News published on Federal Newswire in February 2022

News from February 2022


Greenville Felon Sentenced to Prison for Firearm Possession

News Release: Oxford, Mississippi - A Greenville man was sentenced today to over 3 years in prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.


What did Interior Department publish on Feb. 14?

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Justice Department Resolves Lawsuits with Bakersfield Doctors to Ensure Equal Access to Health Care for People with HIV

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - The Justice Department today announced that it has filed proposed with two obstetrician-gynecologist (OB/GYN) doctors in Bakersfield, California. The, which are subject to approval by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, resolve the department’s lawsuits...


News Release: United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on Feb. 3, 2022, by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey L. Viken.


Queens Marine Corps Reservist and Long Island Nurse Indicted for COVID-19 Vaccination Card Fraud Scheme

News Release: The Defendants Allegedly Stole, Forged and Distributed Hundreds of Fraudulent COVID-19 Vaccination Cards.


News Release: AUSTIN - A Nigerian citizen and resident of Canada was sentenced today to nearly 14 years in prison for his role in a fraudulent “sweepstakes" scheme with a loss in excess of $260 million.


BLM to analyze aerial cheatgrass treatments in Sinks Canyon

News Release: LANDER, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management Lander Field Office is seeking input as it begins to analyze potential aerial cheatgrass treatments on public land in Sinks Canyon.


Leader Of Bronx Violent Drug Crew Sentenced To 27 Years In Prison For Agreeing To Commit Murder For Hire, Gun Crimes, And Drug Selling

News Release: Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that SYDNEY SCALES was sentenced today to 27 years in prison for his role as the leader of a violent drug distribution organization that operated in the West Farms neighborhood of the Bronx, including his use of...


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Feb. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Monte Vista, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management San Luis Valley Field Office (SLVFO) welcomes the public’s input on the current social and economic conditions in areas managed by the field office. Covering approximately 520,677 acres of federal surface and 621,000 acres of federal subsurface mineral estate the SLVFO manages public land in Saguache, Alamosa, Rio Grande, Conejos, and Costilla counties. .


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement regarding the Biden administration’s request for $30 billion.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - In an Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee hearing, Subcommittee Republican Leader David B. McKinley (R-WV) spoke about the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) “Brownfields" program.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement on new bipartisan draft legislation seeking to promote competition, innovation, national security, the interests of consumers, and American leadership in the thriving commercial satellite communications industry.


The US Energy Department published a one page rule on Feb. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Ocala, Florida -United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Jeffrey Walt Boston (45, Orlando) has pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and possessing with the intent to distribute a mixture and substance containing cocaine. Boston faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set. Boston had been indicted on July 20, 2021.



Rule published on Feb. 14 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Feb. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Rule published on Feb. 14 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Feb. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: THE CULTURE AT NIH. “The question before this Committee this morning, is whether to create a new agency, ARPA-H, partly driven by the growing concerns as to the culture at NIH. “Given Dr. Lander’s sudden resignation last night, it only raises more questions in my mind as to what is really going on at...


Teleconference with Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink and Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu

Release: Moderator: Good day from the U.S. Department of State’s Asia Pacific Media Hub in Manila. I am the Hub Director, Zia Syed, and I want to thank you all for joining this briefing. Today, we are very pleased to be joined from Washington, D.C., by U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs Dan Kritenbrink, and U.S. Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Don Lu.