News published on Federal Newswire in December 2022

News from December 2022


News Release: Seattle - A 37-year-old Lynnwood, Washington, man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to two years in prison for making interstate threats and for a hate crime: interference with a Federally Protected Activity, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Joey David George has been in federal...


Overseas Schools Advisory Council Notice of Meeting discussed on Dec. 19 by State Department

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


Release: Washington - Today, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)-in coordination with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) requests relevant data and information, including case studies, ...


EPA Announces $263 Million WIFIA Loan to Boise, Idaho to Modernize Wastewater Infrastructure and help recharge the Boise River water supply

News Release: WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $263 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to the City of Boise, Idaho, to support its Water Renewal Services Capital Investments Project. With this WIFIA loan, EPA is helping the City of Boise improve wastewater treatment processes to protect the Boise River’s water quality and ultimately recharge the drought burdened Boise River with high quality effluent.


Panel discusses 'slowdown' of economic policy in China

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) sponsored a panel discussing “Economic Policy in Today's China: Between Growth, Equity and Security” during the first Big Data China Conference.


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


News Release: DEARBORN, MI - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, toured Dearborn Fire Station 2 to discuss the need to pass his bipartisan legislation to renew federal grants programs that are set to expire in the coming years. During the visit, Peters...


Indian Gaming; Approval of Tribal-State Class III Gaming Compacts in the State of North Dakota discussed on Dec. 19 by Interior Department

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


Parties Agree to Pay $150 Million Toward Clean Up of the Lower Passaic River in New Jersey

News Release: The Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today a proposed consent decree with 85 potentially responsible parties, requiring them to pay a total of $150 million to support the cleanup work and resolve their liability for discharging hazardous substances into the Lower Passaic River, which is part of the Diamond Alkali Superfund Site in Newark, New Jersey.



News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today with Maltese Foreign Minister Ian Borg in Washington, D.C. Secretary Blinken and Foreign Minister Borg discussed opportunities to build upon the already strong U.S.-Malta relationship, and they emphasized ...


News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - An Atlantic County man was sentenced today to 37 months for his role in defrauding New Jersey state and local health benefits programs and other insurers by submitting fraudulent claims for medically unnecessary prescriptions, Attorney for the United State Vikas Khanna announced.


Nashua Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking and Firearm Charges

News Release: CONCORD -Philip Wetmore, 32, of Nashua, pleaded guilty in federal court to drug trafficking and possessing firearms in furtherance of his drug trafficking, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.



U.S. Support for the Philippines in the South China Sea

Release: The United States supports the Philippines’ continued calls upon the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to respect the international law of the sea in the South China Sea, as reflected in the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, and its legal obligations pursuant to the 2016 arbitral ruling. The reported...


Announcement of Joe Kennedy III as U.S. Special Envoy to Northern Ireland for Economic Affairs

News Release: Today we are announcing the appointment of Joe Kennedy III as the U.S. Special Envoy to Northern Ireland for Economic Affairs. In this capacity, he will focus on advancing economic development and investment opportunities in Northern Ireland to the benefit of all communities as well as strengthening ...


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Five Russian Nationals, Including Suspected FSB Officer, and Two U.S. Nationals Charged with Helping the Russian Military and Intelligence Agencies Evade Sanctions

News Release: A 16-count superseding indictment was unsealed yesterday in Brooklyn charging five Russian nationals, Yevgeniy Grinin, Aleksey Ippolitov, Boris Livshits, Svetlana Skvortsova and Vadim Konoshchenok with conspiracy and other charges related to a global procurement and money laundering network on behalf...


Southern Aid / Mechanics Savings Bank

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