News published on Federal Newswire in February 2022

News from February 2022


News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke yesterday with Republic of Korea (ROK) Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong. Secretary Blinken reaffirmed the alliance as the linchpin of peace, security, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific and beyond and discussed ...


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Feb. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Feb. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page notice on Feb. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by Energy Department on Feb. 4

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Feb. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Energy Department publishes notice on Feb. 4

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Feb. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Week ending Feb. 5: 16 notices published by Environmental Protection Agency

There were 16 notices published by the Environmental Protection Agency in week ending Feb. 5, according to the Federal Register.


News Release: The Department of State is imposing visa restrictions on Belarusian nationals under the “Khashoggi Ban,” a tool the Administration announced last year to counter transnational repression. Today’s actions target multiple Belarusian nationals for their involvement in serious, extraterritorial counter-dissident ...


USDA, DOJ Launch Online Tool Allowing Farmers, Ranchers to Report Anticompetitive Practices

News Release: WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2022 – Farmers and ranchers now can anonymously report potentially unfair and anticompetitive practices in the livestock and poultry sectors using an online tool the U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Justice (DOJ) launched today. The launch of the new tool, located at farmerfairness.gov ...


Proposed rule published by Homeland Security Department on Feb. 4

The US Homeland Security Department published a three page proposed rule on Feb. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Proposed rule published on Feb. 4 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Feb. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: But I just want to say at the outset how grateful the United States is for the friendship and strategic partnership that we have with Slovakia, in addition to our people-to-people ties, with nearly 1 million people of Slovak descent living in the United States, and our economic ties with billions of ...


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Feb. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Feb. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Feb. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on Feb. 4 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Feb. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


McCaul: “The Noose is Being Prepared”

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul joined Martha Raddatz on ABC’s “This Week" to discuss the escalating tensions at Ukraine’s border, the need for stronger deterrence, the impact a further Russian invasion would have on the United States, and why the Biden administration should have been sending additional lethal aid to Ukraine and imposing some meaningful sanctions on Putin months ago.


Investigation into worker’s fatal fall finds Henderson sawmill, pallet manufacturer exposed workers to willful, serious hazards

News Release: HENDERSON, TX - A federal investigation into fatal injuries suffered by an 86-year-old worker at a Henderson sawmill and pallet manufacturer found the company exposed workers to hazardous energy sources and lack of machine guarding.


Suburban Chicago Man Charged With Fraudulently Obtaining Unemployment Benefits

A suburban Chicago man has been charged in federal court with fraudulently obtaining unemployment benefits in the names of hundreds of individuals whose information was used without their knowledge


Providence Man Awaits Sentencing for Fraudulently Applying for COVID Unemployment Benefits

A Providence man has admitted in federal court to fraudulently filing applications with five states for unemployment benefits provided for by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha and Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha.