News from August 2022
By USDA Newswire | Aug 11, 2022
Release: A number of the Philippines top agricultural leaders share a common bond: They are alumni of USDAs Cochran Fellowship Program. Nine former Cochran fellows came together during the recent USDA trade mission in Manila to discuss how their fellowships which included the opportunity to travel to the United...
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 11, 2022
Release: PORTLAND, Oregon - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is hiring Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) to work at Portland International Airport (PDX). There are currently multiple full- and part-time positions available and the starting salary is $19.90 per hour.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 11, 2022
Release: Private exporters reported sales of 103,400 metric tons of soybean cake and meal for delivery to Mexico during the 2022/2023 marketing year.
By State Newswire | Aug 11, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) released the following statement today in advance of the 10th anniversary of Austin Tice’s abduction in Syria.
By State Newswire | Aug 11, 2022
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Representatives Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Barbara Lee (D-CA), Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, and Jim McGovern (D-MA), Chair of the Rules Committee, issued the following statement urging the Biden Administration to provide U.S. assistance following the devastating fires in Matanzas, Cuba.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 11, 2022
News Release: FRANKFORT, Ky. - Disaster Recovery Centers are open in Breathitt and Letcher counties to assist Eastern Kentucky flood survivors.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 11, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), and Subcommittee Leaders sent letters to the Departments of Commerce, Energy, Health and Human Services, and the Environmental Protection Agency requesting briefings to address concerns about how the U.S. government is identifying and mitigating potential compromises to its network security.
By EPA Newswire | Aug 11, 2022
News Release: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), and Subcommittee leaders sent letters to the Departments of Commerce, Energy, Health and Human Services, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration requesting briefings to address concerns about how the U.S. government is identifying and mitigating potential compromises to its network security.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 11, 2022
News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau today announced it plans to release the 2020 Census Congressional District Summary Files in August 2023. These summary files are retabulations of selected summary levels from the Demographic and Housing Characteristics File (scheduled for release in May 2023) for the 118th Congress and the new state legislative districts. When states report changes to congressional districts, the Census Bureau retabulates data using the new boundaries.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 11, 2022
News Release: The rate of Americans under the age of 65 without health insurance decreased significantly in 251 counties and increased in 148 counties between 2019 and 2020, according to data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau.
By Bob Pepalis | Aug 11, 2022
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.) recent trip to Taiwan might have triggered a show of military strength and presidential rebuff from China, but it's unlikely the Communist country will make aggressive moves against Taiwan or the U.S. anytime soon, according to multiple sources.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 11, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Office of Justice Programs’ Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention published a bulletin today that highlights patterns of juvenile court referrals of more than 160,000 youth born in 2000. It also describes the demographic and case processing characteristics of youth referred to juvenile court.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 11, 2022
News Release: MOOSE, WY- Grand Teton National Park Rangers conducted three major search and rescue operations within 24 hours this week. August is a busy time for search and rescue personnel as backcountry activity increases in the Tetons in the summer.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 11, 2022
News Release: Contacts: Joëlle Baird, Grand Canyon National Park, (928) 606-3154. Tim Hauck, The Peregrine Fund, (588) 747-5885. Shaula Hedall, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, (928) 266-5451. Faith Heaton Jolley, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, (385) 266-2640. Jonathan Shafer, Zion National Park, (435) 772-0145...
By DOL Newswire | Aug 11, 2022
News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA - Federal safety inspectors have cited the operator of several Baton Rouge-area car wash, oil change, fueling and convenience store locations after a workplace violence investigation into the stabbing of an assistant manager on Feb. 6, 2022. The employee was treated and later released from the hospital.
By State Newswire | Aug 11, 2022
News Release: PRIME MINISTER LUKONDE: (Via interpreter) I’d like to welcome the Secretary, and of course the meetings already began yesterday. And welcome to the house of the prime minister.
By State Newswire | Aug 11, 2022
News Release: On behalf of the Government of the United States and the American people, I send warm greetings as you celebrate the 213th anniversary of your declaration of independence.
By State Newswire | Aug 11, 2022
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon, everyone. It’s a real pleasure to have an opportunity to talk to the extremely, extremely (inaudible) civil society here in Congo. A strong, vibrant, independent civil society is essential to any democracy; it’s essential here. And it’s really critical to helping to meet the challenges that the DRC is facing.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 11, 2022
News Release: Three Nigerian citizens were extradited from the United Kingdom (UK) and arrived in the United States in relation to their alleged participation in multimillion-dollar cyber-enabled business email compromise (BEC) fraud schemes in the Western District of North Carolina, Southern District of Texas and ...
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 11, 2022
There is one release scheduled to be published on Aug. 12.
