News published on Federal Newswire in February 2022

News from February 2022


Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


Reclamation announces Rust Busters Prize Competition second phase winners

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Reclamation selected two winners in phase 2 of the Rust Busters Prize Competition. High Barrier Controlled Release Rust Buster Coating will receive $65,000, and Coal Tar Enamel Spray will receive $35,000. This prize competition seeks to extend the life and protect steel water structures by reducing rust and corrosion. Reclamation has awarded more than $4 million in prizes through 32 competitions in the past six years.


'Violent leader in the MS-13' sentenced to 30 years for racketeering and firearms charges

The U.S. Department of Justice recently announced that a Long Island MS-13 gang leader has been sentenced for his crimes.


U.S. attorney offers message to victims after Columbia man sentenced for child abuse

A Columbia County, OR man will spend 27 years in federal prison and a life term of supervised release for recording the repeated rape and abuse of a child over a five-year period.


Former Passaic County Man Admits Laundering Drug Proceeds

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A former Passaic County, New Jersey, man today admitted his role in a large international money laundering conspiracy, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


Senator Murray Statement on Bipartisan Confirmation of Dr. Robert Califf as FDA Commissioner

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, the Senate voted to confirm Dr. Robert Califf to serve as Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) by a vote of 50-46.


News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Jennifer Dick, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, has admitted to a firearms charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


Albuquerque man pleads guilty to possession of child pornography and making false claims against the government

News Release: Investigation of former Sandia Labs contractor led to discovery of child sexual abuse material.


'Investing in people': Springfield, Missouri one of 19 Brownfields job training program grant recipients

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced selection of Springfield, Missouri as a Brownfields job training program grant recipient is an investment in the city's people, a regional administrator said in a news release


FAA Announces Internship Opportunities for Students

News Release: The FAA is offering 50 student internships at numerous air traffic facilities across the country. Interns will be fully immersed in teams working on mission-related projects and engaged in meaningful learning and development activities.


DOS: Murray brings 'a wealth of experience' in new Asia-Pacific leadership role

Former Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs official Matt Murray is the new U.S. Senior Official for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), the Department of State (DOS) said in a press release.


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Juawan Davis, age 25, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise and possession of a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime.


Georgia Man Admits Making Interstate Threats Against Executive Officer of New Jersey Company

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Georgia man today admitted making interstate threats to an executive officer of a New Jersey based company, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


Former Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Sentenced to 15 Years Imprisonment for Distributing Child Pornography

News Release: COLUMBUS, Ga. - A Preston, Georgia, resident and former pediatric nurse practitioner (NP) was sentenced to serve 15 years in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to distribution of child pornography in a case involving thousands of images and videos of child pornography.


News Release: MOBILE, AL-- On Feb. 10, 2022, United States District Court Judge Terry F. Moorer sentenced Edwin Jerome Owens, aka “EJ", from Grand Bay, Alabama to 264 months imprisonment for his role in a local Drug Trafficking Organization (DTO). The 36 year old Owens pled guilty in July, 2021 to conspiracy to...



New Section 232 tariff steel, aluminum exemption deal with Japan aimed at China, Commerce secretary and U.S. trade rep say

Japanese steel products now now are being imported into the United States without tariffs imposed by the Trump-era authorization under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, according to a recent news release.


LongPath Technologies pushes new boundaries with gas emission innovations

LongPath Technologies is expanding its greenhouse gas emission monitoring technologies across state borders.


DOE seeks public input on new hydrogen hubs

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced two Requests for Information (RFI) to collect feedback from stakeholders to inform the implementation and design of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Regional Hydrogen Hub and the Electrolysis and Clean Hydrogen Manufacturing and Recycling Programs


News Release: The Bureau of Land Management and the Nevada Department of Corrections - Silver State Industries have announced a saddle-started adoption event at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center on Feb. 26, 2022.