News published on Federal Newswire in February 2022

News from February 2022


News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - A Kiln, Mississippi man pled guilty to wire fraud related to the COVID pandemic, announced U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge David Denton of Homeland Security Investigations in New Orleans.


Subcommittee Leader McKinley Opening Remarks at Hearing on EPA’s Brownfields Program

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.


February-March IPM Webinars – Aquatic Invasive Species, Pesticides, and Pollinators

News Release: The NPS Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Program regularly hosts webinars on a variety of IPM and invasive species related topics which are open to anyone. On February 24th, NPS IPM Program will be hosting a webinar on Ballast Water Transport and Treatment of Aquatic Invasive Species. This webinar will...


Guatemalan National is Extradited on International Cocaine Trafficking and Maritime Smuggling Charges

News Release: SAN DIEGO - Suspected drug trafficker Rafael Orlando Ramirez Barillas, a Guatemalan national who was extradited to the United States from Guatemala on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022 to face international cocaine trafficking and maritime smuggling charges in the Southern District of California, appeared in federal court today and was ordered detained pending trial.


Commerce Department publishes notice on Feb. 15

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Feb. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on Feb. 14 by Energy Department

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


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


News Release: Washington, D.C.- Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and more than 70 House Republicans urged President Biden and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra to accept that COVID-19 has become endemic, recognize that current heavy-handed government interventions are doing more harm than good, and immediately begin the process to unwind the Public Health Emergency so our country can get back to normal.


Portman, Durbin Introduce Bill to Expand Mental Health Support for Survivors, First Responders After Emergencies & Disasters

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affair Committee, and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) introduced the Post-Disaster Mental Health Response Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would expand eligibility...


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


Raleigh County Man Pleads Guilty to Child Exploitation Offense

News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - A Raleigh County man pleaded guilty today to attempted enticement of a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity.


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


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


Miami Man Sentenced to 13 Years in Federal Prison for Armed Carjacking

News Release: Miami, Florida - A South Florida federal district judge has sentenced a 21-year-old man to 156 months in prison for pointing a gun at two people at a Miami gas station and jacking their car on April 6, 2021.


What did Transportation Department publish on Feb. 15?

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


Five Defendants Indicted for Pump-and-Dump Stock Fraud Scheme

News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorneys Aaron P. Arnzen (619) 546-8384 and Andrew J. Galvin (619) 546-9721.


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


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement following President Biden’s remarks on the Ukraine-Russia crisis.


The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Feb. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page notice on Feb. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.