News published on Federal Newswire in August 2022

News from August 2022



USDA Designates Six Missouri Counties 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...


CISA Releases New Insight on Preparing Critical Infrastructure for the Transition to Post-Quantum Cryptography

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a new CISA Insight, Preparing Critical Infrastructure for Post-Quantum Cryptography, which provides critical infrastructure and government network owners and operators an overview of the potential impacts from quantum computing to National Critical Functions (NCFs) and the recommended actions they should take now to begin preparing for the transition.


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page rule on Aug. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Transportation Department discusses Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway Projects in Texas on Aug. 25

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Aug. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Today, House Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC); Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Republican Leader Richard Burr (R-NC); House Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Republican Leader Rick Allen (R-GA); and Senate Employment and Workplace...


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Aug. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page rule on Aug. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


There are three releases scheduled to be published on Aug. 26.


The US Commerce Department published a three page rule on Aug. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Arizona Chapter 154 Certification Review; Notice regarding Arizona's June 2022 Response discussed on Aug. 25 by Justice Department

The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Aug. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings discussed on Aug. 25 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Aug. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee discussed on Aug. 25 by Homeland Security Department

The US Homeland Security Department published a three page notice on Aug. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Representatives Gregory W. Meeks and Michael T. McCaul, Chair and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement regarding reports of escalating hostilities in northern Ethiopia.


US Department of Labor twice finds Suamico general contractor exposing  workers to potentially deadly fall hazards; proposes $37K in fine

News Release: SUAMICO, WI - On a chilly March morning, a federal workplace safety inspector observed five roofers atop a Wrightstown residence, working at heights up to 23 feet without required fall protection. The inspector later found the fall protection equipment piled in a bucket on the ground next to a work truck.


News Release: Public Input Requested on Design Concept Plan at Lassen Volcanic National Park.


To Remove CO2 From the Atmosphere, Imagine the Possibilities

News Release: In an effort to reduce the risks from climate change, NIST scientists have set out to discover new materials that can draw planet-warming carbon dioxide (CO2) out of the atmosphere, a technique called “direct air capture.".


What releases are upcoming from the Agriculture Department on Aug. 26

There is one release scheduled to be published on Aug. 26.


News Release: Join U.S. Camel Corps re-enactor Doug Baum, his camels, and park staff at El Morro National Monument from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on Saturday, September 10 and Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022, for the Camel Corps Commemoration event.


Five Months of a Humanitarian Truce in Ethiopia

Release: We are concerned by reports of renewed hostilities in Ethiopia. We call on the Government of Ethiopia and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) to redouble efforts to advance talks to achieve a durable ceasefire without preconditions and ultimately bring a permanent end to the conflict.