News published on Federal Newswire in December 2022

News from December 2022


US Department of Labor releases informational copies of 2022 Form 5500 Series Annual Return/Report

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration, the IRS and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. today released informational copies of the 2022 Form 5500, Form 5500-SF, IRS Form 5500-EZ and their related instructions.


Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines discussed on Dec. 8 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a five page proposed rule on Dec. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Chairman David Scott Statement on Incoming House Agriculture Committee Chairman

News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott issued the following statement congratulating Congressman Glenn "GT" Thompson on his selection to serve as next Chairman of House Agriculture Committee...


Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725J); Comment Request; Extension discussed on Dec. 8 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Dec. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request discussed on Dec. 8 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Dec. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


US Department of Labor investigation finds Denver IT services provider retaliated against executive who raised concerns about IRS violations

News Release: DENVER - A federal whistleblower investigation has found a Denver-based information technology services provider retaliated against an employee who raised concerns about the company's failure to pay trust fund taxes to the IRS.


News Release: Seattle - Two of three defendants charged in a failed attempt to smuggle more than 400 pounds of methamphetamine and two pounds of fentanyl powder into Canada appeared in U.S. District Court in Seattle today, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Erika A. Bocelle, 32, of Providence, Rhode Island and John...


Combined Notice of Filings #1 discussed on Dec. 8 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Dec. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on Dec. 8 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a four page notice on Dec. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: On December 9, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will deliver remarks and participate in a conversation with three of the 2022 Department of State Anti-Corruption Champion Award (ACCA) honorees at 5:30 p.m. during the closing session of the IACC at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C.


Man Wanted for Killing 16-Year-Old Cleveland Boy Arrested by U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task

News Release: Harrisburg, PA - Today, U.S. Marshal Martin J. Pane announced the arrest of John Curtis Anderson Jr. - a 22-year old Harrisburg man.


USDA Announces Its Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement with Missouri

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with Missouri under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA). Through LFPA, the Missouri Department of Social Services (DSS) seeks to purchase and distribute locally grown, produced, and processed food from underserved producers.



McCaul on Russia’s Release of Brittney Griner

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul released a statement following news that Brittney Griner will be released by the Putin regime in a prisoner swap for dangerous arms dealer Viktor Bout.


DOS-AFG grant application closes on Jan. 9

U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation 2023 Grants Program grant opened on Dec. 9.


Unveiling the Universe: In 4 New Studies, NIST Explores Novel Ways to Hunt Dark Matter

News Release: For decades, astronomers and physicists have been trying to solve one of the deepest mysteries about the cosmos: An estimated 85% of its mass is missing. Numerous astronomical observations indicate that the visible mass in the universe is not nearly enough to hold galaxies together and account for how matter clumps. Some kind of invisible, unknown type of subatomic particle, dubbed dark matter, must provide the extra gravitational glue.


What did Commerce Department publish on Dec. 8?

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Dec. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Native Of Mexico Indicted On Illegal Reentry Charge

News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Juan Carlso Flores-Ramirez, age 34, of Mexico, was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury on a charge of illegal reentry.


News Release: Counselor of the Department Derek Chollet will travel to Kosovo, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Croatia, and Belgium with an interagency delegation from December 11-17. This visit underscores the enduring U.S. commitment to the peace, stability, and prosperity of the region.