News published on Federal Newswire in February 2022

News from February 2022


Witness List: A 2022 Review of Farm Bill Conservation Programs

News Release: 10:00 a.m. WITNESS LIST. Mr. Zach Ducheneaux, Administrator, Farm Service Agency, Washington, D.C. Mr. Terry Cosby, Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Washington, D.C. A live stream of the hearing will be available on YouTube. All additional information on this hearing can be found here.


There were 31 press releases published by the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations in January.


News Release: SIMI VALLEY, Calif. - Trucks carrying the last of demolition waste safely left the Energy Technology Engineering Center (ETEC) northwest of Los Angeles on Jan. 26, marking another milestone in EM’s cleanup following the teardown of the final DOE-owned buildings there in October.


Georgia Men Sentenced to Prison for Dog-Fighting and Drug Distribution

News Release: WASHINGTON - Two Georgia residents convicted on dog-fighting and drug distribution charges resulting from an investigation into a significant multi-state dog fighting and cocaine trafficking ring were sentenced to prison today.


DOS-TZA offers new grant application process starting Feb. 1

Public Diplomacy Small Grants grant opened on Feb. 1.


Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


News Release: Brady: Congressional Democrats Aren’t Serious About Confronting China.


Manchester Man Indicted for Bank Robbery

News Release: CONCORD -Joshua Fields, 39, of Manchester was indicted by a federal grand jury on Monday and charged with bank robbery, United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today.


News Release: Memphis, TN - Darraill Davis has been sentenced to 188 months in federal prison for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. Joseph C. Murphy Jr., United States Attorney, announced the sentence today.


What did House Committee on Natural Resources publish in January?

There were eight press releases published by the House Committee on Natural Resources in January.


USDA-NRCS grant application closes on April 4

Announcement for Conservation Partnership Funding for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022&- MISSOURI grant opened on Feb. 1.


Former Muscogee County Deputy Clerk Convicted in Multimillion-Dollar Fraud, Co-Defendants Plead Guilty to Related Charges

News Release: COLUMBUS, Ga. - The former Deputy Clerk of Muscogee County Court pleaded guilty to bank fraud and tax evasion charges in a scheme that cost the county millions of dollars.


Millions of American Families May Face Surprise Tax Bills From Child Tax Credit

News Release: Millions of American Families May Face Surprise Tax Bills From Child Tax Credit.


News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating federal narcotics and firearms laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


North Carolina Psychologist Sentenced for Medicaid Fraud Scheme Involving Minors

News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Durham, North Carolina, clinical psychologist was sentenced today to 52 months in prison for defrauding Virginia Medicaid of at least $544,067.69 by creating false diagnoses and medical records for Medicaid recipients, mostly minors, and falsely representing to Medicaid that he was providing them mental health services.


News Release: Defendant Targeted Another Man in Broad Daylight on Busy Street; Gunfire Hit Woman in the Back; Victim is Now Paralyzed.


Chairs Meeks, Maloney, Lynch Request Review of Mental Health Resources Available to Overseas Diplomatic and Development Personnel

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Gregory Meeks, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO)...


DOI-BLM grant application closes on April 7

Bureau of Land Management Headquarters (HQ) Cultural and Paleontological Resources Management grant opened on Feb. 1.


News Release: Rocky Mountain National Park and Rocky Mountain Conservancy are co-hosting a virtual "Science Behind the Scenery" webinar series in lieu of the park's traditional Biennial Research Conference. Beginning on Feb. 15, 2022, this webinar series will be taking place on Tuesdays from 11:00 am - 12:30 pm MST from February 15 to March 15, 2022. The webinar series will be available online via GoToWebinar.


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 a ten-count indictment against Chad M. Schampers (age: 38) and Gina L. Schampers (age: 36), both of De Pere, Wisconsin; Nathaniel R. Smith (age: 39) of Oconto...