News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022


U.S. Department of Commerce Launches $45 Million FY22 ‘Build to Scale’ Funding Opportunity to Strengthen Regional Innovation Hubs and Invest in Local Business Startups

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Commerce Department announced the opening of the Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) FY22 Build to Scale (B2S) program, which is designed to invest in regional economies through scalable business startups.


News Release: Ocala, Florida - Senior United States District Judge Gregory A. Presnell has sentenced Darrell Pierre Hopkins (54, Dunnellon) to 24 months in federal prison for making a materially false statement in connection with the purchase of firearms and knowingly causing a licensed gun dealer to maintain false information in its official records. Hopkins entered a guilty plea to the charges on Feb. 2, 2022. He had been indicted on Dec. 15, 2021.


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting discussed on April 13 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on April 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on April 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: UPDATE. The Press Release has been updated to detail the name of the FDA Office of Criminal Investigations. The United States Attorney’s Office announced that William Stenger, 73, of Newport, Vermont, was sentenced today to 18 months in prison by Chief Judge Geoffrey W. Crawford in United States District...


News Release: As a small business participating in this special U.S. Department of Homeland Security Vendor Outreach Session, you will have an opportunity to...



Secretary Walsh, Minister Schramböck sign memorandum of understanding to expand Registered Apprenticeship programs in the US

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh and the Austrian Minister for Digital and Economic Affairs Dr. Margarete Schramböck signed a memorandum of understanding today to expand Registered Apprenticeships among Austrian companies and Austrian-invested companies in the U.S. to promote job creation ...


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on April 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on April 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Two Utica Men Plead Guilty to Fentanyl Conspiracy and Firearms Charges

News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - DAEQUON D. PERKINS, age 25, and MARK W. BAKER, age 44, both of Utica, New York, pled guilty today for their participation in a fentanyl conspiracy.


Scott County Man Sentenced to 324 Months for Production of Child Pornography

News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - A Georgetown, Ky., man, Phillip Christopher Abel, 36, was sentenced on Thursday, to 324 months in federal prison, by U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell, after previously pleading guilty to enticing a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing a visual depiction of that conduct.



Release: 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. The public comment period will...


Transportation Department discusses Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Montpelier, VT on April 13

The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on April 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Congressional Record publishes “WE MUST WELCOME FLEEING UKRAINIANS” in the House of Representatives section on April 6

“WE MUST WELCOME FLEEING UKRAINIANS” was published on pages H4193-H4194 of the Congressional Record on April 6.


Grand Jury Indicts Cheektowaga Man On Multiple Charges Including Sex Trafficking

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging James Fox, 38, of Cheektowaga, NY, with two counts of sex trafficking by coercion, distribution of heroin causing serious bodily injury, distribution of heroin and crack cocaine...


News Release: ST. CROIX FALLS, Wisconsin: St. Croix National Scenic Riverway plans to conduct controlled burns in the Riverway corridor from April 25 - May 20, 2022 depending on weather and site conditions. The National Park Service (NPS) is conducting these burns as part of an effort to improve prairie and savanna habitat along the St. Croix and Namekagon rivers.


Notice published on April 13 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on April 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.