News published on Federal Newswire in December 2022

News from December 2022


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Dec. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



Mayorkas: 'Forced labor is a heinous act' on anniversary of Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act

U.S. Department of Homeland Security is working hard to prevent the importation of forced labor-made goods from the Xinjiang region of China.


News Release: * Return to The Civil War.


Former coach from Pecos pleads guilty to coercion and enticement of minors

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Joshua Rico pleaded guilty on Dec. 22 to five counts of coercion and enticement of minors. Rico, 26, of Pecos, New Mexico, will remain in custody pending sentencing, which has not been scheduled.


News Release: Quick Facts. Significance: Conservationist, landscape architect. Place of Birth: Dybbøl, Denmark. Date of Birth: Sept. 13, 1860. Place of Death: Ellison Bay, Door County, Wisconsin. Date of Death: Oct. 1, 1951. Place of Burial: Skokie, Cook County, Illinois. Cemetery Name: Memorial Park Cemetery. "Apostle...


Notice published by Commerce Department on Dec. 27

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Visual Art Residency 2023. Mallory Zondag is a mixed media fiber artist and artist educator. She graduated from Pratt Institute with a BFA in Fashion Design and her work has been exhibited in both solo and group shows in New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and the Ukraine. She has been an artist in residence...


Peters, Grassley, Hassan & Ernst Bipartisan Legislation to Prevent Conflicts of Interest in Federal Contracting Signed Into Law

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Joni Ernst (R-IA) to help identify and mitigate potential conflicts of interest between...


Buttigieg: 'Americans deserve to have the best rail system in the world'

The U.S. Department of Transportation issued a notice of funding opportunity for $9 billion to upgrade rail services along the Northeast Corridor.


News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Ramon Antonio Monreal-Rodriguez, 36, of Vail, Arizona, was sentenced on Dec. 14, by United States District Judge James A. Soto, to 152 months in prison and ordered to pay $151,000 in restitution to the U.S. Border Patrol for salary drawn while engaged in criminal activity. Monreal-Rodriguez...


Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group; Notice of Public Meeting discussed on Dec. 27 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Dec. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



Mischa Ostberg

News Release: Resident Artist, Visual Art, 2023. Mischa Ostberg, of Ellsworth, ME, is a rope fiber artist from Chicago, IL. They have a BA in Swedish, French, and Chinese from Augustana College and a MS in Environmental Policy from Purdue University. In 2016, Mischa worked in the Ashley National Forest High Uinta...


News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - A Robeson County woman was sentenced Dec. 21, 2022 to 300 months in prison for conspiring to distribute four hundred grams or more of fentanyl and for possessing firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. On April 7, 2022, Jania Delicia Leggett, 28, pled guilty to the charges.


News Release: At Large Residency 2023. Heartwood is a trio of singers and composers (Sarina Partridge, Heidi Wilson, Willy Clemetson) creating new, meaningful music in wild places - music that connects people with the natural world. With simple lyrics and rich vocal harmonies, these singers and instrumentalists weave...


News Release: Quick Facts. Significance: Botanist, conservationist, ecological pioneer. Place of Birth: Kensington, Connecticut. Date of Birth: Sept. 12, 1939. Place of Death: Chicago, Illinois. Date of Death: Sept. 14, 1939. Place of Burial: Louisville, Kentucky. Cemetery Name: Cave Hill Cemetery. “Many of these...


Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL FY 2022 IRF Supporting Dalit Rights in Nepal and Bangladesh. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0009283. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number:...


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Dec. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Combined Notice of Filings #1 discussed on Dec. 27 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a three page notice on Dec. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.