News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022


Release: The Republic of South Sudan is a republic operating under a transitional government formed according to the terms of peace agreements signed in August 2015 and September 2018. President Salva Kiir Mayardit, whose authority derives from his 2010 election as president of what was then the semiautonomous...


USDA Lifts PACA Reparation Sanctions on Nevada Produce Business

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Alko Green Fresh LLC satisfied a reparation order in the amount of $19,900 issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transactions.



News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.8 million grant to Paulsboro, New Jersey, to expand the Paulsboro Water Treatment Plant in support of business development and job growth in the offshore wind industry.


For American Workers, SECURE 2.0 “Feels Like a Tax Cut”

Praise continues to roll in following the House’s passage of the Securing a Strong Retirement (SECURE 2.0) Act of 2022.


Transportation Department discusses Amendment of Class E Airspace; Pembina, ND on April 11

The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on April 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Tajikistan

Release: Tajikistan is an authoritarian state dominated politically since 1992 by President Emomali Rahmon and his supporters. The constitution provides for a multiparty political system, but the government has historically obstructed political pluralism. Constitutional amendments approved in a 2016 national...


Secretary of State Blinken’s Call with Indian External Affairs Minister Jaishankar

Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar today to review regional priorities


DOE-GFO grant application closes on May 20

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) - Request for Information on Resilient and Efficient Codes Implementations grant opened on April 12.


News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Tank by tank, batch by batch, the EM Office of River Protection (ORP ) and tank operations contractor Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) are reducing risk to the environment by retrieving waste from the Hanford Site ’s single-shell waste-storage tanks.


Owner of construction company and Puget Sound properties involved in illegal production of marijuana sentenced to 6 years in prison

News Release: Operated construction, electrical, and real estate firms to facilitate grow installations and money laundering.


Release: Mongolia is a multiparty parliamentary democracy governed by a democratically elected government. The June 9 presidential election and 2020 parliamentary elections were peaceful and generally considered free and fair, although some observers expressed concern regarding allegations of vote buying.


Release: Mauritania is an Islamic Republic with a president as head of state and a constitution grounded in French civil law and sharia. The National Assembly exercises legislative functions but was weak relative to the executive. Voters elect the president, deputies to the National Assembly, municipal mayors...


FEMA Region 3 Helps Bereaved Families, Reaches COVID Funeral Cost Milestone

FEMA Region 3 Helps Bereaved Families, Reaches COVID Funeral Cost Milestone


Proposed Amendment of the Class E Airspace; Oakwood, TX discussed on April 11 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on April 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Bulgaria

Release: Bulgaria is a constitutional republic governed by a freely elected unicameral National Assembly. A caretaker government headed by a prime minister appointed by the president led the country for much of the year. On Nov. 14, the country held early National Assembly elections as well as the first round ...


Project manager pleads guilty in construction fraud case

Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, has announced that Don C. Richards, aged 53 from Milford, has admitted his involvement in a construction project fraud scheme.


Release: Ecuador is a constitutional, multiparty republic with an elected president and unicameral legislature. On April 11, voters elected President Guillermo Lasso Mendoza from a center-right alliance among the Creating Opportunities Movement and the Social Christian Party and selected members of the National Assembly in elections that observers deemed free and fair.


President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Washington

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Washington