News from February 2022
By USDA Newswire | Feb 15, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations Chairwoman Jahana Hayes delivered the following statement at today's hearing titled "Review of the Office of the Inspector General Report on ‘USDA Oversight of Civil Rights Complaints’".
By DOL Newswire | Feb 15, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor announced today a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking by the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration to improve worker safety and health by ensuring the agency’s general industry and construction industry rules reflect current industry practice and state-of-the-art technology.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2022
News Release: Hattiesburg, Miss. - A Hattiesburg man was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Judge Keith Starrett to a combined total of 139 months in prison for being a felon in possession of ammunition while on federal supervised release, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge...
By Ariana Chiarenza | Feb 15, 2022
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $1.2M to three small businesses in California last month in order to commercialize environmental technologies in the state.
By Savannah Howe | Feb 15, 2022
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) El Paso Field Office issued a statement of caution earlier this month after noticing an uptick in kidnapping extortion crimes.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 15, 2022
FY2022 Research Opportunities in Accelerator Stewardship and Accelerator Development grant opened on Feb. 15.
By Ariana Chiarenza | Feb 15, 2022
The Bureau of Reclamation announced earlier this month the complete transfer of federal water facilities to Washington State irrigation districts, a first for the state of Washington.
By Timothy Stuckey | Feb 15, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has confirmed two additional findings of highly pathogenic avian influenza in wild birds.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 15, 2022
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - A South Jordan man was sentenced on Tuesday to serve 18 years in federal prison and a lifetime of supervised release following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigation (HSI).
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2022
News Release: BOISE - A Fruitland man was sentenced to 110 months in federal prison for unlawful possession of a firearm.
By David Beasley | Feb 15, 2022
The National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries department has successfully completed a series of 21 expeditions over a span of several years to learn more about aquatic life, a news release said.
By Zachary Richter | Feb 15, 2022
The Department of Energy (DOE) reported a stellar performance in the first year of the Biden-Harris administration.
By Timothy Stuckey | Feb 15, 2022
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service recently verified the existence of a highly pathogenic Eurasian H5 avian influenza in a wild American wigeon in Colleton County, South Carolina.
By Timothy Stuckey | Feb 15, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently highlighted its Farm to School program's efforts to provide relief to schools during the past year
By Interior Newswire | Feb 15, 2022
News Release: A 19th century inkstand passed from writer to writer before landing on Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s desk. A decorative cupid figurine broken off the top of the inkstand and lost for nearly a century before a remarkable rediscovery. For such a small object, this bronze inkstand has many stories to tell.
By Timothy Stuckey | Feb 15, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service recently highlighted efforts taken during the first year of the Biden-Harris Administration to advance market prospects in America's food and agriculture industry.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 15, 2022
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) - 2022 Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs Implementation Strategy RFI grant opened on Feb. 15.
By Timothy Stuckey | Feb 15, 2022
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack recently outlined the Department of Agriculture's (USDA) accomplishments in terms of market expansion and improvement since the Biden-Harris Administration took office last year
By State Newswire | Feb 15, 2022
U.S. Embassy in Madagascar and Comoros PDS Annual Program Statement grant opened on Feb. 15.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 15, 2022
News Release: ST. LOUIS -On Feb. 15, 2022, Horatio Harris pleaded guilty in front of District Court Judge Ronnie L. White to being a felon in possession of a firearm.
