News published on Federal Newswire in December 2022

News from December 2022


Release: DENVER - With the holiday travel period upon us, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is expecting to see a marked increase in the number of pets brought to the security checkpoint at Denver International Airport (DEN). Traveling through the security checkpoint with your pet can be easy when you know what to expect.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), today praised the confirmations of Stephen A. Owens to be Chairperson and Catherine J.K. Sandoval to be a member of the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB).


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Homeland Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced customer experience improvements the Department has implemented since President Biden’s signed the Executive Order, “Transforming Federal Customer Experience and Service Delivery to Rebuild Trust in Government, " which directed agencies...


Missouri Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crime and Arson Charges for Burning Down Islamic Center

News Release: The Justice Department announced that a Missouri man pleaded guilty to hate crime and arson violations for burning down the Cape Girardeau Islamic Center (the Center) in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.


DOI-USGS1 grant application closes on April 13

USGS Water Use Data and Research Program Announcement for Fiscal Year 2023 grant opened on Dec. 14.


Readout of Secretary Raimondo’s Meeting with President Samia Suluhu Hassan of the United Republic of Tanzania

News Release: Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met with President Samia Suluhu Hassan of the United Republic of Tanzania at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit. During their meeting, Secretary Raimondo and President Samia shared progress and updates on a U.S.-Tanzania roadmap for cooperation that will help to ...


Records Governing Off-the-Record Communications discussed on Dec. 13 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Dec. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


210 press releases published in October by U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service

There were 210 press releases published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service in October.


Notice of Public Meetings for the Acadia National Park Advisory Commission discussed on Dec. 13 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Dec. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price:‎ Secretary Antony J. Blinken met today with Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) President Félix Tshisekedi to discuss the dire security and humanitarian situation in eastern DRC. Secretary Blinken expressed his condolences for the lives lost in Kishishe and concern for the hundreds of thousands of displaced individuals.


Secretary Blinken and Secretary Austin’s Meeting with Angolan President Lourenço

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin met today with President João Lourenço in Washington, D.C. on the margins of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit. Secretary Blinken and Secretary Austin reiterated the importance ...


Readout of U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland’s Meeting with Vietnamese Prosecutor General Le Minh Tri

News Release: U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland met yesterday in Washington with Prosecutor General Le Minh Tri of the Supreme People’s Procuracy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.


Build Your Own Adventure: Army Corps of Engineers

News Release: You Chose: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.


News Release: SEATTLE (13 de diciembre de 2022) – Hoy, la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de Estados Unidos (EPA, por sus siglas en inglés) anunció un acuerdo con Sunnyside Zero Storage, LLC de Sunnyside, Washington, por infracciones contra la Ley de Planificación de Emergencias y Derecho a Saber de la Comunidad debido a que la compañía no informó el almacenamiento de amoníaco en sus instalaciones. La compañía acordó pagar una multa de $61,500.


Private Sector Partnerships Support the African and Diaspora Young Leaders Forum

News Release: The Department of State’s Office of Global Partnerships announces three partnerships with private sector partners to collaborate on the African and Diaspora Young Leaders Forum , part of the larger U.S. Africa Leaders Summit. These partners, African Diaspora Network, Atlantic Council’s Africa Center, and Netflix are leveraging their expertise to support the Forum’s theme of “Amplifying Voices: Building Partnerships that Last”.


News Release: BRANDON, Fla. - Some Florida homes are still inaccessible due to hurricane-damaged roads, rising water, fallen trees and other storm-related issues - especially in and around Sanibel Island. If you cannot access your primary residence due to storm damage you may be eligible for FEMA rental assistance.


Lazzeri: Food sanitation contractor investigated to 'ensure children are not working in violation of federal laws'

A federal court entered a permanent injunction against a food sanitation contractor after the Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigators found at least 81 children from 13 to 17 years of age were employed in hazardous occupations.


Granholm: $8 million projects for agrivoltaics ‘a win-win for our planet and hardworking farmers’

The U.S. Department of Energy will fund $8 million for six solar energy research projects across six states and the District of Columbia that support agricultural production and solar energy generation on the same land.


Buttigieg: 'We are monitoring and investigating the Keystone Pipeline leak’

TC Energy is making progress in its response and recovery concerning the pipeline failure that discharged crude oil Dec. 7 on the Keystone Pipeline system located three miles east of Washington, Kan.


Starfield: Ohio 'settlement will help protect local communities, and particularly children, by lowering airborne lead levels'

A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Justice settlement with Republic Steel requires a reduction of lead emissions at a Canton, Ohio, facility.