News published on Federal Newswire in February 2022

News from February 2022


Joint Statement on the U.S.-EU Energy Council

Release: The ninth United States - European Union Energy Council (“Council”) met today in Washington, D.C., chaired by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm, EU High Representative/Vice President Josep Borrell Fontelles, and European Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson. ...


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Feb. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on Feb. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


US Department of Labor awards $800K in funding to provide pandemic-related employment, training services for coastal communities in Maine

News Release: WASHINGTON - In 2021, the pandemic forced 17 employers in Maine’s coastal region, including Abbott Labs, B&M Baked Beans and Country Manor Nursing Home, to lay off more than 500 workers, which has prompted the U.S. Department of Labor to award a grant to help prepare these workers for new employment opportunities.



Illinois Man Arrested for Attempted Enticement of a Minor

News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Kevin Couture, a/k/a “travelsizepocket," 40, of Chicago, Illinois, appeared yesterday in federal court on a charge that he attempted to entice a minor into sexual activity.


News Release: Today, Department of Commerce Deputy Secretary Don Graves, National Economic Council (NEC) Director Brian Deese, and Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago met virtually with the U.S. section of the U.S.-Brazil CEO Forum to discuss opportunities to increase bilateral trade and ...


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Feb. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on Feb. 8 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Feb. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Fayette County Attorney Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Clients

News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on February 9, 2022, John William “JW" Eddy, age 39, of Fayette County, Pennsylvania pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud for misappropriating funds from clients of his law practice between 2016 and 2020.


DOS-DRL offers new grant application process starting Feb. 10

DRL FY21 Increasing the Agency of Women with Disabilities in West Africa grant opened on Feb. 10.


Troika Statement on Detentions of Political Figures in Sudan

Release: The Troika (Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America), Canada, Switzerland, and the European Union are alarmed by the February 9 arrests and detentions of several high-profile political figures. These troubling actions are part of a recent pattern of arrests and detentions of civil...


Ocean Springs Woman Pleads Guilty to Firearms Conspiracy

News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - An Ocean Springs woman pleaded guilty today to conspiring to possess a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Brad Byerley of the Drug Enforcement Administration.


News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Joseph Raymond Berger, 67, and Joseph Paul Berger, 32, of Bethlehem, PA, were arrested and charged by Indictment this week with multiple firearms offenses including possessing machine guns, possessing non-registered firearms, and possessing non-registered silencers.


News Release: NEW YORK- The National Park Service (NPS) and the City of New York have announced an agreement between the City and the NPS to facilitate a path forward for a critical coastal resiliency project on Staten Island and to clean up contaminated sites in Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island.


News Release: CONCORD - Thomas Blanchette, 45, of Farmington, was sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and unlawful possession of a firearm, United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today.


News Release: HONOLULU - Asia Janay Lavarello, 32, was sentenced in the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii on Feb. 10, 2022, by Chief U.S. District Court Judge J. Michael Seabright to three months of imprisonment and a $5,500 fine for knowingly removing classified information concerning the national defense or foreign relations of the United States and retaining it at an unauthorized location. Lavarello had pleaded guilty to the charge in July 2021.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks at a Health Security Partnerships Roundtable

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you so much, Dean. And it’s - thanks to everyone for being here today. Really, it’s wonderful to be with you, it’s wonderful to be in Melbourne, and it’s wonderful to be at the university in no small measure because of the family connection that we have here. And I should probably ...


What did Environmental Protection Agency publish on Feb. 8?

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a six page proposed rule on Feb. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Commerce Department publish on Feb. 8?

The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Feb. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.