News published on Federal Newswire in February 2022

News from February 2022


Bart Deming selected to manage Reclamation’s Four Corners Construction Office

News Release: FARMINGTON, NM - The Bureau of Reclamation recently selected Bart Deming as the construction engineer and manager of the Upper Colorado Basin Region’s Four Corners Construction Office. In this role, Deming will oversee the office that is responsible for the design and construction of the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project, among other duties.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland this week released the Justice Department’s new National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking pursuant to the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act.


News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A resident of Pittsburgh has been sentenced in federal court to two months in prison and two years of supervised release on her conviction of access device fraud, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.




Trinitarios Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Multiple Guns, Ammunition, Cocaine and Fentanyl

News Release: Convicted felon sold at least 16 guns, ammunition and drugs to a cooperating witness.



Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s Interview with Claudio Pagliara of RAI, Italy

QUESTION: Do you think that there is still room for a diplomatic breakthrough in Ukraine?


News Release: WASHINGTON D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today joined the Departments of Homeland Security (DHS) and Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to launch a new effort to accelerate work to strengthen the island’s grid resilience and advance new initiatives to...


NIST Announces Funding Opportunity for Manufacturing Centers in Kentucky, Nebraska, Rhode Island and South Dakota

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is accepting applications from eligible organizations to operate Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers in Kentucky, Nebraska, Rhode Island and South Dakota.


EERE Releases Report with Stakeholder Recommendations to Increase Inclusivity in Climate Innovation and Entrepreneurship

News Release: Feedback from Diverse Stakeholders Will Inform Strategies to Improve Access to Federal Funding.


Meet Michelle Duncan, Fisheries Education Specialist

Part of the Faces of the Southeast Fisheries Science Center series, meet Dr. Michelle Duncan.


News Release: Defendant, Dressed Like Caveman, Stole Police Vest and Riot Shield.


USDA-NIFA grant application closes on March 21

Renewable Resource Extension Act National Focus Fund Projects grant opened on Feb. 2.


Disaster Recovery Center to Open in Deming

News Release: LACEY, Wash. - A Disaster Recovery Center, jointly operated by FEMA and the Washington State Military Department’s Emergency Management Division, will open Thursday, Feb. 3, in Deming (Whatcom County) to assist survivors of the Nov. 5 - Dec. 2, 2021, severe storms, straight-line winds, flooding, landslides and mudslides.


NOAA-Led Team Works to Free Entangled Humpback Whale Reported off Kauaʻi

NOAA, the Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR), the U.S. Coast Guard, and community partners help an entangled humpback whale off Kauaʻi.


Recovering Threatened and Endangered Species Report to Congress 2019–2020

This report summarizes efforts to recover all domestic species under NOAA Fisheries’ jurisdiction.


DOS-LBR offers new grant application process starting Feb. 2

U.S. Embassy Monrovia PAS Annual Program Statement grant opened on Feb. 2.


Irwin Man Indicted in Project Safe Childhood Case

News Release: PITTSBURGH - One resident of Irwin, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of violating federal law against the sexual exploitation of minors, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, spoke on the House Floor in support of H.R. 4521, the America COMPETES Act of 2022. Below are her remarks, as prepared for delivery.