News published on Federal Newswire in August 2022

News from August 2022


Readout of Ambassador Jayme White’s Virtual Meeting with Mexico’s Under Secretary of Economy, Luz Maria de la Mora


United States and Chile Convene 9th Meeting of the Environmental Affairs Council Under the U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement


United States to Host Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Ministerial


Joint Statement on Six Months of Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion Of Ukraine


Remarks at the UN Security Council Briefing on the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant


Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing by the ICC Prosecutor for Sudan


Commerce Department Launches CHIPS.gov for CHIPS Program Implementation

News Release: After the successful bipartisan passage of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 and bill signing by President Joseph R. Biden, the Commerce Department announced Thursday the launch of the CHIPS.gov website. This new online resource, which includes implementation priorities established in an Executive Order signed by the President , will inform the implementation of the program.


There are three releases scheduled to be published on Aug. 29.


USDA Announces Its Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement with Kentucky

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with Kentucky under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA). Through LFPA, the Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA) seeks to purchase and distribute locally grown, produced, and processed food from underserved producers.


Federal Energy Regulatory Commission set to publish a new notice on Aug. 29

There are eight releases scheduled to be published on Aug. 29.


Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Volunteers Earn Prestigious Service Awards

News Release: HAWAII NATIONAL PARK, Hawaiʻi - Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park is pleased to announce that a volunteer youth group from Puna has earned a top National Park Service award for its outstanding volunteer service in the park.


News Release: The United States is deeply concerned by the upheld conviction and nine-year prison sentence of renowned Vietnamese author and journalist Pham Doan Trang. Trang, a 2022 winner of the Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage Award, has been recognized internationally for her work to advance ...


USDA Designates Alachua County, Florida, as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

News Release: This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including...


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Aug. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a nine page notice on Aug. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Joint Statement on the Mongolia-United States Strategic Partnership

Release: The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and Mongolia on the occasion of the United States-Mongolia Annual Bilateral Consultations.



News Release: FRANKFORT, Ky. - Houses of worship and other nonprofit organizations may be eligible for FEMA assistance to help pay for emergency protective measures, debris removal and restoration of facilities damaged by the Eastern Kentucky flooding that started on July 26.


Saguaro National Park Resumes Aerial Treatments to Manage Buffelgrass

News Release: Tucson, AZ - Saguaro National Park plans to resume aerial boom spray treatment to manage dangerous buffelgrass on August 31st in the Rincon Mountain District (east) including the areas around the Manning Camp, Quilter, Rincon Creek, Garwood, Converse, Carrillo, and Three Tank Trails. Portions of these...


What releases are upcoming from the Agriculture Department on Aug. 29

There is one release scheduled to be published on Aug. 29.