News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022


News Release: On April 28 at 7:30 a.m. EDT, Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan will host a virtual minister-level launch of the Declaration for the Future of the Internet at the White House with more than 50 partners from around the world. The Declaration is a political commitment ...


How politicians on Transportation and Infrastructure Committee dealt with bills on April 27

There was activity on two bills related to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on April 27.


DOI-BLM offers new grant application process starting April 28

Bureau of Land Management New Mexico Cultural and Paleontological Resources Management grant opened on April 28.


USDA Scientist Recognized for Exceptional Achievements in Science for African Swine Fever Vaccine Research

USDA scientist Douglas Gladue, a research microbiologist for the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), has received the 2021 Arthur S.


Louisiana Man Sentenced to 46 Months in Federal Prison for Possessing a Firearm as a Convicted Felon

Louisiana Man Sentenced to 46 Months in Federal Prison for Possessing a Firearm as a Convicted Felon


BLM Pecos District implements fire restrictions across public lands

BLM Pecos District implements fire restrictions across public lands


Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee discussed on April 27 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on April 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on April 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Four Charged in Connection with Multibillion-Dollar Collapse of Archegos Capital Management

News Release: An indictment was unsealed today charging Sung Kook (Bill) Hwang, the founder and head of a private investment firm known as Archegos, and Patrick Halligan, Archegos’s Chief Financial Officer, with racketeering conspiracy, securities fraud, and wire fraud offenses in connection with interrelated schemes ...


BLM seeks public input on proposed trona mining project in Sweetwater County

BLM seeks public input on proposed trona mining project in Sweetwater County


BLM authorizes Nine Mile Canyon interpretive infrastructure improvements for better visitor experience

BLM authorizes Nine Mile Canyon interpretive infrastructure improvements for better visitor experience


Woman admits to trafficking over $1M in crystal meth and black tar heroin

News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 27-year-old Mission woman has pleaded guilty to possession with the intent to distribute more than 31 kilograms of meth, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


Illinois Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Meth Trafficking

Illinois Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Meth Trafficking


News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Health Subcommittee hearing titled, “The Fiscal Year 2023 HHS Budget:"


The US Homeland Security Department published a one page rule on April 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


BLM Northwest Resource Advisory Council to meet in May

BLM Northwest Resource Advisory Council to meet in May


News Release: SHREVEPORT/LAFAYETTE, La. - Two defendants involved in separate Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) cases were sentenced yesterday on drug charges in the Western District of Louisiana, announced United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown.


Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument to help bolster population of sensitive species

Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument to help bolster population of sensitive species


East St. Louis Man Sentenced to 30 Years Imprisonment for Production of Child Pornography and Gun Offense

News Release: EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - Dinish L. Watson, 26, of East St. Louis, Illinois, was sentenced to 30 years.


News Release: Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, David Sundberg, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Manchester Police Chief William Darby today announced that a federal grand jury in Bridgeport has returned an indictment charging ELLIOTT OTERO, 32, of Manchester, with unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.