News published on Federal Newswire in August 2022

News from August 2022


TSA prevents Virginia man from carrying his gun onto a flight at Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport

Release: CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer at Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport (CHO) prevented a Waynesboro, Va., man from carrying his handgun onto a flight on Tuesday, Aug. 16. It was the first gun detected by TSA officers at the airport so far this year.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), today launched two new program offices - the Grid Deployment Office and the Office of State and Community Energy Programs. Together, the offices will drive more than $23 billion in investments to modernize...



Rangers conduct three major rescues in less than 24 hours


Campfire Restrictions Begin August 11 for Olympic National Park and Olympic National Forest


Watch California Condors take their first flights in the wild during the 27th annual public condor release, in-person and live-streamed!


BLM completes wild horse, burro gather in Twin Peaks Herd Management Area


State Department discusses Notification of the Fifteenth Meeting of the CAFTA-DR Environmental Affairs Council on Aug. 17

The US State Department published a one page notice on Aug. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Bureau of Land Management begins analysis of Public Land Orders and opens 60-day public comment period



BLM announces Desert Sunlight battery storage facility is fully operational


BLM seeks public input on Bureau of Prisons withdrawal extension request


BLM transfers land ownership to Tucson Unified School District


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Aug. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Rous: Employees must exercise safety 'with no fear of retaliation'

A Louisiana-based helicopter ambulance service is being ordered to reinstate a pilot who refused to fly in hazardous conditions after an investigation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.


State Department: 'These statutorily debarred persons are prohibited' from ITAR actions

The Department of State recently issued a Federal Register notice of 10 people statutorily debarred after being found guilty of breaking the Arms Export Control Act or conspiring to do so.


Granholm: DOE works 'to invest in the building blocks of clean energy technologies'

The U.S. Department of Energy issued a request for information for the Critical Materials Research, Development, Demonstration and Commercialization Program.


Cortinas: NOAA to use drones 'to monitor the conditions that play a role in hurricane intensity changes'

Seven ocean drones will be deployed by Saildrone Inc. with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to improve hurricane forecasting.


Moore: Missouri man sentenced to 30 years for 'appalling criminal behavior' toward children

A southern Missouri high school teacher who pleaded guilty to a sextortion scheme last year was sentenced Aug. 2 to 30 years in federal prison without parole.


Combined Notice of Filings discussed on Aug. 17 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Aug. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.