News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022


Corps’ leaders meet with partners to discuss completion of Winslow, Flagstaff projects

Corps’ leaders meet with partners to discuss completion of Winslow, Flagstaff projects




On-the-Record Briefing: Secretary Blinken’s Upcoming Travel to Panama

Release: MR BARTLETT: Thanks very much and thanks, everyone, for joining us today. We’re happy to have you for this call previewing Secretary Blinken’s upcoming travel to Panama. The trip was announced earlier today, and the Secretary departs for Panama on Tuesday, April 19th. Just a reminder again, this call is on the record but.


Reclamation announces 2022 spring flow releases on the Trinity River as part of restoration program

Reclamation announces 2022 spring flow releases on the Trinity River as part of restoration program


Energy Department discusses Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Oak Ridge on April 14

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on April 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes discussed on April 14 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on April 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Oversight Republicans Return to Southern Border, Examine the Consequences of Biden’s Border Crisis

News Release: WASHINGTON-This week, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), Representative Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), and Representative Yvette Herrell (R-N.M.) led a delegation to San Diego, Calexico, and Yuma to witness the humanitarian and national security crisis at the southern...


Tuba City Man Sentenced to 46 Months for Stabbing

News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - Christopher Mann, 44, of Tuba City, Arizona, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Michael T. Liburdi to 46 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Mann previously pleaded guilty to Assault with a Dangerous Weapon.


News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Riverside County man who purported to own a pothole-repair company was found guilty by a federal jury today of fraud charges for using hundreds of thousands of dollars from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) for personal expenses such as luxury cars after he obtained a PPP loan for more than $7 million on behalf of his business.


USDA Makes Available $5 Million in Grants for Food Insecure in Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. Territories

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced $5 million in funding available to Alaska, Hawaii, and certain U.S. territories to support small-scale gardening, herding, and livestock operations.


Reclamation announces summer operating hours at Stony Gorge and East Park Reservoirs

Reclamation announces summer operating hours at Stony Gorge and East Park Reservoirs


Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Hanford discussed on April 14 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on April 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


USDOJ-OJP-OJJDP grant application closes on June 6

OJJDP FY 2022 Family-Based Alternative Sentencing Program grant opened on April 15.


Reclamation opens Klamath Project irrigation season with limited water supply allocation amid extreme drought

Reclamation opens Klamath Project irrigation season with limited water supply allocation amid extreme drought



U.S. Department of Commerce Appoints 27 Members to National AI Advisory Committee

News Release: Appointments are the first for the recently established committee, which will advise the President Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced the appointment of 27 experts to the National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee (NAIAC ), which will advise the President and the National AI Initiative Office on a range of issues related to artificial intelligence (AI).


Reclamation designates Folsom South Canal as a Special Use Area with new public use rules

Reclamation designates Folsom South Canal as a Special Use Area with new public use rules



Owner of Danbury Grocery Store Pleads Guilty to Federal Tax Offense

News Release: Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Joleen D. Simpson, Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England, today announced that LIZBEL SANCHEZ, also known as Lizbel Diaz, 47, of Brookfield, waived her right to be indicted and pleaded guilty yesterday in Bridgeport federal court to a federal tax offense.