News published on Federal Newswire in December 2022

News from December 2022


Hovland: 'CSP enables landowners to take their conservation practices to the next level'

The state of Indiana is now accepting applications for the first round of Conservation Stewardship Program funding for fiscal year 2023, which allows agriculture producers and forest land owners to earn payments for their conservation efforts.


Williams: 'Cooley is now facing serious criminal charges for his alleged cybercrimes'

An Arizona man was arrested for charges in connection with a cyber intrusion scheme against a New York-based hair salon company.


Buttigieg: ‘We're working to confront these longstanding issues’ of crimes against truck drivers

A study evaluating the prevalence of crimes against truck drivers in the United States said harassment against truck drivers is prevalent, particularly against women and minority truck drivers.


Blinken: ‘We will always remember the victims of this heinous attack’ over Lockerbie

Nearly three decades after the Pan Am Flight 103 passenger flight from London-Heathrow to John F. Kennedy Airport in New York exploded due to a bomb in the forward cargo area 38 minutes after takeoff Dec. 21, 1988, Abu Agila Mohammad Mas'ud Kheir al-Marimi is finally in custody.


Environmental Protection Agency publishes 4 notices in week ending Dec. 10

There were four notices published by the Environmental Protection Agency in week ending Dec. 10, according to the Federal Register.


There were 43 notices published by the Commerce Department in week ending Dec. 10, according to the Federal Register.


There were 18 notices published by the Homeland Security Department in week ending Dec. 10, according to the Federal Register.


Cannon: 'Award provided funding to 31 projects' in Delaware

A revolving loan fund from Delaware’s Division of Small Business enabled a Wilmington entrepreneur to perform a makeover of his grocery store and coffee service after it fell victim to the pandemic.


There were 24 notices published by the Transportation Department in week ending Dec. 10, according to the Federal Register.


Week ending Dec. 10: Federal Reserve System publishes 5 notices

There were five notices published by the Federal Reserve System in week ending Dec. 10, according to the Federal Register.


Agriculture Department publishes 12 notices in week ending Dec. 10

There were 12 notices published by the Agriculture Department in week ending Dec. 10, according to the Federal Register.


Christmas Tree Recycling Drop-off at Thurmond Lake

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Forest, Fish, and Wildlife Section at the J. Strom Thurmond Lake Project will accept real Christmas Trees for recycling as fish habitat, December 19, 2022, through January 15, 2023.


Beaudreau: DOI funding 'bringing much-needed support' to wildland-fire mitigation

Wildfire-fighting efforts across the country are receiving a $1.5 billion boost over the next five years, including $228 million in Fiscal Year 2023.


Bacon: 'Wage theft is a serious violation, and restaurant industry workers are too often its victims'

U.S. Department of Labor recovered back wages and damages from California restaurateurs who failed to pay overtime wages.


Mayorkas: ‘Title 42 public health order remains in place through Dec. 20’

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas said the U.S. law known as Title 42 that allows the federal government to take emergency action to keep out people spreading communicable disease will be enforced through Dec. 20.


Buttigieg: Supply-chain bottlenecks eased by ‘hard work by transportation workers, key businesses and this administration’

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg has praised progress made in the supply-chain bottlenecks.


Bonavolonta: 'Eric Mohan is a serial bank robber' in New Hampshire, Massachusetts

A Manchester man was sentenced to 57 months in prison for a string of bank robberies in New Hampshire and Massachusetts.


Raimondo: 'Addressing the needs of rural Tennesseans is essential to achieving digital equity'

Tennessee will receive nearly $6 million in its first grants through the Internet for All initiative to deploy fast internet networks as well as technical training programs.


Blinken: U.S., Canada committed 'to imposing costs on the perpetrators of human rights abuses against Iranians'

Canada and the United States jointly announced they were imposing new sanctions over the “ongoing repression of the Iranian people” and “oppression and state-sponsored violence against women.”


Yates: China's lack of ethics 'is ultimately what drives distrust'

Stephen Yates, chair of the China Policy Initiative at the America First Policy Institute, recently commented on the tensions between China and America in the scientific and research spheres and what has caused them.