that each year nearly 300,000 volunteers collectively contribute more than 6.5 million hours of volunteer service at our national parks? We call these volunteers in the Volunteers In Parks Program our “VIPs." They work side-by-side with our National Park Service employees in parks and programs across the nation to help preserve our nation’s most precious natural, historical, recreational, and cultural treasures.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 19, 2022
News Release: WAUKEGAN, IL - A Waukegan contractor - with a history of violating federal safety standards and ignoring safety citations - was cited again by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration for exposing workers to deadly fall hazards at two separate job sites in October 2021. Joshua Herion - who does business as ECS Roofing Professionals Inc. - faces proposed penalties of $360,531.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2022
News Release: Two Indiana men have pleaded guilty to federal crimes for their roles in paying and receiving secret political contributions through a middleman.
By State Newswire | Apr 19, 2022
News Release: I extend my congratulations to Jim O’Brien, who began serving this week after his confirmation by the Senate as the Department’s Head of the Office of Sanctions Coordination with the rank of Ambassador. Ambassador O’Brien brings decades of foreign policy experience to this role, having held senior positions at the Department and in the private sector.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 19, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON-On April 5, the DHS Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office (CWMD) hosted a meeting with over 80 senior state and local officials who support the BioWatch program in their respective jurisdictions. This meeting provided partners an update on the future of biodetection and a forum for participants to share best practices and exchange ideas across the BioWatch jurisdictions.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 19, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3 million grant to the Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles, Inc., Los Angeles, California, for renovations to a 6,688-square foot warehouse needed to train and upskill workers in Southern California’s entertainment industry. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 19, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Sen. Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to defense contractor TransDigm Group Inc. (TransDigm) demanding that the company immediately repay the $20.8 million in taxpayer funds it received by charging the Department of Defense (DOD) excessive prices on spare parts contracts.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 19, 2022
New Jersey NRCS Urban Conservation Project grant opened on April 19.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2022
News Release: A federal jury convicted a California man today of misappropriating hundreds of thousands of dollars in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
By T.H. Lawrence | Apr 19, 2022
The Florida State Board of Administration will not make new investments with Chinese firms, it announced in March.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2022
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Frank Vacanti, 41, of Grand Island, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to maintaining a drug involved premises. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a fine of $500,000.
