News published on Federal Newswire in December 2022

News from December 2022


 Chairman David Scott Statement on Congressional Action to Avert Rail Strike

Chairman David Scott Statement on Congressional Action to Avert Rail Strike


Barbeque, Gumbo, Ice Cream and Team USA – America Leads with our Best at the FIFA World Cup



USDA Agricultural Trade Mission Delegation Arrives to Spain




USDA Trade Mission to Spain will Boost Export Opportunities for U.S. Agribusinesses


USDA Seeks Feedback on Proposed Updates to its Institutional Meat Purchase Specifications


Meeting Announcement: Grain Inspection Advisory Committee


USDA Announces Appointments to the United Soybean Board - Correction


USDA Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Backyard Non-Poultry Flock in Alabama

Release: Washington - The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a non-commercial backyard flock (non-poultry) in Lawrence County, Alabama.


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Jacqueline Mines, 66, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Magistrate Judge Jeremiah J. McCarthy to a misdemeanor charge of willful failure to file an income tax return, which carries a maximum penalty of one year in prison and a $100,000 fine.


TSA hosting recruiting event for PDX December 7-8

Release: PORTLAND, Ore. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is holding a recruiting event Wednesday and Thursday, December 7-8 to assist individuals interested in applying for a job as a Transportation Security Officer (TSO) at Portland International Airport (PDX).


Energy Department discusses Combined Notice of Filings on Dec. 5

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Dec. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Kalamazoo Woman Sentenced To Nine Years In Federal Prison For Intent To Distribute Fentanyl

News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - U.S. Attorney Mark Totten announced that Candi Taylor (39) of Kalamazoo, Michigan was sentenced to nine years in prison last Friday by Chief U.S. District Judge Hala Y. Jarbou for possession with intent to distribute 1.5 kilograms of fentanyl. A street-level drug dealer, Taylor, possessed the large quantity of fentanyl because she was transferring it from one higher-level dealer to another.


President Biden’s Pro-CCP Energy Agenda Threatens our Economic and National Security

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement in response to the Department of Commerce’s recent determination that multiple solar companies with ties to China were able to circumvent U.S. tariffs.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement in response to the Department of Commerce’s recent determination that multiple solar companies with ties to China were able to circumvent U.S. tariffs.


Agency Information Collection Renewal discussed on Dec. 5 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Dec. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


DOE-GFO grant application closes on Jan. 31

Notice of Intent and Request for Information Regarding Establishment of Industrial Assessment Centers (IACs) at Trade Schools, Community Colleges, and Union Training Programs and Establishment of Building Training and Assessment Centers (BTACs) grant opened on Dec. 6.


US Department of Labor joins US Trade Representative, European Commission  to host first principals’ meeting of the US-EU Trade and Labor Dialogue

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and the European Commission today led the inaugural principals’ meeting of the U.S. and European Union tripartite Trade and Labor Dialogue.