News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022


Khmer New Year 2022

Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I extend my best wishes to the Cambodian people on the occasion of the Khmer New Year.


Release: Montenegro is a mixed parliamentary and presidential republic with a multiparty political system. Voters choose both the president and the unicameral parliament through popular elections. The president nominates, and parliament approves, the prime minister. An observation mission of the Office for Democratic ...


NCSWIC PTE COMMITTEE RELEASES THIRD-PARTY EVALUATORS FOR TRAINING AND EXERCISES

NCSWIC PTE COMMITTEE RELEASES THIRD-PARTY EVALUATORS FOR TRAINING AND EXERCISES


Covid-19 Funeral Assistance Is Still Available

News Release: CHICAGO - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) continues to provide financial assistance for individuals who incurred COVID-19 related funeral expenses for loved ones. Since launching the program on April 1, 2021, FEMA has provided more than $2.1 billion in COVID-19 funeral assistance to eligible applicants across the country, but assistance is still available for those who qualify.


2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Dominica

Release: Dominica is a multiparty parliamentary democracy. The prime minister is the head of government. The House of Assembly elects the president, who serves as the head of state. In the 2019 election, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit’s Dominica Labour Party prevailed over the opposition United Workers Party...


Special Alert: Constituent Update - FSIS Extends Deadline for Proposals to Collaborate on Two Risk Assessments

FSIS will be extending the deadline for proposals to collaborate on two risk assessments — one for Salmonella in chicken and another for Salmonella in turkey


News Release: CARLSBAD, N.M. - A subject matter expert on underground ventilation at the nation's only deep geologic repository has been recognized by the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration for his work to improve miner safety.


Release: The Republic of San Marino is a multiparty democracy. Twice yearly, the popularly elected unicameral Great and General Council (parliament) selects two of its members to serve as captains regent (coheads of state). They preside over meetings of the Council and of the Congress of State (cabinet), which ...


Release: Note: Except where otherwise noted, all references in this report exclude the breakaway region of Transnistria.


Caviar Fisherman Sentenced to 12 Months in  Federal Prison for Lacey Act Violations

News Release: PADUCAH, KY - Daniel Allen, 44, of Brookport, IL, was sentenced today to 12 months and one day in federal prison followed by two years of post-release supervision for violating the Lacey Act.



READOUT FROM CISA’S SECOND CYBERSECURITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING

READOUT FROM CISA’S SECOND CYBERSECURITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING


News Release: DETROIT, MI - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) announced he will cosponsor legislation to expand mental health assistance for communities recovering from the psychological effects of natural disasters and other emergencies. The Post-Disaster Mental Health Response Act would expand the eligibility of the...



EPA Announces Strategy to Protect Water Quality by Accelerating Nutrient Pollution Reductions

Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Assistant Administrator for Water, Radhika Fox, released a new policy memorandum on Accelerating Nutrient Pollution Reductions in the Nation’s Waters.


Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe receives EPA approval to administer Clean Water Act programs on reservation and trust lands

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved the application from the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe to administer the Clean Water Act’s water quality standards and certification programs on reservation and trust lands.


EPA Penalizes Iowa and Missouri Sellers of Automobile ‘Defeat Devices’

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will collect civil penalties from two companies that allegedly sold illegal “defeat devices” designed to render automobile emission controls inoperative, in violation of the federal Clean Air Act.


Idaho National Laboratory Transfers Falcon Supercomputer to Idaho Universities

High-performance computing decreases the time it takes research teams to solve large, complex problems, while increasing their competitiveness.


Prize-Winning Innovations Advance Building Envelope Retrofits with Faster, Easier, and Safer Solutions

“We’re in an all-out sprint to beat the climate crisis, and that race runs straight through our nation’s buildings,” said EERE’s Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Kelly Speakes-Backman.


APHIS Celebrates 50 Years of Protecting American Agriculture

The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is celebrating a major milestone – 50 years of serving the public as a Federal agency.