News published on Federal Newswire in December 2022

News from December 2022


Carlson: 'Making a plan for a safe, sober ride home is critical to saving lives'

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration launched a campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of impaired driving.


Walker: Child pornography 'crime occurred at the hands of a sworn law enforcement officer'

An HSI Philadelphia-led investigation landed a New Jersey sheriff’s deputy in prison for child pornography offenses.


Garcia: EPA 'proud to support locally driven, innovative projects that will protect Long Island Sound'

The Long Island Sound Futures Fund received 41 grants totaling $10.3 million to improve the health of the environment.


Waldref: Spokane man sentencing ‘addressed the egregious sexual abuse of a child’

A Washington, man has been sentenced to 27 years in prison for sex trafficking a six-year-old girl.


Blinken: 'Kremlin must answer for atrocities committed by its forces in Ukraine'

A newly compiled UN Human Rights report details how Russian troops killed civilians in Ukrainian towns and villages and that these violations may constitute war crimes.


Johnson: ‘Let’s pass a CR’

A U.S. senator who serves on the budget committee is calling on Congress to pass a Continuing Resolution to keep the federal government operating and allow for passage of an omnibus funding bill for fiscal year 2023.


Environmental Protection Agency discusses Standards and Practices for All Appropriate Inquiries on Dec. 15

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page rule on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: A federal grand jury in Phoenix returned an indictment today charging an Ohio man for allegedly sending threatening communications to an election official with the Arizona Secretary of State’s Office.


USDA Invests in Critical Infrastructure to Lower Costs, Create Jobs, and Combat Climate Change Across Rural America

News Release: Department Makes Funding Available Under the Inflation Reduction Act to Expand Renewable Energy in Rural Communities


News Release: Seattle - A 50-year-old Olympia, Washington man was indicted late yesterday by a federal grand jury for three arsons that damaged or destroyed Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Halls, announce U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Mikey Diamond Starrett, aka Michael Jason Layes, was charged in a superseding indictment with...


Commerce Department discusses Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology on Dec. 15

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Defendant Allegedly Trafficked Firearms to Family Member in the District of Columbia.


Tenth Anniversary of Lao Civil Society Leader Sombath Somphone’s Disappearance

Release: Ten years ago today, respected Lao civil society leader Sombath Somphone was abducted from a police checkpoint in Vientiane, Laos. The United States remains deeply concerned over his fate, the lack of progress by the Government of Laos in resolving his disappearance, and holding those responsible for his abduction accountable.


Bacon: 'China is eating our box lunch in the Middle East and the administration appears oblivious'

Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) said President Joe Biden has mishandled situations in the Middle East to the point of pushing Saudi Arabia into China’s arms in response to a new comprehensive strategic partnership agreement between Saudi Arabia and China.


News Release: Today, the United States and Kenya signed a Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Strategic Civil Nuclear Cooperation (NCMOU), which improves our cooperation on energy security and strengthens our diplomatic and economic relationship.



Notice of Intent To Rule on Request To Dispose 5.19 Acres of Airport Land at Hanscom Field, Bedford, MA discussed on Dec. 15 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Kelsey A. Mulvey, 30, of Grand Island, NY, who was convicted of tampering with a consumer product, was sentenced to serve 37 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford.


News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Joshua Quinn, a former corrections officer at the North Central Regional Jail (NCRJ) in Greenwood, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 12 months and one day of incarceration for selling drugs to inmates, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


DOS-CAN grant application closes on July 5

Building Back Better grant opened on Dec. 16.