News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022


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


DOE Announces $4 Million for Improving Hydrogen Turbine Performance and Reducing Hydrogen-based Energy Costs

Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) announced $4 million in funding to advance the development of ceramic-based materials to improve the efficiency of hydrogen-fueled turbines that may one day be used in clean power plants.


US Department of Labor announces leadership, new members to advisory council on employee welfare, pension benefit plans for 2022

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the appointment of seven members and leadership for the 2022 Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans, also known as the ERISA Advisory Council.


Ocean County landscaping company ordered to pay $220K in back wages, civil penalties after federal investigation, administrative law judge decision, order

News Release: BAYVILLE, NJ - Following a U.S. Department of Labor investigation, an administrative law judge ordered a commercial landscaping company based in Bayville to pay 47 temporary landscaping workers $181,670.19 in back wages. The employer will also pay $38,329.81 in civil money penalties.


Interior Department discusses Notice of Public Meetings of the Central California Resource Advisory Council on April 14

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


News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA: On Saturday, April 30, at 8 pm, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will feature a classic movie at the South Post Theatre. During World War II, this theatre was where newly recruited WAC soldiers watched the latest feature films, news reels from the war front, and...


Kentucky Man Sentenced To 130 Months For Bank Robbery And Carjacking

News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn.- On April 14, 2022, Jason William Graves, 43, currently of London, Kentucky, was sentenced to 130 months in prison by the Honorable Judge Thomas A. Varlan, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Knoxville.


Jury Finds Colombian National Guilty Of Smuggling More Than 970 Kilograms Of Cocaine In The Eastern Pacific Ocean

News Release: Tampa, FL - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury has found Prisciliano Garces Angulo (Colombia, 58) guilty of possessing and conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine on a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.


News Release: DENTON, Texas - Revised Preliminary flood risk information and updated Flood Insurance Rate Maps are available for review in Somervell County, Texas. Residents and business owners are encouraged to review the latest information to learn about local flood risks and potential future flood insurance requirements.


DOS-IRQ offers new grant application process starting April 15

Iraqi Alumni Association Development grant opened on April 15.


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


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


US Department of Labor, AGC of South Dakota sign alliance  to educate workers, employers on construction’s deadly hazards

News Release: SIOUX FALLS, SD - Each year, hundreds of workers are injured - some fatally - on construction sites. So, as the spring construction season gets into full swing, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration and more than 500 voluntary employee members of the Associated General Contractors of South Dakota are teaming up to protect workers from common construction industry hazards.


News Release: EL PASO - The Drug Enforcement Administration will host its 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This bi-annual event offers free, anonymous disposal of unneeded medications at more than 4,000 local drop-off locations nationwide.


News Release: PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria, Illinois, man, Don Young, Jr., 22, of the 2200 block of North Flora Ave., pleaded guilty on April 14, 2022, to possession of a machinegun, namely a loaded Glock Model 19, 9mm caliber pistol equipped with a select fire auto-sear converting it into a fully automatic weapon. Sentencing for Young has been scheduled on Aug. 18, 2022, at the federal courthouse in Peoria.


The House of Representatives section of the Congressional Record published “FARMERS FACE ENORMOUS AND IMMEDIATE CHALLENGES” on April 6.


Former Local Union Vice President Sentenced to Two Years for Operating Overtime Kickback Scheme in the Allentown Post Office

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Joseph Whitbeck, 56, of Tamaqua, PA, was sentenced to two years in prison, three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $50,000 fine by United States District Court Judge Edward G. Smith for devising a scheme to defraud fellow union members out of rightfully earned overtime compensation.


Transportation Department discusses Proposed Revocation of Class E Airspace and Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Honesdale, PA on April 14

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


New York Man Sentenced in Multi-Drug Conspiracy

News Release: BOSTON - A New York man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for his role in a drug distribution conspiracy involving heroin, fentanyl and cocaine.