News from February 2022
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: Miami, Florida - Today, a federal district judge in Fort Lauderdale sentenced Luke Pierre Jr., 36, of Port St. Lucie, Florida to 24 months’ imprisonment for fraudulently obtaining over $400,000 from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a program funded under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to provide small businesses with financial relief during the Covid-19 pandemic. In addition, Pierre must pay close to $415,000 in restitution.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: In advance of the one-year anniversary of the Biden-Harris administration, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland delivered remarks today at the GreenLatinos Winter National Summit, where she highlighted the progress the Interior Department has made on advancing environmental justice and tackling the ...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Taking historic action that will benefit the nation’s public lands for generations to come, the Foundation for America’s Public Lands launched today at a virtual event featuring remarks by Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Department leaders. This congressionally chartered, non-profit ...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: SAN ANTONIO - The pay practices of a San Antonio company that exclusively hires military veterans to work as security guards violated federal law and shortchanged 79 employees of $57,465 in overtime back wages, a U.S. Department of Labor investigation has found.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: Work made possible by nearly $3 billion from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
By USDA Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: Funding Will Help People in Particularly Underserved Rural Communities Cut Energy Costs, Increase Energy Resiliency and Address Climate Change
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: Department Strategy Supports National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and the Treasury today issued their 2022 Report to Congress on the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008. The report includes information that suggests health plans and health insurance issuers ...
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: Today, following the House’s introduction of the America Competes Act to rebuild the domestic semiconductor manufacturing industry, strengthen supply chains, and invest in critical research, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo released the following statement: “I want to thank Speaker Pelosi ...
By DOE Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to $10 million in funding to support small businesses working on energy technology that has the potential for large-scale impact, and could significantly reduce U.S. energy consumption.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: FRANKFORT, Ky. - A public notice is now available that addresses FEMA’s intention to reimburse eligible applicants in 23 counties in Kentucky for costs to repair and/or replace facilities damaged by the Dec. 10-11, 2021, tornadoes.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Departments of the Interior and Agriculture today announced a series of nation-to-nation consultations with federally recognized Tribes and Alaska Natives on the Federal Subsistence Management Program. The program, jointly implemented by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, provides a preference for take of fish and wildlife resources for subsistence uses on federal public lands and waters in Alaska.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of the Interior today announced the White House Council on Native American Affairs (WHCNAA) will convene an engagement session on January 31 with Tribal leaders focused on the implementation of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and public safety resources across Indian Country. The session will be led by Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, who serves as co-chair of the WHCNAA.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: Department Strategy Supports National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today the Department of the Interior canceled two hardrock mineral leases adjacent to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northeastern Minnesota. The action comes after the Department’s legal determination that the leases, held by Twin Metals Minnesota, were improperly renewed by the Department in 2019.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior announced today that it will appoint new members to the Invasive Species Advisory Committee (Committee), which provides information and expert advice to inform federal government activities related to invasive species. The Committee’s efforts to address the ...
By State Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
There were two press releases or notices published by the U.S. Department of State, Office of International Religious Freedom in January.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: LAS CRUCES, N.M. - On Feb. 9, 2022, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), in conjunction with Holloman Air Force Base, is planning a prescribed burn in Socorro County. Personnel will concentrate their efforts on burning the Red Rio Bombing Range, located on White Sands Missile Range and approximately 18 miles west of Carrizozo. An anticipated 300 acres of grassland will be targeted for hand-ignition. Smoke from the fire may be visible from Highways 380 and 54.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON -- FEMA is seeking qualified individuals to lend their expertise and serve on the agency’s National Advisory Council.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: Defendant Also Must Pay Nearly $1 Million in Restitution.
