News published on Federal Newswire in August 2022

News from August 2022



Leader Rodgers Rules Committee Remarks on the Democrats’ Tax and Spending Spree

News Release: Washington D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following remarks before Rules Committee today on H.R. 5376, the Democrats’ plan for more inflation, higher taxes, unreliable & unaffordable energy, fewer but more expensive lifesaving cures, and an emboldened China.



AI May Come to the Rescue of Future Firefighters

News Release: In firefighting, the worst flames are the ones you don’t see coming. Amid the chaos of a burning building, it is difficult to notice the signs of impending flashover - a deadly fire phenomenon wherein nearly all combustible items in a room ignite suddenly. Flashover is one of the leading causes of firefighter deaths, but new research suggests that artificial intelligence (AI) could provide first responders with a much-needed heads-up.


News Release: Washington D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following remarks before Rules Committee today on H.R. 5376, the Democrats’ plan for more inflation, higher taxes, unreliable & unaffordable energy, fewer but more expensive lifesaving cures, and an emboldened China.


What releases are upcoming from the Land Management Bureau on Aug. 12

There are three releases scheduled to be published on Aug. 12.


News Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will visit Rwanda on Aug. 11, where he will meet with senior officials and civil society. The United States and Rwanda cooperate on global and regional priorities, including ending the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic and investing in health systems, addressing ...


Upcoming Digital Press Briefing with Molly Phee, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs

Release: EVENT: Please join us on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, for a digital press briefing with Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Molly Phee. Assistant Secretary Phee will discuss the U.S. strategy for sub-Saharan Africa and U.S. efforts to address the global food security crisis.  After brief opening remarks, Assistant Secretary Phee will take questions from participating journalists. .



News Release: Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo held a first in-person meeting with Australian Minister for Trade and Tourism Don Farrell to congratulate him on his appointment as Minister earlier this summer. The two discussed shared priorities for the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF), ...


Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will visit Rwanda on Aug. 11, where he will meet with senior officials and civil society. The United States and Rwanda cooperate on global and regional priorities, including ending the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic and investing in health systems, addressing...


New notice from Coast Guard to be published on Aug. 12

There are two releases scheduled to be published on Aug. 12.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks to Press at an Election Transparency Hackathon Event

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: So one of the most powerful facts is that in the next couple of years, by 2025, half of the population of Africa will be 25 years old or younger. And as I’ve said as well, in the next couple of decades, one in four people on our planet will be African.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks to Press at an Election Transparency Hackathon Event

News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: So one of the most powerful facts is that in the next couple of years, by 2025, half of the population of Africa will be 25 years old or younger. And as I’ve said as well, in the next couple of decades, one in four people on our planet will be African.


New notice from Labor Department to be published on Aug. 12

There is one release scheduled to be published on Aug. 12.


News Release: Following a recent storm pattern with numerous lightning strikes across the park complex, a fire is active in Lake Chelan National Recreation Area. The 0.25 acre McGregor Mountain Fire was detected Wednesday evening and is currently active and smoldering with no significant growth at this time. Park officials have closed the McGregor Mountain Trail and Heaton Camp, as a precaution, due to the fire’s proximity.


News Release: Now that COVID-19 restrictions have begun to lift, Office of Legacy Management (LM) staff recently took the opportunity to invite elected officials on a tour of the Shiprock, New Mexico, Disposal Site.


Philadelphia woman sentenced to 30 months in prison for 'burning two police cars'

A Philadelphia woman, Lore Elisabeth Blumenthal, has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison after pleading guilty in connection with arson in the burning of two police cars during protests in 2020.


CISA Releases Toolkit of Free Cybersecurity Resources for Election Community

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released its “Protecting U.S. Elections: A CISA Cybersecurity Toolkit " today, a one-stop catalog of free services and tools available for state and local election officials to improve the cybersecurity and resilience of their infrastructure.


News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau today released new Business Formation Statistics (BFS) for July 2022. The BFS provide timely and high frequency information on new business applications and formations in the United States. The BFS are a standard data product of the Census Bureau, developed in research collaboration...