News published on Federal Newswire in December 2022

News from December 2022


Readout of Deputy Secretary Graves Meeting with Trade Minister Jean Lucien Bussa Tongba of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

News Release: Today, Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves and Assistant Secretary for Industry and Analysis Grant Harris met with Trade Minister Jean Lucien Bussa Tongba of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) at the U.S.-Africa Business Forum. The leaders discussed the DRC’s engagement with the United States ...


“EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS” was published on page S13882 of the Congressional Record on Dec. 23, 2009.


News Release: AMARGOSA VALLEY, Nev. - Trevor Dolby attended the EM Nevada Program Groundwater Open House here last month to learn more about the quality of the water in his rural community.


News Release: Today’s vote by the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) to remove Iran from the UN’s Commission on the Status of Women sends an unmistakable message of support from around the world to the brave people of Iran, and in particular to Iranian women and girls, who remain undaunted despite the brutality and violence perpetrated against them by the Iranian regime.


Risky Business: Dollar General continues to expose employees to workplace dangers with fire, electrical hazards found, this time in Thomasville, Georgia

News Release: THOMASVILLE, GA - Federal workplace safety and health inspectors continue to find workplace hazards, despite levies of more than $15 million in fines since 2017, at Dollar General Corp. and Dolgencorp LLC facilities exposing their workers to unsafe conditions, this time at a Thomasville, Georgia, retail store.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken At the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit Foreign Ministers Dinner

News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: So I can make this very simple and easy and quick: What he said. Thank you. (Laughter.) But I feel an obligation to add just a little bit. First of all, welcome. It is wonderful to see so many friends – colleagues – here in this room. To those of you who haven’t been here before, this is actually – Strive, this is the top floor, and this is the Benjamin Franklin Room.


“Text of Senate Amendment 6511” published by Congressional Record in the Senate section on Dec. 8

“Text of Senate Amendment 6511“ was published in the Senate section on pages S7078-S7079 on Dec. 8


Risky Business: Dollar General continues to expose employees to workplace dangers with fire, electrical hazards found, this time in Thomasville, Georgia

News Release: THOMASVILLE, GA - Federal workplace safety and health inspectors continue to find workplace hazards, despite levies of more than $15 million in fines since 2017, at Dollar General Corp. and Dolgencorp LLC facilities exposing their workers to unsafe conditions, this time at a Thomasville, Georgia, retail store.


NOAA announces historic funding for fish habitats across U.S.

News Release: Today, NOAA Fisheries announced nearly $105 million in funding for 36 new fish passage projects under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, including significant funding to implement fish passage projects that meet tribal priorities and build tribal organizational capacity to support their role as stewards of tribal resources. This historic level of funding will reopen migratory pathways and restore access to habitat for fish and other species across the country.


“THREE SISTERS SCENIC BIKEWAY” published by the Congressional Record  on Dec. 23, 2009

“THREE SISTERS SCENIC BIKEWAY“ was published in the Senate section on pages S13874-S13875 on Dec. 23, 2009


News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Mo., man has been convicted by a trial jury of the armed robbery of a Family Dollar store with the assistance of the store’s assistant manager.


News Release: Winston Alexander Thatch, of Bayou La Batre, was sentenced today to eighty-four months imprisonment for being a felon in possession of a firearm. The sentence was handed down by United States District Court Judge Kristi K. DuBose. Thatch previously pled guilty to violating Title 18, United States Code, Section 922(g)(1), Felon in Possession of a Firearm.


The Senate section of the Congressional Record published “STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” on Dec. 23, 2009.


Two sentenced to federal prison in separate cases for fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 relief funding

News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: A former soldier paid for submitting false information to obtain COVID-19 relief funding and a Camden County woman who received funding after providing fake documents have been sentenced to federal prison.


DOE-GFO grant application closes on Jan. 20

Notice of Intent to Issue: Funding Opportunity Announcement No. DE-FOA-0002910 and Funding Opportunity Announcement No. DE-FOA-0002946 grant opened on Dec. 15.


Biden-Harris Administration Announces Millions in New Philanthropic Commitments Aligned to Puerto Rico Economic Dialogue

News Release: A network of foundations is coming together to align historic investments in Puerto Rico in parallel to the Biden-Harris Administration’s Puerto Rico Economic Dialogue. These commitments will support capacity building in local municipios, promote arts and culture, bolster renewable energy, and ensure ...


The Daily Digest section of the Congressional Record published “Senate” on Dec. 23, 2009.


News Release: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $342,400 grant funded through President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for an environmental job training program in Illinois. EPA’s Brownfields Jobs Training Program grant will recruit, train, and place workers for community revitalization ...


New York Man Convicted Of Robbery And Firearms Offenses In Connection With 14 Armed Robberies

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that a jury returned a guilty verdict yesterday against JUSTIN HAMPTON on robbery, armed robbery, and firearms counts. HAMPTON is scheduled to be sentenced on May 1, 2023, by U.S. District Judge John P. Cronan.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Dec. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.