News from August 2022
By DOL Newswire | Aug 24, 2022
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.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 24, 2022
The US Agriculture Department published a three page notice on Aug. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 24, 2022
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Aug. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 24, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.9 million grant to the city of Hart, Michigan, for wastewater treatment upgrades to support the region’s food processing industry cluster. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 24, 2022
There is one release scheduled to be published on Aug. 25.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 24, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today launched an inquiry into potentially deceptive marketing tactics practiced by Medicare Advantage plans that may take advantage of seniors looking for Medicare coverage. Wyden sent letters to 15 state insurance commissioners and state health insurance assistance programs requesting data about Medicare Advantage marketing complaints and other information.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 24, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $4.3 million grant to the Tazewell County Virginia Board of Supervisors, Tazewell, Virginia, for construction of a new water line and sewage lift station...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 24, 2022
News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai today announced that they will co-host an Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) Ministerial in Los Angeles, California on September 8-9, 2022. The first in-person Ministerial builds on the constructive ...
By Yu Bing, China Aid special reporter | Aug 24, 2022
(Yunnan province, China —August 22, 2022) According to a prayer request letter dated from the 19th from Dashanli in Nujiang, Wang Shunping, a millennial Christian of the Nu ethnic minority group, was criminally detained on August 17th by the Public Security Bureau of Fugong County, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, on the grounds of "suspected activities in organizing and financing illegal gatherings."
By EPA Newswire | Aug 24, 2022
News Release: Today, bipartisan leaders from the House Committee on Energy & Commerce and House Committee on Homeland Security sent a letter to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) urging the agency to take immediate action to address vulnerabilities in its oversight of purchases of radiological materials. Last...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 24, 2022
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Aug. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 24, 2022
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Aug. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 24, 2022
The US Agriculture Department published a three page notice on Aug. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 24, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Building on months of close collaboration and engagement with Klamath Basin stakeholders, Tribes, and federal, state and local leaders, the Department of the Interior today announced that nearly $26 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has been allocated for Klamath Basin restoration projects, including nearly $16 million for ecosystem restoration projects in the Basin and $10 million to expand the Klamath Falls National Fish Hatchery.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 24, 2022
News Release: Today, bipartisan leaders from the House Committee on Energy & Commerce and House Committee on Homeland Security sent a letter to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) urging the agency to take immediate action to address vulnerabilities in its oversight of purchases of radiological materials. Last...
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 24, 2022
There are five releases scheduled to be published on Aug. 25.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 24, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.4 million grant to the Upper Kanawha Valley Strategic Initiatives Council, Smithers, West Virginia, for construction of the River Cities Trail and the Oakland Riverfront Park, and for renovations to the Montgomery Marina. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 24, 2022
There is one release scheduled to be published on Aug. 25.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 24, 2022
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Aug. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 24, 2022
There was activity on one bill related to the Education and Labor Committee on Aug. 23.
