News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022



TechX Marks the Spot for Global Collaboration

News Release: At the Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), even the most usual of opportunities can be something quite special. Tonight, I will log onto my computer and travel into the future. Well, sort of.


News Release: Justice Department Investigation Leads to Shutdown of Largest Online Darknet Marketplace.


News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A third individual has admitted his guilt in a large-scale narcotics distribution operation involving multiple properties throughout Corpus Christi, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Cheryl M. Zambori, of St. Clairsville, Ohio, was sentenced today to 27 months of incarceration for an embezzlement charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Report on Mitigation

News Release: This morning’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report on mitigation makes clear what we can do to stop or slow planetary warming. The report also reveals how current global efforts to mitigate the climate crisis fall far short of what is needed. Without full implementation of current national pledges and robust, aggressive, and ambitious further action we cannot keep the 1.5 degrees Celsius goal within reach.


Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


News Release: Washington - 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.


DOS-UZB offers new grant application process starting April 5

Management of the National and Regional Spelling Bee Contest grant opened on April 5.


“COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2022-04-04“ was published in the Daily Digest section on page D349 on April 1



Bills addressed by Energy and Commerce Committee on April 4

There was activity on six bills related to the Energy and Commerce Committee on April 4.


DOE-GFO offers new grant application process starting April 5

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI): DATA AND RESEARCH NEEDS FOR CLIMATE-INFORMED LONG-TERM HYDROPOWER OPERATION AND RESOURCE PLANNING grant opened on April 5.


The Biden-Harris Administration Announces $500 Million Program for Better School Infrastructure

Release: DOE Seeks Public Input on Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding Program for Energy Upgrades to America’s 100,000 Public School Facilities


Westmoreland County Man Indicted on Child Sexual Exploitation Charges

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Derry, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges involving the sexual exploitation of minors, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


USDOJ-OJP-NIJ offers new grant application process starting April 5

NIJ FY22 Design, Implementation, and Testing of a National Model for Technical Violations grant opened on April 5.


TSA stops gun at Dane County Regional Airport

Release: MADISON - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented a handgun from making its way onboard an airplane at Dane County Regional Airport (MSN) Monday.


TracFone Wireless to Pay $13.4 Million to Settle False Claims Relating to FCC’s Lifeline Program

News Release: TracFone Wireless Inc. (TracFone) has agreed to pay $13.4 million as part of a civil settlement to resolve allegations that TracFone violated the False Claims Act by signing up more than 175,000 ineligible customers in connection with the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Lifeline Program (Lifeline).


Buttigieg: New fuel economy standards will 'make out country less vulnerable to global shifts in the price of oil'

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced new fuel economy standards for cars, minivans, SUVs and trucks, an April 1 news release said.


Portman, Hassan Applaud Senate Passage of Bipartisan Pray Safe Act

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) announced that the Senate has passed their bipartisan Pray Safe Act to establish a federal clearinghouse through which faith-based organizations...