News published on Federal Newswire in December 2022

News from December 2022


News Release: WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its annual Automotive Trends Report, which shows that model year (MY) 2021 vehicle fuel economy remained at a record high while emission levels reached a record low. The report also shows all 14 large automotive manufacturers achieved compliance with the Light-duty Greenhouse Gas (GHG) standards through at least MY2020.


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...


News Release: FAIRBANKS - Jared Wilkes Post, 26, of Fairbanks was sentenced by Senior U.S. District Judge Ralph R. Beistline to 78 months of imprisonment and ordered to pay at least $100,000 in restitution for defrauding banks and other victims of over $100,000 through a sophisticated check kiting and identity theft scheme.


U.S. Secretary of Energy Hosts Battery Workforce Initiative Roundtable

Release: Battery Workforce Initiative Designed to Lay Foundation for Developing Labor Force necessary to Sustain Domestic Battery Supply Chain


USDOJ-OJP-OVW offers new grant application process starting Dec. 13

OVW Fiscal Year 2023 Justice for Families Program - Solicitation grant opened on Dec. 13.


Special Presidential Advisor Christopher J. Dodd’s Meeting with Mexican President López Obrador

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Special Presidential Advisor for the Americas Christopher J. Dodd met with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador today in Mexico City. Special Presidential Advisor Dodd congratulated President López Obrador on the bicentennial of bilateral ...


DeLauro Statement on Appropriations Framework

News Release: House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) released the following statement on the 2023 appropriations framework agreement reached this evening.


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


Granholm: 'DOE is establishing a firm timetable to reduce the government’s carbon footprint'

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), with the support of the Biden-Harris administration, has proposed a new rule requiring all newly constructed or renovated federal facilities to reduce their emissions from 2025 onward, according to Energy.gov.


US Department of Labor awards $614K to continue cleanup, recovery  needed in 9 counties after West Virginia’s severe storms in 2021

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced an incremental award of $614,437 to WorkForce West Virginia to enable the state to continue to provide temporary employment for cleanup and recovery services in nine counties affected by severe storms in 2021.


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



Labor Department publishes notice on Dec. 12

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


Four People Indicted for Medicare Fraud

News Release: TOPEKA, KAN.- A federal grand jury in Topeka returned an indictment charging a Kansas woman and three Florida residents in connection with a scheme to defraud Medicare.


DOI-USGS1 offers new grant application process starting Dec. 13

Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Great Plains Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit grant opened on Dec. 13.


Release: Since 1999, the Secretary of State’s Award for Corporate Excellence has recognized the efforts of U.S. companies that demonstrate leadership in their overseas operations by upholding the highest standards of responsible business conduct and international best practices. This award recognizes U.S. companies that exemplify the positive impact U.S. enterprises can have on communities worldwide and demonstrate the innovative way in which business is serving the public good.


Biden-Harris Administration Announces an Additional $325 Million in Pilot Projects through Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities, for Total Investment of $3.1 Billion

News Release: TUSKEGEE, Ala. Dec. 12, 2022 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that the Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing an additional $325 million for 71 projects under the second funding pool of the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities ...


News Release: The Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) is pleased to announce a public-private partnership with the Tent Partnership for Refugees (Tent) to support employment opportunities and economic integration for refugees and other forcibly displaced people around the world.


Biden-Harris Administration Announces an Additional $325 Million in Pilot Projects through Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities, for Total Investment of $3.1 Billion

News Release: TUSKEGEE, Ala. Dec. 12, 2022 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that the Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing an additional $325 million for 71 projects under the second funding pool of the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities...


Interior Department discusses Gateway National Recreation Area Fort Hancock 21st Century Advisory Committee on Dec. 12

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