News published on Federal Newswire in December 2022

News from December 2022


What did Transportation Department publish on Dec. 20?

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Dec. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



Former Florida Atlantic University Student Sentenced to Prison for Producing Child Sexual Abuse Material

News Release: MIAMI - Shawn Anthony Jackson Outler, a 23-year-old former Florida Atlantic University student, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon to 24 years in prison for producing child sexual abuse material of a 14-year-old girl.




Chicago Woman Sentenced to Prison for Fraud and Tax Crimes

News Release: A Chicago tax preparer was sentenced to seven years in prison today after her trial conviction for embezzling her deceased grandmother’s pension checks and preparing false tax returns for clients.


News Release: ST. CLAIR COUNTY, IL. - The Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) in East St. Louis will close permanently on Thursday, Dec. 22. This is also the last day to apply for FEMA assistance. People affected by the July 25 - 28 flooding in St. Clair County can still visit the Recovery Center through Dec. 22. The facility will close permanently at 6 p.m.


DOS-JPN grant application closes on Feb. 19

FY2023 U.S. Consulate Fukuoka: Women's Empowerment and Leadership Workshop grant opened on Dec. 21.


Senator Carper, EPA Administrator Regan Announce Stronger Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, joined U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan, as well as clean air and labor leaders in announcing new standards to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) from heavy-duty vehicles starting in model year 2027.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Darrell Desiderio was sentenced on Dec. 16 to 25 years in prison. Desiderio, 45, of Gallup, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, pleaded guilty on July 26, 2021, to second degree murder in Indian Country.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Dec. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


USDA Invests $9.5M to Develop New Bioproducts from Agricultural Commodities

News Release: WASHINGTON, Dec. 20, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced an investment of $9.5 million to support the scale-up of sustainable bioproduct manufacturing in the United States. Three successful projects are funded through USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s (NIFA) Bioproduct Pilot Program, which funds research and development of value-added products from agricultural commodities.


EcoEléctrica, L.P.; Notice of Technical Conference discussed on Dec. 20 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Dec. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page rule on Dec. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


DOS-JPN grant application closes on Feb. 19

FY2023 U.S. Embassy Tokyo: Promoting Study Abroad through Market Research grant opened on Dec. 21.


News Release: The United States condemns in the strongest terms the Taliban’s indefensible decision to ban women from universities, keep secondary schools closed to girls, and continue to impose other restrictions on the ability of women and girls in Afghanistan to exercise their human rights and fundamental freedoms. ...


National Institute of Justice Study Measures the Reliability of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis

News Release: The Office of Justice Programs’ National Institute of Justice has published an article summarizing an NIJ-funded study that measures the ability of bloodstain pattern analysts to provide valid and consistent conclusions. Bloodstain patterns can be pivotal evidence, with the power to exculpate or exonerate defendants in high profile cases. Although admissible in court for more than 150 years, the validity of bloodstain pattern analysis has recently been questioned.


DOS-JPN offers new grant application process starting Dec. 21

Modernizing the U.S.-Japan Alliance for Tensions in Taiwan grant opened on Dec. 21.


News Release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Indian Health Service completed a formal agreement that provides more than $23 million to build a new water treatment plant at the Warm Springs Indian Reservation. IHS obligated $13,601,000 toward the project and EPA provided $10,262,000. Nearly all the funding is the result of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.


Eastern District of Virginia Forfeits More Than 164 Illegal Firearms and Prosecutes 250 Illegal Firearms Offenders in 2022

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Today Jessica D. Aber, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, announced that over the course of the past year, EDVA’s litigative efforts have resulted in the forfeiture of at least 164 illegally owned, possessed, used, or obtained firearms. Firearms that are criminally...