News published on Federal Newswire in August 2022

News from August 2022


Remembering the Loss of 13 American Heroes

Release: One year ago today, 13 American service members lost their lives in a terrorist attack on the Kabul airport in Afghanistan. These American heroes were engaged in a selfless mission to undertake an unprecedented airlift, making the ultimate sacrifice while helping to successfully move nearly 124,000 people to safety and giving tens of thousands of Afghan families the opportunity to pursue the American dream. We honor their memory and mourn their loss.


Yellowstone National Park’s 2022 wildfire season has begun

News Release: Gray Fire. * A new wildland fire was detected Aug. 29 by a passing aircraft. * The 0.1-acre lightning-ignited Gray Fire is located about 1 mile east of the Fawn Pass Patrol Cabin, just south of the Fawn Pass Trail. * The park’s Helitack crew contained the fire. * No emergency closures are anticipated.



Policy center to provide 'equal and inclusive access to opportunities to succeed' to disabled

The National Disability Institute (NDI) will receive $8 million over four years for a center that concentrates on increasing employment opportunities for people with disabilities.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Aug. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: The United States notes the broad participation of Angolans in the August 24 elections. We look forward to working together on a path toward a safer, more secure, and prosperous Angola for all.


Operation Triple Beam Honey Badger Nets More Than 260 Arrests, 80+ Guns, Drugs in the Eastern District of Wisconsin

News Release: Milwaukee, WI - The U.S. Marshals of the Eastern District of Wisconsin worked in partnership with federal, state, and local law enforcement partners during a two-month targeted enforcement operation to remove violent criminals from communities in Milwaukee.



News Release: PIKE COUNTY, Ohio - Board members from the Pike County Chamber of Commerce recently visited EM ’s Portsmouth Site for a tour and an update on decontamination and decommissioning (D&D ) and other environmental cleanup efforts.


Great Lakes Pilotage Rates-2023 Annual Review and Revisions to Methodology discussed on Aug. 30 by Homeland Security Department

The US Homeland Security Department published a three page proposed rule on Aug. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Chairwoman Stabenow Cheers Landmark Rural, Agriculture Investments as President Signs Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

News Release: WASHINGTON - As President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 today, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, welcomed the nearly $40 billion she secured in the legislation to tackle the climate crisis, lower costs for families, and create good paying jobs in rural America.


U.S. Marshals Alert Public of Scam Phone Calls

News Release: Toledo, OH - The U.S. Marshals are alerting the public of a current imposter scam involving individuals claiming to be U.S. Marshal Peter Elliott. Scammers have been calling victims to explain they missed court dates, have outstanding warrants, or failed to appear after being served with subpoenas. No...


Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi Before The ASEAN-U.S. Ministerial Meeting

Release: FOREIGN MINISTER MARSUDI: Secretary Blinken, Tony, it is a pleasure to welcome you back in the region. And I appreciate very much your presence in this meeting. It shows the U.S. commitment to further strengthen relations with ASEAN. And thank you also for hosting the ASEAN-U.S. Summit in Washington, D.C., on the 12th and 13th of May this year.



News Release: Jeffery T. Havens, 27, a former Eastern Kentucky Correctional Center (EKCC) officer from West Liberty, Kentucky, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge David Bunning, to one count of depriving an inmate of his civil rights.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Aug. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Aug. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Blinken: U.S., partners 'have not forgotten or forsaken' those suffering religious persecution

Secretary of State Antony Blinken recalled the countless individuals suffering religious persecution as the State Department observed the fourth annual International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief.


Buttigieg: DOT is 'modernizing more of the infrastructure that creates opportunity in Tribal communities'

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration announced the awarding of a $45.7 million grant to Alaska's Native Village of Eyak.


News Release: Colleagues, One year ago, President Biden directed our Department to lead Operation Allies Welcome (OAW) - the historic effort to resettle vulnerable Afghans who courageously supported the U.S. mission in Afghanistan. This was the largest resettlement effort since 1975. Our colleagues undertook the...


News Release: Washington, D.C. - In their massive tax and spending spree, Democrats and President Joe Biden just granted U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra sweeping and unprecedented authority to implement government price controls over prescription drugs.