News published on Federal Newswire in December 2022

News from December 2022


A Team With a Touch for Equipment at Hanford Site

News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Whether by barge, truck or train, when large pieces of equipment arrive at the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) on the Hanford Site, the crane and rigging team is trusted to plan and perform delivery and installation.


Notice published on Dec. 8 by Commerce Department

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


Murray, Durbin Introduce Legislation to Ensure Victims of Discrimination Can Seek Damages in Court Following Harmful SCOTUS Ruling

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), and Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced legislation to clarify that victims of discrimination can seek damages for emotional harm under federal law after the Supreme Court curtailed their ability to do so in its April ruling in Cummings v. Premier Rehab Keller.


News Release: On December 8, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) announced the first cohort of participants in the Clean Energy Cybersecurity AcceleratorTM (CECA) program, which aims to give next-generation cybersecurity tech a boost in the earliest stages of development to bring solutions to market more rapidly.


News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) cleanup contractor UCOR is expanding initiatives to build its future workforce while maintaining cleanup and reindustrialization efforts at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE ) Oak Ridge Reservation.


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


Joint Statement Through the Global Partnership for Action on Gender-Based Online Harassment and Abuse on Standing with the Women and Girls of Iran

News Release: The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, Australia, Canada, Chile, Iceland, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.


NEWS UPDATE: TC Energy Pipeline Oil Discharge Near Washington, Kansas

News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (DEC. 8, 2022) – Early on the morning of Dec. 8, TC Energy reported a discharge of crude oil from a TC Energy pipeline near Washington, Kansas. The TC Energy pipeline is part of the Keystone Pipeline system.


Energy Department discusses Empire Pipeline, Inc.; Notice of Filing on Dec. 8

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


Acting Coordinator for Counterterrorism Betts’ Travel to Japan, the Philippines, and India

Release: Acting Coordinator for Counterterrorism Timothy Betts travels to Japan, the Philippines, and India December 8-14.


DOS-DRL grant application closes on Jan. 18

DRL FY22 Iraq Programs - Statements of Interest grant opened on Dec. 9.


Release: Good morning. It’s such a privilege to be here today with all of you.


News Release: Washington, DC - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul released the following statement on the House National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for the 2023 fiscal year. The legislation passed the House with broad bipartisan support.


News Release: QUESTION: Thank you. And we go now to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who joins us from the State Department. It’s good to talk to you again. When we last spoke on Sunday, you suggested that the Russians were not yet prepared to release both prisoners, Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan. You said the ...


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today awarded the Energy Communities Alliance, Inc. (ECA) and American Nuclear Society (ANS) a combined $800,000 to connect with communities across the United States and establish education and outreach opportunities in nuclear energy. ECA and ANS...


Members of Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Plead Guilty to Drug and Gun Charges in Operation “Titan Fall”

News Release: ORLANDO, Fla. - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced that Carlos Alberto Roman (56, Orlando) has pleaded guilty to possession of controlled substances and possessing a firearm equipped with a silencer in furtherance of that drug crime. Roman faces a minimum mandatory sentence of 30 years, ...


Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Single Package Vertical Units discussed on Dec. 8 by Energy Department

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


News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met today in Paris with French Foreign Ministry Secretary General Anne-Marie Descôtes. They discussed President Macron’s recent State Visit to Washington, DC, as well as our significant ongoing joint efforts ...


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


News Release: Convington, KY - During the late morning hours of December 4, 2019, the U.S. Marshals arrested fugitive Henry Haas on an outstanding escape warrant from Cincinnati, OH.