News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022


DHS-DHS offers new grant application process starting April 13

Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Emergency Management Performance Grant Program - Region 1 grant opened on April 13.


DOI-FWS grant application closes on June 13

Zoonotic Disease Initiative - States and Territories grant opened on April 13.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on April 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


FBI Seattle Offers $10,000 Reward to Find Person(s) Responsible for Laser Strikes at Sea Airport

The FBI’s Seattle Field Office is offering a $10,000 reward and seeking the public’s assistance to locate the individual(s) responsible for pointing lasers at aircraft around Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA).


Nathan Taylor Named Assistant Director of the Information Technology Applications and Data Division

Director Christopher Wray has named Nathan Taylor as the assistant director of the Information Technology Applications and Data Division at FBI Headquarters in Washington.


Commissioners ask World Bank to stop funding human rights abuses in Xinjiang

Congressional-Executive Commission on China has issued the following press release:


Leader Rodgers Appointed to the Conference Committee to Improve American Competitiveness and Beat China

House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement regarding the announcement of Energy and Commerce conferees who will be responsible for finding a compromise between the House’s United States Innovation and Competition (USICA) and the Senate’s U.S. Innovation and Competition (COMPETES) Acts of 2021.


United States Leads Seizure of One of the World’s Largest Hacker Forums and Arrests Administrator

News Release: The Department of Justice today announced the seizure of the RaidForums website, a popular marketplace for cybercriminals to buy and sell hacked data, and unsealed criminal charges against RaidForums’ founder and chief administrator, Diogo Santos Coelho, 21, of Portugal. Coelho was arrested in the United Kingdom on Jan. 31, at the United States’ request and remains in custody pending the resolution of his extradition proceedings.


DHS-DHS grant application closes on June 13

Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Emergency Management Performance Grant Program - Region 9 grant opened on April 13.


Release: DES MOINES The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is hosting a hiring event Thursday, April 14 to assist individuals interested in applying for a job as a Transportation Security Officer (TSO) at Des Moines International Airport (DSM).


Senate Unanimously Passes Manchin Bill To Improve Public Land Mapping And Boost Recreation

Today, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, John Barrasso (R-WY), Ranking Member of the Committee, Angus King (I-ME) and James Risch (R-ID) to enhance access to our nation’s outdoor recreational opportunities.


USFWS finalizes plan to protect two 'endangered' Texas minnows

This U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently finalized a plan to protect two Texas minnow species.


$90 Million Yacht of Sanctioned Russian Oligarch Viktor Vekselberg Seized by Spain at Request of United States

Spanish law enforcement today executed a Spanish court order freezing the Motor Yacht (M/Y) Tango (the Tango), a 255-foot luxury yacht owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg.


FBI Pittsburgh Warns of Increase in Sextortion Schemes Targeting Teenage Boys

he FBI Pittsburgh Field Office is warning parents and caregivers about an increase in incidents in the Pittsburgh area involving sextortion of teenagers.


Huffman resident pleads guilty to unlawfully dealing firearms

A 54-year-old man has admitted to engaging in the sale of firearms without a license, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.



'Supporting local economies': DOI to invest $420 million for water projects in rural, Tribal communities

The Department of the Interior recently announced it will invest $420 million in rural water construction activities in fiscal year 2022.


Waterbury Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Gun and Drug Offenses

Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that on April 1, 2022, MALEKE SOCKWELL, 27, of Waterbury, was sentenced by U.S.


Sex Offender Sentenced To Thirty-Five Years In Federal Prison For Child Exploitation Offenses

Gregory Ralph Whitman, 58, of Panama City, Florida, was sentenced to thirty-five years in federal prison after pleading guilty on December 9, 2021, to attempted enticement of a minor, receipt of child pornography, and for committing a felony while a registered sex offender.


Las Vegas Police Officer Indicted For Three Casino Robberies

A Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) officer made his initial appearance in federal court on Friday for allegedly robbing three casinos, stealing approximately $164,000 in total.