News published on Federal Newswire in December 2022

News from December 2022


News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Lisa O. Monaco, the Deputy Attorney General of the United States, Kenneth A. Polite Jr., the Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director in...



DHS Opens 23.1 Small Business Innovation Research Solicitation

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) 23.1 Solicitation is now open and accepting applications from U.S. small businesses interested in submitting research proposals for seven diverse homeland security technology needs.


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page notice on Dec. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Enslaved Peoples’ Quarters/Summer Kitchen

News Release: At least nine enslaved people lived in the small white buildings behind the McLean House at the time of the surrender. Bettie Love Stewart and her four children worked alongside Mary Ann and her three children as caretakers of the McLean home. In addition to cooking the family’s meals, they took care...


News Release: Quick Facts. Amenities. 1 listed. Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits. As Federal infantry pressed Gordon’s Corps from the west and south of Appomattox Court House on April 9, the Confederates conducted a fighting withdrawal back through the village and east of the Appomattox River. Confederate...


Hippodrome

News Release: * Return to The Civil War.


DeLauro Releases 2023 Government Funding Legislation

News Release: House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) today joined Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) in releasing the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 consisting of all 12 fiscal year 2023 appropriations bills. This government funding package also includes emergency...


Homeland Security Department discusses Board of Visitors for the National Fire Academy on Dec. 19

The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Dec. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Application Period Open for Department of State and Environmental Protection Agency Virtual Air Quality Fellowship

News Release: Applications are now being accepted for the U.S. Department of State (DOS) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Virtual Air Quality Fellowship program through Jan. 11, 2023. This fellowship is a vital component of DOS and EPA’s collaborative efforts to improve access to, and application ...


Mississippi African American Memorial

News Release: * Return to The Civil War.


News Release: A federal jury in the District of Maryland convicted three members of La Mara Salvatrucha - a transnational criminal enterprise also known as MS-13 - on Dec. 16 for racketeering conspiracy.


News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on Dec. 13, 2022, John Bartel, age 63, of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, was indicted by a federal grand jury for methamphetamine and fentanyl trafficking.


Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Maltese Foreign Minister Borg

Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


Route 66: Statewide Preservation Organizations

News Release: * Arizona Preservation Foundation. * California Preservation Foundation. * California Route 66 Preservation Foundation. * Kansas Preservation Alliance. * Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois. * Missouri Alliance for Historic Preservation. * New Mexico Heritage Preservation Alliance. * Preservation...


New Portman Report Reveals Biden Administration Reduced Protections for Unaccompanied Children During Record Influx

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released a new report revealing that as the number of unaccompanied children entering the United States surged, the Biden administration reduced the protections...


Energy Department discusses Combined Notice of Filings #1 on Dec. 19

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Dec. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Fargo - United States Attorney Mac Schneider announced Reese Anthony Ironshield, age 34 and Kyle Jordan Langstaff, Sr., age 32, both from Fort Totten, ND, appeared before Chief Judge Peter D. Welte, U.S. District Court, Fargo, ND, and were sentenced to federal prison. On Aug. 26, 2022, Ironshield plead...


McCaul: 'Biden’s weakness has continued to embolden the CCP'; which partnered with Saudi Arabia

Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) said President Joe Biden has not taken a strong stance against China, which has allowed the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to expand its global influence, most recently by signing a comprehensive strategic partnership agreement with Saudi Arabia.


News Release: PROVIDENCE - Michael Wilkerson, 38, of Woonsocket, one of eighteen individuals arrested in October 2020 as the result of a wide-ranging FBI Safe Streets Task Force Project Safe Neighborhoods investigation into the trafficking of drugs and firearms in four Rhode Island cities pleaded guilty today to federal cocaine trafficking charges, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.