News published on Federal Newswire in February 2022

News from February 2022


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing to examine bipartisan recycling and composting draft legislation.


What did Energy Department publish on Feb. 9?

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


CBP’s Baltimore Field Office Agriculture Specialists Protect Valentine’s Day from Invading Horde of Destructive Insect Pests

Presenting flowers to a loved one on Valentine’s Day is an old and cherished tradition, but as time passes, the United States has become more reliant on importing those symbols from overseas growers


Northern Virginia Company Settles False Claims Act Allegations of Improper Paycheck Protection Program Loan

News Release: Northern Virginia Company Settles False Claims Act Allegations of Improper Paycheck Protection Program Loan.


DOS-MUS offers new grant application process starting Feb. 11

U.S. Embassy Port Louis, Public Affairs Sections (PAS) Annual Program Statement grant opened on Feb. 11.


News Release: With a footprint in nearly every country, the Department of State has seen firsthand the impacts of a changing climate on our operations.  From drought to worsening air quality, the climate crisis has not only had  implications for our personnel and their families, but also our host country partners ...


Readout of Deputy Secretary Graves Meeting with Ambassador Sheikh Meshal bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar

News Release: Today, Deputy Secretary Don Graves held an introductory meeting with Ambassador Sheikh Meshal bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar. During the meeting, Deputy Secretary Graves and Ambassador Al Thani discussed Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani’s successful visit to the United States, the recent Boeing and ...


South Florida Man Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison for Multi-Million Dollar Investment Scam Targeting the Elderly, and Spending Investor Money on Gambling, Jewelry, and Luxury Vehicles

News Release: Miami, Florida - Yesterday, a federal district judge in Fort Lauderdale sentenced Isaac Grossman, 47, of Parkland, Florida, to 87 months in federal prison for directing an elder fraud scheme in which he sold stock in his South Florida-based technology company to elderly investors across the country, and then misappropriated the investors’ funds for his own personal use.


The US Homeland Security Department published a seven page notice on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: ROANOKE, Va. - - A pair of Roanoke men who conspired to retaliate against a witness, to distribute fentanyl, and to possess a firearm during a drug trafficking crime, pleaded guilty recently in federal court.



North Fork Rancheria Begins Issuing Enhanced Tribal Card Through Agreement with CBP

Through an agreement with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California became the 13th U.S. federally recognized tribe to issue an Enhanced Tribal Card (ETC) on Jan. 20.


Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry’s Travel to France

News Release: Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Brest, France February 10-11 to participate in the One Planet Summit for the Ocean (“One Ocean Summit”) sponsored by the Government of France. Secretary Kerry will engage governments, international institutions, businesses, and civil society organizations to scale up the international community’s ambition and identify solutions to the greatest challenges facing our ocean.


US Department of Labor finds South Carolina fast food restaurants endangered minor employees, violated their work hours limits

News Release: COLUMBIA, SC - Operators of four well-known fast food restaurant locations illegally employed workers under the age of 18 at hours and in occupations that jeopardized their safety, a series of investigations by the U.S. Department of Labor has found.


Joint Statement on Quad Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific

Release: The following is the joint statement released by the Secretary of State of the United States and the Foreign Ministers of the Governments of Australia, India, and Japan.


Santa Clara man sentenced to ten years in prison for firearm and drug crimes

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Gabriel Lucero, 33, of Santa Clara, New Mexico, was sentenced in federal court on Feb. 10, to ten years in prison for firearm and drug offenses. On July 3, 2019, Lucero pleaded guilty to eight counts of being a felon in possession of firearms, one count of unlawful dealing in firearms...


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


“BACK THE BLUE“ was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H1006-H1011 on Feb. 7


Dulles CBP Officers Seize $29K in Unreported Currency from Congolese Man

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized $29,900 in unreported currency from a man who arrived on a flight from Ethiopia at Washington Dulles International Airport on Tuesday.