News published on Federal Newswire in December 2022

News from December 2022


Secretary Antony J. Blinken At the J Street National Conference

News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you. Please take a seat. Thank you so much. Thank you. Good morning, J Street. Now, it’s Sunday, the World Cup is on, New York Times probably awaits, and yet you’re all here, and I am grateful for that.


There were 128 press releases published by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in November.


Release: U.S. Special Representative for Racial Equity and Justice Desirée Cormier Smith will travel December 3-8 to Geneva for the first session of the UN Permanent Forum for People of African Descent. The Special Representative will address the Permanent Forum to underscore strong support for its mandate. The...


There were 94 press releases or notices published by the U.S Department of State, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs in November.


News Release: PEORIA, Ill. - Todd C. Smith, Assistant Special Agent in Charge at Drug Enforcement Administration-Chicago Division, and U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Harris of the Central District of Illinois announced that a federal jury returned guilty verdicts on Dec. 1, 2022, against Harold U. McGhee, 48, of Peoria, Illinois, for the following offenses...


Release: Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs Ramin Toloui will travel December 4-8 to London, United Kingdom, and Berlin, Germany, to discuss bilateral and multilateral issues, infrastructure development goals, food security, and support and assistance for Ukraine.


Release: WASHINGTON, Dec. 5, 2022 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced its new Agricultural Science Center of Excellence for Nutrition and Diet for Better Health (ASCEND for Better Health) in support of President Bidens Cancer Moonshot effort to end cancer as we know it.


Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Remarks for U.S.-EU Dialogue Public Event at American University

Release: Hi there. Good afternoon. Great of you all to be here on a Friday afternoon, and I can even remember what it’s like to be a student on a Friday afternoon. So thank you all.



Assistant Secretary Ramin Toloui’s Travel to the United Kingdom and Germany

Release: Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs Ramin Toloui will travel December 4-8 to London, United Kingdom, and Berlin, Germany, to discuss bilateral and multilateral issues, infrastructure development goals, food security, and support and assistance for Ukraine.


Stevens: TJX Companies cited for 'violating federal safety standards'

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited TJX Companies Inc. for exposing workers to fire, entrapment and struck-by hazards after stacking and storing merchandise unsafely.


Becker: 'Denver Water's approach to tackling lead in drinking water has been remarkable'

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently approved Denver Water's comprehensive approach for reducing lead in drinking water.


U.S. Department of Energy Seeks Public Input on How to Implement Future Growth Grants Program for Carbon Dioxide Transport and Develop Field Laboratories for Carbon Storage

News Release: On Dec. 1, 2022, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) issued two Requests for Information (RFIs) on the implementation of Future Growth Grants under the Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation (CIFIA) program and the development of field laboratories at carbon storage facilities through the Carbon Storage Technology Operations and Research (CarbonSTORE) initiative.


Fitzgerald: 'There is no place that I’d rather serve my community' than as HSI Chicago special agent in charge

An Illinois man was recently named the special agent in charge of the Homeland Security Investigations Chicago area.


13 press releases published in November by U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

There were 13 press releases published by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation in November.


USDA-FNS1 grant application closes on March 6

USDA TEFAP Reach and Resiliency 2023 grant opened on Dec. 5.


Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) publishes one press release in November

There was one press release published by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) in November.


A federal grand jury in the District of Columbia returned an indictment that was unsealed today charging a former District of Columbia Department of Corrections officer with using unreasonable force.


The Justice Department announced today that it has secured a settlement agreement with New York-based Lady M Confections Co. Ltd. and its West Coast affiliate, Lady M West Third LLC (together, Lady M), companies that operate bakeries and retail boutiques selling confections under the Lady M brand.


U.S. District Court Judge Aida Delgado Colón sentenced Anthony Steven Lobos-Ruiz to 33 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for a hate crime committed on Feb. 24, 2020, with a dangerous weapon against a transgender woman identified as A.N.L., because of her gender identity.