News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022


News Release: Miami, Florida - The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida has ordered Florida company, Windows Service Center LLC, and its owner and operator, Erica Herson, 41, of Miami, to stop operating a technical-support fraud scheme that is alleged to have defrauded elderly and vulnerable U.S. victims out of over $1 million.


DOS-OES offers new grant application process starting April 6

Global Innovation through Science and Technology: Global, ASEAN, and Pacific Islands grant opened on April 6.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Communication and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH) released the following statement commending the passing of bipartisan legislation to enhance broadband health mapping and spectrum coordination.




US Department of Labor recovers more than $1.9M in back wages for 139 workers of Tampa employer that missed several payrolls

Employer: Romark Laboratories LCInvestigation sites: 3000 Bayport Drive, Tampa FL  and  Carr 686 Km 1.5 Coto Norte, Manati, Puerto RicoInvestigation findings: U.S.


US Department of Labor investigation finds Virginia restaurants operator denied 55 workers at 6 locations $196K in overtime back wages

US Department of Labor investigation finds Virginia restaurants operator denied 55 workers at 6 locations $196K in overtime back wages


US Department of Labor investigation recovers $112K in overtime back wages, damages for 36 Detroit law firm workers

A Detroit law firm paid its administrative and support staff workers a salary for all hours worked but failed to pay at least 36 workers the overtime wages they earned.


US Department of Labor proposes $796K in fines for Missouri contractor who continued to expose workers to cave-in hazards in unprotected trench

Nearly five years after an employee died in a trench collapse, a Missouri contractor exposed two workers to the life-threatening risk of being buried by thousands of pounds of soil as they worked in an unprotected trench weakened by water pooling in an excavation site.


Park reopens roads, trails, and backcountry campsites following fire and wind event

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials reopened all roads, trails, and backcountry campsites following closures put in place earlier this week due to the Thomas Divide Fire Complex and the wind event.


2022 Youth Conservation Corps

Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area is now accepting applications for the 2022 summer Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) program.



Easter Monday Egg Roll Returns to James A. Garfield National Historic Site on April 18

The National Park Service is pleased to announce that the popular Easter Monday Egg Roll event will be held at James A. Garfield National Historic Site in Mentor from 1 p.m.-3 p.m. on Monday, April 18.


100 year-old National Park Service Ranger Betty Reid Soskin retires after remarkable career

Betty Reid Soskin, the National Park Service’s (NPS) oldest active ranger, retired today after a decade and a half of sharing her personal experiences and the efforts of women from diverse backgrounds who worked on the World War II Home Front.


Senator Burr Blasts Biden Administration for Fourth Extension of Student Loan Repayment Freeze

Today, Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement after the Biden Administration announced its four-month extension to the student loan repayment freeze, the fourth such extension under this Administration:


Burr, Colleagues Press Education Secretary Cardona to Extend Public Comment Period on Troubling Charter School Proposals

Today, Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, along with Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D.


Prescribed Burn Planned for Grandview Area of New River Gorge NP&P

New River Gorge National Park and Preserve Fire Managers plan to burn approximately 14 acres sometime between April 1 and May 15 in the Grandview area of the park near the Grandview Visitor Center.



2022 Storm Refuge Permitting for Hurricane Hole

Virgin Islands National Park and Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument announce procedures for mariners wishing to register their vessel in Hurricane Hole for the 2022 hurricane season.


Pipestone National Monument Plans Prescribed Burn

Pipestone National Monument plans to have a prescribed burn lasting one day during the period of April 18 – May 21, 2022.