News published on Federal Newswire in February 2022

News from February 2022


United States Files False Claims Act Lawsuit Against Tuscaloosa Psychiatrist for Improper Prescribing of Nuedexta to Nursing Home Residents

News Release: Dr. Charles T. Nevels Allegedly Prescribed Nuedexta in Return for Kickbacks and to Nursing Home Residents for Whom It Was Not Indicated.


Sri Lanka National Day

Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I offer warm congratulations to the people of Sri Lanka on the 74th anniversary of your independence on February 4.


Secretary Blinken’s Call with NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg, OSCE Chair-in-Office and Polish Foreign Minister Rau, and EU High Representative Borrell

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today by phone with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Chairman-in-Office Zbigniew Rau, and EU High Representative Josep Borrell. The Secretary ...


Notice published by Commerce Department on Feb. 2

The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Rule published on Feb. 2 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page rule on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Commerce Department publishes notice on Feb. 2

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Disaster Recovery Center to Open in Concrete

News Release: LACEY, Wash. - A Disaster Recovery Center, jointly operated by FEMA and the Washington State Military Department’s Emergency Management Division, will open in Concrete (Skagit County) Feb. 7, to help survivors of the Nov. 5-Dec. 2, 2021, severe storms, straight-line winds, flooding, landslides and mudslides.


Jacksonville Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Bank Robberies

News Release: NEW BERN, N.C. - A Jacksonville man was sentenced today to 144 months in prison for bank robbery and brandishing a handgun during a robbery and was ordered to pay $58,333.00 in restitution. On Aug. 10, 2021, Michael Donell Moore pled guilty to the charges.


What did Commerce Department publish on Feb. 2?

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: A Michigan woman pleaded guilty today in the Eastern District of Michigan to stealing government funds that were designed to aid medical providers in the treatment of patients suffering from COVID-19 and using them for her own personal expenses.


“SOUTH SUDAN” published by the Congressional Record in the Senate section on Jan. 31

“SOUTH SUDAN” was published on pages S405-S407 of the Congressional Record on Jan. 31.


News Release: Taxpayers Are Finding Out They’re Victims of Fraud Democrats Ignored.


Chair Maloney, Ranking Member Comer Applaud Announced House Vote on Bipartisan Postal Service Reform Act

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. James Comer, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statements after House leadership announced that the U.S. House of Representatives will vote next week on their bipartisan Postal Service Reform Act...


ICYMI: Meeks Remarks Prior to House Passage of the America COMPETES Act

News Release: Washington, DC - Today, prior to voting to pass the America COMPETES act, Chairman Gregory W. Meeks delivered a speech outlining the major foreign policy provisions of the bill, which includes his EAGLE Act, along with his vision to bolster bilateral diplomacy and increase our diplomatic footprint to restore American leadership abroad.


News Release: PITTSBURGH - Mario Allen was sentenced to 15 months in prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to launder drug-trafficking proceeds between 2017 and 2019, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC- Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the America COMPETES Act of 2022...


News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa. Secretary Blinken condemned the DPRK’s recent ballistic missile launches, which were in violation of multiple UN Security Council resolutions, and committed ...


Bosque Farms man pleads guilty to assault and firearms charges

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Everett Paquin, 59, of Bosque Farms, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Pueblo of Isleta, pleaded guilty on Feb. 3 in federal court to assault with a dangerous weapon and being felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. Paquin will remain in custody pending sentencing, which has not been scheduled.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Democrats in the House just passed H.R. 4521, the America Concedes Act, a bill that will set America back in our fight to compete against China.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.