News published on Federal Newswire in February 2022

News from February 2022


Notice published on Feb. 1 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a three page notice on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with Vietnamese Ambassador Ngoc

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price:‎ Deputy Secretary Wendy Sherman met virtually today in Washington with outgoing Vietnamese Ambassador Ha Kim Ngoc. Deputy Secretary Sherman congratulated Ambassador Ngoc on the conclusion of his tenure as Ambassador and his work in advancing the U.S.-Vietnam ...


News Release: Washington, D.C.- Today, Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY) delivered the following remarks in the Health Subcommittee Hearing entitled “FDA User Fee Reauthorization: Ensuring Safe and Effective Drugs and Biologics."


Second Man Charged in Connection with Plot to Kill Haitian President

News Release: A dual Haitian-Chilean citizen was arrested yesterday based on criminal charges related to his alleged involvement in the assassination of the former President of Haiti, Jovenel Moise, on July 7, 2021.


Ohio Man Pleads to Selling Drugs in Butler, PA

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA -- A former resident of Columbus, Ohio, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating federal narcotic and firearm laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


Leader Rodgers Opening Remarks in Health Hearing on FDA User Fee Reauthorization

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers delivered the following remarks in the Health Subcommittee Hearing entitled “FDA User Fee Reauthorization: Ensuring Safe and Effective Drugs and Biologics."


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: The United States is deeply concerned by events in Burkina Faso. We note that military officers have asserted that they have dissolved the government and national assembly and suspended the constitution. We are also deeply concerned by reports of the January 23 detention of Burkina Faso’s President, ...


Robin Hutcheson Announced as Deputy Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

News Release: Today, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced that Robin Hutcheson will become the Deputy Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. As Deputy Administrator, Ms. Hutcheson will serve as the Acting Administrator.


Blackstone Labs Founder Sentenced for Conspiracy to Sell Anabolic Steroids and Unlawful Dietary Supplements

News Release: A South Florida man who founded a sports and dietary supplements retailer was sentenced today to 54 months in prison for conspiring to sell illegal anabolic steroids and other products marketed as dietary supplements that were unlawful under federal law.


US Department of Labor awards $1.8M in funding for employment, training services to combat New York’s opioid crisis

News Release: WASHINGTON - Fatal overdoses in New York have nearly tripled in the last decade , with nearly 85 percent of them linked to controlled substances, including opioids. Nationally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates fatal opioid overdoses kill 91 people each day in the U.S.


News Release: QUESTION: (Via interpreter) After talks in Berlin and before the meeting with his Russian counterpart in Geneva tomorrow, I would now like to welcome the American Secretary of State, Mr. Blinken. Good evening.


News Release: LEE VINING, Calif. -Wildland fire crews from the Bureau of Land Management Bishop Field Office, in coordination with interagency partners, plan to improve wildlife habitat for sage grouse and migratory mule deer by burning piles on roughly 230 acres of public land near Lee Vining in Mono County. Pile...


News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced that Nylere Stanford, 28, was sentenced yesterday to 46 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Leonard P. Stark on the charge of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.


News Release: The Department of State, working with the U.S. interagency, is aware of several Russian military and intelligence entities that are engaged in information confrontation targeting Ukraine. These activities include the spread of disinformation and propaganda attempting to paint Ukraine and Ukrainian government ...


State Department publishes notice on Feb. 1

The US State Department published a one page notice on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on Feb. 1 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Call with French, German, Italian and UK Counterparts

News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Yesterday, Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman spoke with French MFA Secretary General Francois Delattre, German MFA State Secretary Andreas Michaelis, Italian MFA Secretary General Ettore Sequi, and UK Minister of State for Middle East, ...


Working Together to Address Human Trafficking

News Release: Human trafficking erodes the rule of law, the safety of our communities, the security of our borders, and the strength of our economy. This crime transcends borders and necessitates a global coalition to confront it – one that cuts across government, business, civil society and is founded in partnership between them all.


Risch, McCaul Express Concern over Biden Administration’s Engagement in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Egypt Energy Deals

U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and U.S. Representative Michael McCaul (R-Texas), ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressing concern regarding the energy deals the Biden Administration is facilitating between Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Egypt that would undoubtedly enrich the Assad regime and trigger U.S. sanctions under the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act.