News published on Federal Newswire in February 2022

News from February 2022


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Transportation Department discusses Amendment of the Class E Airspace; Corsicana, TX on Feb. 25

The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Feb. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


DOI-BLM offers new grant application process starting Feb. 25

Bureau of Land Management Colorado Wildlife Resource Management grant opened on Feb. 25.


Essex County Man Admits Using Credit Cards Stolen from U.S. Mail to Attempt to Defraud Banks of Over $300,000

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Essex County, New Jersey, man today admitted scheming with at least one U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee and others to steal credit cards from the mail and use the stolen cards for hundreds of thousands of dollars of retail and online purchases, First Assistant U.S. Attorney Vikas Khanna announced.


Bimbo Bakeries will pay $131K to resolve alleged hiring discrimination identified in US Department of Labor audit of Nebraska baking plant

A company known for baking some of the nation’s leading brands will pay $131,216 in back pay and interest to 134 qualified female applicants as part of an agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs to resolve alleged hiring discrimination at a Bellevue, Nebraska baking facility.


Justice Department Sues to Shut Down Multistate Tax 'Elimination' Scheme Involving Charitable Remainder Annuity Trusts

News Release: On Feb. 23, the United States filed a complaint seeking an order prohibiting John Hugo Eickhoff Jr., Rhonda Kaye Eickhoff, Hoffmann Associates LLC, Aric Elliot Schreiner, Columbia CPA Group LLC, John Williams Gray II and Damon Thomas Eisma from organizing, promoting or selling an allegedly unlawful tax ...


Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability discussed on Feb. 25 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page notice on Feb. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Call with Portuguese Political Director Vinhas

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman spoke today with Portuguese MFA Political Director Rui Vinhas. Deputy Secretary Sherman and Ambassador Vinhas condemned Russia’s premeditated, unprovoked, and unjustified attack against Ukraine in violation of ...


US Department of Labor announces Tennessee Valley Authority  training program, partnership at Memphis’ Hooks Job Corps Center

News Release: MEMPHIS, TN - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a partnership between the Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks Job Corps Center and the Tennessee Valley Authority to provide technical expertise and training to students and establish a pipeline of trained and skilled workers for the electric utility corporation’s service area.




News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman spoke today with Republic of Korea (ROK) First Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong Kun about Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified attack on Ukraine. The Deputy Secretary stressed that President Putin’s premeditated ...


Transportation Department discusses Airworthiness Directives; MARS A.S. Parachutes on Feb. 25

The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Feb. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Visa Restrictions on Individuals Responsible for Undermining the Democratic Process in Somalia

Release: The delay in the conclusion of Somalia’s elections is driving political instability, threatening security gains, and undermining economic development.


Energy Department discusses Combined Notice of Filings #1 on Feb. 25

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Feb. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A Franklin, Tennessee man was sentenced today to three years in prison and a $35,000 fine for conspiring to commit honest services mail fraud by paying bribes to secure medical services contracts for the Norfolk City Jail.


Vessel Traffic Assessment: Near Point Mugu, San Francisco Bay, Humboldt Bay, and Morro Bay, CA discussed on Feb. 25 by Homeland Security Department

The US Homeland Security Department published a four page proposed rule on Feb. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Crystal Meth Trafficker Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison

News Release: Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that ALEJANDRO CASTILLO, 42, a citizen of Belize last residing in Los Angeles, California, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for trafficking crystal methamphetamine to Connecticut.


Hazard Mitigation Assistance: Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities discussed on Feb. 25 by Homeland Security Department

The US Homeland Security Department published a nine page notice on Feb. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.