News published on Federal Newswire in December 2022

The US Homeland Security Department published a five page notice on Dec. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in California discussed on Dec. 12 by Transportation Department

By US DOT Newswire | Dec 13, 2022

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Pan Am Flight 103 Terrorist Suspect in Custody for 1988 Bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland

News Release: Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi (Mas’ud), 71, of Tunisia and Libya, made his initial appearance in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on federal charges, unsealed today, stemming from the Dec. 21, 1988, civilian aircraft bombing that killed 270 people. The victims included ...

Arizona Man Arrested for Point-of-Sale Cyber Intrusions

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), announced today the arrest of FOSTER COOLEY for charges in connection with a scheme to conduct...

200th Anniversary of U.S.-Mexico Bilateral Relations

Release: On behalf of the United States, I convey my highest regards to the government and people of Mexico as our nations jointly celebrate 200 years of bilateral relations.

Leader Rodgers Statement on CMS Waiver for Undocumented Immigrant Health Insurance Plans

By Commerce Newswire | Dec 13, 2022

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced approval of a waiver submitted by Washington state that would allow federal taxpayer dollars to subsidize health insurance for undocumented immigrants...

Federal Support for Hurricane Ian Tops $3.69 Billion

News Release: WASHINGTON -- More than $3.69 billion in federal grants, disaster loans and flood insurance payments have been provided to the state of Florida and to households after Hurricane Ian to help survivors jumpstart their recovery.

Justice Department discusses Importer of Controlled Substances Application: Lyndra Therapeutics on Dec. 12

The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Dec. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Secretary Mayorkas Remarks at the Orthodox Union Convening

News Release: Good morning and thank you. As a child, I did not have regular sleepovers with friends, and I didn’t go to sleep-away camps like many of my friends did. The horror of the Holocaust that my mother lived through - that most of her family did not survive - defined my mother’s fear of her young children...

Hurricane Ian Flood Insurance Payments Surpass $1 Billion, FEMA Encourages Policyholders to Take Advantage of Extended Grace Period

News Release: WASHINGTON -- More than $1.2 billion has gone to National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policyholders to help their Hurricane Ian recovery, with over 46,000 policyholders having filed claims following the storm’s landfall.

Setting a North Star to Combat Plastic Pollution

Release: The world is drowning in plastic. In the time it takes to read this, the equivalent of three garbage trucks of plastic pollution will enter the ocean. This is a crisis for people and nature, and one that is only getting worse.

DOI-BLM grant application closes on March 16

By Interior Newswire | Dec 13, 2022

IIJA Bureau of Land Management OR/WA Invasive and Noxious Plant Management grant opened on Dec. 13.

Proposed Modification of Class C Airspace at Luis Munoz Marin International Airport, San Juan, PR; Informal Airspace Meeting discussed on Dec. 12 by Transportation Department

By US DOT Newswire | Dec 13, 2022

The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Dec. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Alleged Pan Am Flight 103 Bombmaker in U.S. Custody

News Release: Today is an important day for justice. Following an intensive diplomatic effort, Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir al-Marimi is in U.S. custody to face trial for his alleged role in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. The bombing resulted in the deaths of 270 people nearly 34 years ago on Dec. 21, 1988. ...

DHS and DOL Announce Availability of Additional H-2B Visas for Fiscal Year 2023

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) are issuing a temporary final rule that makes available 64,716 additional H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas for fiscal year (FY) 2023. These supplemental H-2B visas are for U.S. employers seeking to petition for additional workers at certain periods of the fiscal year before Sept. 15, 2023.

US Department of Labor recovers more than $40K in back pay, damages for Louisiana home healthcare workers denied overtime

By DOL Newswire | Dec 13, 2022

Release: Employer name: Universal HomeCare Service LLC

Homeland Security Department publishes notice on Dec. 12

The US Homeland Security Department published a six page notice on Dec. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

FBI Releases 2021 Hate Crimes Statistics Showing Slight Decrease in Incident Reporting

News Release: FBI Releases 2021 Hate Crimes Statistics Showing Slight Decrease in Incident Reporting.

Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations discussed on Dec. 12 by Homeland Security Department

The US Homeland Security Department published a three page notice on Dec. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Updates to the Zimbabwean Sanctions Program