News published on Federal Newswire in December 2022

News from December 2022


DOS-JPN grant application closes on Feb. 19

Promoting Mutual Interests in U.S. Base-Hosting Communities grant opened on Dec. 21.


Opinion | The Puerto Rico Status Act is a Real Opportunity

News Release: Yesterday, Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) published a new opinion piece in The Hill on the bipartisan Puerto Rico Status Act, which passed the House on Dec. 15, 2022.


Cardiac Monitoring Companies to Pay More than $44.8 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Liability Relating to Services Performed by Offshore Technicians

News Release: BioTelemetry Inc. and its subsidiary CardioNet LLC, both headquartered in Pennsylvania (collectively “BioTelemetry"), have agreed to pay $44,875,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by knowingly submitting claims to Medicare, TRICARE, the Veterans Health Administration, ...


News Release: * Return to The Civil War.


Watch Vicksburg National Military Park's Orientation Film

News Release: "Here Brothers Fought" gives a strong orientation to the events that led to the surrender of Vicksburg, Mississippi during the American Civil War. Produced in 2009, this film summarizes Grant's military masterpiece as he decided to take the calculated risk of marching his army through the swamps and...


News Release: - The enrollment rate at U.S. schools rose slightly between 2020 and 2021, as approximately 1% more people under age 35 enrolled in school, according to data tables released today from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey.



News Release: Defendant Accused of Stealing from Labor Union while Serving as its Chairman.


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


News Release: A federal jury in the Northern District of Illinois convicted a former trader at JPMorgan Chase and Credit Suisse today of fraud in connection with a spoofing scheme in the gold and silver futures markets.


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


DOS-JPN grant application closes on Feb. 19

FY2023 U.S. Embassy Tokyo: Clean Energy Tech Entrepreneur Exchange grant opened on Dec. 21.


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

FY 2022 IRF Supporting Dalit Rights in Nepal and Bangladesh grant opened on Dec. 21.


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


Annual Lake Moovalya drawdown in January for maintenance activities

News Release: Boulder City, Nev. - The Bureau of Reclamation announced today that the water level at Lake Moovalya will be a foot lower beginning in early January. The temporary elevation change is done in coordination with the Bureau of Indian Affairs to facilitate annual maintenance on canals operated by Colorado River Indian Tribes.


News Release: WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Justice Statistics is announcing the release of statistical tables on Jail Inmates in 2021 and Prisoners in 2021. Of note, the two incarcerated populations diverged in 2021, with the number of persons held in local jails increasing by 16% from 2020, while the number of persons in prison decreased 1%. Both populations decreased from 2019 to 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


The Bureau of Land Management Utah seeks feedback on proposed oil and gas lease sale

News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - In accordance with congressional direction in the Inflation Reduction Act, the Bureau of Land Management Utah State Office started a 30-day scoping period to receive public input on 13 parcels totaling more than 16,619 acres that may be included in an upcoming lease sale.


DOE-GFO offers new grant application process starting Dec. 21

Notice of Intent to Issue Funding Opportunity Announcement No. DE-FOA-0002920, Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office-Wide Funding Opportunity Announcement in Support of Hydrogen Shot grant opened on Dec. 21.


Federal Grand Jury Indicts Two on Charges of Selling Fentanyl, Other Narcotics Through Darknet and Encrypted Messaging Applications

News Release: LOS ANGELES - A federal grand jury has indicted two men who allegedly used the darknet and encrypted messaging applications to sell over 120,000 fentanyl-laced pills and other drugs to thousands of customers across the country.


News Release: POCATELLO and BOISE - Walter High Eagle, 51, of Fort Hall, and John Roger March, 60, of Boise, were each sentenced this week in U.S. District Court for separate crimes against federal officers, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today.