News published on Federal Newswire in February 2022

News from February 2022


New Mexico man accused of robbing postal carrier following ICE HSI investigation

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A local man made an initial appearance Thursday in federal court facing charges of robbery of a postal employee, theft or receipt of stolen or reproduced keys or locks, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.


Commerce Adds 33 Parties in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to Unverified List

Today, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) added 33 parties based in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to the Unverified List (UVL).


News Release: OCALA, Fla. - Jeffrey Walt Boston (45, Orlando) 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 by Labor Department on Feb. 14

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


Recidivist Defendant Sentenced to 120 Months for Possession of Child Pornography

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - An Alexandria man was sentenced yesterday to 10 years in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for possession of child pornography.


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


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


Census Bureau Releases 2020 Presidential Election Voting Report

The 2020 presidential election featured record turnout and record use of nontraditional voting methods, according to the “Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2020” report released today by the U.S.


Census Bureau to Release 2020 Census Data Quality Results

The U.S. Census Bureau will release the first set of results from the 2020 Post-Enumeration Survey (PES) along with additional results from the 2020 Demographic Analysis (DA) estimates on March 10.


E&C Republican Leaders Launch Probe into Attempts by NIH’s Fauci and Collins to Suppress Debate and Information on COVID-19’s Origins

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Health Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA) sent letters to National Institute of Allergy...


Household Pulse Survey Phase 3.3 Monthly Data Release

The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data from phase 3.3 of the experimental Household Pulse Survey (HPS).


Business Formation Statistics Monthly Data Release

The U.S. Census Bureau today released new Business Formation Statistics (BFS) for January 2021.



News Release: United States Attorney Dennis Holmes announced that a Fort Thompson, South Dakota, man convicted of Domestic Assault by an Habitual Offender was sentenced on Feb. 14, 2022, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.


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


News Release: Ocala, Florida -United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Michael Tyrone Young (32, Ocala) with possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon. If convicted, Young faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison. A federal grand jury had indicted Young on December 7, 2021, he was arrested on Feb. 15, 2022.


News Release: United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on February 4, 2022 by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey L. Viken.


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


Notice published by Commerce Department on Feb. 15

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice 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.