News from April 2022

By Press release submission | Apr 4, 2022
Water Quality-Focused Program Builds Upon CRP Contracts

By Press release submission | Apr 4, 2022
The CCC is required by law to quarterly announce estimates of sugar to be purchased and sold under the Feedstock Flexibility Program based on crop and consumption forecasts.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 4, 2022
The House of Representatives section of the Congressional Record published “SOUTHERN BORDER” on March 31.

By DOL Newswire | Apr 4, 2022
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. Department of Labor has ordered a San Jose trucking company to pay more than $145,000 in back wages and damages after a federal whistleblower investigation found the company retaliated against two workers who refused to drive commercial motor vehicles when they felt too sick or fatigued to drive safely.

By Press release submission | Apr 4, 2022
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is teaming up with safety partners nationwide to remind drivers to avoid using phones and other distractions behind the wheel. NHTSA’s U Drive.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2022
News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - Last week, three men were sentenced following their guilty pleas to crimes involving the victimization of a child. George Williams, 44, of Perry, Florida, was sentenced to 180 months federal prison for coercing or enticing a minor to engage in prostitution and attempted production...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 4, 2022
News Release: Andersonville National Historic Site will be kicking off National Park Week with Junior Ranger Day on April 16, 2022. This program is designed to help children and families connect and engage in the park as well as learn about national parks around the country. As a Junior Ranger, you can help protect natural and historic areas in our country!.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2022
OVC FY 2022 Safety, Support, and Services for Survivors of Sexual Abuse in Youth Detention grant opened on April 4.

By USDA Newswire | Apr 4, 2022
News Release: 10:00 a.m. WITNESS LIST. PANEL 1. The Honorable Xochitl Torres Small, Under Secretary for Rural Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC. Accompanied by Dr. Karama Neal, Administrator, USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service, Washington, DC. Accompanied by Mr. Chris McClean, Acting...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2022
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Walik Skeete, age 45, of Binghamton, New York, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani, on March 31, 2022, to being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.

By Interior Newswire | Apr 4, 2022
News Release: Horton, Ore. - Bureau of Land Management engineers visited Hult Dam April 4 to conduct a regular safety inspection and shift from winter to summer operations.
By State Newswire | Apr 4, 2022
Release: Thousands of communities across East Asia and the Pacific face dangers from landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) dating back to the Second World War, Vietnam War, and Indochina Wars. Numerous Pacific Island nations were the setting of battles between Japan and Allied forces in the 1940s. After World...

By Bob Pepalis | Apr 4, 2022
A call for transparency by China over accusations of biowarfare labs in Ukraine that U.S. officials called “laughable” comes from a nation accused by other countries of committing genocide against Uyghur Muslims.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2022
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Philadelphia resident pleaded guilty in federal court to violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.

By Interior Newswire | Apr 4, 2022
News Release: Channel Islands National Park Superintendent Ethan McKinley announced that planning is complete for a small, primitive campground near Prisoners Harbor on Santa Cruz Island. While modest in size, the campground will enhance visitor opportunities to explore this portion of the park. “Visitors will be...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2022
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Adolph Scott, age 37, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to transporting an individual to engage in prostitution and possession with intent to distribute controlled substances.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 4, 2022
News Release: VICKSBURG, Miss. - On April 23, Vicksburg National Military Park will be conducting a major cleaning of headstones at Vicksburg National Cemetery. Volunteers are needed to help honor the final resting place of over 18,000 veterans. Working alongside National Park Service preservation staff and park rangers...

By Press release submission | Apr 4, 2022
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) Laredo Field Office will reopen the Amistad Dam International Bridge after an extended closure due to a maintenance issue.