News published on Federal Newswire in February 2022

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, (inaudible), very good to see you again. As always, I’m glad that Quad meetings have brought us together but also given us the opportunity and the excuse to be able to compare notes directly on the many the challenges we’re dealing with together, the United States and India.

Transportation Department publishes rule on Feb. 9

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

U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force Arrests Philadelphia Homicide Suspect in York Suspect Wanted for Two Homicides

News Release: Harrisburg, PA - Today, United States Marshal Martin J. Pane announced the arrest of Damon Baker, a 49-year-old Philadelphia man.

Clean up of collapsed house at Cape Hatteras National Seashore to begin

By Interior Newswire | Feb 11, 2022

News Release: Last evening, the owner of a collapsed house on Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) property submitted a removal plan and hired a contractor to complete an extensive cleanup of the house and many miles of Seashore beach. After a careful review of the plan, the Seashore this morning issued the homeowner a special use permit to immediately begin removal work.

DOT Fines Air China and FlightHub Group for Violating Aviation Consumer Protection Rules

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT or Department) took action today to protect aviation consumers by issuing fines to an airline and an online ticket agent for violating federal statutes and the Department’s aviation consumer protection rules. DOT fined the airline Air China $300,000 ...

Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Call with Chief of Staff for the President of the European Commission Bjoern Seibert

Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.

Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Indian External Affairs Minister Jaishankar

Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.

Carper Pushes DeJoy on USPS Electric Vehicles

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) and senior member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC), today sent a letter to United States Postal Service (USPS) Postmaster General Louis DeJoy calling for the agency to reverse course and adopt a cleaner, more sustainable fleet for its next generation of delivery vehicles.

USCIS Announces New Agency Mission Statement 

By Press release submission | Feb 11, 2022

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Were you a Puerto Rico Police Department officer between 2010 and 2014? US Department of Labor may have back wages you’re owed

By DOL Newswire | Feb 11, 2022

News Release: SAN JUAN, PR - The U.S. Department of Labor is seeking 287 former or current officers of the Puerto Rico Police Department, who worked for the department between June 13, 2010, and Aug. 31, 2014, and are owed back wages as part of a 2016 federal court order.

Notice published by Environmental Protection Agency on Feb. 9

By EPA Newswire | Feb 11, 2022

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

Executive Order to Preserve Certain Afghanistan Central Bank Assets for the Benefit of the People of Afghanistan

Release: The people of Afghanistan face enormous challenges: an economic crisis born of decades of dependence on international aid, severe drought, COVID-19, and endemic corruption. In response to the worsening humanitarian and economic crisis, President Biden signed an Executive Order (E.O.) today as part of an effort to set aside $3.5 billion in Afghan central bank assets for the benefit of the Afghan people.

Reclamation issues snowmelt forecast for Bighorn River Basin

By Interior Newswire | Feb 11, 2022

News Release: BILLINGS, Mont. -- Reclamation's February forecast of the April through July runoff predicted for the Bighorn River Basin is as follows...

California Man Arrested for Cyberstalking Young Women in Sextortion Campaign

News Release: A California man was arrested yesterday and will make his initial appearance in federal court today to face charges that he cyberstalked multiple young women in California in a “sextortion" campaign.

Notice published by Interior Department on Feb. 9

By Interior Newswire | Feb 11, 2022

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

Chairman Carper’s Opening Statement: Hearing on Bipartisan Nuclear Energy Legislation

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held a legislative hearing to examine S. 2373 , the American Nuclear Infrastructure Act of 2021, and S. 1290 , the STRANDED Act of 2021.

Former Tax Preparer from Minden Sentenced to Federal Prison

News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Deborah Cooksey, 56, of Minden, Louisiana, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Donald E. Walter to 24 months in prison, followed by 1 year of supervised release, for filing false tax returns. Cooksey was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $547,043.

US Department of Labor recovers $61K in overtime back wages for 60 laborers at Livonia, Michigan, employer

By DOL Newswire | Feb 11, 2022

News Release: LIVONIA, MI - By misclassifying 60 employees as independent contractors, a Detroit-area employer denied them their full wages and benefits and important protections under federal law - a situation now remedied by a U.S. Department of Labor investigation.

Northumberland County Man Charged With Illegal Possession Of A Firearm