News published on Federal Newswire in February 2022

News from February 2022


Southern Nuclear to Install Higher-Enriched Fuel Test Rods at Plant Vogtle

Southern Nuclear recently agreed to install four lead test assemblies into one of its commercial reactors.


Interior Department publishes notice on Jan. 31

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did State Department publish on Jan. 31?

The US State Department published a one page notice on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a business meeting , followed by an oversight hearing on the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA). The following items were considered during the committee’s business meeting...


Ready Pharmacy agrees to $400,000 settlement relating to Controlled Substances Act claims

Fred J. Federici, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico, has announced that Ready Pharmacy has agreed to a $400,000 settlement relating to civil claims brought by the Department of Justice on behalf of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) El Paso Division Regulatory Diversion Group.


Conservation training empowers youth to create positive opportunities in Honduras

The cloud forests of western Honduras' Celaque National Park nurtured an idyllic childhood for Yaredi Alvardo:


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


DOE Awards 13.4 Million Barrels From Strategic Petroleum Reserve Exchange to Bolster Fuel Supply Chain

Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) approved seven additional exchanges of 13.4 million barrels of crude oil for release from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). These releases fall under the authorization published in the DOE announcement on November 23, 2021.


News Release: MODERATOR: Thank you, Operator. And I’d like to welcome everyone to this morning’s on-background briefing coming to you from the U.S. Department of State. Just as a reminder here at the top, this briefing today is on background with a senior State Department official who will discuss Secretary Blinken’s ...


Two Georgia Residents Indicted For Scheme to Defraud Banks and Credit Unions in Green Bay and the Fox Valley

News Release: United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that on Feb. 1, 2022, a federal grand jury returned an indictment against Michael W. Harvey, Jr. (age: 40) and Shanika V. Harvey (age: 31), both residents of Atlanta, Georgia. They are each charged with three...


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Joint Chiefs’ Funding at Work: Improving Landscapes and Protecting Communities

Since 2014, a partnership between the USDA Forest Service and the Natural Resources Conservation Service has improved the health and resiliency of forest ecosystems and mitigated wildfire threats where public and private lands meet.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader for Consumer Protection and Commerce Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) called on Democrats to address the rising prices that are hurting American families across the country.


Fort Wayne, Indiana, Man Sentenced to 72 Months in Prison

Derek B. Veazy, Jr., 24 years old, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Judge Holly A. Brady after pleading guilty to being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.


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

FY 2022 Notice of Funding Opportunity: Cultural Grants Program grant opened on Feb. 2.


Chairman Neal Opening Statement at Hearing on America’s Mental Health Crisis

News Release: Welcome to the first Ways and Means Committee hearing for the second session of the 117th Congress, and the Committee’s first hearing on mental health in more than a decade.


Office of Electricity to Host Transformer Resilience and Advanced Components (TRAC) program peer review

On February 1-3, the Office of Electricity will host a virtual peer review for its Transformer Resilience and Advanced Components (TRAC) program.


Energy Department publishes notice on Jan. 31

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Chairwoman Maloney’s Floor Statement in Support of the America COMPETES Act of 2022

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.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today led several of her colleagues in a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan. The letter asks EPA to reconsider its proposed blanket denial of small refinery exemptions (SRE) under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program as this runs counter to congressional intent under the Clean Air Act.