News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022


NHA Director Of Information Technology Admits Embezzling Funds To Purchase Thousands Of Electronic Devices

 Newark Housing Authority (NHA)’s former director of information technology admitted using his position to embezzle NHA funds to purchase cellular telephones and other electronic devices, U.S.


Bergen County Man Sentenced To 97 Months In Prison For Decade-Long $60 Million Fraud Scheme

A Bergen County, New Jersey, man was sentenced to 97 months in prison on March 30, 2022 for orchestrating a long-running bank and securities fraud scheme, which led to large-scale losses for financial institutions and investors, U.S.


Interior Department Releases Five-Year Monitoring, Maintenance and Treatment Plan to Address Wildfire Risk

News Release: WASHINGTON - President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides $1.5 billion to the Department of the Interior’s Wildland Fire Management Program to address wildfire risk and prepare communities and ecosystems against the threat of wildfire by making historic investments in forest restoration, ...


Blackburn Pleads Guilty to Carjacking and Assault on the Wind River Reservation

Blackburn Pleads Guilty to Carjacking and Assault on the Wind River Reservation


Former Puerto Rico Legislator and Two Capitol Employees Plead Guilty to Bribery and Kickback Scheme

A former Puerto Rico legislator and two employees who worked in his office pleaded guilty this week to engaging in a bribery and kickback scheme.


Hanford Contractors Join Forces to Promote Opportunities for Small Businesses

With small businesses a key contract component across the EM complex, prime contractors at the Hanford Site are collaborating to connect with potential subcontractors and offer firsthand assistance to small businesses.


FERC Strategic Plan Sets Priorities for Energy Infrastructure, Participation

FERC Chairman Rich Glick today outlined the Commission’s critical priorities, including modernizing and protecting the electric grid, improving energy infrastructure siting reviews and bolstering public participation in Commission proceedings, in a new five-year Strategic Plan.


DOE Will Assist 22 Communities With Locally Tailored Pathways to Clean Energy

Communities LEAP Program Helps Environmental Justice and Energy Communities Leverage Tools to Lower Energy Bills, Develop Plans for Sustained Economic Empowerment


ARPA-E Announces $5 Million in Funding to Universities Developing Life Cycle Assessment Tools for Carbon Negative Buildings

Projects at the University of Washington and University of California, Davis Focus on Carbon Drawdown and Storage in Building  Construction, Materials and Designs


Subcommittee Leader McKinley Opening Remarks at Hearing on Safe Drinking Water

In the Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee hearing today, Subcommittee Republican Leader David B. McKinley (R-WV) delivered the following opening remarks about safe drinking water.


EPA Announces Plan to Protect the Public from Perchlorate in Drinking Water

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it completed review of a July 2020 determination to not regulate perchlorate in drinking water.



U.S. Conventional Weapons Destruction in the Western Hemisphere: Securing Weapons and Ammunition, Releasing Land, and Setting the Stage for Development

In 2021, U.S. conventional weapons destruction (CWD) assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean made it more difficult for drug traffickers, criminal gangs, and terrorists to obtain weapons from poorly-secured stockpiles and bolstered the integrity of the U.S. southern border.


Under Secretary Zeya’s Travel to Pakistan, Tunisia, and the UAE

Under Secretary Zeya will begin her trip in Islamabad where she will lead the U.S. delegation to the 48th session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers conference and meet with senior government officials, as well as members of civil society and international organizations.


The United States and Costa Rica Announce Collaboration on Migration and Protection

The United States and Costa Rica have announced a joint Migration Arrangement, outlining our mutual commitments to work collaboratively on migration and protection issues.


Administrator Samantha Power’s Meeting with Hailemariam Dessalegn, Board Chair, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa

They specifically discussed the need to support African countries in preparing for major shocks to global food security and nutrition following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.


The United States Announces More Than $195 Million in Additional Humanitarian Assistance for South Sudan

Approximately 8.9 million people, more than two-thirds of the country’s population, will require humanitarian assistance this year, an increase of 600,000 since 2021.


Pinniped Entanglement Group Brings Together a Worldwide Initiative

To celebrate International Seal Day, we’re highlighting a dedicated team of scientists and volunteers working to “lose the loop” and help entangled pinnipeds.


Nesting, Threats, and Social Behaviors of Hawaiian Hawksbill Sea Turtles

Three recent studies shed new light on endangered hawksbill sea turtles in Hawaiʻi.


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $3.7 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Workforce Training and Business Expansion Efforts in Hartford, Connecticut

This project will provide for the establishment of a workforce training center and other small business expansion spaces, supporting job creation and economic diversification in the region.